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Hangman Adam Page Retains AEW World Title Over MJF at Forbidden Door London

The unusual rule that allowed a title change on disqualification or countout followed MJF’s coercion involving Mark Briscoe.

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Overview

  • Page kept the championship in the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door semi-main event at London’s O2 Arena after withstanding MJF’s tactics.
  • A counted three for MJF was overturned when the referee recognized Page’s foot on the bottom rope, and the match continued.
  • MJF tried to exploit a stipulation he secured by leveraging Briscoe, using the threat to force countout and disqualification to be title-changing outcomes.
  • The bout featured repeated ploys and weapons, including a CMLL title decoy, the contract case, and an attempted Dynamite Diamond Ring shot that the referee confiscated.
  • Page sealed the win with a Deadeye followed by a Buckshot Lariat, while MJF left still holding the Casino Gauntlet contract for a future title opportunity.