Paragon, El Desperado, Yuya Uemura Victorious In AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour Opener
Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong), El Desperado, and Yuya Uemura scored the first victory of the night at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour.
The quartet defeated CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush), Josh Alexander, and Hechicero in an eight-man all-star tag.
The finish saw Uemura hit the Deadbolt (double arm capture bridging suplex) on Rush for the victory.
— Rasslin' (@RasslinClips) August 24, 2025
After the match, the Don Callis Family (Alexander, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, and Hechicero) attacked the victors. Tomohiro Ishii made the save, hitting a brainbuster on Archer.
O’Reilly tried to celebrate with Ishii as they are members of the Conglomeration, but Strong pulled him away.
— @TalonWulf91 (@TigerDriver81) August 24, 2025
Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
