Results of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi at AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2022

Interim AEW World Title
Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

* Moxley came to the ring through the crowd along with William Regal.

* Moxley and Tanahashi kept it clean in the early minutes during a feeling out process. Tanahashi did his air guitar taunt and Moxley started to get angry which led to the two trading blows. Tanahashi got Moxley to the mat with a modified Indian deathlock but Moxley got to the rope. Moxley turned the tide and put on a cloverleaf submission to Tanahashi.

* The two ended up on the outside and Moxley told the timekeeper to “get the f*ck out of the way.” Moxley then put Tanahashi through the timekeeper’s table. Tanahashi barely beat the 10 count back into the ring.

* Tanahashi regained control and Moxley was busted open. Moxley recovered and hit the Paradigm Shift but Tanahashi kicked out. Moxley was bleeding heavily and Tanahashi almost had the match won on several occasions.

* Moxley got a sleeper submission and the crowd was chanting “go ace” in support of Tanahashi. Moxley hit a Death Rider and scored the pinfall victory.

* Moxley showed Tanahashi respect after the match. However, Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia ran down and attacked both men. The remaining Blood and Guts participants came to the ring and there was a huge brawl. Claudio then ran down to the ring and cleaned house.