13 Match Star Ratings For AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door

13. BUY-IN: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI Vs. The Factory

After a pedestrian exchange between YOSHI-HASHI and Aaron Solow, Hirooki Goto and QT Marshall worked a fun sequence.

QT remains vastly underrated. He's such an impressive physical specimen and selfless talent that he wrong-foots the audience constantly. He sprinted towards Goto on a rope-run, came a foot away from him, and still performed a massive bump when Goto had minimal space into which to generate momentum for his shoulder tackle. This spot put over Goto's immense power. QT flailed wildly to add a comedic slant to it. He's the ideal pre-show wrestler.

Deeper into the sequence, Goto stopped by the ropes, made QT do a jumping jack instead of a leapfrog, and when Goto blasted him with an open palm strike to the chest, he performed a slapstick bump right on his fookin' arse.

Deep into the heat sequence, QT did half-botch a space flying tiger drop, but it was practically endearing, and it made the babyface win feel that bit more cathartic.

Inoffensive fun.

Star Rating: ★★¾