Tarot & Postcards: Predictions & Ratings for AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door London
- Thomas Welbourn
- Aug 24
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 30
This piece is now updated after the event to include outcomes, our rankings, and Zero Hour.
Welcome to our first-ever Tarots & Postcards. This is where we will share our predictions for upcoming AEW PPVs (hopefully some other promotions further down the line), and then we'll update readers afterwards with our thoughts and ratings of the matches. Unfortunately, as of writing this, nothing has been announced for the pre-show, so we may add those for the Postcards.
When this first went up, the matches of Zero Hour hadn't yet been announced. This meant we couldn't play fortune-tellers with our Tarot deck. But we have now watched and are not about to ignore them. Here are the outcomes and rankings.
AEW WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE OPPS (CHAMPIONS) VS BULLET CLUB WAR DOGS
Outcome: The Opps
Thomas' Ranking: 2.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 2.5/5
TRIOS MATCH
MICHAEL OKU & JETSPEED VS RICOCHET & GOA
Outcome: Ricochet & GoA
Thomas' Ranking: 3/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3/5
ALL STAR 8-WOMAN TAG
TRIANGLE OF MADNESS & MEGAN BAYNE VS WILLOW NIGHTINGALE, KRIS STATLANDER, HARLEY CAMERON, & QUEEN AMINATA
Outcome: Triangle of Madness & Megan Bayne
Thomas' Ranking: 3.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3.5/5
ALL STAR 8-MAN TAG
CRU & HECHICERO & JOSH ALEXANDER VS PARAGON & YUYA UEMURA & EL DESPERADO
Outcome: Paragon & Yuya Uemura & El Desperado
Thomas' Ranking: 3/5
Bryan's Ranking: 2.75/5
Heads up: These matches are not in the order they played out, as the order wasn't known at the time of putting this together. However, you will see how our predictions stacked against what actually happened on the PPV. Enjoy.
AEW UNIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP
KAZUCHIKA OKADA (CHAMPION) VS SWERVE STRICKLAND
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Okada
Preferred Winner: Also, Okada
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Swerve
Preferred Winner: Okada
Outcome: Kazuchika Okada
Thomas' Ranking: 3.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3/5
AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH
HURT SYNDICATE (CHAMPIONS) VS FTR VS BRODIDO
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Hurt Syndicate
Preferred Winner: FTR (Leading to a Cope and Christian match)
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Hurt Syndicate
Preferred Winner: Brodido
Outcome: Brodido
Thomas' Ranking: 2.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3/5
IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
ZACK SABRE JR. (CHAMPION) VS NIGEL MCGUINNESS
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Preferred Winner: Nigel McGuinness, give him a short run as a champ.
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. (via submission)
Preferred Winner: Nigel McGuinness
Outcome: Zack Sabre Jr.
Thomas' Ranking: 4/5
Bryan's Ranking: 4.25/5
TBS CHAMPIONSHIP 4-WAY
MERCEDES MONE (CHAMPION) VS PERSEPHONE VS BOZILLA VS ALEX WINDSOR
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Mercedes Mone (9 Belts?)
Preferred Winner: Persephone (A stand out in matches seen prior to this)
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Mercedes Mone
Preferred Winner: Persephone
Outcome: Mercedes Mone
Thomas' Ranking: 4/5
Bryan's Ranking: 4/5
TNT CHAMPIONSHIP
KYLE FLETCHER (CHAMPION) VS HIROMU TAKAHASHI
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
Preferred Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, why not have this guy have a title reign at AEW?
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
Preferred Winner: Hiromu Takahashi
Outcome: Kyle Fletcher
Thomas' Ranking: 3/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3.5/5
TAG TEAM MATCH
ADAM COPELAND & CHRISTIAN CAGE VS KIP SABIAN & KILLSWITCH
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage
Preferred Winner: Kip Sabian & Killswitch
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Cope & Cage
Preferred Winner: Kip Sabian & Killswitch
Outcome: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage
Thomas' Ranking: 3.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3/5
LIGHTS OUT STEEL CAGE MATCH
DEATH RIDERS, GABE KIDD, & YOUNG BUCKS VS DARBY ALLIN, HIROSHI TANAHASHI, WILL OSPREAY, KENNY OMEGA & KOTA IBUSHI
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Team Darby
Preferred Winner: Team Darby
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Team Mox
Preferred Winner: Team Darby
Outcome: Team Darby
Thomas' Ranking: 4/5
Bryan's Ranking: 4.25/5
AEW WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
"TIMELESS" TONI STORM (CHAMPION) VS ATHENA
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Toni Storm
Preferred Winner: Athena
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Toni Storm (with big package)
Preferred Winner: Athena
Outcome: Toni Storm
Thomas' Ranking: 3/5
Bryan's Ranking: 3/5
AEW MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
HANGMAN ADAM PAGE (CHAMPION) VS MJF
TITLE CAN CHANGE HANDS ON DQ AND COUNT OUT
Thomas' Predictions:
Winner: Hangman
Preferred Winner: Also Hangman
Bryan's Predictions:
Winner: Hangman
Preferred Winner: MJF
Outcome: Hangman Adam Page
Thomas' Ranking: 4.5/5
Bryan's Ranking: 4.5/5
Thomas' Miscellaneous Picks
Predicted Favourite Match: Hangman VS MJF
Actual Favourite Match: Hangman VS MJF
Predicted Match That Surprises: Kyle Fletcher VS Hiromu Takahashi
Actual Match That Surprised: TBS Championship
Predicted Surprise Interference: Mark Briscoe (Men's World Championship)
Actual Surprise Interference: Mark Briscoe (Men's World Championship)
Predicted MVP: Persephone
Actual MVP: Athena
Predicted Biggest Pop: Zack Sabre Jr.
Actual Biggest Pop: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage
Bryan's Miscellaneous Picks
Predicted Favourite Match: Lights Out Steel Cage Match
Actual Favourite Match: Hangman VS MJF
Predicted Surprise Interference: Pac (Lights Out Match)
Actual Surprise Interference: Wardlow (AEW Unified Championship)
Predicted MVP: Will Ospreay
Actual MVP: Athena (she carried the match)
Predicted Biggest Pop: Cope & Cage
Actual Biggest Pop: Cope & Cage
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