Jamie Hayter returns at Forbidden Door to reignite feud with Thekla

At the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay per view in London on Sunday, an eight-woman tag team match on the Zero Hour preshow and a surprise in-arena return of a former champion provided the night with both in-ring drama and a storyline turning point. On the preshow, Megan Bayne teamed with the Triangle of Madness faction members Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue to defeat Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander. Later in the main card the evening’s momentum shifted again when former AEW Womens World Champion Jamie Hayter made an unannounced comeback, rescuing Aminata from a postmatch assault.

The preshow contest ended in controversy when Statlander inadvertently struck Nightingale, creating an opening that Bayne capitalized on. Bayne delivered a running Liger bomb to Harley Cameron and scored the pinfall, giving the heel team the victory. Tensions between Aminata and Thekla simmered throughout the match and boiled over afterward when the two were seen brawling at ringside, foreshadowing the later confrontation.

After Zack Sabre Jr retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the main card, cameras caught Thekla and Aminata still fighting...