About AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 is an upcoming wrestling PPV event, co-produced by AEW from the U.S. and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) from Japan. This will be the fourth Forbidden Door event and is booked for August 24, 2025, at the O2 Arena in London, England. While the previous three editions of the event were held in June, the 2025 edition will be held in August. This will also mark the first Forbidden Door event to be held outside the United States. The show will include grapplers from AEW and NJPW. It will also include wrestlers from NJPW's sister promotion, World Wonder Ring Stardom, and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
| Event | Forbidden Door 2025 |
| Date | August 24, 2025 |
| Venue | O2 Arena, London, England |
| Main Event | TBD |
| Venue Capacity | 20,000 (approx) |
AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 Match Card
AEW hasn't announced any official matches for the event as of May 2025.
AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 Date, Time, and Venue
Forbidden Door 2025 Date
The 2025 edition of Forbidden Door is scheduled for August 24, 2025, Sunday. AEW has been organizing its Premium Live Events on Sundays, a pattern it has followed since 2019.
Forbidden Door 2025 Time
AEW hasn't disclosed the start time of the event as of May 2025.
Forbidden Door 2025 Venue
The O2 Arena in London, England, is the venue for the event in 2025. It is one of the highest seating capacity stadiums in the United Kingdom. The stadium was opened in 2007 and has a capacity of almost 20,000 fans. The venue previously hosted WWE Money in the Bank (2023) and RAW and SmackDown (2025). Apart from this, the arena also hosted the Summer Olympics (2012), ATP World Tour Finals, etc.
Where to Watch AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025?
AEW Forbidden Door 2025 and other PPV events can be watched on Prime Video (US, Canada, UK), Triller TV PPV (North America and International), PPV.com (North America and International), and YouTube (North America and International). All the platforms required a subscription to watch the event. Traditional cable and satellite providers in the United States and Canada will also broadcast the event.
Where to Buy AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door Tickets 2025?
Tickets for AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 are now available through Ticketmaster. Sales for the London show at The O2 Arena begin on Friday, May 2, at 10:00 AM local time. Fans can also secure their seats by visiting AEWTix.com or LiveNation.co.uk. For those buying directly through the venue, AXS.com serves as the official ticketing provider for The O2.
AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door History
Forbidden Door is a yearly wrestling PPV occasion co-hosted by AEW and NJPW. Beginning in 2022, it happens each June and features matches between grapplers from the two promotions. The occasion's name mirrors AEW's joint effort with other wrestling advancements. On April 11, 2024, AEW declared that the third Forbidden Door would take place on June 30, 2024, at the UBS Field in Elmont, New York. Rocky Romero, a VP for both AEW and NJPW, referenced that grapplers from NJPW's sister promotion, World Wonder Ring Stardom, and possibly from the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), would likewise participate in the PPV event.
AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 Results
| Stipulation | Results |
| Singles Match for the AEW World Title | Swerve Strickland (c) beat Will Ospreay by pinfall |
| Winner Takes All Match for both the NJPW Strong Women's Title and AEW TBS Title | Mercedes Moné beat Stephanie Vaquer by submission |
| Singles Match for the AEW Women's World Title | "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) beat Mina Shirakawa by pinfall |
| Singles Match | Zack Sabre Jr. beat Orange Cassidy by submission |
| Singles Match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title | Tetsuya Naito beat Jon Moxley by pinfall |
| Singles Match | MJF beat Hechicero by pinfall |
| First-Round Match of the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament | Bryan Danielson beat Shingo Takagi by submission |
| Trios Match | Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Hook beat The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith, and Big Bill) by pinfall |
| AEW TNT Title Ladder Match | Jack Perry beat El Phantasmo, Mark Briscoe, Konosuke Takeshita, Dante Martin, and Lio Rush |
| Trios Match | The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, and Kazuchika Okada) beat Scissor Ace (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, and Hiroshi Tanahashi) by pinfall |
| Trios Match (Pre-Show) | Místico and The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) beat Yota Tsuji, Titan, and Hiromu Takahashi (Los Ingobernables de Japon) by submission |
| First-Round Match of the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament (Pre-Show) | Mariah May beat Saraya by pinfall |
| Tag Team Match (Pre-Show) | Tam Nakano and Willow Nightingale beat Momo Watanabe and Kris Statlander by pinfall |
| Singles Match | Kyle Fletcher beat Serpentico by pinfall |
| Four-way Tag Team Match | Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King) beat Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii, and Kyle O'Reilly, vs. Private Party by pinfall |
Details of Past AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door Events
| Date and Year | Location | Main Events |
| June 26, 2022 | United Center, Chicago, Illinois, US | Interim AEW World Title Match: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| June 25, 2023 | Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| June 30, 2024 | UBS Arena, Elmont, New York | AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland vs Will Ospreay |
FAQs on AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
A. AEW Forbidden Door 2025 is scheduled for the O2 Arena in London, England.
A. The term "Forbidden Door" was invented by NJPW wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi.
A. AEW's biggest event of the year is AEW Double or Nothing.
A. AEW and NJPW started a partnership in February 2021.
A. AEW's biggest title is the AEW World Championship, which is held by Jon Moxley as of May 2025.
