AEW Forbidden Door 2025 will take place on 24th August at the O2 Arena in London. They will have close to 18,000 fans at the arena which will be one of their highest attended shows of the year. This show is a cross promotional event featuring AEW, NJPW, CMLL and Stardom.
Let’s look at the Match Card for AEW Forbidden Door 2025
Hangman Page vs MJF for AEW World Championship
The match with the biggest prize at this show is this match for the AEW World Championship. This is the first PPV defence for Adam Page and it will be against an opponent who has been one of the biggest stars of the company since the start. MJF won the Casino Gauntlet and this is his title match. This will be a Banger and should be the main event of the show. MJF is no longer in The Hurt Syndicate and it will be a one on one match.
Kazuchika Okada vs Swerve Strickland for AEW Unified Championship
The newly created AEW Unified Championship at All In will be defended by the champion Kazuchika Okada against Swerve Strickland. This is a dream match for a lot of fans in AEW. The two best in the world are going for one of the top prizes in the company. It will be an unbelievable wrestling match and they should get 30 minutes to tell a story and have a match that elevates the title. Swerve Strickland is the babyface that the crowd is fully invested in.
Toni Storm vs Athena for AEW Women’s Championship
This is another one of those dream Matches that fans have been clamouring for in AEW. Toni Storm had a great match against Mercedes Mone at All In. She gave Mercedes her first loss and now she will face Athena who won the Women’s Casino Gauntlet. This will be a match between two babyfaces whom the fans love. Both these women respect each other and will look to steal the show. Athena is finally getting to show the world why she is regarded so highly.
Mercedes Mone vs Alex Windsor vs Persephone vs Mayu Iwatani for AEW TBS Championship
This is one of those Matches that will be a cross promotional match. Mercedes Mone will defend her TBS Championship in a Fatal Four Way Match. She will face Alexa Windsor from AEW, Persephone from CMLL and Mayu Iwatani from Stardom. This match can be one of the best women’s matches all year. All 4 women will be motivated to perform in front of 18,000 fans. London will show them the respect they deserve. This is the second women’s title match at this show.
Kyle Fletcher vs Hiromu Takahashi for AEW TNT Championship
This is a match between the AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher and one of the best in NJPW Hiromu Takahashi. This is a cross promotional dream match. Hiromu Takahashi has been putting on bangers for years and fans outside Japan are not too familiar with his work. Kyle Fletcher is one of the best in AEW and he will be there for years to come. This match will be high flying at its best and both wrestlers will look to plant the flag of their promotion by winning this match.
Zack Sabre Jr vs Nigel McGuiness for IWGP World Championship
The biggest prize in NJPW will be defended at this show. It will be the champion Zack Sabre Jr and he will take on Nigel McGuiness. Zack Sabre Jr is perhaps the best technical wrestler in the world. Nigel McGuiness will be wrestling for a world championship after a long time. This match will be good but Zack Sabre Jr will have to do the heavy lifting as Nigel McGuiness is not the wrestler he once was. The IWGP World Championship needs a match that can raise the prestige of this important title.
Cope and Christian Cage vs Kip Sabian and Nick Wayne
This is a massive tag team match that will happen at this show. Cope and Christian Cage have been reunited and it feels so good. Seeing the two legends who are best friends In real life get to wrestle as a tag team is special. They will take on Kip Sabian and Nick Wayne in a grudge match. This match will be huge for the young Kip Sabian and Nick Wayne as they will get to be in the ring with one of the greatest tag teams of all time. This match can surprise everyone at the event.
Golden Lovers, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanshashi and Will Osperay vs Death Riders, The Young Bucks and Gabe Kidd in a Lights Out Steel Cage Match
This match will happen after the official main event of the show. This is a kind of unsanctioned match in AEW. It means that AEW has not contracted this match in the storyline. It will also be a steel cage match. The Golden Lovers will be the team of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi. They will team with Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanshashi and Will Osperay. They will take on Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli of Death Riders, The Young Bucks and Gabe Kidd. This will be brutal and chaotic. This will go for 40 minutes and it will be 10 men inside a steel cage.
