AEW Forbidden Door set a brand new attendance report for a wrestling occasion at The O2 area in London on Sunday night time (24.08.25).
AEW President Tony Khan with Brodido on the Forbidden Door post-show press convention
The pay-per-view tremendous present – which was co-produced by American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Japan-based New Japan Professional-Wrestling (NJPW) – was watched by 18,992 followers inside the long-lasting venue beating the earlier report of 17,617 followers set by WWE’s Cash within the Financial institution occasion in 2023.
AEW commentator Tony Schiavone entered the ring to inform followers that they had set the brand new report to large cheers and screams of approval.
Schiavone, 67, stated: “You’re a part of the biggest professional wrestling crowd ever in The O2 – 18,992 followers! Thanks very a lot for tonight!”
These followers noticed a packed card of astonishing matches, together with a 4-way match for the AEW TBS Championship wherein Mercedes Moné efficiently defended her championship in opposition to Alex Windsor, Bozilla and Persephone by pinfall and “Hangman” Adam Web page defeating MJF by pinfall to stay AEW World Champion in a bloody encounter.
The principle occasion noticed the crew of Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Will Ospreay and Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeat the rival crew of Gabe Kidd, Demise Riders (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) and The Younger Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson) in a brutal Lights Out Metal Cage match.
AEW President Tony Khan was thrilled to have set a brand new wrestling attendance report at The O2, and insisted it was additional proof of the unbelievable development that the corporate has made in 2025.
Khan, 42, additionally thanked AEW’s associate promotions that helped make Forbidden Door an unforgettable occasion.
Talking at post-show press convention attended by BANG Showbiz and different media, he stated: “It means a lot. To start with the one factor higher than AEW breaking the attendance report on this constructing, probably the most professional wrestling followers to attend a present at London’s O2 Enviornment, 18,992 folks right here for this present, the one factor higher than AEW breaking this report is AEW along with New Japan Professional Wrestling breaking this report as a partnership and in collaboration.
“This 12 months it was much more particular to be joined by companions from world wide, to have wrestlers from CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), Stardom (World Marvel Ring Stardom), even Rev Professional (Revolution Professional Wrestling) represented. It was actually, actually cool. It is an historic night time for us, it has been an historic 12 months for AEW. I believe 2025 has been the most effective 12 months of AEW and it is wonderful to suppose the final time we did AEW right here in London how far we have come, what number of issues have modified.
“I actually imagine that 2025 has been our greatest 12 months, I am so proud to maintain placing nice nights and nice moments and achievements collectively.”
Khan additionally introduced that he will probably be bringing the AEW Continental Traditional event to the UK for the primary time when AEW returns to Britain for 2 nights in December 2025 earlier than coming to Wembley Stadium in 2026.
He stated: “We will probably be again right here subsequent 12 months at Wembley Stadium. However I am not going to attend till subsequent 12 months to carry AEW again to the UK, we’re coming again this 12 months!
“For the primary time ever we’re coming again in December to the UK, we’ll return to Cardiff for Collision, December thirteenth, and we’ll debut AEW in Manchester on December seventeenth. I am unable to wait to carry AEW right here. And for the primary time the Continental Traditional is coming overseas.”
The AEW press convention was hosted by Renee Paquette and in addition to Tony Khan it was attended by AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné, AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher and Brodido – Brody King and Bandido, pictured – who have been topped new AEW World Tag Staff Champions on the night time after they defeated defending champions The Harm Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) and FTR (Money Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (with Stokely) by pinfall in a Three-way tag crew match.
