{"id":133728,"date":"2025-04-15T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=133728"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:20:11","slug":"aew-x-njpw-forbidden-door-location-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/15\/aew-x-njpw-forbidden-door-location-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Location Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of All In London 2024, it was announced that AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling would be bringing their annual Forbidden Door pay-per-view to the English capital on August 24, 2025. While the event was officially confirmed, there has been still no venue attached to Forbidden Door.<\/p>\n<p>Things have changed, as AEW issued the following announcement on Tuesday, April 15:<\/p>\n<p><em>The O2 In London To Host AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door August 24<\/em><br \/>\n<em>AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision To Make Scotland Debut At OVO Hydro August 20<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All Elite Wrestling today announced that The O2 in London will host AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on Sunday, August 24, marking the first time AEW has ever held an event at the legendary venue. In addition, AEW will make its Scotland debut for a very special dual taping of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision at OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Wednesday, August 20.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tickets for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door at The O2 and AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision at OVO Hydro go on sale Friday, May 2 at 10 AM Local Time via <a  href=\"http:\/\/AEWTix.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AEWTix.com<\/a> and<a  href=\"http:\/\/livenation.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">livenation.co.uk<\/a>. Fans interested in exclusive presale opportunities can register for early access at <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/AEWUK2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/AEWUK2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Additional information regarding both events will be available in the coming weeks. For the latest information, please visit <a  href=\"http:\/\/AllEliteWrestling.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AllEliteWrestling.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Forbidden Door features talent from AEW, NJPW, STARDOM, and possibly more. As for what AEW and NJPW fans can expect, they will see the fallout from All In Texas that takes place on July 12 for AEW, as well as the more immediate fallout from NJPW&#8217;s G1 Climax tournament, which concludes the week before.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As announced by AEW CEO <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TonyKhan<\/a> exclusively to <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1AaronPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@1AaronPaul<\/a> of <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BBCLondonNews<\/a>, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will be held on Sunday, 24 August at the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheO2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheO2<\/a> in London, UK!<\/p>\n<p>In addition <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> debuts in Scotland with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> &amp; <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWCollision<\/a> at <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OVOHydro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OVOHydro<\/a> in Glasgow on Wednesday, 20\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oU3yPwfkb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5oU3yPwfkb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1912047049954013260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-50\">\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 AEW \u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of All In London 2024, it was announced that AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling would be bringing their annual Forbidden Door pay-per-view to the English capital on August 24, 2025. While the event was officially confirmed, there has been still no venue attached to Forbidden Door. 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