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Tony Khan Announces AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Date and Location

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will be held outside of the United States in 2025.
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Will Ospreay cover star for Forbidden Door 2025
Will Ospreay cover star for Forbidden Door 2025

All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling are taking their fourth annual joint PPV outside of the United States.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will take place in London, UK on Sunday, August 24 at The O2 Arena. Tony Khan made the announcement early Tuesday morning while appearing on the BBC London News.

Will Ospreay, AEW Women's Champion Timeless Toni Storm and AEW International Champion Kenny Omega headline the stars that are being advertised for the show, along with AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, Adam Copeland, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale and TBS Champion Mercedes Moné.

During the run up to Forbidden Door, AEW will be making its debut in Glasgow, Scotland with AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision taking place on the same night at the OVO Hydro Wednesday, August 20.

Forbidden Door will mark AEW's return to the UK in 2025, with the annual All In PPV taking place in Texas this July. The prior two events were held inside of Wembley Stadium.

Tickets for both the Forbidden Door and the Dynamite/Collision taping will go on sale Friday, May 2, but early access registration is now open. We'll provide more information as it becomes available.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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