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Kazuchika Okada vs Swerve Strickland For The AEW Unified Championship Official for Forbidden Door London

The first match has been announced for August 24's AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door event.
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Kazuchika Okada vs Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door London for the AEW Unified Championship
Kazuchika Okada vs Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door London for the AEW Unified Championship | AEW

The first match announcement for Forbidden Door London has been made official.

In a feud that stemmed from Okada's friends, the Young Bucks losing their EVP titles at the hands of Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland at All In Texas, AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada will defend his new title for the first time against Swerve Strickland at AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door London.

AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada.
AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada. | All Elite Wrestling

Okada became the inaugural Unifed Champion when he defeated Kenny Omega at All In Texas, unifying the International and Continental titles.

The match was made official on tonight's special Thursday night episode of Collision after Strickland and Prince Nana made the challenge in a backstage promo and the challenge was immediately answered in a promo from Okada and Don Callis.

Okada and Strickland have been going after each other for weeks, even coming to blows on Wednesday's Dynamite when Strickland saved The Outrunners from an attack from Okada and the Young Bucks.

August 24, 2025 marks the fourth co-promoted Forbidden Door event from AEW and NJPW and will take place in London, England's O2 Arena.

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LYRIC SWINTON

Lyric Swinton is a proud graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s in Sport & Entertainment Management. Her lifelong passion for wrestling has taken her around the world, primarily writing about alternative and international promotions for several major wrestling and media outlets, such as Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine, Blavity, Fightful, and more. She has covered wrestling for seven major promotions in some of the most famous venues in the world, including Wembley Stadium and the Tokyo Dome.

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