AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door in London, England, UK | August 24th, 2025 | Pay-Per-View Event — The Show Preview:

The AEW World Champion, Adam Page, will be facing MJF in a highly anticipted match of AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door. MJF is looking to be a 2x AEW World Champion as he reignites his rivalry with Mr. Cowboy Shit himself. Check Out AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door on Amazon Prime at 01:00 PM ET and 10:00 AM PT. (Photo by AEW)

Pay-Per-View Event | AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door — The Pay-Per-View Event Preview List:

• Adam Page has had a devil on his right shoulder in MJF. As MJF is coming for the AEW World Title. MJF and Adam Page had a brief feud earlier this year. As MJF won the Casino Battle Royale, we expected him to cash in his contract in which we thought he did, but what he tried to do to Mark Briscoe, he got to keep his contract, and Adam Page saved Mark Briscoe. This feud has reached deep levels of hatred. Can Adam Page put down MJF once and for all?

• Kazuchika Okada tries to pick a bone with Swerve Strickland after he and Will Ospreay defeated The Young Bucks at ALL IN Texas to remove them as EVPs of the company. As Kazuchika Okada is the first-ever Unified Champion, Swerve Strickland is looking to end his reign quickly to be the next Unified Champion in AEW.

• Mercedes Moné, the AEW TBS Champion, will defend her title in a Four-Way Match against Alex Windsor, Bozilla, and Persephone. Will she be able to hold her reign on a little longer, or will she continue her reign of dominance?

• Adam Copeland, his best friend Christian Cage, are finally back, and they’ll be taking on The Matriarchy in Killswitch, who returned on this recent AEW Dynamite and Kip Sabian. For the first time in a decade, the legendary tag team is back and looking to get a much-needed win.

• Nigel McGuinness won a Fatal-Four Way Match on AEW Collision to get their match against Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. This is a major match for Nigel McGuinness. This match will be on home turf as Nigel McGuinness is looking to become a first-time IWGP World Champion and try to take down one of the best technical wrestlers in the world in Zack Sabre Jr.

• Kyle Fletcher recently became the AEW TNT Champion as he defeated Dustin Rhodes in a wild match. He put away Dustin Rhodes for good. But he’ll face one of the best New-Japan Pro Wrestling has to offer in Hiromu Takahashi, as the AEW TNT Title will be on the line.

• A Tournament was held to establish who would be The Hurt Syndicate’s next challengers for their AEW World Tag Team Titles. But in the Final Round of the Tournament, Brodidio and FTR had a Time Limit Draw to make this match for Forbidden Door a Triple Threat Match, so who’ll come out on top in this star-studded triple Threat Tag Team Title Match at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door?

• Toni Storm has been one of the greatest women’s wrestlers of the 2020s. She has been what we call a gem of gems. Athena has been one of the best in the Ring of Honor as she has been destroying everyone in her path. Athena wins the Women’s Casino Gauntlet and now has a chance for an AEW Women’s World Title Match and She has submitted her contract and will now face Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Title, and possibly can be the ruler of the AEW and Ring of Honor Women’s Division.

• One of the most stacked matches in the history of AEW as we have Darby Allin, The Golden Lovers in Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, the legendary Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Will Ospreay taking on the Death Riders in Claudio Castagnoli, and Jon Moxley with Gabe Kidd, who has an allience with the group as they team with the Young Bucks in a chaotic Lights Out Steel Cage Match.

The Matches for the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Zero Hour:

1. El Desperado, Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) & Yuya Uemura vs. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush) & The Don Callis Family (Hechiceo & Josh Alexander) (with Lance Archer & Rocky Romero) in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match.

2. Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) & Ricochet vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) & Michael Oku (with Amira Blair) in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.

3. Megan Bayne & Triangle Of Madness (Julia, Skye Blue & Thekla) (with Penelope Ford) vs. Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Queen Aminata & Willow Nightingale in an Eight-Women Tag Team Match.

4. The Opps (Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs & Samoa Joe) (c) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney & Robbie X) (with Gedo) in an AEW World trios Title Match.

The Matches for the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door:

1. Adam Page (c) vs. MJF in an AEW World Title Match.

2. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland in an AEW Unified Title Match.

3. Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Bozilla vs. Persephone in an AEW TBS Title Four-Way Match.

4. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. The Matriarchy (Killswitch & Nick Wayne) (with Mother Wayne) in a Tag Team Match.

5. Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness (with Daniel Garcia) in an IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match.

6. Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi in an AEW TNT Title Match.

7. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Brodido (Bandido & Brody King) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Hardwood) (with Stokley) in an AEW World Tag Team Title Three-Way Elimination Match.

8. Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena in an AEW Women’s World Title Match.

9. Darby Allin, Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi), Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) in a Lights Out Steel Cage Match.