AEW announces new attendance record set by Forbidden Door 2025

Update —

The official announced attendance for Forbidden Door is 18,992 fans.

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During the pre-show for today’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view, it was revealed that the show had set a new attendance record for professional wrestling at London’s O2 Arena.

AEW said that more than 18,000 fans are in attendance for Forbidden Door, which surpasses the previous O2 record that had been held by WWE Money in the Bank 2023. However, the WWE show likely drew more in ticket sales given higher prices.

Later in the main PPV show, AEW announced 18,992 as the official attendance.

Tony Khan celebrated the record while appearing on the pre-show alongside Dr. Martha Hart and her son Oje Hart.

“All of you have made history today for the biggest pro wrestling live crowd in the history of The O2,” Khan announced.

The O2 has been around for nearly two decades, having opened in 2007.

Forbidden Door 2025 will be one of the four biggest gates in AEW history, with three of the top four being shows held in London. All In 2023 and 2024 (London’s Wembley Stadium) and All In 2025 (Globe Life Field in Texas) make up the rest of the top four.

All In 2023 holds the overall AEW attendance record with the promotion saying 81,035 tickets were sold (turnstile count of 72,265).

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