Bryan Danielson to appear on AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pre-show

By Joseph Currier
Published: 20 Aug 2025, 08:48

Bryan Danielson is set to play a role at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025, appearing as part of the pre-show panel.

It was announced today that the Forbidden Door Zero Hour broadcast will be hosted by Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett & Danielson. The pre-show begins at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday and will stream live on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and other AEW social media platforms.

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Forbidden Door is happening just one day shy of the one-year anniversary of Danielson winning the AEW World Championship from Swerve Strickland at All In 2024. Danielson held the title until retiring as a full-time competitor last October, and it’s unclear if he’ll ever compete in the ring again.

Danielson did get involved physically at All In 2025 last month, where he helped fend off interference by the Death Riders as Hangman Page dethroned Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship.

The O2 Arena in London is hosting Forbidden Door on Sunday. The pay-per-view main card will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025 (Sunday, August 24) —

AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against MJF
AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Athena
AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Swerve Strickland
TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Alex Windsor, Persephone, and Stardom wrestler to be announced
AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defend against winner of Tag Team title eliminator tournament
Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian
IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Nigel McGuinness
TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Hiromu Takahashi
Lights Out steel cage match: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

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