Wardlow Unveils New Persona Following AEW Return at Forbidden Door
Wardlow reemerged in AEW with a polished new look and aligned himself with the Don Callis Family after a surprise appearance at Forbidden Door, ending over a year away from the ring.
The 2025 Forbidden Door, also promoted as Forbidden Door: London, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was the fourth annual Forbidden Door event and took place on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at The O2 Arena in London, England, during the United Kingdom's August Bank Holiday weekend, previously associated with AEW's All In.
This was the first Forbidden Door held outside North America and the first to take place in August, after the first three events which took place in June. Forbidden Door featured wrestlers from NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and British partner promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). The event broke the attendance record for a professional wrestling event at the O2 Arena, with an announced attendance of 18,992.
Thirteen matches took place on the card, including four on the Zero-Hour pre-show. In the main event, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Will Ospreay, and Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated Gabe Kidd, Death Riders…
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Wardlow reemerged in AEW with a polished new look and aligned himself with the Don Callis Family after a surprise appearance at Forbidden Door, ending over a year away from the ring.
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AEW President Tony Khan has ended the “any time, any place” cash-in for Casino Gauntlet winners, instituting a new rule requiring advance notice for championship matches.
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After winning a brutal Lights Out Steel Cage match, Will Ospreay was stretchered out of the O2 Arena following a vicious post-match assault by the Death Riders.
All Elite Wrestling will hold tapings for its Collision and Dynamite television shows in Cardiff and Manchester this December, marking an earlier-than-expected UK return.
Hangman Adam Page overcame multiple interferences and a reversed decision to retain the AEW World Championship against MJF in a chaotic bout in London.
The former AEW Women’s World Champion returned from injury in her home country, saving Queen Aminata and immediately reigniting her feud with Thekla.
Mercedes Mone successfully defended her TBS Championship at Forbidden Door, capping off a weekend that saw her compete in three matches and add another title to her collection.
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage teamed up for the first time in 14 years, securing a victory over Kip Sabian and Killswitch at AEW’s Forbidden Door in London.
Tonight’s AEW Forbidden Door in London is poised to surpass the attendance record set by WWE’s Money in the Bank 2023 in the same venue.
After 15 months on the shelf, Eddie Kingston has teased a return to AEW just one day before the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
