The promotion of the Forbidden Door 2025 poster started two months ago, when we knew that Hiroshi Tanahashi would dispute his last fight on British soil. And since then, the unknown is maintained on who or who will be its rivals, but on the other hand, the show has already defined two meetings, as we could see last night.
Athena announced that without further delay, he would redeem in Forbidden Door 2025 his starting opportunity for the World Women's Championship AEW Achieved in All In: Texas, and the company made it official. On Wednesday, during Dynamite, Athena put on flat backs to Toni Storm as part of a double shock with Billie Starkz and Alex Windsor, respectively.
While, Swerve Strickland will seek to end the reign of Kazuchika Okada as a unified AEWwho was crowned in All In: Texas by imposing Kenny Omega, then AEW International Champion. The only precedent between Strickland and Okada took place in the Dynamite of July 17, 2024, a fight that ended up disqualification for the interference of several stars.
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On August 24, from the O2 Arena in London (England), Forbidden Door 2025 will take place, whose menu looks provisionally.
- CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL FEMENIL AEW: Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena
- Unified Championship AEW: Kazuchika Okada (C) vs. SWERVE STRICKLAND
- World Couples Championship AEW: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Winners of the elimination tournament
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. rival to be determined
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