Wardlow made his triumphant return and immediately put the AEW locker room on notice with a vicious attack. Wardlow appeared after Kazuchika Okada retained his AEW Unified Championship against Swerve Strickland.

Kyle Fletcher successfully retained his AEW TNT Championship at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Fletcher picked up a victory over NJPW’s Hiromu Takahashi. The finish saw Fletcher connect with the brainbuster for the victory.

Wrestling, CMLL and Stardom came together once again for Forbidden Door, delivering an action-packed 2025 event at the sold-out O2 Arena in London, England.