"They Are The #1 Pro Wrestling Company," "But They Say AEW is Dying"- Fans Erupt After AEW Officially Breaks WWE's Biggest Record

AEW is hosting its third-ever pay-per-view in the United Kingdom this Sunday with Forbidden Door 2025, following up on All In 2023 and 2024. Taking place at the iconic O2 Arena in London, Forbidden Door has just created professional wrestling history.

The show recorded an attendance of 18,000 fans at the event, breaking the record set by WWE. The Stamford-based promotion had set the record when it hosted the Money in the Bank event in 2023. Tony Khan's company now holds the record for the highest pro wrestling attendance in the arena.

After the news emerged online, fans of the promotion erupted with joy on social media and shared all kinds of reactions to the news. One fan claimed that AEW is the number one pro wrestling promotion in the world, while others mocked those who say that the promotion is a 'dying company'.

Fans react to AEW breaking record. (Image via X/@DrainBamager)

The Jacksonville-based promotion seems to hold a special connection with the fans in the United Kingdom, as this isn't the only arena where they hold the record. The promotion's first-ever PPV in London, All In 2023, also holds the record for the highest pro wrestling attendance at Wembley, with 81,305 fans in attendance for the event.

Hometown hero to be in action later at AEWxNJPW's Forbidden Door

Will Ospreay is undoubtedly the main superstar the fans in attendance are excited to see. The hometown hero is considered by many to be one of the best wrestlers in the world and will be in action at the event later on.

Ospreay is scheduled to take part in the 5v5 Lights Out Steel Cage match later in the night. He will be teaming up with the Golden Lovers, Darby Allin, and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Together, they will take on the team of The Youngbucks, Gabe Kidd, and The DeathRiders' Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Faiz Ahmed