United Kingdom, Aug. 25 -- AEW Forbidden Door set a new attendance record for a wrestling event at The O2 arena in London on Sunday night (24.08.25).

The pay-per-view super show - which was co-produced by American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) - was watched by 18,992 fans inside the iconic venue beating the previous record of 17,617 fans set by WWE's Money in the Bank event in 2023.

AEW commentator Tony Schiavone entered the ring to tell fans they had set the new record to huge cheers and screams of approval.

Schiavone, 67, said: "You are part of the largest pro wrestling crowd ever in The O2 - 18,992 fans! Thank you very much for tonight!"

Those fans saw a packed card of astonishin...