It’s increasing clear at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door was a home run, at least from a financial perspective.
The event, which was held in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, quickly sold out before more seats became available. During the post-show media scrum, AEW president Tony Khan stated that early estimates indicate that the event scored 100,000 buys on digital pay-per-view.
In a tweet on June 28, Khan thanked fans for making the show a hit and stated that it drew over $5 million on pay-per-view. He also reiterated that Forbidden Door netted over $1 million in ticket sales, making it the first AEW pay-per-view to do so; the first was AEW Double or Nothing 2022.
Thank you to everyone, especially wrestling fans around the world, who made last Sunday’s #ForbiddenDoor event a hit,
with >$1 million in ticket sales
+ >$5 million on ppv!We’re back for Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork
@ 8pm ET/7pm CT/8pm PT#BloodAndGuts TOMORROW!— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 28, 2022
Our play-by-play coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is available here.
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