AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Draws Over 8,500 Tickets Distributed at SAP Center in San Jose

Forbidden Door 2025 is set to go down tonight at SAP Center in San Jose, California, and heading into showtime, the joint AEW and NJPW pay-per-view had distributed 8,503 tickets as of Sunday morning, according to tracking data cited ahead of the event.

The figure reflects tickets that have been distributed — a standard metric used to gauge arena fill ahead of a show — rather than simply tickets sold, meaning the actual paid attendance could differ slightly from the distributed number. SAP Center has a capacity of roughly 17,000 for arena events, so the current number would represent just under half of the building.

Forbidden Door has become one of the marquee events on the AEW calendar since the concept launched in 2022, bringing together the rosters of AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling for a high-profile card that typically features championship matches and major cross-promotional bouts. The San Jose market is the third U.S. city to host the event, following previous editions in Chicago and New York.

With the show still hours away at the time of the tracking snapshot, walk-up ticket purchases and any last-minute distributed comps could push the final attendance number higher before the first bell. Whether tonight’s crowd matches or surpasses previous Forbidden Door events remains to be seen, but the card’s momentum heading into show day will be put to the test in front of a Northern California audience.