First Look at Brutal Steel Cage for AEW x NJPW Lights Out Match

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door is just hours away, and now fans are getting their first real look at the massive steel cage being built for tonight’s Lights Out main event.

Photos from inside The O2 Arena in London show the gigantic cage structure being assembled around the ring. The setup features reinforced steel panels with a heavy truss frame across the top, giving the match a brutal stage worthy of the chaos that’s expected once the doors lock shut.

The main event will see a dream team of AEW and NJPW’s best—Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Darby Allin, and Hiroshi Tanahashi—step inside the cage against the dangerous alliance of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, The Young Bucks, and Gabe Kidd. With no rules and no disqualifications, the unsanctioned Lights Out stipulation ensures absolute destruction.

The visual of the cage alone has already sparked reactions online, with fans pointing out how massive and unforgiving the setup looks. For many, it’s the perfect stage for the rivalry that has been building for months.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025 Lineup:

• Lights Out Steel Cage Match: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Gabe Kidd
• AEW World Championship (Title Can Change Hands via DQ or Count-Out): “Hangman” Adam Page (c) vs. MJF
• AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland
• AEW Women’s World Championship: “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena
• TBS Championship 4-Way Match: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone vs. Bozilla
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness
• TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
• AEW Tag Team Championship: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
• AEW Trios Championships: The Opps (c) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Pre-show)
• Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, Yuya Uemura and El Desperado vs. Hechicero, Josh Alexander, and CRU (Pre-show)
• Triangle of Madness & Megan Bayne vs. Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, and Queen Aminata (Pre-show)
• Michael Oku & JetSpeed vs. Ricochet & Gates Of Agony (Pre-show)

As a reminder, Ringside News will have live play-by-play coverage of the event over in our AEW Forbidden Door section.