2025 NXT Heatwave And AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Betting Preview

This Sunday, the WWE and the AEW continue their head-to-head pay-per-view and premium live event war when AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door and NXT Heatwave occur on the same day.

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will take place in the O2 Arena in London, England. Lines for betting on AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door are available now for all known matches.

AEW TBS Championship

Mercedes Mone (Champion) -1000
Persephone +450
Mayu Iwatani +600
Alex Windsor +700

Mercedes Mone is an overwhelming favorite to retain her TBS Championship in this four-way dance, and we see no reason to expect any other conclusion.

AEW Unified Championship Match

Kazuchika Okada (Champion) -500
Swerve Strickland +300

Okada is a heavy favorite to retain his title, despite being inferior to Swerve in nearly every measurable metric. It pays to be Tony’s hero, and the sportsbooks are hip to that vibe.

AEW Women’s Championship

“Timeless” Toni Storm (Champion) -300
Athena +200

Toni Storm is favored to retain her championship, but Athena is close enough to even to warrant consideration as a worthy underdog play.

AEW World Championship

“Hangman” Adam Page (Champion) -600
MJF +350

While our staff would prefer an MJF win here, it seems that sportsbooks are aligned in their belief that Page’s run is not yet over.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Zack Sabre Jr. (Champion) -2500
Nigel McGuinness +800

Zack Sabre Jr. is one of the biggest favorites on the board for this Sunday, as you’ll need to risk $25 just to net a dollar by betting on him to win.

Lights Out Steel Cage Match

Kenny Omega, K. Ibushi, Darby Allin, H. Tanahashi, Will Osprey -280
Death Riders, The Young Bucks, Gabe Kidd +185

This 8-man tag match is sure to be a crowd pleaser, and while team Omega has an edge in the odds, this is one that could go either way.

Copeland & Cage vs. Wayne & Sapian

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage -1000
Nick Wayne & Kip Sapian +550

Long-time friends and professional colleagues Adam Copeland and Christian Cage hold 10-to-1 odds over Nick Wayne and Kip Sapian.

TNT Championship

Kyle Fletcher (Champion) -2000
Hiromu Takahashi +700

Kyle Fletcher is favored by 20-to-1 odds over Hiromu Takahashi, and it would be a huge upset if he were to lose at Forbidden Door.

NXT Heatwave

NXT Heatwave will take place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, this Sunday. Online NXT sportsbooks have lines available for most known matches, and the odds should remain online until just before the event’s start time.

NXT Championship Match

Oba Femi (Champion) -275
Je’Von Evans +185

It looks like Femi’s reign as NXT Champion will continue beyond Heatwave, as he is nearly a 3-to-1 favorite to win.

NXT Tag Team Championship Match

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger (Champions) +200
DarkState -300

Champions Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are projected to lose their NXT Tag Team Titles to DarkState this Sunday, but we’re not so sure. Consider laying some action on the champs to retain.

NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Match

Lola Vice -275
Kelani Jordan +275
Jaida Parker +290

If the above odds are accurate, Lola Vice will win this three-way match at Heatwave and earn a match with the NXT Women’s Champion as a result.

Page & Green vs. Heights & Steele

Ethan Page & Chelsea Green -155
Tavion Heights & Tyra Mae Steele +115

The odds for this mixed-gender tag team match are some of the closest of the PLE, as Page and Green lead Heights and Steele by only 70 points.

TNA Knockouts World Championship

Jacy Jayne (Champion) -175
Masha Slamovich +175
Ash by Elegance +300

Every competitor in this TNA Knockouts Championship three-way has a shot at winning according to the odds, but Jayce holds the most likely chance of winning.

Grace vs. Monroe

Jordynne Grace +250
Blake Monroe -400

It appears that Blake Monroe’s time is now, as she is a 4-to-1 favorite to beat Jordynne Grace and improve her standing amongst the TNA women’s ranks.