Brodido New AEW World Tag Team Champions at Forbidden Door. The AEW World Tag Team Championship was on the line at the Forbidden Door 2025 pay-per-view in London, as The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defended against FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and the unlikely pairing of Brody King and Bandido—together known as Brodido. With three top-tier teams colliding, fans expected chaos, and the O2 Arena got exactly that.
The bell rang and all challengers wasted no time. FTR and Brodido launched themselves at the champions, forcing Lashley and Shelton to retreat to the floor. Inside the ring, Bandido went toe-to-toe with Dax Harwood until Lashley stormed in, flattening both FTR members with a crushing double clothesline. Shelton followed up by dominating Dax with heavy strikes and looked to deliver a suplex, but Dax escaped by tagging in Bandido. The high-flyer lit up the crowd with a breathtaking tope suicida before Shelton cut him off, dragging him back into the champions’ corner.
From there, the Hurt Syndicate took control. Lashley battered Bandido with power offense, while Shelton slowed the pace, isolating him and keeping Brody King out of the match. Every time Bandido tried to fight back, the champions smothered him. Brody attempted to intervene, but his argument with the referee allowed the champions to double-team Bandido even further.
Brodido’s Resurgence
Finally, Bandido countered Shelton with a desperate escape, freeing himself and tagging in Brody King. The big man charged in like a wrecking ball, knocking down everyone in sight. King crushed FTR with a cannonball, then stood nose-to-nose with Lashley as the London crowd erupted in chants of “meat!”. The two powerhouses traded blows, shaking the ring with every strike.
Shelton re-entered and delivered a series of devastating German Suplexes, including two on King, but his momentum ended when Brody and Cash Wheeler combined for a thunderous Shatter Machine. Wheeler attempted a dive to the outside, only to be caught by the champions, but King followed up with a massive tope onto the pile. Bandido added more chaos, hitting a stunning Fallaway Slam Moonsault on Cash to wipe out the rest of the field.
Lashley tried to end it, spearing King inside the ring and targeting everyone at ringside. Just when it looked like the champions were closing in on victory, two mysterious hooded wrestlers in NJPW gear attacked Lashley on the floor.
Stunning Twist and Historic Win
With the champions distracted, the match spun into chaos. Bandido dodged a chairshot from Dax and fired back with a superkick. King stopped Cash with a stiff punch, only to take a chairshot to the head. The hooded men finally revealed themselves as Ricochet and Guerrillas of Destiny, shocking the crowd by taking out The Hurt Syndicate.
Back in the ring, Brody King launched Bandido with a catapult, sending him crashing down with a breathtaking 450 Splash onto Dax Harwood. The referee’s three-count confirmed the unthinkable—Brodido were the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
An Unlikely Journey Fulfilled
The victory was not just surprising, it was historic. For weeks, Brody King and Bandido had been building momentum as an unlikely team. Their run in the AEW Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament ended in a time-limit draw with FTR, forcing AEW to sanction this triple threat clash. Few believed Bandido could thrive against such decorated opponents, but together with King, they proved otherwise.
Now, with championship gold around their waists, Brodido stand tall as the most unexpected duo to ever capture the AEW World Tag Team Titles. Their win at Forbidden Door not only reshapes the tag division but also leaves fans buzzing about how long this unlikely partnership can stay on top.
