This is it. The weekend wrestling fans circle on the calendar every summer just got bigger. Between Saturday and Sunday, four major shows are hitting from Riyadh to San Jose to Boston to Orlando IN and every single one of them carries championship stakes, tournament crowns, or both. Here is everything you need to know to keep up.
Night of Champions, Saturday, June 27 | 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WWE opens the weekend with Night of Champions at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, and the card is stacked in a way that should reshape the landscape headed into SummerSlam. The biggest match on the board is the three-way for the Undisputed WWE Championship, with Cody Rhodes defending against both Gunther and Sami Zayn. Any combination of those three going hard for a title in Saudi Arabia is a main event worth clearing your Saturday afternoon for.
The 25th King of the Ring tournament also wraps up here, with Oba Femi and Jey Uso set to meet in the final. Alongside them, the Queen of the Ring final brings together IYO SKY and Liv Morgan, two of Raw‘s most consistently compelling performers. Both tournament winners earn a world championship opportunity.
Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker go inside a steel cage, adding another physical layer to a card that already has plenty of edge. The WWE United States Championship is also on the line as Trick Williams defends against Ricky Saints, and Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill clash for the Women’s United States Championship.
How to watch: ESPN (US). Netflix in most international markets. Full details via Netflix Tudum.
Confirmed card:
Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther vs. Sami Zayn, Undisputed WWE Championship
Oba Femi vs. Jey Uso, King of the Ring Final
IYO SKY vs. Liv Morgan, Queen of the Ring Final
Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker, Steel Cage Match
Trick Williams (c) vs. Ricky Saints, WWE United States Championship
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill, Women’s United States Championship
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Sunday, June 28 | 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET | SAP Center, San Jose, CA
The fifth annual crossover between AEW, NJPW, CMLL, and STARDOM brings Forbidden Door to the West Coast for the first time, and the card reflects how deep the collective talent pool has grown. The show is anchored by the finals of both the Owen Hart Foundation tournaments, with the winners earning world championship shots at All In.
The men’s final pairs Swerve Strickland against Will Ospreay in a match that any fan of in-ring craft is going to want to see. The women’s final features Mercedes Moné against Maya World, and if you have not been following Maya World‘s run through the tournament, The Stunner’s own deep-dive on her Cinderella story is a great place to catch up before Sunday.
Beyond the tournament finals, the card delivers: Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr. is a pure wrestling dream match; Jon Moxley defends the AEW Continental Championship against Bandido; Shota Umino puts the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship on the line against PAC; and a steel cage match pits MJF and The Don Callis Family against The Conglomeration, Darby Allin, and Konosuke Takeshita. The Young Bucks also appear in a three-way tag alongside Mistico and Mascara Dorada vs. Shingo Takagi and Titán.
How to watch: Max (HBO Max) in the US ($39.99 for subscribers), also available on Prime Video, PPV.com, Fubo, and YouTube. Official AEW event page here.
Confirmed card:
Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay, Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Final
Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World, Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Final
Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Bandido, AEW Continental Championship
Shota Umino (c) vs. PAC, IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
Thekla (c) vs. Starlight Kid, AEW Women’s World Championship
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage (c) vs. David Finlay and Clark Connors, AEW World Tag Team Championship
Steel Cage: MJF and The Don Callis Family vs. The Conglomeration, Darby Allin, and Konosuke Takeshita
The Young Bucks vs. Mistico and Mascara Dorada vs. Shingo Takagi and Titán, Three-Way Tag
TNA Slammiversary, Sunday, June 28 | 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET | Agganis Arena, Boston, MA
TNA runs its biggest show of the year in Boston, and Slammiversary starts in the afternoon specifically to avoid going head-to-head with Forbidden Door, a smart scheduling move that lets fans potentially catch both. The main event sees Mike Santana challenge for the TNA World Championship against Nic Nemeth, and the show brings back one of wrestling’s most beloved gimmick matches with the Ultimate X for the X-Division Championship.
The X-Division match alone is worth the watch: Cedric Alexander, Leon Slater, Frankie Kazarian, Amazing Red, K.C. Navarro, Mr. Elegance, and Fabian Aichner will all be climbing cables to reach the title suspended above the ring. The card also features a ladder match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship with Brian Myers and Bear Bronson defending against The Hardys and The Righteous, plus Lei Ying Lee defending the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Xia Brookside.
How to watch: TrillerTV and TNA+ streaming in the US. Official TNA event page here.
Confirmed card:
Mike Santana vs. Nic Nemeth (c), TNA World Championship
Lei Ying Lee (c) vs. Xia Brookside, TNA Knockouts World Championship
Ultimate X, X-Division Championship
Ladder Match, TNA World Tag Team Championship
Mustafa Ali vs. TBA, TNA International Championship
Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
NXT Great American Bash, Sunday, June 28 | 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET | WWE Performance Center, Orlando, FL
NXT Great American Bash wraps the weekend from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, airing live on The CW and ESPN Unlimited in a new dual-platform deal that gives the brand its biggest broadcast reach yet. Tony D’Angelo defends the NXT Championship in the main event against Naraku, who launched a fireball attack on the champion heading into the show to set up one of NXT‘s most heated feuds of the summer.
Myles Borne puts the NXT North American Title on the line against Tavion Heights, and Lola Vice defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Kendal Grey. Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox also square off in what promises to be a hard-hitting singles match between two of the brand’s rising names.
How to watch: The CW and ESPN Unlimited in the US. Netflix internationally. Official WWE preview here.
Confirmed card:
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Naraku, NXT Championship
Myles Borne (c) vs. Tavion Heights, NXT North American Title
Lola Vice (c) vs. Kendal Grey, NXT Women’s Championship
Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox
Four promotions, four shows, two days. Set your alarms, queue up your streaming services, and get ready, this is the wrestling weekend.