Worlds Collide (2026)

Worlds Collide
Promotion(s)WWE
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
NXT
DateSeptember 26, 2026
CityRosemont, Illinois, U.S.
VenueAllstate Arena
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The 2026 Worlds Collide, also promoted as Worlds Collide: Chicago, is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event and supercard co-produced by the American promotion WWE and its Mexican sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). It will be the sixth Worlds Collide under the WWE banner and the third between both promotions. It will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States and will stream live on WWE and AAA's YouTube channels. The event will feature wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brand divisions and from AAA.

Production

Background

Worlds Collide will be held at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States.

Worlds Collide is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on January 26, 2019, when the American promotion WWE held an interbrand tournament featuring wrestlers from NXT and the now-defunct NXT UK and 205 Live brands;[1][2][3] WWE later held Worlds Collide events in 2020 and 2022.[4][5] On June 7, 2025, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States, WWE held a fourth Worlds Collide event in collaboration with the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).[6] WWE had previously announced its intention to acquire AAA; the deal was finalized on August 1.[7]

On July 16, 2026, WWE announced a series of events from late September to early October, including Worlds Collide. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 26, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. Chicago-native and WWE SmackDown wrestler CM Punk was confirmed to appear at the event.[8]

Storylines

The event will include professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by writers of the participating promotions, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Raw, SmackDown, NXT, as well as at other WWE and AAA events.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ WWE.com staff (January 24, 2019). "WWE Worlds Collide to stream on Saturday, Feb. 2". WWE. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "NXT, 205 Live and NXT UK Superstars to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament at Royal Rumble Axxess". WWE. January 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019. The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess.
  3. ↑ Currier, Joseph (January 10, 2019). "WWE Worlds Collide tournament set, will be taped for network special". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "WWE Worlds Collide preview, Jan. 25 2020: NXT and NXT UK clash during Royal Rumble Weekend". WWE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Defelice, Robert (August 18, 2022). "WWE Announces The Impending Launch Of 'NXT Europe'; Final NXT UK Event To Be 'Worlds Collide' On 9/4". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "WWE News: WWE AAA Worlds Collide to stream on YouTube, first match set". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (April 19, 2025). "WWE Announces Acquisition Of Lucha Libre AAA, Worlds Collide Event Set For June 7". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 13, 2026). "CM Punk Confirmed For AAA Worlds Collide In Chicago". Fightful. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
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