Welcome to a new weekend TV guide! As usual, we have an eclectic list of shows to offer you this weekend. Want the mainstream hits? We got you. Something from Japan? Mexico? The U.S. indies? We have curated all of the most notable events happening over the next 72 hours here, with where to watch and when you can watch.
On the schedule for this weekend: The Last Time is Now Tournament continues, TNA returns, House of Glory presents a SuperCard from New York, and much more.
Friday
WWE Friday Night Smackdown / 8 p.m. ET / USA Network
The Last Time is Now Tournament, a bracket to find out who will be John Cena’s final opponent, will continue on Friday Night Smackdown live this evening from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York. A large amount of the focus will be on that mysterious yet-to-be-revealed name who will face LA Knight tonight, the final surprise in the bracket. Will it be a return? A call-up from NXT? Someone completely out of left field? We’re just hours away from finding out.
Tonight will also see Jade Cargill make her first in-ring appearance since capturing the WWE Women’s Championship, going one-on-one against B-Fab. This was a matchup made following a backstage confrontation last week.
- Jey Uso vs. The Miz (The Last Time is Now Tournament)
- LA Knight vs. TBA (The Last Time is Now Tournament)
- Jade Cargill vs. B-Fab
TNA Turning Point / 8 p.m. ET / TNA+
TNA Wrestling is going live tonight with an interesting one from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.
Turning Point was a card built in just 24 hours, made solely via angles from Thursday evening’s live episode of Impact. TNA found themselves in an odd spot this week: Since they didn’t tape any new TV for a month following Bound for Glory, the promotion had just one episode of live TV before Turning Point to put together storylines for the card.
Among the more intriguing matchups crafted just last night: The Rascalz heavily teased the return of Dezmond Xavier (formerly Wes Lee), re-joining the faction and likely TNA altogether as part of an eight-man tag match. Leon Slater will try to keep his red-hot X-Division reign alive against Rich Swann of First Class. And, while their two TV matchups in recent months had anticlimactic finishes, a no-DQ bout between Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell has the potential to deliver.
The biggest matchup on the card will see Mike Santana team with Steve Maclin to face Nic Nemeth and Frankie Kazarian. While we originally thought the storyline of this match was Santana taking on the two Call Your Shot Gauntlet winners, both of whom had the chance to cash in their title shot against him at any time, the tag bout took a whole new meaning after a bombshell development on Thursday night’s Impact, as Kazarian cashed in his trophy and won the world title off Santana in under a minute.
- Indi Hartwell vs. Dani Luna (No Disqualification)
- Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay vs. Victoria Crawford & Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside (TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships)
- Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel, Myron Reed & TBA vs. JDC, Eddie Edwards, Moose & Brian Myers
- AJ Francis vs. BDE
- Cedric Alexander, Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali, Jason Hotch & John Skyler
- Leon Slater vs. Rich Swann (TNA X-Division Championship)
- Kelani Jordan vs. M By Elegance (TNA Knockouts World Championship)
- Mike Santana & Steve Maclin vs. Nic Nemeth & Frankie Kazarian
CMLL Noche from Zero / 10 p.m. ET / Youtube
CMLL will be live from Arena Mexico on Friday night with a card presented by… Linkin Park?!
It’s quite the random link-up (pun intended), but the usual Friday night lineup will have a crossover with the famous American band, as we learned earlier this week.
The co-main event of the night will see Templario and TJP in action, putting their NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships on the line against Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja, a highly successful team who have held the CMLL World Tag Team Championships since 2022.
The main event is full of big names, with Atlantis Jr. and Neon taking on Volador Jr. and Hechicero. If you aren’t feeling Smackdown and don’t want to watch TNA, maybe some Lucha might interest you!
- Oro Jr. & Diamond vs. Polvora & El Coyote
- Stigma, Rayo Metalico, Pegasso & Arkalis vs. Kraneo, Calavera Jr. I, Infarto & Calavera Jr. II
- Marcela, Princesa Sugehit & La Magnifica vs. Zeuxis, Lluvia & Valkyria
- Felino Jr., Hijo de Stuka Jr. & Cobarde vs. Akuma, Gemelo Diablo II & Gemelo Pantera II (Mexican National Trios Championships)
- Templario & TJP vs. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja (NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships)
- Atlantis Jr. & Neon vs. Volador Jr. & Hechicero
Saturday
AEW Collision / 8 p.m. ET / TNT
A live edition of AEW Collision will go down tomorrow night from the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Not much has been announced for the card just yet, which comes just days after the huge Blood & Guts TV special.
The sole matchup we currently know for the show is a clash between Don Callis Family member Mark Davis and The Conglomeration’s Mark Briscoe. After getting attacked backstage by the Don Callis Family on Dynamite, delaying his entry into the men’s Blood & Guts bout, Briscoe now wants revenge against the faction. He’ll try to earn some get-back against the ex-Aussie Open member.
More matchups or segments for this card will likely be revealed in the coming 24 hours.
- Mark Davis vs. Mark Briscoe
HOG x The Big Event: SuperClash 2025 / 8 p.m. ET / TrillerTV+
Mercedes Moné’s quest to collect every single belt in the world will continue on Saturday night when she appears at House of Glory’s SuperClash 2025 card in Brentwood, New York. Going up against Nor Phoenix Diana, a wrestler all the way from Malaysia who is putting her APAC Women’s Championship on the line in the bout, Moné has the chance to add to her lengthy championship collection.
The main event will see former NXT talent Dezmond Xavier (formerly Wes Lee) make his first indies appearance since departing the WWE roster just recently, challenging Charles Mason for the House of Glory Heavyweight Championship, a belt he has held since June.
Saturday’s card is full of recognizable names. Here’s what we know about it thus far:
- Killer Kross in action
- Amazing Red vs. Nic Nemeth
- Scarlett Bordeaux & Shotzi Blackheart vs. Allie Katch & Priscilla Kelly
- Shayna Baszler vs. Maki Itoh
- Nor Phoenix Diana vs. Mercedes Moné (APAC Women’s Championship)
- Charles Mason vs. Dezmond Xavier (HOG Heavyweight Championship)
Chihiro Hashimoto 10th Anniversary Show / 9 p.m. ET / Wrestle Universe
Six-time Sendai Girls World Champion Chihiro Hashimoto will celebrate her 10th anniversary in wrestling this weekend, presenting a self-promoted card from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
Hashimoto, who has established herself as a strong freelancer through appearances in Marigold, STARDOM, DDT and many other spots while remaining active in Sendai Girls, is certainly deserving of the high-profile spot for her anniversary in Korakuen Hall this weekend.
Hashimoto will go head-to-head with one of the scene’s biggest names currently, Sareee, marking their first singles appearance in more than a year and a half. The two have history dating back to 2018, with their past two matchups both going over 20 minutes each.
Many stand-out Joshi talents will be in action earlier on: A pair of new and rising names in particular, Senka Akatsuki and Spike Nishimura, will be facing off as part of the undercard. STARDOM’s Natsupoi and Aya Sakura will take a quick break from STARDOM’s current tag league to appear on the show as well. VENY is also worth a shout too.
This isn’t a big card full of title matchups or high-profile TV storylines. But, I’m throwing it on here since it’s one of the more intriguing things happening over in Japan this weekend.
- Chi Chi & Soy vs. YUNA & Yura Suzuki
- Senka Akatsuki vs. Spike Nishimura
- Shin Sakura Hirota vs. Yuu vs. Aja Kong
- Natsupoi & Aya Sakura vs. Mio Momono & Yurika Oka
- Maria vs. Dash Chisako
- Takumi Iroha & VENY vs. Mika Iwata & Miyuki Takase
- Sareee vs. Chihiro Hashimoto
Sunday
PWJ Damaged Goods 3: Gamble It All / 4 p.m. ET / Highspots.tv
While Sunday will be a relatively quiet day for wrestling, there’s a quite stacked indie show going down in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey from Pro Wrestling Junkie. “Damaged Goods 3” is jam-packed full of interesting names: AEW’s Top Flight, Billie Starkz, NJPW talent TJP, ex-WWE ID 22-year-old stand-out Marcus Mathers, and many others are all on the lineup. One underrated matchup on this card is a meeting between fast-rising WWE EVOLVE champ Jackson Drake and Judas Icarus, a young up-and-comer who is one-half of Sinner & Saint in TNA.
One thing worth noting: In one of his first indie appearances in years, Eddie Kingston will team with Ortiz. This match takes on even more importance after Kingston confirmed recently that he is in the process of phasing out indie appearances altogether by late 2026.
Quite a solid card on the Highspots platform:
- Ruthless Lala vs. Rachel Ley
- Judas Icarus vs. Jackson Drake
- Jay Lyon & Midas Black vs. Dutch & Vincent
- TJP vs. Marcus Mathers
- Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Dante Martin & Darius Martin vs. Alec Price & Jordan Oliver
- Emily Jaye vs. Billie Starkz vs. Brittnie Brooks (PWJ Women’s Championship)
- Alan Angels vs. Lance Anaoi vs. KJ Orso vs. Ryan Clancy vs. Brayden Toon (PWJ Massacre Championship)
- Charles Mason vs. JJ Gale (PWJ Championship)
