It’ll be around-the-clock action this weekend in wrestling. With prime-time programming from WWE, AEW, CMLL and others, as well as big-time action in the mornings from five different companies out of Japan, there’s wrestling at nearly every hour this weekend. Here are 11 shows we picked out, plus when and where to catch each one.
Friday
House of Glory High Intensity / 7:30 p.m. ET / Youtube
New York’s House of Glory brand will return tonight with a fun lineup streaming live and free on Youtube. Just one day before he begins his AEW Continental Cup run, Eddie Kingston will try to dethrone HOG champ Charles Mason. “Blackheart” Lio Rush will take a shot at Infamous Daron Richardson’s Cruiserweight belt, and underrated TNA talents KC Navarro and Ricky Sosa will duke it out.
- KC Navarro vs. Ricky Sosa
- Jay Lyon vs. Midas Black
- Zilla Fatu vs. Amazing Red (HOG Crown Jewel Championship)
- Daron Richardson vs. Lio Rush (HOG Cruiserweight Championship)
- Shotzi Blackheart vs. Shayna Baszler (HOG Women’s Championship)
- Charles Mason vs. Eddie Kingston (HOG Heavyweight Championship)
WWE Friday Night Smackdown / 8 p.m. ET / USA Network
Tonight will be the first episode of Smackdown since this year’s headline-making Summerslam. It’s been confirmed that tonight’s show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will feature Kevin Owens, who made his shocking return last weekend to earn a future shot at Undisputed Champion CM Punk, who will also be on Friday’s card. Newly-crowned interim WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green will also appear, making her first appearance since her upset win at Summerslam.
- Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
- Chelsea Green to appear
- Kevin Owens has face-to-face with CM Punk
CMLL Grand Prix Internacional 2026 / 10:30 p.m. ET / Youtube or MyAEW PPV
A busy week of cross-promotional action in Arena Mexico will continue tonight with CMLL’s annual Grand Prix Internacional card. As is tradition, the show will be headlined by a huge torneo cibernetico match, a special elimination tag match that continues until there’s just one wrestler left. Team World has wrestlers from all around the scene: AEW, ROH, MLW, NJPW, and even Maple Leaf Pro are represented. The all-star squad will face a lineup of CMLL’s biggest names: Mistico, Mascara Dorada, Hechicero, Templario, Titan, and many others all sharing the ring.
The Grand Prix Internacional match is just a bragging rights type contest, sure. But, it’s one of the more interesting bouts of the year. It’s the closest thing you can get to an all-star game in wrestling, and its unique ruleset makes it a marathon-type match, usually lasting nearly an hour and a half. It’s certainly worth checking out this weekend.
Paid subscribers to CMLL’s Youtube page will be able to access the show. MyAEW is offering a one-off pay-per-view purchase for a live English broadcast as well.
- Shoma Kato vs. Rey Pegasus
- Flip Gordon & Yutani vs. Difunto & Valiente Jr.
- Tessa Blanchard & Thunder Rosa vs. Olympia & Persephone
- Black Tiger & Black Tiger IV vs. El Hijo del Villano III & Villano III Jr.
- Austin Aries, Bandido, Blake Christian, Claudio Castagnoli, Douki, Leon Cage, Orange Cassidy, PAC, Roderick Strong, Rohan Raja & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Angel de Oro, Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, Mascara Dorada, Mistico, Soberano Jr., Templario, Titan, Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr., Xelhua (Team World vs. Team Mexico Torneo Cibernetico)
TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Night 4 / 11 p.m. ET / Wrestle Universe
The quarter-finals have arrived in Tokyo Joshi Pro’s biggest tournament of the year, the Tokyo Princess Cup. What started as a 24-woman field will be narrowed down to just four names following this evening’s live broadcast. There are some big pairings in this round: I’m looking forward to Shoko Nakajima facing International champ Suzume as well as up-and-coming HIMAWARI meeting Arisu Endo. A solid lineup from TJPW this weekend!
- Miu Watanabe & Ren Konatsu vs. Wakana Uehara & Momo Sato
- Miyu Yamashita, Sakura Hattori, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Raku, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
- Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida & Shion Kanzaki vs. Mizuki, Mahiro Kiryu & Pom Harajuku
- Suzume vs. Shoko Nakajima (Princess Cup Quarter-Final)
- Toga vs. Yuki Aino (Princess Cup Quarter-Final)
- Arisu Endo vs. HIMAWARI (Princess Cup Quarter-Final)
- Rika Tatsumi vs. Hyper Misao (Princess Cup Quarter-Final)
Saturday
STARDOM 5Star Grand Prix Night 10 / 3 a.m. ET / STARDOM World
STARDOM’s 5Star Grand Prix will return this weekend with events on Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow’s card will focus on the two Red Stars blocks. They have lots of exciting names as part of the lineup, including Rina Yamashita, Konami, and AZM:
- Tomoka Inaba vs. Akira Kurogane (Red Stars A)
- Maika vs. Rina (Red Stars A)
- AZM vs. Tora Natsuko (Red Stars A)
- Lady C vs. Utami Hayashishita (Red Stars B)
- Rina Yamashita vs. Konami (Red Stars B)
- Maki Itoh vs. Azusa Inaba (Red Stars B)
- Natsupoi & Saori Anou vs. Sayaka Kurara & Anne Kanaya
- Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Ema Maishima
NJPW G1 Climax 36 Night 13 / 5:30 a.m. ET / NJPW World
NJPW will present a pair of shows this weekend as part of the ongoing G1 Climax tournament. The B Block will get the focus tomorrow morning. Zack Sabre Jr., who just barely remains alive in the tournament with a rough record of 2 wins and 4 losses, will try to continue his comeback run tomorrow when he faces Drilla Moloney. Former world champ Callum Newman will be in the main event against OSKAR, who is looking for another big upset win. I also think Yuya Uemura versus HENARE could be some madness.
Gabe Kidd, leader of the B Block with 10 points, has the night off. He was scheduled to face Shota Umino, who withdrew from the bracket due to injury.
- Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto vs. Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg
- Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Zane Jay & Jake Lee
- Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA
- Daiki Nagai Yota Tsuji vs. Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young
- Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi vs. Gedo & Yuto-Ice
- Drilla Moloney vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (B Block)
- Yuya Uemura vs. HENARE (B Block)
- Aaron Wolf vs. Ren Narita (B Block)
- OSKAR vs. Callum Newman (B Block)
AEW Collision / 8 p.m. ET / TNT
The first-ever AEW Continental Cup will begin this weekend as part of a live Collision from Colorado Springs. The FA Cup-inspired tournament is a 16-man bracket for the AEW Continental Championship. With defending champ Jon Moxley part of the field, whoever emerges on top in the tournament at All In will be the new (or, in the case of Moxley winning, retaining) champ.
Some fun ones in here: Claudio Castagnoli meeting the dynamic Ace Austin, plus the recently-returned Matt Sydal meeting Orange Cassidy. On top of the bracket action, there’s a fun women’s tag bout set for this weekend. Here’s the lineup:
- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ace Austin (Continental Cup First Round)
- Eddie Kingston vs. Jake Doyle (Continental Cup First Round)
- Matt Sydal vs. Orange Cassidy (Continental Cup First Round)
- Maya World & Hyan vs. Persephone & Hikaru Shida
Sunday
STARDOM 5Star Grand Prix Night 11 / 12 a.m. ET / STARDOM World
The same lineup of Red Stars talents will return on Sunday night for more STARDOM 5Star Grand Prix action. The top block matchup of the night will see Maki Itoh cross paths with Utami Hayashishita in one-on-one action for the first time.
- Sayaka Kurara vs. Tora Natsuko (Red Stars A)
- Tomoka Inaba vs. Rina (Red Stars A)
- Maika vs. Itsuko Aoki (Red Stars A)
- AZM vs. Akira Kurogane (Red Stars A)
- Saya Iida vs. Rina Yamashita (Red Stars B)
- Konami vs. Azusa Inaba (Red Stars B)
- Maki Itoh vs. Utami Hayashishita (Red Stars B)
- Natsupoi & Saori Anou vs. Lady C & Waka Tsukiyama
MARIGOLD Summer Destiny / 1 a.m. ET / Wrestle Universe
A busy Sunday in Japan will feature a notable lineup from Joshi brand MARIGOLD. The main event of this weekend’s Summer Destiny show will see the return of former champs Mayu Iwatani and Victoria Yuzuki. Veteran Iwatani and fast-rising 21-year-old Yuzuki have been away from the ring for a few months due to injury. They’ll be matched up against freelancers Sareee and Takumi Iroha, two of the more interesting names in the Joshi scene as a whole currently.
The co-main will see experienced talent Nagisa Nozaki try to pull off the biggest win in her MARIGOLD career, challenging reigning world champ Miku Aono. Trios and tag belts will be defended earlier in the night as well.
- Komomo Minami vs. Hummingbird
- Nao Ishikawa & The Lady AI vs. Syoko Koshino & Aleah James
- Megaton vs. KABUKIMONO U
- Mai Sakurai, Natsumi Showzuki & Erina Yamanaka vs. Misa Matsui, CHIAKI & Rea Seto (MARIGOLD 3D Trios Championships)
- Kouki Amarei & Chika Goto vs. Shinno & Yuuka Yamazaki (MARIGOLD Twin Star Championships)
- Miku Aono vs. Nagisa Nozaki (MARIGOLD World Championship)
- Mayu Iwatani & Victoria Yuzuki vs. Takumi Iroha & Sareee
NJPW G1 Climax 36 Night 14 / 2 a.m. ET / NJPW World
The A Block will be NJPW’s focus on Sunday night when Night 14 of the G1 takes place. Boltin Oleg, one of the biggest stand-out names in this year’s G1, will try to remain in first place when he meets Hirooki Goto in the co-main event. Oleg is currently tied at the top with Konosuke Takeshita, who will try to bounce back from a recent loss when he faces SANADA. The main event, which sees Shingo Takagi take on tag talent Yuto-Ice, is an exciting one. Yuto has put together some exciting outings in this tourney, including that highly memorable loss to Yota Tsuji last week.
- Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano vs. Gedo & OSKAR
- Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf vs. Zane Jay & Callum Newman
- Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney vs. Dick Togo & Ren Narita
- Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jakob Austin Young & HENARE
- Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jake Lee (A Block)
- Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA (A Block)
- Yota Tsuji vs. Great-O-Khan (A Block)
- Hirooki Goto vs. Boltin Oleg (A Block)
- Shingo Takagi vs. Yuto-Ice (A Block)
NOAH Legacy Rise / 5 a.m. ET / Wrestle Universe
It’s been two years since Tetsuya Naito earned a singles title in his home country of Japan. The Los Tranquilos de Japon leader’s last major title reign dates back to his NJPW days, when he held the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship for the fifth time in 2025.
That streak of not holding a big-time title could end this Sunday when he challenges GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste as part of a Korakuen Hall card. Haste has honestly been on quite the entertaining run with NOAH’s top title, putting on big performances against names like Tetsuya Endo and Yoshiki Inamura. There are limits to what Naito can do in singles competition in 2026, and honestly I don’t know what to expect out of this one, but the fact that he’s facing a recently consistent name in Haste makes me interested in this one.
Sunday’s show also features Naomichi Marufuji against KENTA, plus numerous matchups as part of the tournament to crown NOAH’s first GHC200 champ (their version of the WWE Speed title).
- Muhammad Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara vs. Dragon Bane, Alejandro, Shuji Kondo & Katsumi Inahata
- Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II vs. BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Super Crazy & Black Mensore vs. Yuto Koyanagi & Aoi Takahashi
- Eita & Daiki Odashima vs. Kai Fujimura & Jun Masaoka
- HAYATA vs. Masa Kitamiya (GHC200 Championship Tournament Opening Round)
- Tetsuya Endo vs. AMAKUSA (GHC200 Championship Tournament Opening Round)
- Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino & YO-HEY vs. OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura & Tadasuke
- Kenoh vs. Alpha Wolf (GHC200 Championship Tournament Opening Round)
- Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yoshiki Inamura (GHC200 Championship Tournament Opening Round)
- Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA (GHC National Championship)
- Shane Haste vs. Tetsuya Naito (GHC Heavyweight Championship)
