This weekend’s wrestling schedule features one of NJPW’s biggest lineups of the year from Osaka, a faction war continuing as part of tomorrow’s AEW Collision, more King & Queen of the Ring qualifier matches on Smackdown, plus some fun independent wrestling! Here’s a rundown of all the notable events happening over the next three days, plus when and where to watch it all.
Friday
WWE Friday Night Smackdown / 8 p.m. ET / USA Network
The road to Night of Champions will continue this evening when WWE Friday Night Smackdown takes place at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. The final opening round matchups in the King and Queen of the Ring bouts will go down this weekend, it was announced ahead of time.
The men’s four-way includes former world champ Jey Uso, fellow Raw stand-out LA Knight, WWE newcomer Royce Keys, and one of Smackdown’s newest additions, Finn Balor. The women’s bout includes the decorated Charlotte Flair, ex-champ Jade Cargill, newly-crowned Intercontinental titleholder Sol Ruca, and Lyra Valkyria.
- Charlotte Flair vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Jade Cargill vs. Sol Ruca (Queen of the Ring First Round)
- Finn Balor vs. LA Knight vs. Jey Uso vs. Royce Keys (King of the Ring First Round)
REVOLVER No Country for Ole Mancer / 8 p.m. ET / Youtube
Out of all the independent wrestling events set for this weekend, REVOLVER’s Friday night show, No Country for Ole Mancer, seems to be the best. The lineup is full of big names: Mance Warner, Myron Reed, recent TNA departure Steve Maclin, “Blackheart” Lio Rush, and Billie Starkz are just some of the many big names appearing as part of the show. Oh, and the best part? It’s all going to be streaming on Youtube for free! No paid subscription, no catch, or anything!
- Lio Rush in action
- Steve Maclin vs. Joe Alonzo
- Alan Angels vs. Jeffrey John
- Bigg Pound vs. Dreadknot vs. Troy Parker vs. Crash (REVOLVER 24/7 Scramble Championship)
- BDE vs. Brent Oakley (REVOLVER Remix Championship)
- Myron Reed & Killer Kelly vs. Derek Dillinger & Katie Arquette
Tye or Die vs. Jake Crist, Rich Swann & Billie Starkz (REVOLVER World Tag Team Championships) - Mance Warner vs. Alex Colon (REVOLVER World Championship)
CMLL Viernes Espectacular / 10:30 p.m. ET / Youtube
Tiger Mask, an NJPW veteran who is just weeks away from retiring, will begin his final tour of Mexico as part of tonight’s CMLL card from Arena Mexico. He’ll be part of a stacked six-man main event matchup this evening, teaming with Komander and Neon to take on Black Tiger, Ultimo Guerrero, and Barbaro Cavernario. AEW fans will see some crossover matchups earlier in the night as well, as La Faccion Ingobernable’s The Beast Mortos and Sammy Guevara will defend their ROH tag belts, and Thunder Rosa will be in action as well. The full show will be streaming live for paid subscribers to CMLL’s Youtube page.
- Hijo del Pantera & Pantera Jr. vs. Vegas Depredador & Raider
- Valiente Jr., Max Star & Futuro vs. Stigma, Arkalis & Rayo Metalico
- Thunder Rosa, Lluvia & La Jarochita vs. Persephone, Keyra & Olympia
- Titan vs. Yutani
- The Beast Mortos & Sammy Guevara vs. Villano III Jr. & El Hijo del Villano III (ROH World Tag Team Championships)
- Tiger Mask, Komander & Neon vs. Black Tiger, Ultimo Guerrero & Barbaro Cavernario
Saturday
JCW Saturday Nite / 6 p.m. ET / TrillerTV+
If you’re looking for some indie action to check out on Saturday night, Jersey Championship Wrestling’s Saturday Nite event is worth giving a watch. Streaming live for subscribers to TrillerTV+, the event includes appearances from fast-rising names like Gabby Forza, WWE ID’s Marcus Mathers, Charles Mason, and AEW’s Alec Price.
- Gabby Forza vs. Jordan Oliver
- Alec Price vs. Juni Underwood
- Leo Sparrow vs. Cheeseburger
- Marcus Mathers vs. Devious Cass
- Ray Jaz vs. Sturdy Sal Mistretta
- Charles Mason vs. Terry Yaki (JCW World Championship)
AEW Collision / 8 p.m. ET / TNT
A taped edition of AEW Collision will go down tomorrow night, with four different matchups confirmed for it.
Tomorrow’s show will see Kenny Omega in singles action for the first time in months, gearing up for his Forbidden Door bout against Zack Sabre Jr. The feud between Death Riders and Shane Taylor Promotions will continue with what should be a hectic five-on-five Street Fight. Tag excellence will be on display when The Dogs and The Young Bucks face off. Plus, CMLL women’s champ Persephone will go up against Julia Hart, with the winner qualifying for an upcoming six-way bout for the vacant TBS Championship, and so much more. Not a bad way to spend your Saturday night!
- Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier in action
- Athena in action
- Speedball Bailey vs. Jake Doyle
- Hikaru Shida vs. Zayda Steel
- Kevin Knight vs. Myron Reed (TNT Championship)
- Kenny Omega vs. Bad Dude Tito
- Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Daniel Garcia & Marina Shafir vs. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Trish Adora (Cincinnati Street Fight)
- Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson vs. Clark Connors & David Finlay
- Julia Hart vs. Persephone (TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest Match Qualifier)
Sunday
NJPW Dominion 6.14 / 3 a.m. ET / NJPW World
The biggest card this weekend is easily NJPW’s annual Dominion card, which will be live on Sunday morning from Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
The main event will see IWGP Heavyweight Champion Callum Newman defend his title for the final time before the prolific G1 Climax tournament kicks off, rematching former champ Yota Tsuji. Who will enter the summer tournament as world champ?
Earlier in the night, Best of the Super Juniors winner YOH will attempt to end DOUKI’s dreadful run as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and kick off his first notable singles title run in the company. The always fun Knockout Brothers will try to extend their tag title reign against United Empire’s Great-O-Khan and HENARE. Andrade El Idolo will look to overcome the odds in a three-way match featuring Drilla Moloney and Shota Umino, CMLL star Mistico will take on tag partner El Desperado in a special attraction singles bout, SANADA will return, and more.
Whether you’re tuned in live at the outrageously early hours of Sunday morning or you’re finishing up your weekend by watching a replay of the event, NJPW has a solid lineup going down in a couple of days.
- Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA (NJPW World Television Championship)
- El Phantasmo vs. Jake Lee (No Disqualification)
- Taichi & Yuya Uemura vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.
- Mistico vs. El Desperado
- Ren Narita vs. Aaron Wolf (NEVER Openweight Championship)
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan & HENARE (IWGP Tag Team Championships)
- Andrade El Idolo vs. Drilla Moloney vs. Shota Umino (IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship)
- DOUKI vs. YOH (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship)
- Callum Newman vs. Yota Tsuji (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
