Add as a preferred source on Google WWE just set up a major scheduling clash with AEW for the second half of 2026. Worlds Collide will take place on Saturday, September 26, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, outside Chicago. The event will feature talent from both WWE and Lucha Libre AAA.
That date, though, was already taken by one of Tony Khan’s biggest pay-per-views. AEW All Out will happen on the same day, at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, also outside Chicago.
What stands out is that All Out was announced on July 6, ten days before Worlds Collide was confirmed. WWE has yet to reveal a start time for its own event, so there’s no way to confirm whether the two broadcasts will actually run at the same time.
WWE announced Worlds Collide for Saturday September 26 in Chicago
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) July 16, 2026
The same day and city as AEW All Out pic.twitter.com/9TR1NJzXWb
Worlds Collide tickets go on sale July 24, with a presale set for the day before. All Out tickets, meanwhile, have been available since the start of this week.
This won’t be the first time WWE has put a major show on the same day as All Out. In 2022, NXT Worlds Collide also took place on September 4, while AEW was running its own pay-per-view at the NOW Arena. Last year, Wrestlepalooza was booked against All Out, forcing AEW to move up its start time.
It remains to be seen whether WWE will confirm a start time that puts Worlds Collide head-to-head with All Out, or if the two companies will avoid a full-scale battle for the audience.