Abstract
WWE and AEW may have occasions on the identical day, intensifying competitors.
WWE beforehand scheduled NXT occasions on similar day as AEW occasions.
Confirmed matches for AEW’s Forbidden Door and NXT’s Heatwave occasions.
They are saying that slightly competitors is sweet, and that’s precisely what’s going on between WWE and AEW. For the primary time, WWE might be holding a primary roster PLE on the identical day as an AEW pay-per-view. Issues are heating up between the 2 promotions.
When Are The Occasions?
In response to POST Wrestling, which spoke with a number of sources, it was confirmed that WWE might be doing a yet-to-be-announced premium stay occasion on Saturday, September 20, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The occasion is identical day as AEW’s All Out pay-per-view, which might be happening on the Scotiabank Area in Toronto. As of this writing, it’s unclear what time the WWE occasion might be, however All Out is ready for 8 p.m. ET.
Almost two weeks earlier than the occasion, WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque is scheduled to talk on Sept. 9, 10, and 11 on the Outdated Nationwide Centre for TEDSports Indianapolis. It’s price mentioning that this previous WWE’s Royal Rumble PLE passed off on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
WWE NXT Vs. AEW
Whereas this can be the primary time {that a} primary roster PLE has conflicted with an AEW occasion, that’s not the case for WWE’s developmental model, NXT. This yr alone, WWE has scheduled its NXT premium stay occasions on the identical day as AEW’s All In Texas and Double or Nothing. Additionally, AEW and NJPW’s Forbidden Door occasion is ready for this month on August 24, and that’s the time when NXT’s Heatwave PLE is.
Confirmed matches for Forbidden Door embody Kazuchika Okada defending the AEW Unified Championship in opposition to Swerve Strickland, and AEW Ladies’s Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm is ready to defend her title in opposition to Athena. The occasion might be happening in London, England, on the O2 Area.
NXT Heatwave confirmed matches embody Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe, and Oba Femi will defend the NXT Championship in opposition to Je’Von Evans or Trick Williams. Additionally, Hank and Tank might be defending the NXT Tag Staff Titles in opposition to two members of DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, Saquon Shugars, or Cutler James). Heatwave might be on the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. Total, it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see what or if WWE or AEW will even react to the occasions occurring on the identical evening in September.
