Four major pro wrestling events spread across three promotions — WWE, AEW, and TNA — are scheduled for this weekend, with Saturday's WWE Night of Champions carrying three title defenses and two tournament finals whose winners earn SummerSlam championship shots. Sunday then runs three simultaneous events: WWE NXT's Great American Bash (four titles), AEW Forbidden Door, and TNA Slammiversary, where all six of the company's championships are contested. Outside the weekend cards, Los Perros del Mal reformed in AAA and Austin Aries captured the MLW National Openweight Championship on MLW Fusion.
WWE Night of Champions: Five Matches, SummerSlam Spots on the Line
| Match | Stakes |
|---|---|
| Jey Uso vs. Oba Femi | King of the Ring final |
| Liv Morgan vs. Iyo Sky | Queen of the Ring final |
| Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Gunther | Undisputed WWE Championship |
| Trick Williams (c) vs. Ricky Saints | United States Championship |
| Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill | Women's United States Championship |
Oba Femi enters carrying the weight of a loss to Brock Lesnar at Clash in Italy. Morgan, already a world champion, could use the tournament win to pursue a second title while setting up a potential match with Rhea Ripley; Sky, aligned with Ripley, adds a separate layer to the women's final.
Sunday: AEW Forbidden Door and TNA Slammiversary Compete on the Same Night
AEW Forbidden Door's Owen Hart Foundation tournament finals determine the All In world title challengers: Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland in the men's bracket, Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World in the women's. A 12-man steel cage tag match — Mark Briscoe's team of five against MJF's team of five — decides whether Briscoe earns an AEW World Championship shot. International bouts include Thekla defending the AEW Women's World Championship against Stardom's Starlight Kid and Shota Umino defending the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Pac.
TNA Slammiversary puts all six company titles in play. The X Division Championship is contested via Ultimate X with champion Cedric Alexander defending against six challengers: Leon Slater, Frankie Kazarian, Mr. Elegance, Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro, and Amazing Red. The TNA World Tag Team titles are decided in a ladder match among champions Brian Myers and Bear Bronson, The Hardys, and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch). Mike Santana defends the TNA World Championship against former TNA champion Nic Nemeth, who is calling his shot.
NXT's Great American Bash runs four title matches concurrently: Lola Vice defends the NXT Women's Championship against Kendal Grey, Tony D'Angelo defends the NXT Championship against Naraku, Myles Borne defends the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights, and Wren Sinclair defends the WWE Women's Speed Championship.
Los Perros del Mal Reform in AAA; Aries Claims MLW Gold
In AAA, Los Perros del Mal — originally formed under Perro Aguyao Jr. with past members including Penta, Konnan, Hector Garza, and Mephisto — reformed with five members: Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima, and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and revealed faction shirts. Chad Gable backs El Grande Americano heading into that developing program.
On MLW Fusion, Austin Aries — a former TNA champion who joined MLW as a broadcaster before returning to the ring last year for the Opera Cup, competing against KUSHIDA, Paul London, and Místico — defeated Blue Panther for the MLW National Openweight Championship. Aries has indicated he intends to take the title on the road and build it into a global championship.