Today is Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Big night ahead, a three-hour AEW block with Dynamite and a taped Collision, and then Saturday Night’s Main Event in Fort Wayne arrives fast. With that said, here is all the pro wrestling news you need to know for today.
AEW stacks tonight’s special with Darby Allin defending the AEW World Championship against Mike Bailey, FTR vs Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, and Jon Moxley vs Kyle O’Reilly in a Continental Championship Eliminator. On Monday’s Raw, Jacob Fatu challenged Roman Reigns to Tribal Combat for the World Heavyweight Championship, Finn Bálor beat JD McDonagh in a Street Fight, and Paige and Brie Bella retained the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Tuesday’s NXT on May 19 delivered Kam Hendrix and Mason Rook over Tony D’Angelo and Myles Borne, plus title retentions for Tatum Paxley and the NXT Tag Team Champions Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor.
Monday’s Raw (May 18) featured Jacob Fatu calling out Roman Reigns for Tribal Combat with the World Heavyweight Championship at stake. Finn Bálor defeated JD McDonagh in a Street Fight, and Paige and Brie Bella retained the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. Friday’s SmackDown (May 15) set Gunther as No. 1 Contender by beating Royce Keys, after which Cody Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes. Trick Williams also defeated The Miz, and the champions Paige and Brie Bella beat Giulia and Kiana James in non-title action. Looking ahead to Saturday Night’s Main Event (May 23), Logan Paul and Austin Theory defend the World Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits, Paige and Brie Bella are set to face Lash Legend and Nia Jax for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship, and Rhea Ripley teams with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss against Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab in a six-woman tag.
Tuesday’s NXT (May 19) saw Kam Hendrix and Mason Rook defeat NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo and North American Champion Myles Borne in tag action. Tatum Paxley retained the NXT Women’s North American Championship against newcomer Lizzy Rain. Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor held the NXT Tag Team Championship by defeating Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars.
AEW runs Dynamite and a taped Collision from Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine on Wednesday (May 20), with Darby Allin defending the AEW World Championship against Mike Bailey, FTR putting the AEW World Tag Team Championship up against Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong, and Jon Moxley facing Kyle O’Reilly in a Continental Championship Eliminator. Chris Jericho teams with Matt and Nick Jackson against Ricochet, Andrade El Idolo and Mark Davis, Mark Briscoe meets Tommaso Ciampa in an Anything Goes match, and Will Ospreay wrestles Katsuyori Shibata ahead of an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament quarterfinal with Samoa Joe. AEW announced the end of AEWPlus on Triller by May 20, directing subscribers to MyAEW. Last Wednesday’s Dynamite (May 13) drew 585,000 viewers with a 0.10 P18-49 rating, per Wrestlenomics as reported by Fightful.
Saturday’s AAA on Fox broadcast that aired May 16 featured The Creed Brothers, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed, defeating Aerostar and El Fiscal. Mr. Iguana and La Parka won a four-way tag over NGD, Tokyo Bad Boys and Money Machine. The episode also teed up War Raiders versus Psycho Clown and Pagano at Noche de Los Grandes.
Tonight’s AEW lineup is the week’s center, with Darby Allin vs Mike Bailey for the AEW World Championship and FTR defending against Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong setting the tone. By Saturday, Saturday Night’s Main Event (May 23) has title stakes across both tag divisions and a high-profile six-woman tag involving Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab. Jacob Fatu’s Tribal Combat challenge to Roman Reigns from Raw now sits on the board as the next heavyweight decision.
Is Jacob Fatu's Tribal Combat challenge to Roman Reigns a legitimate threat to the World Heavyweight Championship, or a swerve to build heat?
Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against Mike Bailey, with FTR vs Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong also on the docket.
Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 23 brings Logan Paul and Austin Theory’s World Tag Team Championship defense against The Street Profits, plus Paige and Brie Bella defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship and a six-woman tag featuring Rhea Ripley.
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