The week of Sep 21–27, 2026 logged 17 dispatches across professional wrestling. Championships moved: Mustafa Ali retains TNA International Title in controversial triple threat; Persephone retains TBS Championship over Hyan and issues All Out open challenge; Swerve and The New Level retain AEW World Trios Titles ahead of All Out. On the roster front: Speedball Mike Bailey joins Will Ospreay’s United Empire on Dynamite. Off screen, the business desk tracked: WWE Main Event moves to Rumble streaming platform starting October 14; Grayson Waller and Mason Rook trade words as NXT Title feud heats up; Liv Morgan calls her title loss the Santiago Screwjob as Becky Lynch takes credit; LA Knight vows to take Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship.
Tonight’s SmackDown in Indianapolis features a triple threat to fill the last men’s MITB spot, plus Trick Williams defends the United States Title against Baron Corbin in a steel cage and Charlotte Flair battles Giulia and Lash Legend for a women’s ladder match spot.
After weeks of ambushing wrestlers, the attackers of The Hardy Brothers unmasked as Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw, forming the faction Syx. The Hardys challenged Sawyer and Shaw to a match next week.
Ali struck Trey Miguel with the championship belt and rolled him up to retain the International Championship in a triple threat that also featured Jason Hotch. Tasha Steelz assisted Ali during the finish.
Nemeth beat KJ Orso with the Hollywood Ending to secure his spot in the X-Division title match at Bound for Glory. Order 4 fractured as Mila Moore and John Skyler quit the faction after Ali discovered their relationship.
WWE and Rumble announced a long-term partnership to stream Main Event every Wednesday at 8 PM ET on Rumble.com and its apps, replacing its previous Peacock home. The move adds another distribution channel for weekly WWE content.
Bailey officially debuted as a member of the United Empire alongside AEW World Champion Will Ospreay on the All Out go-home show. AEW confirmed Bailey’s signing earlier in the week.
The TBS Champion used an underhanded finish to beat Hyan on the Dynamite portion of the combined show, then announced a TBS Title open challenge for All Out on September 27.
Swerve Strickland and The New Level defended the World Trios Championship against The Demand on Dynamite. Their All Out opponents, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, were confirmed for the pay-per-view.
The AEW World Champion and his challenger closed the combined Dynamite-Collision show with a confrontation in Indianapolis. Ospreay defends against Moxley at All Out on Saturday, September 27 in Chicago.
The Creed Brothers beat Jax Presley and Harley Riggins while Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar upset Los Americanos to advance to the quarterfinals. Robert Stone announced the tournament’s return last week.
NXT Champion Waller and challenger Rook had a heated war of words, with Rook declaring himself the best big man in the game. Thea Hail earned a future title match by teaming with La Catalina to beat Zaria and Kelani Jordan.
Penta beat Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee in a triple threat after being inserted into the match following Sikoa’s abduction by 946. Penta earlier confronted Judgment Day, calling Mysterio the king of the pendejos.
Perez pinned IYO SKY and La Catalina in a triple threat to earn her spot in the women’s MITB ladder match on October 10 in New Orleans.
Morgan said she was robbed of the Women’s World Championship on Raw and labelled the September 12 Chile live event the Santiago Screwjob. Becky Lynch claimed responsibility and demanded first dibs at a title match against new champion Stephanie Vaquer.
Knight cut a promo on Raw noting that Reigns has had no Bloodline interference recently and claiming he is the most self-made fighter in the game. He challenged Reigns for the World Heavyweight Title.
After Je’Von Evans beat Bron Breakker by disqualification when The Vision interfered, Oba Femi made a surprise return and laid out Breakker. The attack signals a feud between the two powerhouses.
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