WWE’s remaining premium live event calendar for 2026 is taking shape, with reported start times highlighting just how international the company’s closing stretch will be. Four main-roster PLEs remain on the schedule: Money in the Bank in New Orleans, Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Survivor Series: WarGames in Houston, and WrestlePalooza in Perth, Australia.
The proposed broadcast windows range from a conventional North American evening start to an early-morning presentation for United States viewers. The timing also includes a notable competitive wrinkle later this month, as WWE and AAA’s Worlds Collide is currently expected to begin at the exact same time as AEW All Out.
While event start times can always be subject to change as WWE finalizes its production plans and broadcast schedule, the current information offers a clearer picture of how fans may need to plan for a packed final portion of the year.
Worlds Collide and All Out set for the same 8 p.m. ET window
Before the main roster reaches Money in the Bank, WWE’s calendar includes a major crossover date involving AAA. Worlds Collide, set for September 26 at Allstate Arena in Chicago, is expected to start at 8 p.m. ET.
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That places the show directly against AEW All Out, which is also scheduled for an 8 p.m. ET start that night. All Out will take place at Chicago’s Now Arena, creating an unusual situation in which two major wrestling cards are not only running head-to-head on the same evening, but are doing so in the same metropolitan area.
The overlap is believed to be intentional, making September 26 one of the more closely watched scheduling battles on the wrestling calendar. WWE has long been able to draw attention to its programming through the scale of its global platforms, while AEW has established All Out as one of its significant annual events. With both promotions operating in Chicago, the competition extends beyond television and streaming viewership to the broader conversation surrounding the weekend.
For fans, the clash means choosing between live viewing, splitting attention between both events, or watching one show later. It also puts added focus on match announcements, card depth and the order in which each promotion reveals its biggest attractions. Neither event needs to be framed only as a battle for one night, but the direct timing ensures comparisons will be unavoidable.
AAA has two major dates on the calendar
Worlds Collide arrives shortly after another important AAA weekend. Triplemanía 34 is scheduled as a two-night event this weekend, giving AAA a substantial platform before its Chicago collaboration with WWE later in September.
The presence of Triplemanía 34 and Worlds Collide in the same late-year period illustrates the expanding importance of AAA within WWE’s broader event picture. The promotions’ relationship has provided opportunities for talent and brands to appear in front of audiences that may not normally follow every show from the other side of the partnership.
Worlds Collide is particularly notable because it is not being positioned in isolation. Its placement in Chicago, on a date that overlaps with All Out, turns it into a prominent part of WWE’s September strategy. The show is expected to have its own identity as a WWE and AAA presentation, while its time slot guarantees that it will also be discussed in the context of the wider wrestling landscape.
Money in the Bank expected to lead off at 6 p.m. ET
The main-roster PLE run resumes with Money in the Bank on October 10 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The event is expected to begin at 6 p.m. ET.
A 6 p.m. Eastern start has become a familiar format for some WWE stadium and arena events, particularly when the company wants the main portion of the card to play out during prime viewing hours while allowing the show to conclude at a more manageable time on the East Coast. For fans in the Central time zone, including those attending in New Orleans, that start would translate to 5 p.m. local time.
Money in the Bank traditionally carries major storyline consequences because of its signature ladder matches and the contract opportunities tied to them. The event often helps determine the direction of championship programs for months afterward. With the show placed in October, its outcomes could have a direct effect on the road through Crown Jewel, Survivor Series: WarGames and the final international PLE of the year.
The New Orleans setting also gives WWE a recognizable major-event backdrop for the start of its closing run. Exact card details and presentation plans remain to be seen, but the early evening start time suggests a standard domestic PLE broadcast window.
Crown Jewel will air in the early afternoon in the United States
Following Money in the Bank, WWE will head to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel. The event is expected to air at 1 p.m. ET, a start time reflecting the substantial difference between the United States and the event’s host market.
International WWE PLEs routinely require U.S. audiences to adjust their viewing plans, and Crown Jewel appears set to be another afternoon show for viewers on the East Coast. For fans in other North American time zones, that would mean an even earlier start. The different schedule does not diminish the event’s importance; rather, it underlines the global scope of WWE’s premium live event business.
Crown Jewel has become a recurring stop on WWE’s calendar and typically occupies a meaningful place in the company’s championship and special-attraction plans. Its position between Money in the Bank and Survivor Series: WarGames gives WWE a major international stage during a key transition point in the final months of the year.
The 1 p.m. ET window also creates a different viewing rhythm from the company’s North American PLEs. Instead of building into the traditional Saturday or Sunday night wrestling schedule, Crown Jewel is expected to unfold through the afternoon for much of the U.S. audience. That can create a distinctive atmosphere around the show, particularly as fans follow results and major developments in real time across different regions.
Survivor Series: WarGames returns to a 6 p.m. ET start
Survivor Series: WarGames, the penultimate main-roster PLE of 2026, is expected to begin at 6 p.m. ET from Houston, Texas. Like Money in the Bank, the Texas event would begin at 5 p.m. local time under that schedule.
Survivor Series has become one of WWE’s defining annual events, and the WarGames format has given the show an especially clear modern identity. The event generally represents a culmination point for some of the company’s most heated group rivalries and long-running conflicts. With only WrestlePalooza remaining afterward, Houston will likely serve as a major staging ground for WWE’s final stories of the calendar year.
The reported 6 p.m. ET start keeps Survivor Series in line with the domestic evening structure expected for Money in the Bank. It is a time slot that gives live attendees an early start while still allowing the marquee portions of the program to reach viewers during the heart of the evening.
For WWE, the placement of Survivor Series after Crown Jewel also provides a clear sequence of event environments: New Orleans, Saudi Arabia and Houston. Each location brings a different audience, atmosphere and scheduling reality, but all three events will lead toward the company’s final PLE stop in Australia.
WrestlePalooza in Perth would begin at 6 a.m. ET
The most striking start time of the remaining schedule belongs to WrestlePalooza. WWE’s final main-roster PLE of 2026 is scheduled for December 13 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, and is expected to air at 6 a.m. ET.
That would make WrestlePalooza a morning event for viewers across much of the United States, while the local Perth audience would experience the show at a far more traditional live-event hour. The time difference is unavoidable for a major event staged in Australia, and it gives WWE one of its most unusual domestic viewing windows of the year.
An early-morning U.S. broadcast could make WrestlePalooza feel distinct from every other main-roster PLE on the schedule. Fans who watch live would be starting their day with WWE’s final major show of 2026, rather than settling in for a nighttime card. The event’s placement on December 13 adds another layer of significance, as it will close the year’s premium live event slate.
There is also a possibility that December 13 could feature two WWE shows: WrestlePalooza in the morning and another WWE event at night. No further details about a second show have been confirmed in the current scheduling information, so that remains a possibility rather than a finalized plan.
A closing schedule built around time zones and major competition
WWE’s final run of 2026 is notable not simply because of the number of events left, but because of how varied their presentations may be. Worlds Collide is expected to share a start time with AEW All Out in Chicago. Money in the Bank and Survivor Series: WarGames are set for early-evening Eastern starts. Crown Jewel is positioned for the afternoon, and WrestlePalooza is slated to begin before sunrise for East Coast viewers.
The schedule emphasizes WWE’s international reach while also ensuring that the closing months of the year will demand flexibility from fans. From New Orleans to Saudi Arabia, Houston and Perth, the company’s final main-roster PLEs will operate across multiple continents and sharply different broadcast windows.
With Triplemanía 34, Worlds Collide, Money in the Bank, Crown Jewel, Survivor Series: WarGames and WrestlePalooza all still ahead, the final stretch of 2026 is poised to be one of the busiest periods on WWE’s event calendar.
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