Summer Blockbuster (2026)
All Elite Wrestling two-part television special
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Summer Blockbuster was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) which took place on June 10 2026 and June 11, 2026 at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. It aired live on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 as a special episode of Dynamite on TBS and June 13, 2026 on tape delay as a special episode of Collision on TNT. Both parts were also simulcast on HBO Max in the United States.
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 10–11, 2026 | ||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Venue | Andrew J. Brady Music Center | ||
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Production
Background
AEW Dynamite, also known as Wednesday Night Dynamite, is the flagship weekly professional wrestling television program of the American company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). AEW Collision, also known as Saturday Night Collision, is AEW's secondary program that premiered in June 2023. On April 15, 2025, AEW filed to trademark "Summer Blockbuster".[1] On April 17, the company announced that Summer Blockbuster would be a television special, airing live as a four-hour marathon of back-to-back special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision, with both programs airing on TBS and simulcast on Max. Dynamite aired in its usual 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) slot while Collision, which normally airs on Saturdays on TNT, aired immediately after Dynamite at 10:00 p.m. ET. The event was scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.[2]
On April 13, 2026, AEW announced that the 2026 edition of Summer Blockbuster would take place on June 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, marking the first time that the event was held on two nights.[3]
Storylines
Summer Blockbuster featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.[4] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision.
Results
| No. | Results[5][6] | Stipulations | Times[7] | ||||
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| 1D | Steven Borden and Kiran Grey defeated Rosario Grillo and KM by pinfall | Tag team match | — | ||||
| 2 | Jon Moxley (c) defeated Shane Taylor by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Continental Championship | 13:11 | ||||
| 3 | Mark Briscoe defeated Pac by pinfall | Singles match | 12:12 | ||||
| 4 | Andrade El Idolo defeated Orange Cassidy by pinfall | Singles match | 15:17 | ||||
| 5 | Maya World defeated Skye Blue | Owen Hart Cup 2026 women's tournament quarter final match | 11:21 | ||||
| 6 | Mike Bailey, Místico, and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) defeated RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) and The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal and Blake Christian) by submission | Owen Hart Cup 2026 men's tournament semi final match | 15:00 | ||||
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