Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s AEW WrestleDream Live on October 17, 2026, coming to you live from the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida with a special main show start time of 8:00 PM ET!
Will Ospreay will defend his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Adam Copeland, Konosuke Takeshita, AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada, Ricochet and TNT Champion Darby Allyn in a timed carnage match. Starting with two wrestlers inside the ring to begin the first round of the match, six more wrestlers will enter the match at three minute intervals for a total of eight competitors. Until all eight wrestlers are at least in the ring, anyone who is pinned or eliminated by submission will be disqualified. The remaining competitors will advance to the second round, where the 15-minute clock will start. Wrestlers aim to earn as many points as they can in that window to earn points by pinning or forcing an opponent to tap out via submission, and whoever has the most points in 15 minutes will exit WrestleDream as the AEW World Champion to win the contest.
Fresh off her successful defense against Queen Aminata at the AEW Dynamite Grand Slam in France on October 6th, Mercedes Mone will make her AEW Women’s World Championship debut as she defends against former titleholder Thekla. Thekla defeated Willow Nightingale in a singles contender’s match for the AEW Women’s World Championship on September 26 at All Out to secure her title shot against Monae tonight.
“The Executioner” Adam Page, Brody King and Ring of Honor World Champion Bandido were unsuccessful in a challenge for the AEW World Trios Championship at All Out last month with Swerve Strickland and New Level’s Kofi and Austin Creed. Paige, King and Bandido will have another shot at recapturing the AEW World Triathlon Championship when they challenge Strickland and The New Level again tonight, but this time it will be in a 2-on-3 match.
Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks will make a run for their AEW World Tag Team Championship as they defend against The Don Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight. The Young Bucks previously dethroned Christian Cage and Adam Copeland as the AEW World Tag Team Champions at AEW All Out on September 26 in a three-way match that also featured FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.
Persephone will be playing for her TBS Championship as she defends against Hyan in a four-way match against Queen Aminata and Dani Luna. After Hian and Dani Luna defeated Persephone and her ally Britt Baker last Wednesday in a double TV special on Dynamite and Clash, Persephone and Baker beat up Hian and Luna until Aminata ran out to the ring to help them.
John Moxley of The Death Riders will promote the Intercontinental Championship as he defends against Mark Davis of the Don Callies Family. Moxley had successful defenses against Nigel McGuinness and Orange Cassidy at AEW All In on the August 30 and September 30 episode of Dynamite, respectively, dedicated to the late PAC.
Andrade El Idolo will be on the line for his national championship as he defends against Tommaso Ciampa in Ciampa’s continued quest to capture his second gold in AEW. Not only will this mark Andrade’s first Collision Grand Slam defense since taking on Michael Oku; Samoa Joe made Andrade disappear on the Coquina Clutch at last Wednesday’s Dynamite and Collision special to set him and Ciampa up against Andrade and the aforementioned Ospreay.
Jericho may have won against Nick Wayne on the September 16 episode of “Dynamite,” but Wayne got revenge when he picked up a victory of his own against Jericho on the October 10 “Collision” Grand Slam: in a France television special. The two men want to settle their score as they need to square off, but then Jericho will be out for the rest of the night. Wayne for not taking him seriously.
Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley of The Motor City Machine Guns will take on FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler in the AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl beginning at 7 PM ET. FTR demanded another shot at The Young Bucks’ AEW World Tag Team Championship last Wednesday during the Dynamite and Collision special, but The Motor City Machine Guns ran into the pair. Alex Shelley pondered the idea that The Motor City Machine Guns could beat FTR three out of five times (while FTR had previously beaten The Young Bucks three out of five times) and proposed a Best of Five series.
Additionally, Sisters of Sin’s Skye Blue and Julia Hart will also take on Megan Bain and Divine Dominion’s Lena Cross in the Saturday Tailgate Brawl.
