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Matt Hardy says TNA changing time of Slammiversary to avoid AEW Forbidden Door was the “right move”

Posted on by Jake Skudder

TNA star Matt Hardy recently discussed the fact that TNA Slammiversary, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 and NXT Great American Bash 2026 will all be taking place on Sunday, June 28th.

Speaking on his podcast, Hardy would say that Slammiversary having to change start time was the “right move” for the company, rather than trying to go head to head with Forbidden Door:

“TNA announces Slammiversary, then Forbidden Door is announced…we move earlier in that day, which is the right move for us, no doubt, we’re going on at four. Then all of a sudden, there’s NXT. There’s going to be three premium live events, what a night!”‘

That 4 p.m. start time for the PPV now avoids a direct head-to-head with Forbidden Door, which AEW
has advertised as having a 7 p.m. start. 7pm was the original start time for Slammiversary, but as Hardy recognises, it makes sense to not try and go head-to-head and potentially lose out on viewers.

AEW vs NXT vs TNA

NXT Great American Bash 2026, however, WILL be starting at 7 PM EST on The CW. This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen an NXT show go head-to-head with AEW. As is usually the case in recent head-to-head situations, it’s an NXT show on television competing with an AEW PPV event, as opposed to the old ‘Wednesday Night Wars’ between NXT and Dynamite.

It should be an intriguing night, especially when it comes to viewing figures on all three shows, and we’ll be keeping track of all three right here on f4wonline.com.

WWE schedules NXT Great American Bash for very busy pro wrestling date

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Three major professional wrestling shows are set to take place on June 28.

AEW Forbidden Door and TNA Slammiversary were already scheduled for that date — and it’s now been announced that NXT Great American Bash is also happening on that Sunday. Great American Bash will go head-to-head with Forbidden Door, while Slammiversary avoids direct competition due to its afternoon start time.

Great American Bash begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time on June 28. It’s the first NXT PLE that will air live on The CW as part of a new multi-year PLE deal between the sides. The CW already airs NXT every week and is now carrying PLEs on its broadcast channel as well.

“Everybody’s been asking me, ‘When is the first PLE on The CW Network?’ Well, that’s what this announcement is for. June 28, CW Network and NXT are going to bring you Great American Bash,” NXT boss Shawn Michaels announced. “This partnership is moving forward and the Great American Bash on June 28 will have a special start time of 7 p.m.”

Peacock was previously home to these NXT events, but that deal expired prior to Stand & Deliver 2026, which aired on YouTube while WWE was still working out where NXT PLEs would land.

Great American Bash, Forbidden Door & Slammiversary details —

A location for Great American Bash was not mentioned in today’s announcement, so it will presumably be held at the WWE Performance Center. Forbidden Door and Slammiversary are respectively taking place in San Jose, California and Boston, Massachusetts.

The listed start time for Forbidden Door ticket holders is the same as Great American Bash (7 p.m. Eastern), while Slammiversary is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

WWE Night of Champions is set for this weekend as well, with that PLE happening in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 27.