AEW All Out 2026 heading back to Chicago area
This September, AEW is bringing its All Out pay-per-view back to the Chicago area.
Tony Khan announced today that AEW All Out 2026 will take place from NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, September 26. Tickets are going on sale to the general public next Monday (July 13), with the VIP pre-sale beginning on July 7 and regular pre-sale starting on July 9.
All Out being held in Chicago/Hoffman Estates is a tradition that dates back to AEW’s first year in existence, but that was broken in 2025 with the PPV instead taking place from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aside from 2020 during the pandemic, it’s the only time the state of Illinois hasn’t hosted All Out.
Though the Chicago tradition is returning, All Out is still not going back to its original Labor Day weekend spot on the AEW calendar. Tony Khan explained to Q101 Radio that, with All In happening in London at the end of August during a bank holiday weekend, there would not be enough time to properly build a Labor Day weekend All Out card.
“I want to make sure that the fans get the best possible experience at All Out,” Khan said. “So that means giving four weeks between these pay-per-views to fully build up and have about a month between AEW All In and AEW All Out. So we’re going to have a huge All Out. It’s one of our biggest events of the year, and the fans who have been to the All Out shows around Chicago know this pay-per-view has an incredible track record of delivering great results.”
AEW PPV schedule —
With this announcement, AEW now has PPVs confirmed for July, August, and September. Here is the updated schedule:
- Sunday, July 26: Redemption at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Sunday, August 30: All In at Wembley Stadium in London, England
- Saturday, September 26: All Out at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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