AEW to make Maine debut next month

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Next month, AEW is holding a show in the state of Maine for the first time ever.

It was announced today that the Wednesday, May 20 episode of Dynamite will be held in Portland, Maine at Cross Insurance Arena. This is Dynamite’s go-home show for Double or Nothing 2026.

Tickets are going on sale to the general public this Friday (April 10) at 10 a.m. Eastern time. AEW World Champion MJF, Women’s World Champion Thekla, Willow Nightingale, and Will Ospreay are featured on promotional material for the episode.

While this is AEW’s first-ever event in Maine, the promotion’s World Championship was defended on an indie show in the state earlier this year. MJF retained against Alec Price in January at a show for Limitless Wrestling, an indie promotion founded in Maine. That same night, Price and his tag team partner Jordan Oliver were presented with AEW contracts.

A new Collision date has also been added to the AEW schedule. That episode will take place from the Wicomico Civic Center on Saturday, May 16 — one night after the venue hosts ROH Supercard of Honor 2026.

AEW has its Dynasty pay-per-view coming up this weekend and will then start the build toward Double or Nothing, which is being held in New York City on Sunday, May 24.

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Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

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