Worlds Collide: Las Vegas
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| Promotion(s) | WWE AAA | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown NXT | ||
| Date | September 12, 2025 | ||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | ||
| Venue | Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center | ||
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Worlds Collide: Las Vegas, also known as Worlds Collide II and simply Worlds Collide, is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event and supercard co-produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and its Mexican sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). It will be the fifth Worlds Collide under the WWE banner, and take place on Friday, September 12, 2025, at the Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event will feature wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brand divisions, and from AAA, which WWE acquired in April 2025.
The event will mark the first time WWE has held two Worlds Collide events in the same year, following the June 2025 event in Inglewood, California. It will air for free via WWE's YouTube channel with both English and Spanish language commentary at 10pm EST immediately after WWE's Friday Night SmackDown.
Production
Background
Worlds Collide is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on January 26, 2019, when the American promotion WWE held an interbrand tournament featuring wrestlers from NXT, and the now-defunct NXT UK and 205 Live brands;[1][2][3] WWE later held Worlds Collide events in 2020 and 2022.[4][5] On June 7, 2025, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, WWE held a fourth Worlds Collide event in collaboration with the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).[6] WWE had previously announced its intention to acquire AAA; the deal finalized on August 1, 2025.[7] On August 16, 2025, during Triplemanía XXXIII, it was announced that WWE and AAA would hold a second Worlds Collide event on Friday, September 12, 2025 at the Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.[8][9]
Worlds Collide: Las Vegas will be held as part of the Mexican independence day weekend, a major weekend for Mexican combat sports. During the weekend, WWE's parent company TKO Group Holdings will promote Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas under the Zuffa Boxing banner.[10]
Storylines
The event will include professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines. Results will be predetermined by writers of the participating promotions, while storylines will be produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Raw, SmackDown, and NXT, as well as at other WWE and AAA events.[11][12][13]
References
- ^ WWE.com staff (January 24, 2019). "WWE Worlds Collide to stream on Saturday, Feb. 2". WWE. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "NXT, 205 Live and NXT UK Superstars to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament at Royal Rumble Axxess". WWE. January 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (January 10, 2019). "WWE Worlds Collide tournament set, will be taped for network special". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "WWE Worlds Collide preview, Jan. 25 2020: NXT and NXT UK clash during Royal Rumble Weekend". WWE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (August 18, 2022). "WWE Announces The Impending Launch Of 'NXT Europe'; Final NXT UK Event To Be 'Worlds Collide' On 9/4". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "WWE News: WWE AAA Worlds Collide to stream on YouTube, first match set". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 19, 2025). "WWE Announces Acquisition Of Lucha Libre AAA, Worlds Collide Event Set For June 7". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (August 16, 2025). "WWE x AAA Worlds Collide II Set For September 12th In Las Vegas, Nevada". Fightful. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Pollock, John (August 16, 2025). "AAA returns to the U.S. for Worlds Collide in September". Post Wrestling. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Upton, Felix (August 16, 2025). "WWE and AAA Announce Next Worlds Collide 2025 Event". Ringside News. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
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