All Elite Wrestling is officially bringing one of its biggest annual pay-per-views back to the Chicagoland area this fall, as AEW All Out 2026 will take place Saturday, September 26, from NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The announcement gives AEW’s fall calendar a major anchor point and brings All Out back to one of the buildings most closely tied to the history of the event.
Tickets for AEW All Out 2026 will go on sale to the general public Monday, July 13 at 10 a.m. CST through Ticketmaster and AEWTix. VIP/Premium access begins Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. CST, while presales begin Thursday, July 9 at 10 a.m. CST and run through Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Fans interested in early-access presale opportunities can also register as an AEW Insider.
AEW’s official event page currently lists the start time as TBA, while Ticketmaster currently has the event listed for 6:00 p.m. CDT. Additional information on All Out 2026 is expected to be announced in the near future.
The return to NOW Arena is significant because All Out has always felt connected to Chicago and the surrounding area. The event began in 2019 at the same building, then known as Sears Centre Arena, when Chris Jericho defeated “Hangman” Adam Page to become the first AEW World Champion. That match helped define AEW’s earliest identity and set the stage for the company’s launch on weekly television.
Since then, All Out has become one of AEW’s most important pay-per-views for major championship moments, shocking returns and major storyline shifts. The 2021 edition remains one of the biggest nights in company history, with CM Punk’s first AEW match, the Lucha Brothers’ emotional steel cage victory over The Young Bucks, and the back-to-back arrivals of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson. In 2022, CM Punk regained the AEW World Championship in Chicago before MJF made his dramatic return as the masked Joker. In 2023, Jon Moxley ended Orange Cassidy’s historic International Championship reign in a bloody main event. In 2024, Bryan Danielson survived Jack Perry before Jon Moxley and the Blackpool Combat Club turned on him, and Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland closed the night with one of the most violent cage matches AEW has ever presented. In 2025, All Out moved to Toronto, where Hangman Page retained the AEW World Championship, Kris Statlander captured the AEW Women’s World Championship, and several returns helped reshape the company’s direction.
That history gives this year’s show immediate weight. All Out has never been just another AEW pay-per-view. It has often been the event where the company changes direction, pays off heated rivalries, launches new chapters and reminds fans what makes AEW’s biggest nights feel unpredictable.
The 2026 card has not been announced yet, but AEW’s current championship picture gives the company plenty of options heading into September. MJF currently sits on top as AEW World Champion, Thekla holds the AEW Women’s World Championship, Kevin Knight carries the TNT Championship, Konosuke Takeshita holds the International Championship, Hikaru Shida is the TBS Champion, Jon Moxley holds the Continental Championship, Mark Davis carries the National Championship, Cage & Cope hold the AEW World Tag Team Titles, The Conglomeration hold the AEW World Trios Titles, and Divine Dominion lead the AEW Women’s World Tag Team division.
With All In: London set for late August and All Out following on September 26, AEW now has a clear late-summer path into the fall. All In can deliver the stadium-sized spectacle, but All Out returning to the Chicagoland area gives AEW a chance to follow it with something sharper, more personal and more rooted in the company’s original identity.
All Out has always carried a different kind of energy for AEW. In 2026, that energy returns to NOW Arena, with tickets going on sale in mid-July and a full card still waiting to take shape.
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