WWE is set to hold its 2026 Elimination Chamber premium live event (PLE) on Saturday, February 28, beginning at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT for the main show, with a countdown pre-show starting at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT. Notably, Saturday also coincides with the usual schedule for AEW Collision, which will air at its regular 8 PM ET timeslot on TNT. This means that AEW Collision and WWE Elimination Chamber will go head-to-head.
AEW typically prefers to move Collision to different timeslots when it would otherwise compete with WWE premium live events or other major events. For instance, AEW Collision aired earlier in the day to avoid clashing with a special Saturday Night’s Main Event featuring John Cena's last match. Conversely, Collision aired during its usual timeslot last month when it went up against the first Saturday Night’s Main Event of 2026, which was considered less high-profile.
The WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and will be broadcast live on ESPN Unlimited in the U.S. and Netflix internationally. The February 28 episode of Collision will be a taped episode, filmed on February 25 after the live AEW Dynamite episode at the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado. It will air on TNT and HBO Max as usual.
