Pro wrestling’s tiresome counter-programming practices aren’t helping anyone

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WWE Women's Speed Champion, Wren Sinclair celebrates Kendal Grey's win of the NXT Women's Championship during The Great American Bash at the WWE Performance Center on June 28, 2026 WWE Women's Speed Champion, Wren Sinclair celebrates Kendal Grey's win of the NXT Women's Championship during The Great American Bash at the WWE Performance Center on June 28, 2026. WWE via Getty Images

Pardon me if counter-programming in wrestling feels like a fruitless and tiring endeavor.

On Sunday, TNA ran Slammiversary starting with a pre-show at 3 p.m. Eastern. NXT’s Great American Bash started at 7 p.m. and AEW Forbidden Door’s main card began at 8 p.m. and ended close to 1 a.m. Monday.

That’s 10 straight hours of pro wrestling if you watched some combination of all of it, costing the viewer up to $90-plus with tax. Add $10 more if you don’t own an HBO Max subscription. Exactly how many people have the time and the money for that — especially during the summer? 

Former TNA World Champion Mike Santana. WWE via Getty Images

So, someone is going to suffer. 

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