The 2026 NXT Great American Bash has a date and a venue, and the timing carries more weight than any Bash in recent memory.
According to a report from Bodyslam.net, NXT Great American Bash 2026 is scheduled for the final week of July at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The exact date has not yet been confirmed.
The CW Broadcast Debut
The reported date matters because of what just happened around it. WWE and The CW announced on April 28 that all NXT Premium Live Events are moving to The CW under a new multi-year exclusive deal, with The Great American Bash positioned as the first show under the new agreement.
The deal covers 20 NXT PLEs over the next several years, including future editions of Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. It marks the first time NXT premium specials will air on broadcast television, a major shift from the Peacock and Netflix livestream model that hosted last year’s event.
NXT’s PLEs will also stream on the ESPN App as part of a separate CW Sports partnership announced shortly after, putting the developmental brand inside the same streaming ecosystem as WrestleMania and SummerSlam.
Back To The Performance Center
The reported venue is the second part of the story. Last year’s Great American Bash ran from Center Stage in Atlanta and went head to head with AEW All In Texas, drawing under 1,000 fans in a tight theater setup.
Returning to the Performance Center brings the event back to NXT’s home base for the first time since the 2024 two-night television special. Vengeance Day already ran from the building this past March, the first NXT PLE inside the Performance Center in more than three years.
What’s On The Line
Tony D’Angelo and Lola Vice are the current NXT Champion and NXT Women’s Champion, and both were highlighted as the faces of the brand in the WWE-CW announcement. Shawn Michaels continues to oversee the creative direction as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.
WWE has not officially announced the date or venue. Bodyslam.net previously reported Vengeance Day’s date and Performance Center booking ahead of WWE confirmation, lending credibility to the latest report.