WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event XLIV streams live this Saturday, May 23, 2026, from Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Peacock special slots between Backlash and Clash in Italy, with two championship matches and a six-woman tag setting the table for WWE’s European run.
Key Points
- High Stakes Matches: Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Ethan Page, The Vision puts the World Tag Team Titles on the line against The Street Profits, and Rhea Ripley leads a six-woman tag against Jade Cargill’s faction.
- How to Watch: Saturday, May 23 at 8 PM ET on Peacock in the US and YouTube internationally.
A Bridge Between Backlash and Italy
This is the first WWE televised event in Fort Wayne since 2014, and it lands in one of the tightest spots on the calendar. SNME XLIV airs seven days after Backlash 2026 in Tampa and seven days before Clash in Italy on May 31 in Turin, which forces the show to play two roles at once: post-Backlash reset and go-home build for the European event. Every confirmed match has direct implications for the Inalpi Arena card.
Full Match Card
| Match | Stipulation |
|---|---|
| Penta (c) vs. Ethan Page | WWE Intercontinental Championship |
| The Vision (Logan Paul & Austin Theory) (c) vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) | WWE World Tag Team Championship |
| Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill, Michin & B-Fab | Six-Woman Tag Team Match |
Additional matches expected. Check back for updates as WWE finalizes the lineup on the May 18 Raw.
Match Previews
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Ethan Page
Penta has been a fighting champion all spring, and Ethan Page is the newest threat after pinning the champion in tag action three weeks ago.
- The reign: Penta won the title from Dominik Mysterio on the March 2 Raw in Indianapolis, retained at the WrestleMania 42 Ladder Match against five challengers, and has worked through Kofi Kingston, Rusev and Dragon Lee in defenses since.
- The challenge: Page pinned Penta with an Ego’s Edge in a May 4 tag match alongside Rusev, then cashed the win on the following Raw to book the SNME title shot on a bigger stage.
- The newcomer: Page was called up to Raw on April 20, the night after WrestleMania, after a run as NXT North American Champion. He has spent four weeks elbowing into the title picture and finally has the match he wanted.
- The wrinkle: Rey Fenix publicly responded to the announced match, saying he loves his brother but wants his own chance at the title. Fenix has been searching for footing on SmackDown while Penta has become one of Raw’s most consistent mid-card draws, and the diverging trajectories are now part of the storyline.
- What’s at stake: Penta’s reign and momentum heading into WWE’s European tour, plus Page’s first main-roster title opportunity and a possible LA Knight program waiting on the other side.
WWE World Tag Team Championship: The Vision (c) vs. The Street Profits
The Street Profits returned the night after WrestleMania 42 and called their shot at the World Tag Team Championship, and weeks of build have funneled toward Fort Wayne.
- The setup: Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins were discussed for a return for weeks before resurfacing post-WrestleMania, and they targeted the tag titles immediately.
- The numbers game: Logan Paul and Austin Theory hold the belts with Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman in their corner, the same numbers advantage that has frustrated every challenger this spring.
- The flashpoint: On the May 11 Raw, the Profits teamed with Joe Hendry to beat The Vision in a six-man tag after Seth Rollins speared Breakker and Breakker accidentally took out Dawkins in the chaos.
- The wild card: Rollins approached Ford and Dawkins backstage offering to even the odds against The Vision. The Profits turned him down, but his interest in cracking the champions remains.
- What’s at stake: The World Tag Team Championship, and whether the Profits can solve the numbers problem without taking Rollins’ help.
Six-Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill, Michin & B-Fab
Jade Cargill has been chasing Rhea Ripley since WrestleMania 42, and this six-woman tag is the dress rehearsal for a Women’s Championship rematch at Clash in Italy.
- The history: Ripley ended Cargill’s reign with a Riptide on Night 2 of WrestleMania 42 after IYO SKY neutralized Michin and B-Fab at ringside.
- The pursuit: Cargill returned after WrestleMania to attack Ripley on consecutive SmackDown episodes, and she has been operating as a unit with Michin and B-Fab to outnumber the champion at every turn.
- The flashpoint: On the May 15 SmackDown, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss beat Michin and B-Fab in tag action, but Cargill broke up the pinfall, which led directly to this Fort Wayne match.
- The personal layer: Flair has clashed with Ripley for years and Bliss carries her own history with the Women’s Champion, which makes the babyface side an alliance of convenience with obvious cracks.
- What’s at stake: Momentum heading into Cargill’s Women’s Championship rematch at Clash in Italy on May 31, and whether her group can crack Ripley’s trio before they get to Turin.
How to Watch
- Date/Time: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT
- Venue: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Streaming: Peacock (United States), YouTube (International)
Don’t Miss SEScoops Coverage
Stay tuned to SEScoops.com for live results, match recaps, and post-event fallout as WWE rolls from Fort Wayne to Turin and Clash in Italy.