Calendar of events

  1. Wednesday, April 2: AEW Dynamite (and Collison taping), Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Ill., 7 p.m. (TBS)

  2. Friday, April 4: LA Knight meet and greet, Binny’s Beverage Depot, Oak Brook Ill., 10 a.m.-noon

  3. Friday, April 4: WWE SmackDown, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill., 7 p.m. (USA)

  4. Saturday, April 5: Backbreaker Wrestling: Hammerlocked, Saint Mary - Hildebrandt Hall, Griffith, Ind., 6 p.m.

  5. Saturday, April 5: ZOWA Live: ZOWA 133: Granny Rose, Granny Rose Animal Shelter, Dixon, Ill., 6 p.m.

  6. Saturday, April 5: Premier Pro Wrestling, 3839 Broadway, Rockford, Ill., 7 p.m.

  7. Saturday, April 5: House of Headlocks: Inauguration, Buenavista Banquets, Milwaukee, Wis., 7:30 p.m.

  8. Saturday, April 5: Wrestling Revolver: We Did That, Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, 8 p.m.

  9. Saturday, April 5: ICW No Holds Barred: NHB 73, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill. 8 p.m.

  10. Sunday, April 6: Legacy Pro Wrestling: Fan Appeciation Day, Buenavista Banquets, Milwaukee, Wis., 3 p.m.

  11. Sunday, April 6: Lucha Libre Total, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 5 p.m.

  12. Sunday, April 6: GALLI Lucha Libre, GALLI #572, La Hacienda de Waukegan, Waukegan, Ill., 5:30 p.m.

  13. Sunday, April 6: AEW Dynasty, Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pa., 7 p.m. (PPV)

  14. Friday, April 11: New Japan Pro Wrestling: Windy City Riot, Wintrust Arena, Chicago, 7 p.m.

  15. Friday-Sunday, April 11-13: C2E2, McCormick Place, Chicago (appearances by Jerry Lawler, Kane, Rikishi, Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy, Colt Cabana, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Danhausen, Kris Statlander, The Outrunners, Kyle Fletcher, Skye Blue, Willow Nightengale, Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, Konosuke Takeshita, Mina Shirakawa, Rocky Romero, Zack Sabre Jr.,

  16. Friday, April 11: DREAMWAVE/Uprising Women Athletes 5, Knights of Columbus, La Salle, Ill., 6 p.m. (IWTV.live)

  17. Friday, April 11: Freelance Wrestling: Nonstop Momentum, Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, 8 p.m. (IWTV.live)

  18. Friday-Saturday, April 11-12: Midwest Toy & Comic Fest, (Buff Bagwell appearance), Decatur Civic Center, Decatur, Ill.

  19. Saturday, April 12: Rocket Pro Wrestling: Spring Break, St. Joseph Park, Joliet, Ill., 5 p.m.

  20. Saturday, April 12: DREAMWAVE X, Knights of Columbus, La Salle, Ill., 6 p.m. (IWTV.live)

  21. Saturday, April 12: ARW: Do Or Die, Senior Activity & Multi-Purpose Center, Hobart, Ind., 7 p.m.

  22. Saturday, April 12: AAW Pro: Ring of Fire, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7:30 p.m. (ALIVE taping, 7 p.m.)

  23. Saturday, April 12: Brew City Wrestling: Spring Stampede, Waukesha Elks Lodge, Waukesha, Wis., 7:30 p.m.

  24. Thursday, April 17: TNA: Unbreakable, Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nev., 9 p.m. (CT) (TNA+)

  25. Friday, April 18: Chicago Style Wrestling: Tears In The Rain, American Legion, Franklin Park, Ill., 7:30 p.m., (pre-show, 7:15 p.m.)

  26. Saturday, April 19: NXT Stand And Deliver, TBA, Las Vegas, Nev., TBA (CT) (Peacock)

  27. Saturday, April 19: WWE WrestleMania 41 Saturday, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev., TBA (CT) (Peacock)

  28. Saturday, April 19: Wrestle League: Lord of the Ring: Return of the King, Chicago Futsal Academy, Chicago, 7 p.m.

  29. Saturday, April 19: WCPW: Barb City Brawl!, TBA, DeKalb, Ill., TBA

  30. Saturday, April 19: Promociones Azteca/CMLL/GALLI: Sabados de Arena Mexico en Chicago, Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Ill., 6 p.m.

  31. Sunday, April 20: WWE WrestleMania 41 Sunday, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev., TBA (CT) (Peacock)

  32. Thursday, April 24: Psychopathic Records & Only Wrestlers prensents JCW Pro Wrestling Live, The Apollo Theatre, Belvidere, Ill., TBA

  33. Friday, April 25: Ultimate Combat Gauntlet: TBA, Magoo’s, Bedford Park, Ill., 7 p.m.

  34. Friday, April 25: Psychopathic Records & OnlyWrestlers prensents JCW Pro Wrestling Live, The Forge, Joliet, Ill., TBA

  35. Friday, April 25: Midwest Championship Wrestling: Street Fight, Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, Ill., 7 p.m.

  36. Friday, April 25-Saturday, April 26: Squared Circle Expo V, Wyndham Indianapolis West, Indianapolis, Ind.

  37. Saturday, April 26: Southland Championship Wrestling: Hangover, Chebanse Civic Center, Chebanse, Ill., 7 p.m. (High Voltage, 6 p.m.)

  38. Saturday, April 26: Ego Pro Chicago: Battle at The Dome, Papa Magoo’s Bar and Grill, Shorewood, Ill., 7 p.m.

  39. Sunday, April 27: TNA: Rebellion, Galen Center, Los Angeles, Calif., 7 p.m. (CT) (PPV, TNA+)

  40. Friday-Sunday, May 2-4: Nightmare Weekend Chicago, (Mick Foley & Gangrel appearances), Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill.

  41. Saturday, May 3: C3 Ultimate Wrestling: Press Start 3, Harold’s Private Venue, Dyer, Ind., 1 p.m.

  42. Saturday, May 3: Rocket Pro Wrestling: Kicks On 66, St. Joseph Park, Joliet, Ill., 5 p.m.

  43. Saturday, May 3: POWW Entertainment: May Mayhem, American Legion Post 703, Fox Lake, Ill., 7 p.m.

  44. Saturday, May 3: GLCW/MIAW/House of Headlocks: BaronFest, Bucyrus Club and Event Center, South Milwaukee, Wis., 7:30 p.m.

  45. Sunday, May 4: 4th Wall Wrestling: Not Another Star Wars Show, Da Bar, West Allis, Wis., 4 p.m.

  46. Friday, May 9: Pro Wrestling Ventures: Rumble at Rheingest, Rheingest, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8 p.m. (EST)

  47. Saturday, May 10: MLW/CMLL: Azteca Lucha, Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Ill., 7 p.m.

  48. Saturday, May 10: POWW Entertainment: Rumble In The Harbor, Schlader Rec Center, Winthrop Harbor, Ill., 7 p.m.

  49. Saturday, May 10: Iron Spirit Pro: Burn to Shine, Community Activity Center, Normal, Ill., 7 p.m.

  50. Saturday, May 10: Zero1 USA: War Games, Decatur Civic Center, Decatur, Ill., 7 p.m.

  51. Wednesday, May 14: AEW Dynamite, NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 7 p.m. (TBS)

  52. Friday, May 16: Chicago Style Wrestling: Nowhere Generation, Elmwood Park Recreation Center, Elmwood Park, Ill., 7:30 p.m., (pre-show, 7:15 p.m.)

  53. Saturday, May 17: GLCW: TBA, Circle B Recreation, Cedarburg, Wis., 7:30 p.m.

  54. Saturday, May 17: POWW Entertainment: Saturday Night Fights, T’Wood Restaurant & Lounge, Wood Dale, Ill., 8 p.m.

  55. Sunday, May 18: 2econd Wrestling: Anchorfists, Anchorfish Printing & Embroidery, Evanston, Ill., 3 p.m. (outdoors)

  56. Friday, May 23: Freelance Wrestling: TBA, Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, 8 p.m. (IWTV.live)

  57. Saturday, May 24: POWW Entertainment: Brewery Brawl II, Obscurity Brewing, Elburn, Ill., 4 p.m.

  58. Saturday, May 24: Squared Circle Megastars: Unbreakable, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7 p.m.

  59. Thursday, May 29: OnlyWrestlers Live, Admiral Theatre, Chicago, TBA

  60. Friday, May 30: Ultimate Combat Gauntlet: TBA, Magoo’s, Bedford Park, Ill., 7 p.m.

  61. Saturday, May 31: Healthy Brain Entertainment: Super Show, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill.

  62. Saturday, May 31: Northland Pro: MegaCrusade, Trademark Events, Woodstock, Ill., 7 p.m.

  63. Saturday, May 31-Sunday, June 1: CrusherFest 2025, CrusherFest Park, South Milwaukee, Wis.

  64. Sunday, June 15: The SuperWrestlers: Wrath of The SuperWrestlers, Concord Music Hall, Chicago, 7 p.m.

  65. Thursday, Aug. 7: Mick Foley: 40 Years of Foley, The WC Social Club, West Chicago, West Chicago, Ill., 8 p.m.

  66. Friday, Sept. 5: Zero1 USA: Divine (all women’s show), Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., TBA

  67. Saturday, Sept. 27: SSW Entertainment/You Are More: Suplex The Stigma, The Brat Stop, Kenosha, Wis., 7 p.m.

  68. Next show TBA: Defiant Pro Wrestling, St. Patrick Parish Hall, Dwight, Ill., 1 p.m.

All times Central unless indicated; times listed are bell times unless otherwise noted. Show dates/times subject to change. Please check with promotions’ websites and social media for more details. Cards subject to change.

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