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Thursday, Aug. 21: Ego Pro Wrestling w/Windy City ThunderBolts, Ozinga Field, Crestwood, Ill.; Game vs. Lake Erie, 6:35 p.m. (wrestling follows game)
Friday, Aug. 22: Ultimate Combat Gauntlet: Hard Target, Magoo’s, Bedford Park, Ill., 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22: NWA Chicago: Summer Sizzler, Studio One, Highland Park, Ill., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Iron Spirit Pro at Sweet Corn Circus, Normal, Ill., 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Squared Circle Megastars: Saturday Night Fever, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug, 23: Southland Championship Wrestling: Summer Heat, Majestic Theater, Kankakee, Ill., 7 p.m. (High Voltage, 6 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 23: Premier Pro Wrestling, 3839 Broadway, Rockford, Ill., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Brew City Wrestling: Summer Sizzler, Waukesha Elks Lodge 400, Waukesha, Wis., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Freelance Wrestling: No Cuts, No Glory: A Kirby Alexander Benefit Show, Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: AEW Forbidden Door, 02 Arena, London, England, noon (CT) (PPV)
Sunday, Aug. 24: Iron Spirit Pro at Sweet Corn Circus, Normal, Ill., 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: Defiant Pro Wrestling: Rebel Heart, Blessed Trinity Parish, Dwight, Ill., 3 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: AllStar Lucha Libre: In Remembrance of Mauricio Martinez (Pancho Libre) benefit show, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: NXT Heatwave, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Mass., 6 p.m. (CT) (Peacock)
Friday, Aug. 29: Ultimate Combat Gauntlet: The First Punch, Bofill’s BBQ, Oak Forest, Ill., 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30: Wrestle League & The Unity Park Advisory Council: Lucha In The Park, Unity Park, Chicago, noon
Saturday, Aug. 30: C3 Ultimate Wrestling: The 11th Hour, Harold’s Private Venue, Dyer, Ind., 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30: Ego Pro Wrestling: Revenge of The Forge, The Forge, Joliet, Ill.; 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30: GLCW: BaseCamp Brawl, BaseCamp Pub, Lisle, Ill.; 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30: They Live Wrestling: All Out of Bubblegum (debut show), Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill.; 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 31: WWE Clash in Paris, Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France, 1 p.m. (CT) (Peacock)
Sunday, Aug. 31: Illiana Pro Wrestling, VFW Post 311, Richton Park, Ill., 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 31: Wrestle League: Summer Slams, Salerno’s Pizzeria, Hodgkins, Ill., 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 4: 2econd Wrestling: Technicolor Dreamwars 2, Nickel City Extreme, Northbrook, Ill., 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 5: Zero1 USA: Divine (all women’s show), Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 5: WWE SmackDown, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill., 7 p.m. (USA)
Saturday, Sept. 6: Rocket Pro Wrestling: Fall Brawl, St. Joseph Park, Joliet, Ill., 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6: POWW Entertainment: September To Remember, American Legion Post 703, Fox Lake, Ill., 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8: WWE Raw, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wis., 7 p.m. (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 12: Legacy Pro Wrestling: Showcase of Champions, Buenavista Banquets, Milwaukee, Wis., 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 12: AAA Worlds Collide, The Pavilion at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev., 9 p.m. (CT) (YouTube)
Saturday, Sept. 13: WCPW: All I Do Is Win!, Haish Gymnasium, DeKalb, Ill., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13: ARW Pro: Survival of the Fittest, American Legion Post 100, Lake Station, Ind., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13: AAW Pro: TBA, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7:30 p.m. (ALIVE taping, 6:45 p.m.)
Sunday, Sept. 14: The SuperWrestlers, Concord Music Hall, Chicago, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26: TNA: Victory Road, Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada., 7 p.m. (TNA+)
Saturday, Sept. 27: SSW Entertainment/You Are More: Suplex The Stigma, The Brat Stop, Kenosha, Wis., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27: ICW Milwaukee: TBA, Da Bar, West Allis, Wis., TBA
Friday, Oct. 10: Bloodstone Wrestling: Uncut Gems (debut show), Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 11: ARW Pro & Dynamic Wrestling Alliance: History, Heritage and Headlocks, Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Ind.; TBA
Saturday, Oct. 11: DREAMWAVE: Trick Or Treat, Knights of Columbus, La Salle, Ill., 6 p.m. (IWTV.live)
Saturday, Oct. 12: TNA: Bound For Glory, Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass., 7 p.m. (PPV, TNA+)
Saturday, Oct. 18: GLCW: Burlington Brawl, Burlington, Wis.; 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25: 4th Wall Wrestling: TBA, West Allis, Wis., TBA
Saturday, Nov. 1: POWW Entertainment: WrestleRage 23, Melrose Park Civic Center, Melrose Park, Ill., 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15: Squared Circle Megastars: Masters of The Squared Circle VI, Berwyn Eagles Club, Berwyn, Ill., 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5: DREAMWAVE Uprising Women’s Athletes 7, Knights of Columbus, La Salle, Ill., 7 p.m. (IWTV.live)
Saturday, Dec. 6: DREAMWAVE: TBA, Knights of Columbus, La Salle, Ill., 6 p.m. (IWTV.live)
TBA: Black Label Pro: TBA, RDS Gym, Crown Point, Ind., TBA
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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