Heatwave, sometimes stylized as Heat Wave and also referred to as Ola de Calor, is a professional wrestling event currently produced by the American promotion WWE for its developmental brand NXT and its Mexican-based subsidiary Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). It was originally a pay-per-view event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place annually from 1994 to 2000. ECW folded in 2001 and WWE acquired its assets in 2003.
In 2022, WWE revived the Heat Wave name for NXT, but stylized as Heatwave, and it has since been held annually, first as a television special of NXT in 2022 and 2023, then as a livestreaming event in 2024 as WWE ceased airing NXT pay-per-views from 2022. The event's name is a reference to its being held in the summer, as all events are held in either July or August, since the 2024 live-streaming event took the place of The Great American Bash as it was held outside the United States. After WWE acquired AAA in 2025, a localized version of Heatwave for the Mexican market would take place in 2026.
Events NXT-branded event EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef.Eastern Championship Wrestling Heatwave '94: the Battle for the FutureJuly 16, 1994Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaECW ArenaExtreme Championship WrestlingHeatwave '95: Rage in the Cage!July 15, 1995Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaECW ArenaHeat Wave (1996)July 13, 1996Heat Wave (1997)July 19, 1997Heat Wave (1998)August 2, 1998Dayton, OhioHara ArenaHeat Wave (1999)July 18, 1999Heat Wave (2000)July 16, 2000Los Angeles, CaliforniaGrand Olympic AuditoriumWWE / AAAHeatwave (2022)August 16, 2022Orlando, FloridaWWE Performance CenterHeatwave (2023) August 22, 2023Heatwave (2024)July 7, 2024Toronto, Ontario, CanadaScotiabank ArenaHeatwave (2025)August 24, 2025Lowell, MassachusettsLowell Memorial AuditoriumOla de Calor August 30, 2026 Edinburg, Texas Bert Ogden Arena Heatwave (2026)
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