AEW Redemption 2026 GRADED - Results, Review

All Elite Wrestling return to pay-per-view on Sunday, July 26 as the promotion present Redemption from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the final stop before All In from Wembley Stadium.

Hype around the show has been lower than the majority of AEW pay-per-views, which appears to be due to the close proximity to AEW All In. The show still has plenty of potential, though, with several tantalising matchups, including Kenny Omega vs. Kevin Knight for the AEW World Championship, a Six-Way Ladder Match to determine the number one contender for the AEW International Championship, and Kyle Fletcher defending that International Title against Bandido, to name just a few.

Full AEW Redemption 2026 card:

• Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kevin Knight - AEW World Championship
• Thekla (c) vs. Willow Nightingale - AEW Women's World Championship
• "The Painmaker" Chris Jericho vs. Tommaso Ciampa - No Holds Barred Match
• Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Bandido - AEW International Championship - Everyone banned from ringside.
• Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli & PAC) - AEW World Tag Team Championships
• The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Will Ospreay)
• Jack Perry vs. The Beast Mortos vs. Komander vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Nick Wayne vs. El Clon - Six-Way Number One Contender's Ladder Match for the AEW International Championship
• Bang Bang Gang (Jay White & Juice Robinson) vs. The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) - Double Chain Match
• Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Maya World - AEW TBS Championship
• Mark Davis (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo - AEW National Championship

AEW Redemption 2026 GRADED:

AEW Honours The Rougeaus - Buy In

The Rougeau Brothers of Jacques and Raymond were introduced by Daddy Magic and cut a promo in French. I don't speak French so understood very little until Raymond thanked AEW and Tony Khan. Jacques then had his part of the promo and was booed, so he told the haters to kiss his ass.

Jacques then managed to get the fans back onside with “Ole, Ole Ole” before they were interrupted by Rocky Romero, who said the only family that mattered in all of Canada was the Don Callis Family. Romero received a punch from Jacques and then Raymond, before he was clotheslined out of the by The Mountie and Daddy Magic.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) (c) def. Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) - AEW World Trios Championships - Buy In

The Conglomeration dominated the early going, working over Jay Lethal, which included their spot of a variety of different punches in the corner ended by Orange Cassidy with one mighty punch, much to the delight of the fans in Montreal. This prompted the rest of Lethal Twist to interfere and they did some literal twisting until the champions fought back by Roderick Strong using Orange Cassidy as a weapon ending with Orange being launched into a Double DDT to Blake Christian and Lee Johnson.

Cassidy then took too long going for a punch to Jay Lethal’s nether regions which allowed Blake Christian to flip over Roderick Strong and take down Orange. The Lethal Twist then worked over Roderick Strong as Ricochet gave commentary in a monotone, with The Demand sat at the announce table. 

Kyle O’Reilly eventually made the save and he had Lee Johnson trapped with an Ankle lock until the rest of Lethal Twist broke up the submission. Orange Cassidy then entered the match with a hot tag only he could do, taking out both Blake Christian and Lee Johnson with his hands in his pockets.

Jay Lethal dumped Cassidy in a Tree of Woe before hitting a Suicide Dive to O’Reilly. Blake Christian followed up with some Orange Cassidy-esque kicks to Cassidy before he and Big Shotty followed up with some tandem offence with a Moonsault into a Scorpion Death Drop position from Christian, which allowed Lee Johnson to hit a Frog Splash to the outside to Roderick Strong.

Back in the ring, Christian hit a Frog Splash to Cassidy, with O’Reilly saving the matchup. An exchange of dives followed which brought the match briefly down to Orange Cassidy and Jay Lethal, with Lethal hitting a Lethal Combination to Cassidy in mid-air before he went for the Randy Savage Elbow Drop but he dived straight into a crucifix pin for a two. 

Lee Johnson then distracted the official by threatening to use the AEW World Trios Title as a weapon, which allowed Blake Christian to enter the match with another title belt, only for Orange to fire back with an Orange Punch. This all allowed Jay Lethal to hit Lethal Injection on Orange but Lee Johnson was still distracting the official. By the time the referee got back into the ring, Roderick Strong was able to break up the pin at two. 

Shortly after, KOR and Orange hit a High-Low combination, while Roderick Strong hit End of Heartache to Jay Lethal. One pinfall later and The Conglomeration retained the AEW World Trios Championships. The victorious trio stared down The Demand after the match.

Grade: B - The match went much harder than expected and was an effective showcase for how good Blake Christian and Lee Johnson actually are, as well as Jay Lethal who continues to look great inside the squared circle. Overall, an entertaining title defence for The Conglomeration that went over 15 minutes.

"Speedball" Mike Bailey def. Jack Perry, The Beast Mortos, Komander, Nick Wayne & El Clon - Six-Way Number One Contender's Ladder Match for the AEW International Championship

As expected, it was chaotic in the early going and The Beast Mortos was the first wrestler to use a ladder, using it to flatten both El Clon and Jack Perry while Clon was holding the ladder. Mortos was stopped from climbing by Mike Bailey and Komander, who then climbed themselves but were sent to the mat after Mortos pushed over the structure, causing them to bounce off the top rope. The showcase of Mortos continued with a Gorilla Press Slam to Bailey onto the ladder. 

Mortos then found himself lying on the ladder from a Drop Toehold from Komander, who followed up with a Springboard Frog Splash to the former Black Taurus. Komander was then crushed onto the ladder with a Springboard Moonsault from El Clon. The ladder moves continued, this time with a Monkey Flip from Jack Perry to El Clon and the ladder usage stopped momentarily with a Sliced Bread from Nick Wayne to Jack Perry, which Wayne followed up wth a Tope Con Giro to Komander, only for Wayne to receive a Glasgow Kiss from The Beast Mortos, with Mortos then flattened along with Wayne by a Double DDT from El Clon. 

“Speedball” Mike Bailey and Jack Perry hit stereo offence in a Sliding Bulldog and Asai Moonsault but Perry received boos when he attacked Bailey at the top of the ramp, with every man making their way to the entrance stage as Bailey hit a Moonsault from the top of the ladder on the stage onto everyone except Jack Perry, who decided to hit a Moonsault of his own from the same ladder. 

The action headed back to the ring and Komander sent Beast Mortos flying off the ladder following a Tightrope Dropkick. Komander then pinned Mortos under the ladder and was able to grab the contract but Mortos pushed the ladder, sending Komander to the mat with a Tornillo to El Clon and Mike Bailey. Mortos then fired back with a Twisting Suicide Dive to Clon and Bailey. 

All six men ended up across three ladders battling for the contract but everyone soon tumbled except The Beast Mortos, who was unable to climb the ladder with any sort of speed until he too was sent crashing down by Jack Perry, who then introduced tables to the match. This led to a rough landing for The Beast Mortos courtesy of a Hurricanrana from Jack Perry from the apron, with Mortos bouncing off the table onto a ladder. El Clon then put Bailey through the table, with Komander causing a table to explode when he hit his Tightrope Dive to Nick Wayne. 

El Clon and Komander found themselves on a ladder bridge soon after, ending with a Made in Japan from El Clon. Clon found himself on a table on the outside, however, and was driven through it by Nick Wayne with a Phoenix Splash. The former ROH World Television Champion then tried to win the match but he was caught by Jack Perry, who hit a Canadian Destroyer onto the ladder bridge. 

This left “Speedball” Mike Bailey pretty much alone but he hit an Ultimate Weapon on a ladder to The Beast Mortos for good measure before scaling the ladder and grabbing the briefcase for the big hometown win. 

Grade: A- - Everyone looked great in the Six-Way Ladder Match to kick off Redemption, which also had the right winner as hometown boy “Speedball” Mike Bailey became the number one contender for the AEW International Championship. Special shoutout to Nick Wayne, who took the Tightrope Dive through a table from Komander and later hit a Phoenix Splash through a table.

The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Will Ospreay)

After an early feeling-out process, Will Ospreay and Nick Jackson had a clash of heads, feeling Nick Jackson storyline rocked. Matt Jackson went to check on his brother, but Will Ospreay took advantage with a Plancha to the floor. Ospreay eventually felt bad, though, and told the official to check on Nick Jackson.

Matt Jackson ran wild on The Death Riders in his brother’s absence but referee Rick Knox was soon distracted, which allowed Marina Shafir to push Matt into the steel steps. The Death Riders then took control of the action, working over Matt Jackson while Nick Jackson remained rocked on the outside, including Marina Shafir getting in some cheap shots when the referee wasn’t looking. The heel antics continued as Jon Moxley blocked the hot tag to Nick and followed up with a Gotch-Style Piledriver on the floor. 

After more of Matt fighting on alone, Nick Jackson continued to look dazed on the apron until he finally begged to be tagged in and Nick ran wild, ending with a Stunner to Ospreay for a near fall. Matt Jackson then recorded a near fall, and The Young Bucks set up for the Meltzer Driver but Moxley blocked Nick before Ospreay blocked More Bang For Your Buck with a Styles Clash, while Moxley hit another Gotch Style Piledriver. 

Dysfunction in The Death Riders when Ospreay hit a Phenomenal Forearm to Moxley by mistake. The Young Bucks took advantage with a Superkick Party but they were stopped from More Bang For Your Buck once again, only for Nick Jackson and Will Ospreay to hit 450 Splashes before a Thrust Kick from The Bucks stopped a Hidden Blade. The Bucks then hit a BTE Trigger to Jon Moxley but the pin from Matt Jackson was broken up by a Hidden Blade from Will Ospreay. 

Nick Jackson went back to being dazed, collapsing in the ring which did nothing but make referee Rick Knox look incompetent at his job. Will Ospreay refused to target Nick Jackson’s head for about 30 seconds until he decided to hit a Rolling Elbow Strike and multiple Superkicks to Nick’s head. Ospreay then went to hit the forearms to the back of Nick’s head but held up, allowing Matt to cover his brother. Jon Moxley tagged himself in, threw out Matt, hit a Stomp to Nick. That looked to be it but Nick kicked out, so Moxley applied the Bulldog Choke. Moxley then went to striking Nick in the back of the head over and over again before Matt Jackson hit a Superkick to Moxley. 

Matt Jackson then Superkicked Marina Shafir on the outside, before a Superkick to Will Ospreay, while Nick Jackson almost scored the pin with a Roll Up but Moxley kicked out. An angry Jon Moxley then hit three Death Riders to Nick Jackson but refused to make the cover. Moxley instead grabbed a chair, pushed away the official, and went to use it before being blocked by Ospreay.

This allowed The Young Bucks to hit a Superkick Party, sending the steel chair into Will Ospreay’s head. Superkick after Superkick from The Young Bucks to Jon Moxley followed, allowing them to make the cover for the win. 

Grade: B - Fantastic in-ring action in this one move-wise, but the story elements were the weakest part of the match, particularly Nick Jackson spending much of the match storyline dazed and making Rick Knox look incompetent at his job as, with the seriousness of concussions in sport, the match, in storyline, should have been thrown out. The storyline of Will Ospreay deciding whether or not he has a killer instinct while operating as more of Jon Moxley’s sidekick one month out from the main event of a Wembley Stadium show also continues to be a slightly baffling choice. I can understand where the storyline is going, but its certainly a different way to build to All In.

Kyle Fletcher (c) def. Bandido - AEW International Championship

After an early feeling-out process, Bandido looked to hit an Asai Moonsault to the floor but he dived straight into a Superkick in mid-air from Kyle Fletcher. This allowed the AEW International Champion to gain control of the contest, and he followed up with an Apron Powerbomb before dominating the next several minutes of action until Bandido fired back with Superman Punches and a Frog Splash for a near fall. 

The action spilt to the apron, where Kyle Fletcher hit a Sheer Drop Brainbuster on the hardest part of the ring. Bandido got back in the ring before the 10 count, but he ran straight into a Sit-Out Powerbomb, which was only enough for a near fall. Bandido fought back with a 21 Dragon Suplex after Kyle Fletcher tried to fight out of a Full Nelson, but this wasn’t enough to record the win for the ROH World Champion. 

Bandido went for the 21 Plex but he over-rotated. Bandido then blocked another Apron Sheer Drop Brainbuster attempt and Fletcher blocked a 21-Plex Code Red to the floor. After they battled on the apron, Bandido won the exchange with a Sit-Out Powerbomb on the floor and capitalised with another Frog Splash, this time to the floor and almost landing on Kyle Fletcher’s face. 

Bandido landed a Shooting Star Press back in the ring, but Kyle Fletcher kicked out at the last possible moment. Bandido then went for a 21 Plex but it was blocked again. He did manage to hit a huge Tornado DDT, though, which brought the fans in Montreal to their feet. 

Fletcher and Bandido spent some time headbutting each other before a Go To Sleep from Bandido was blocked, which Fletcher followed up with an Elbow and then went for Konosuke Takeshita’s Power Drive Knee but it was blocked with a Pop-Up Flatliner from Bandido. Bandido then hit an Avalanche Fallaway Slam but Fletcher kicked out with a finger to the ropes. Bandido then finally hit the 21 Plex but Fletcher kicked out with the nearest of near falls. 

Bandido rained down fists on Kyle Fletcher but the champion fought back with a Power Drive Knee and Sheer Drop Brainbuster, with Bandido kicking out to a huge pop. Fletcher went for the Turnbuckle Brainbuster but Bandido avoided it, only to run into an Avalanche Michinoku Driver. Bandido kicked out again, so Fletcher launched him into the middle turnbuckle before the Turnbuckle Brainbuster for the successful title defence. 

Grade: A - A fantastic match as Kyle Fletcher and Bandido proved why they are two of the best professional wrestlers in the world. The only negative would be that it’s yet another AEW pay-per-view loss for Bandido in 2026. It would be really nice to see the ROH World Champion actually finally win one of his big singles matches, especially when he is as good and as popular as he is. 

The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) def. Bang Bang Gang (Jay White & Juice Robinson) - Double Chain Match

The Double Chain Match was next and The Dogs attacked The Bang Bang Gang before the chains could be applied, which led to chants of “Who let the dogs out?” from the fans in Montreal immediately after Nigel McGuinness made the same joke on commentary. After the chains were applied, Jay White and Juice Robinson fired back with stereo Lariats and proceeded to hang their opponents over the ropes before whipping them with the chains. 

The chain battering from both teams continued for the next several minutes, including Clark Connors just yanking Juice Robinson into the steel steps. The Dogs then remained in control, with Connors choking Robinson while Finlay whipped Juice. More choking continued to absolute silence from the Montreal crowd and the brutality continued from The Dogs, still to absolutely no noise from the fans in attendance. The sheer lack of noise was a complete distraction. 

Clark Connors then choked Juice Robinson in the middle of the ring but Jay White was stopped from reaching him by David Finlay until Jay used all of his manly strength and sent Finlay to the floor with a Slam, before a Dragon Suplex to Clark Connors to break up the choking. 

David Finlay prevented Jay White from hitting a Blade Runner to Clark Connors, allowing Connors to connect with a Spear to Switchblade. Connors hit another Spear and had the match won until Juice Robinson yanked him so hard it broke up the pin. David Finlay then just dumped Jay White on his head with a Dominator, only enough for a near fall. A Full Clip attempt was blocked and The Bang Bang Gang dragged Clark Connors from the top rope, causing him to land on the steel steps with a crunch. 

David Finlay was all alone and BBG whipped Finlay over and over again and were close to victory when Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta interfered to take down Jay White. This brought out the rest of The Bang Bang Gang to take down Yuta and Garcia but allowed Marina Shafir to pass the shillelagh to David Finlay. When Juice went to work over Finlay, he walked straight into a shillelagh shot, which was enough for the win for The Dogs. 

Grade: C - Too much choking in this match as the four competitors worked hard, but they were wrestling in complete silence for much of the match as the fans in Montreal didn’t give two Scooby-Doos about what was happening inside the squared circle. The flat finish of The Dogs winning after interference from The Death Riders also only contributed to a match that did little to excite anyone about the future of The Dogs vs. Bang Bang Gang feud. 

Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley got into it backstage after the match, with Ospreay saying he wasn’t in the ring to blow out someone’s brain. Moxley said, “Who cares” about the tag match but said Wembley Stadium was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Ospreay and told him to open his eyes because there are no friends at the top. Moxley didn’t want Ospreay to find this out the hard way and ended the backstage segment by telling Ospreay if he won’t pull the trigger, Moxley will.  

Maya World def. Hikaru Shida (c) - TBS Championship

Hikaru Shida took the offence to Maya World in the early going, applying a Stretch Muffler on the top rope of all places. This set up for minutes of Hikaru Shida dominance until Maya World fired back with Double Stomps, only to sell her right knee. Maya World continued to sell the knee while connecting with a Moonsault Press for a near fall. 

Shida then applied a Half Crab to World’s right knee and followed up with a Meteora for a near fall. Maya World managed to fight back, though, with a Shining Wizard but Shida rolled to the outside to prevent the pin. Shida then went to use the kendo stick but referee Paul Turner yanked it away from the TBS Champion, which allowed Maya World to connect with a Suicide Dive. 

Maya World went for another Moonsault Press but the challenger over-rotated and Shida took advantage with the Katana, with World kicking out at 2.9. Another match continued to dead silence and Shida hit a Cut Throat Tombstone, which was, again, only enough for a near fall. Shida just followed up with the TBS Lock and then three Knee Strikes, which was enough for the win but Paul Turner backed away the champion. Shida shoved Maya World away and connected with a Falcon Arrow, but Shida made the pin next to the rope so World just grabbed the bottom rope. 

Shida then grabbed Paul Turner in anger and Maya World took advantage with a Fallaway Slam for the win out of nowhere. Maya World is the new TBS Champion on her birthday. 

Grade: C+ - A match that was set up to be an epic but didn’t quite have the chemistry between the two competitors or the crowd to reach that high level. A nice win for Maya World, though, on her birthday of all days.

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) def. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli & PAC) - AEW World Tag Team Championships

A big boo-urns for The Death Riders as they attacked Adam Copeland at the end of his entrance, robbing the fans of a full Christian Cage entrance as Christian just sprinted down to the ring to make the save for his best friend. PAC and Claudio Castagnoli just beat down Christian, though, with the bell ringing when Adam Copeland was still all alone and Cage was down on the ramp. 

Christian Cage remained dead for the next several minutes as The Death Riders slowly worked over Adam Copeland until Cope finally made the hot tag to Christian, who ran wild on PAC and Claudio Castagnoli. The Death Riders soon regained control, however, and just slowly worked over Christian for several minutes, including drawing boos when Castagnoli applied a Sharpshooter. 

After what felt like a long, long time, Christian Cage managed to fight back with a Killswitch and make the hot tag with Copeland laying in elbows to both members of The Death Riders before Double Lariats and a Powerbomb to PAC into Claudio before Impaler DDTs, including one to Claudio onto PAC. Castagnoli was sent to the outside with a Lariat which allowed PAC to roll the former Edge up, and he used the rope for leverage, which was promptly noticed by referee Bryce Remsburg. PAC argued with the official, which allowed Copeland to connect with the Edge-O-Matic. 

The crowd came alive when Edge set up for the Spear but he missed it and The Death Riders hit a Spike Neutraliser, with Christian breaking up the pin at 2.9. Copeland managed to apply a Crossface to PAC but Claudio Castagnoli fought off Christian and broke up the submission. 

Christian Cage then managed to hit a Spear to Claudio Castagnoli and Cope and Cage picked up the win seconds later with a Pop-Up Spear from Adam Copeland to PAC for the 1-2-3. 

After the match, The Young Bucks headed to the ring and it was announced it would be Cage & Cope vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All In.

Grade: C - Far, far too much dominance from The Death Riders as they were on top for 90% of the contest, which absolutely killed the match, especially when all the fans in Montreal wanted was to see Adam Copeland and Christian Cage run wild and hit the greatest hits. A glorified Dynamite match, it really added nothing to the Redemption pay-per-view, especially with how it was structured.

"The Painmaker" Chris Jericho def. Tommaso Ciampa - No Holds Barred Match

Chris Jericho was back as The Painmaker for the No Holds Barred match, beginning the contest with a barbed-wire bat, while Tommaso Ciampa retrieved a chair. They had a weapons battle to open the contest, with Ciampa winning and receiving a Codebreaker for his trouble for a near fall. Jericho followed up by throwing sand in Ciampa’s face, calling back to their Beach Break match that saw Ciampa pick up the win after throwing sand in Le Champion’s face. 

Ciampa managed to fight back from a fire extinguisher blast to the face with a Fairytale Ending through a table in a fun moment and the biggest pop of the night came when Tommaso Ciampa retrieved a hockey stick from underneath the ring and then drew huge boos when he put on a Boston Bruins jersey and beat up a plush doll of the Montreal Canadiens mascot. Ciampa even pinned the mascot but the pin was broken up by Jericho at two with a trash can shot straight to the back of the head. Jericho then put the bin over Ciampa’s head and bashed him with the hockey stick before posing with Youppi the mascot.

Jericho then revealed a bag of thumbtack-covered hockey pucks and then scraped sandpaper over Ciampa’s head, leaving him pouring with blood. Ciampa fought back with some thumbtack hockey pucks of his own, though, and connected with his Flash Knee finisher, before revealing a thumbtack-covered knee pad. Ciampa was unable to use the apparel but he did hit Jericho with a barbed-wire bat as they continued to brawl before Jericho hit a Death Valley Driver through a barbed-wire table from the apron to the outside. 

Jericho next introduced a mirror and placed it across two chairs. Jericho then stabbed Ciampa in the head with a screwdriver but Ciampa hit the low blow and followed up with an Air Raid Crash through the glass. Jericho managed to kick out but the Psycho Killer just grabbed a power drill from under the ring but Jericho stopped him from using it with mist to the eyes. A Judas Effect followed but Ciampa kicked out and ended up lying on the Canadian's mascot plush doll as Jericho retrieved another mirror. 

Jericho battered Ciampa with the mirror and then hit a thumbtack-assisted Judas Effect but Ciampa still kicked out. Jericho went to his final bag of tricks and just forced the power drill into Ciampa’s head, giving Tommaso no choice but to tap out. 

Grade: B+ - A match that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but it was suitably violent, as per the stipulation and Chris Jericho bringing back The Painmaker gimmick, and played in very nicely of Canadian hero vs. Boston Bruins fan in the home of the Montreal Canadiens. The crowd absolutely loved it and both men worked incredibly hard, ultimately delivering a fun, hardcore affair. 

Before the next match, Mick Foley sat down between The Divine Dominion and quickly began barking after they intimidated him in a backstage segment that most definitely happened.

Andrade El Idolo def. Mark Davis (c) - AEW National Championship

Andrade almost won the match within seconds but Mark Davis kicked out. The match was then even in the early minutes from here, during which the high point was Andrade taking a selfie with a female fan at ringside after he had already made his way to the ring with four women.

More back-and-forth action followed for the next several minutes before Davis took control, with Andrade fighting back by countering an Apron Powerbomb into a Hurricanrana, sending Davis crashing into the middle turnbuckle as the fans chanted, “How you know?” Andrade followed up with a Moonsault to the floor and got a big pop back in the ring when he took his pants off. 

Andrade went for a Frog Splash but Davis got his knees up. Andrade managed to fire back, though, hitting his Spinning Elbow and the DM for the victory to win his first championship in AEW. 

Grade: C - The correct winner as the increasingly popular Andrade El Idolo captured the AEW National Championship. The match, though, despite both Andrade and Mark Davis being solid wrestlers, was a bit of a nothing contest outside of Andrade doing his greatest hits of taking his pants off and taking a selfie with a female fan at ringside. It really could have taken place on Dynamite or Collision instead of pay-per-view.