AEW Redemption 2026

 

It's their first Montreal PPV and it's definitely an odd lineup. There's no killer marquee match on the card, but there's no bad matches either. We get a cool Fletcher-Bandido video before a shot of the crowd shows a ton of empties. Mick hypes up Claudio was a world title-level guy and Cope and Cage are more versatile. JJ is hyped for the Owen tourney bringing folks to Wembley. The Rougeaus come out and Raymond is loved and Jacques is booed. Rocky interrupts and he sells for the Rougeaus and Raymon hit a savage kick! 

Trios title time with the Demand on commentary. Strong runs OC into everyone in the corner before OC bonks everyone's heads into the buckle. Blake is maximizing his minutes in this one. OC turns Jay's diving elbow into a crucifix for 2. LETHAL INJECTION HITS OC FOR 2.9! Another attempt eats a high/low from KOR and Roddy and the Orange Punch wins it. Jeff says no one does AEW PPVs like them - thanks Jeff. Ladder match opens things up. 

Nick Wayne and Bailey do cool shit for a bit and Clon HITS PERRY WITH A GTS as a nothing move. Ha! Perry hits a moonsault on the pile on the ramp. Apron destroyer by Jack to Mortos before a rana to the floor through a table onto a ladder. Clon hits a foot-grabbing Made in Japan off a ladder to Kommander to the mat. Perry with a nasty destroyer off a ladder to Wayne into a ladder bridge that doesn't budge. Fuck. Bailey with an Ultima Weapon to Mortos in the corner and he wins after 20 minutes. 

Bucks vs. Mox and Ospreay is up. Cool garage door intro for the Riders before a lock-up AND A MERCH AD really now? You have all this recap video time and do THAT during a match!? Matt runs wild with a superkick block, DDT to Will and then a plancha to Mox on the floor. Mox and Will double team in the corner with a foot choke to bring out an edge in Will. Will wants a deathground, but it gets kicked away. Wheelbarrow facejam to Will! Mox piledrive rand a Will Clash gets 2.5 and Mox wants an RNC but Nick avoids. Superkicks to Mox and more bang hits! EVP TRIGGER TO MOX BUT THE HIDDEN BLADE HITS! Mox can't stand Ospreay not going for the kill so he tags in and hits a stomp for 2.9 and the RNC! Mox does the elbows to the neck! Nick eats a paradigm and another! DEATH RIDER HITS! And he gets a chair! Mox opens the door to Will eating a superkick with a chair and Mox eats a BTE trigger and absorbs that with a bird before eating a ton superkicks to end it. 

Fletcher vs. Bandido is just an awkward mess to start with Fletcher stalling and Bandido just weirdly throwing him into the ropes. Deadlift suplex to Fletcher and then a snap German countering the half and half!  FROG SPLASH TO THE FLOOR BY BANDIDO! Mid-Ring one gets 2.9! Bandido gets a flurry of headbutts and wants the wonky GTS, but gets countered. Wonky lift into the GTS hits flush and the deadlift 21Plex gets 2 and Bandido just goes BAM BAM BAM on him. TAKESHITA KNEE AND THE BRAINBUSTER HITS FOR 2.9! Buckle brainbuster misses and BANDIDO gets a massive chant and shoves him down onto his ribs on the buckle. AVALANCHE MICHINOKU DRIVER GETS 2.9 FOR KYLE! TURNBUCKLE BRAINBUSTER WINS IT!

Dogs vs. Bang Bang Gang is up for the DOUBLE CHAIN MATCH! Finlay powerbombs Jay and his bright white pants into the post.  Goddamn this is just clunky as shit with the chairs tripping everyone up. Half and half by Jay! Riders are out to counter the Gunns and the stick hits Juice for the win thanks to Marina! Shida vs. Maya is up so thankfully no Painmaker after that. Apron-mount punches by World ala corner-mount ones - well that's new! Avalanche stretch muffler by Shida. Shida wants the TBS Lock, but Maya escapes. Back and forth cradles get 2 for each. Shining wizard to the neck by Maya, but another sends her out. Maya gets a tope when Shida goes for the kendo stick! Maya misses a moonsault and THE KATANA HITS AFTER A CRADLE FOR 2.9! TTD HITS FOR THE 2.9999!? TBS LOCK but Shida prevents a tap and she doesn't want a win after a German too. ANOTHER KNEE STRIKE but Shida is too cocky and the blockbuster hold wins it. Finally. 

Tag title time with Cope eating a beating before getting sent out on the floor and Cage carries the load. DOUBLE TEAM NEUTRALIZER TO COPE! Cope gets the GRINDHOUSE crossface but Claudio saves. Spear to Pac ends it after what felt like 20 years. Taz's "as this goes on and on..." was accurate. Bucks interrupt the singalong. That is official for ALL IN! Ciampa vs. Jericho is up and Jericho has a trillion stupid nicknames and the paint and the mask and it's all glittery. Codebreaker starts for 2. POCKET SAND gets 2. 

Pucks and tacks and sandpaper to the face! Ciamps gets a tack elbow pad but the walls is on and Ciampa uses the barb wire bat to escape. AA off the apron through a barb wire table by Jericho. Avalanche air raid crash by Ciampa through chairs and barb wire boards. Judas Effect with the barb wire elbow pad for 2.9. POWER DRILL TO THE HEAD GETS THE WIN. Okay cool whatever.

Andrade vs. Davis is up and a running rana sets up a crossbody and floor fun with Andrade macking on babes and drinking beer. Davis gets a big lariat off the double knees attempt. Andrae hits the DM and wins it. Bailey vs. Fletcher is made for Arena Mexico and it's Willow vs. Thekla time. Walking suplex on the floor before Thekla claws away. Spider superplex by Thekla! Kneeling figure four with forearms by Willow before Thekla turns it into a Muta lock. Willow hits a sick murderdeathkillbomb on Skye on the floor before a BACKSLIDE WINS THE TITLE! 

Main event time and Knight chokes him out with ring tape. Knight gets heat working THE GUTS and a cool abdominal stretch. V TRIGGER ON THE ROPE TO KNIGHT! OWA avoided and turned into a sunset that Kenny avoids and the snapdragon hits! SNAPDRAGON ON THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! BACK AND FORTH FOREARMS! SUNSET BOMB OFF THE TOP BY KENNY after KARATE CHOPS! 

UFO AND THE KNEES ARE UP! Knight flips over the OWA and eats a knee and an OWA TO END IT! Knight's best singles match to date and this clicked. But it's damn near midnight and this is like hour six. Lordy. Death Riders attack afterwards because Will wouldn't attack him and the Bucks are out! Ospreay stops a chair stomp and they have Wheeler distract and HE SWINGS THE CHAIR AT THEM! Mox gives him a bag and he rips it up. AND HE HIDDEN BLADES MOX AND YUTA! Oh snap! 

They celebrate and KENNY OWAS HIM so he's the heel going in. Smart.

AEW Dynamite 7-22-26

 

Last week's Dynamite was a misfire, but their go-home shows usually hit and they've got a PPV coming up. Brodido vs. Protokada is up too! Taz, Tony, and Ex are on the call and Ospreay is a cocky shit to Omega. Darby vs. Knight for the TNT Title starts things off. Cactus clothesline over the barricade! Darby did Bron's crazy dive to the floor to the next level but he gets crotched on the barricade! Knight slingshots Darby into the steps and knocks the diamond plate topper off! Knight gets some ground and pound before an AVALANCHE CODE RED AND A REGULAR CODE RED! DARBY GETS A STANDING COFFIN DROP TO THE FLOOR! 

Darby gets the Disarmher! BACK AND FORTH HEAVY FOREARMS FROM EACH GUY! Knight lands a ref bump and hits a lariat! SCORPION DEATHDROP BY DARBY! Darby grabs the belt that Knight brought in and throws it down and Knight bashes him with it and the coast to coast to set up the World Title match nicely. The PROTOSTARRRRR is here with Okada to add some tension there. 

DCF promo time and Knight hypes up that he defended the title more times than Kyle did - without the DCF! THE PROTOKADAPOWERS EXPLODE with a rainmaker missing and hitting Kyle! 21 PLEX WINS IT! Foley is out to chat with THEKLA and Willow! Thekla says she isn't buying any of that happy unicorn crap - it's all a mask! Then they banter back and forth and Mick is just not quite clued in on everything and eh pounce okay whatever. Jay White and his lovable gaggle of idiots are out to face Clark Connors! Jay is out in bigger pants and they give him some more visual size before he eats a draping tackle. Spear hits and is met with a front choke into a chancery to win it. 

Death Riders jump Cope and Cage and Sisters of Sin are out to face Divine Dominion in a No DQ match and the heels jump the defacto faces in the champs in their hockey jerseys. Kross electric chairs Julia into a chair and Skye eats a chair toss with a chair on her face and she gets sliced up. Bayne sets up a suplex to Julia on the floor but eats a double powerbomb through a table. Julia Hart has her BEST FACE EVER with a kickout.

Double chain tag match with the Dogs against the Bang Bang Gang at the PPV! Cage nails a lariat to Ospreay and a reverse bearhug. Torture rack GTS knee by Cage! Trios attack wins for the faces and Mox and Omega fight! Well shame that's not the PPV. Knight jumps Kenny. 

AEW Dynamite 7-15-26

 

It's my uncle Jimmy's birthday today and a crazy day job search-wise. Went for an Ashley Furniture job and my uber couldn't find it, so there went that one. Ubered home and talked to my driver about loving my ARS job and I get home and get an interview request from them and was up front about loving the gig, but the timing being off.  Massive Beach Break hype video and a card rundown. Cage and Cope face Garcia and Yuta for the tag gold to start off. Mox tells Will that people make simple things so tough and they screw it up - don't do that. 

Cope loves this victory lap run of the fans singing his song - and it is a lot of fun to do. SO MAYBE YOU ANNOUNCE HIS MATCHES MORE THAN 2 HOURS BEFORE THE SHOW. They mixed the formula up here having Cope as the face in peril, which is good. Cope is the face in peril for about 15 years before Cage tags in and runs wild on Danny. Cage diving headbutt gets 2 on Yutes and a spear wins it. Dogs and Death Riders attack after the match. 

Shida-Harley recap from Collision and the TBS Lock is her wacky submission and Davis-Speedball is recapped. Andrade vs. Doyle is up to get Andrade vs. Davis set for probably the PPV. The Demand's NEW HENCHMEN THE LETHAL TWIST attack THE CONGLOMERATION! Doyle dominates to start before eating a rana off the apron. Doyle lands a bodyblock but eats a corner. MOONSAULT TO THE FLOOR! Doyle gets a Batista bomb for 2. Ring punch wins it for Andrade and that's the PPV match for Redemption. Kenny celebration time and the Bucks give him a black-leather belt to retire the BBB. Ospreay says that Kenny inspired him for the last decade. 

Will has a love-fest and Knight thankfully interrupts it and Kenny rambles on for 70 years and Kenny FINALLY calls him a fraud. Then Darby jumps Knight. Cage attacks Darby to set that match up. DCF is out and Death Riders defend Ospreay. Jack Perry has an open challenge for Collision. Brodido faces Comoroto and Solo. Fun double team stuff until a frog splash on both guys wins it. They bump into Fletcher backstage and I guess it'll be Bandido vs. Fletcher at the PPV. Fletcher vs. Komander showcases Komander with a springboard destroyer for 2.5! Corner kick and the brainbuster wins it. Takeshita attacks! Darby challenges Kenny to beat up Knight next week. 

Brawling Birds want the tag titles and THE PAINMAKER is back for Redemption. FINALLY Darby vs. Cage is up and Cage eats a low-pe and just tosses him around and flexes. Cage boots him around and lordy there's still a match to go after this. Cage presses him into the post and then he just eats all sorts of insane shit for a TV match at 10 PM that isn't even the main event. Drop wins it thank God. Protokada faces Brodido at the PPV. Or not, as it's Fletcher vs . Bandido there and Okada down the road. 

Kenny vs. Knight is made for the PPV and Bailey is a friendly Canadian pal and he loves him and he wants to forgive him. Mone and Divine Dominion against Willow, Hyan, and Maya World...well I see one person here who can job. Hyan loses to the mone maker at 10:21. Lordy. Exhausting show. 

AEW Collision 7-11-26 - Hangman Returns!

 

Hangman will kick the show off, and we'll also get Speedball vs. Davis for the National Title. We start off with a recap of Omega vs. MJF before Hanger starts things off, dealing with the same stip... Hanger is out with a graphic saying that he's had a vasectomy and that he's a gardener and he enjoys planting seeds and he has no idea what it'll be, but he will go for other glory in the TNT, National, Continental, or International Championships! He's going to have to find something else to do and he will! 

Shibata vs. Bandido for the ROH Title starts things off. Nice back and forth high kick exchange before Shibata gets a running, stopping, then clubbing big boot on the floor. Shibata DDTs him on the apron and turns it right into a suplex on the floor. Sting-style gorilla press slam and an SSP BY BANDIDO! 21Plex is avoided AND THE PK HITS! Back and forth forearms and a lariat exchange! MASSIVE lariat by Shibata! Bandido counters a low blow with a la majistrol and wins it! 

THE BEST IS SHIDA argues with Harley, so that's a fun program. Or it's just the match now - okey dokey. Harley eats forearms and an upkick during a half crab attempt. Shida kneelifts her on the apron and DRAGS HER BACK BY HER HAIR for a near countout. Harley gets corner punches and wants a sunset bomb, but SHIDA BITES HER HEAD! Shida gets her goofy bow and arrow for the win. 

DCF calls out Darby. Brawl in the Ballpark recap. The Conglomeration is out and Willow wants Thekla. Skye swears vengeance on the Divine Dominion. Mox, Yuta, Claudio, and Danny are out to kick ass against Komander and SkyFlight and it's a fun showcase for the Death Riders and the Martins before THE DANCE after the dragon tamer win. Divine Dominion will beat up THE SISTERS OF STUPID. A batshit insane adoption video airs with the Bang Bang Gang bringing up neutering, euthanizing, circumcision and whatever IN AN ACTUAL REAL ADOPTION VIDEO FOR DOGS YOU CAN ADOPT.

 

Brian Cage looks bigger than Luger at SuperBrawl II and is somehow only 272 pounds. Cage eats kicks on the floor and he can't even move around them, and a twisting cutter gets 2 for Wentz. Discus lariat and a deadlift German hits before the Drillclaw wins it. Trent demands a win by forfeit. "I NEED A WIN!" "Well he's right about that..." from Nigel. AND DARBY COMES OUT FOR A VALUE-ADD MATCH! Nice fast action until Darby eats a trip on the top rope BUT HE GETS A SIDE HEADLOCK! Crazy alley oop bump for Darby and the Busaiku knee gets 2 for Trent - so Darby must love this guy. STANDING COFFIN DROP TO CAGE ON THE FLOOR!

STORM ZERO ON THE APRON GETS 2! AVALANCHE CODE RED GETS 2 FOR DARBY and the Coffin Drop wins it! Darby earned Trent a contract extension. CAGE TRIPLE POWERBOMBS HIM and then hits a release one before Davis-Bailey starts off. Willow and Maya chat backstage and she wants a trios match with Mercedes and DD. 

Davis powerslams him after a senton. DUNKZILLA DRIVER ON THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! ANOTHER ONE MID-RING GETS 2.9! Bailey gets a kick and a Black mass! RUNNING DROPKICK BY DAVIS! 1.5 ROTATION SSP GETS 2.5 FOR BAILEY! Davis kills him with a lariat and an axe driver! DAVIS gets a lariat to send him in the ring, but eats a legsweep! SUPLEX SLAM ON THE APRON BY DAVIS! Crucifix into a sunset flip gets 2 and the Omega driver wins it for Davis. This was a match of the year contender - holy hell!

AEW Dynamite 7-8-26 - Beach Break - MJF vs. Omega for the World Title

 

AEW partnered with Agent00 for the pre-show and dark matches were kinda visible - Borden won a tag and Mistico and Brody won as well. He was fantastic and so much better than either TNA or WWE pre-show guys - and not even being a big fan, either. Kenny talks about doing his best work when he had his back against the wall - and he's got Nakazawa with him and if it's it, that's who he wants with him and also it's 102 degrees in that ring and Kenny wants to main event ALL IN. 

Ciampa vs. Jericho starts with Ciampa being a fucking idiot AGAIN and waits for Jericho at the entrance way and gets jumped and they do goofy bullshit on the beach set, which Jericho loves doing that. Ciampa is sliced up ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BUTTOCKS according to Taz, who ranted about deck chairs earlier and hey, they sliced him up here. Apron DVD by Ciampa and he kisses a bald fan BECAUSE BALD IS BEAUTIFUL, ASSCLOWN! AIR RAID CRASH OFF THE SECOND ROPE BY CIAMPA GETS 2! Jericho gets a brainbuster for 2. POCKET SAND and the knee gets the win for Ciampa!

Ciampa gets another power drill and we get a ST. PETE CLEARWATER ad from Excalibur. Brawling Birds beat up dudes in a bar in ST. PETE CLEARWATER! Ospreay chats with Renee and "bullshit" gets muted on MyAEW and MJF mocks him. Fletcher vs. Takeshita is up with Fletcher having a custom mask made for it! Don and Archer are out for Fletcher. 

Tie-up and strikes commence before a chop against the post misses for Takeshita and they're already just caked in sweat. Hammerlock apron back suplex hits and the arm is hurt for Takeshita! APRON CRADLE TOMBSTONE BY TAKESHITA! Fletcher gets a Michonoku driver off a knee counter! LAST RIDE BY TAKESHITA! Helluva hits thanks to Don, but Takeshita gets the falcon arrow BUT IT ONLY GETS 2.9 THANKS TO THE FOOT ON THE ROPES! SHEER DROP GETS 2.9 AND THE CORNER BOOT HITS THE TO NECK! BUCKLE BRAINBUSTER WINS IT! NEW CHAMP! Between Agent00 and this match, it seems like there's a deal in place with Twitch.

Mick interviews Fletcher and says Takeshita was riding his coattails! Don Callis scolding Mick for stealing the attention from young talent is high comedy. Don points out that they've got the International, National, and TNT Champs and Knight talks shit about Fletcher and says he wants the world title. Fletcher is just caked in sweat here. Jesus. Speaking of which, Andrade comes out here in 17 layers and will face Doyle to get a shot and presumably win the National Title - which makes sense given his booking all over the world. Fun brawl backstage with Darby using an exploding skateboard. 

Ospreay and Mox destroy the Workhorsemen in a match that went way too long. WHY IS ANTHONY HENRY PUTTING WILL OSPREAY IN A CHINLOCK!? Moxley working with JD is fun at least. Elbow suicida! JD overhands him and he goes out to Marina to get slapped and hyped up more! Thekla is out to do commentary and Mercedes is out on the lifeguard tower. Maya and Athena are out to determine a better spot in the casino gauntlet. Oh it's a casino gauntlet. Minia is out and dominates a bit and then Rina is out! Skye and Julia use weapons and Julia has new gear. AND THEY BEAT UP SECURITY GUYS! ATTACK JUSTIN ROBERTS MORE! 

Rosa attacks Athena! Thekla "the ring is really filling up with dumb bitches!" O FACE TO ROSA GETS 2 WHEN MINA SAVES! O FACE TO MINA BUT EVERYONE BREAKS IT UP! YAY WILLOW! Doctor Bomb on Julia wins it! She gets the shot at Thekla in Montreal! THEKLA SPEAR TO WILLOW! Divine Dominion attacks the Sisters of Sin! Mercedes is bankrolling them and that's a nice development. 

BATTLE CRY hits and it's time for the World title! MJF is in Bigelow gear, while Omega is in ALL IN main event/Ibushi gear. MJF avoids a V trigger to start! OWA BUT MJF GOUGES THE EYE! Walk and brawl before OMEGA MOONSAULTS OFF THE LIFEGUARD CHAIR! Cross-legged fisherman neckbreaker hits! MJF piledriver gets 2! 

MJF messes with the announce table and THE V TRIGGER SENDS HIM OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE! APRON OWA BUT NO! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE on the floor but MJF gets the knees up! Omega avoids the Heat Seeker and MJF's knee goes out. V TRIGGER! OWA BUT MJF PUNCHES OUT BUT EATS CROYT'S WRATH! CORNER V TRIGGER! AVALNCHE OWA BUT NO IT'S A POISON RANA AND THE HEAT SEEKER HITS FOR 2.9! Ospreay prevents the ring usage but it opens the door to a low blow and BELT SHOT FOR 1!

Omega uses MJF as a speedbag! ROPE V TRIGGERS! THIRD ONE RIGHT TO THE JAW! ONE WINGED ANGEL WINS IT! What a night and what a match!