AEW Redemption 2026 Card Preview: Eight Matches Predicted for Montreal Pay-Per-View

AEW Redemption 2026 is shaping up to be one of the promotion’s most anticipated pay-per-view events of the year, with the July 26 show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada serving as the final major stop before All In London at Wembley Stadium.

Coming off Forbidden Door, several storylines appear to be building toward compelling matchups in Montreal. Here’s a look at the matches that could define the night.

The main event picture centers on AEW World Champion MJF defending against Kenny Omega in what could be a Title vs. Career match. MJF defeated Omega at AEW Dynasty 2026 to retain the title, and with Redemption taking place in Omega’s home country of Canada, the stage is set for a deeply personal rematch. Both men have been teasing another collision in the weeks since Dynasty.

Also expected is Will Ospreay taking on Jon Moxley in a Submission Match. After losing the AEW Continental Championship to Moxley at Dynasty, Ospreay — still working through recovery from double fusion neck surgery — joined forces with The Death Riders and went on to win the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament, punching his ticket to All In London. Before that date, a score with Moxley remains unsettled.

On the tag team side, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage figure to put the AEW World Tag Team Championships on the line against The Young Bucks, who scored wins at Forbidden Door and have been circling the champions since Cage and Cope’s return at Revolution 2026.

The AEW International Championship scene features a rubber match between champion Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada, with each man holding a win over the other. Takeshita captured the title at Double Or Nothing, and Okada has made clear he wants it back for the Don Callis Family.

For the TNT Championship, Kevin Knight — who turned heel at Double Or Nothing by attacking Darby Allin after a loss to MJF — is expected to defend against Allin following their heated confrontation on the June 10 Summer Blockbuster edition of Dynamite. Knight has since aligned with the Don Callis Family.

The AEW Women’s World Championship picture has Thekla on a collision course with MAIKA of STARDOM. Thekla retained at Forbidden Door against Starlight Kid before unmasking her and disrespecting STARDOM leadership in a show of contempt that seems destined to bring another STARDOM representative into the fray. MAIKA, fresh off a Forbidden Door Buy In victory over Skye Blue, is a natural candidate.

Rounding out the projected card: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defending the AEW World Trios Championships against Ricochet and Gates of Agony, an anticipated TBS Championship defense from Hikaru Shida — who is set to compete in a six-woman Survival of the Fittest on the July 1 Dynamite to crown a new champion — and a No DQ-style eight-man tag featuring Don Callis Family members against Mark Briscoe, Tomohiro Ishii, Andrade El Idolo, and Montreal’s own Speedball Mike Bailey.

With the road to All In London reaching its final chapter, Redemption looks poised to be a pivotal night for virtually every championship and major feud in All Elite Wrestling.