Adam Copeland and Christian Cage Retain AEW Tag Titles at Redemption

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage successfully defended the AEW World Tag Team Championships at AEW Redemption, turning back a challenge from The Death Riders’ Claudio Castagnoli and Pac in one of the pay-per-view’s featured bouts.

The match got off to a chaotic start before Copeland could even get involved — he was attacked from behind as he made his entrance, setting the tone for a hard-fought title defense. Despite the early ambush, Cage and Cope regrouped and found a way to walk out of AEW Redemption still holding the gold.

This marks another successful defense for the fan-favorite pairing, who have built one of the more compelling stories in AEW’s tag division by teaming up two of the industry’s most decorated singles stars in the twilight of their in-ring careers. Copeland and Cage have leaned on decades of chemistry and shared history — dating back to their days as tag partners long before either arrived in AEW — to hold off younger, hungrier challengers.

Castagnoli and Pac represented a stiff test as representatives of The Death Riders, a faction that has made a habit of using underhanded tactics to gain an edge in big matches. The attack on Copeland before the bell even rang fits that pattern, and it’s a safe bet the finish and the fallout from the assault will be discussed on AEW programming in the days ahead.

For now, though, the titles stay right where they’ve been: around the waists of two future Hall of Famers who continue to prove there’s plenty of gas left in the tank. With The Death Riders sure to look for another shot after coming up short at Redemption, don’t expect this rivalry to be finished just because the pay-per-view is in the books. AEW’s tag division remains stacked, and a faction as motivated as The Death Riders isn’t likely to let this loss go unanswered.

Expect Cage and Cope to address the post-match attack in the coming weeks as AEW builds toward its next round of title challengers, with The Death Riders looming as the most immediate threat to the champions’ reign.