Kenny Omega Turns On Will Ospreay After AEW Redemption Main Event

AEW closed out its first-ever Redemption pay-per-view with a stunning swerve, as Kenny Omega turned on Will Ospreay moments after retaining the AEW World Championship at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The main event saw Omega defend his title against TNT Champion Kevin Knight, who wasted no time going after the champion, jumping Omega before the bell even rang. What followed was a hard-fought, back-and-forth battle between the two before Omega ultimately found a way to put Knight away and walk out with the world title still around his waist.

But the story didn’t end with the pinfall. In the aftermath, the Death Riders made their presence felt, descending on Omega as the show appeared headed toward a rescue. Ospreay answered the call, fighting off the stable in defense of his longtime rival-turned-ally. According to the show’s own framing, Ospreay refused to “suffocate” Omega — suggesting he held back from finishing the job or piling on when he had the chance. Instead, it was Omega who delivered the gut-punch, planting Ospreay with his signature One Winged Angel to close out the broadcast.

The angle sets up a fascinating new chapter in one of AEW’s most storied rivalries. Omega and Ospreay have shared some of the most acclaimed matches in the promotion’s history, and their relationship has swung between fierce opposition and uneasy alliance over the years. A betrayal at the hands of Omega — especially delivered with his own finishing maneuver — reads as a deliberate statement: after the Death Riders’ interference, Omega apparently decided he didn’t need, or didn’t trust, Ospreay’s help at all.

It also raises questions about where Ospreay now stands in the world title picture and in his dealings with the Death Riders faction, which has been a persistent thorn in the side of AEW’s top stars. If Omega is positioning himself as a solo operator unwilling to lean on allies — even ones who just saved him from a beatdown — it could be the first domino in a program that pits two of wrestling’s most respected in-ring performers against each other once again.

With Redemption in the books as AEW’s newest pay-per-view offering, the fallout from Omega’s shocking attack on Ospreay figures to dominate discussion heading into the company’s next television tapings. Expect Tony Khan and company to address the fracture quickly, given the drawing power both men carry — together or, now, apparently, apart.