By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Redemption
Montreal, Quebec, at Bell Centre
Aired live July 26, 2026, on pay-per-view
AEW Redemption pre-show match result: Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly defeated Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, and Lee Johnson in 12:00 for the AEW Trios Titles…
Ring announcer Arkady Aura delivered the introductions for the ladder match during the pre-show. Mike Bailey received a big hometown ovation. The fans sang “Olé, Olé, Olé.” Jack Perry made the final entrance, and the fans sang along to his entrance theme….
Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness, and Tony Schiavone were on commentary. Excalibur closed the pre-show by saying they would see fans on the other side… Pyro shot off on the stage to open the pay-per-view…
1. Jack Perry vs. The Beast Mortos vs. Komander vs. Mike Bailey vs. Nick Wayne vs. El Clon in a six-way ladder match to determine the No. 1 contender to the AEW International Championship. The wrestlers started the match with a series that saw two wrestlers in the ring while the others were on the floor. McGuinness listed Mortos as his favorite to win.
Mortos launched Bailey onto a ladder that was leaning in the corner of the ring. Mortos stood on the floor and caught Clon diving onto him. Clon rolled Mortos on the ground and then jumped up and performed a double DDT on Bailey and Komander. A “Speedball” chant broke out for Bailey, who performed an Asai moonsault onto Mortos while Perry performed a creative bulldog on Clon.
All six wrestlers fought to the stage. Bailey performed a moonsault off a tall ladder onto everyone other than Perry. The announcers pointed out that Perry had a chance to make a play for the contract that was hanging above the ring, but he opted to perform a forgettable Asai moonsault off the ladder. Bailey and Perry headed to the ring and fought. Wayne showed up and hit Bailey with Wayne’s World.
Perry made a play for the contract, but Mortos pulled him down and tossed him over the top rope onto some of their opponents. Mortos climbed the ladder, but Komander walked the ropes, and the missile dropkicked him. Komander placed the ladder over Mortos and then climbed it, but he couldn’t get the contract, so he dove onto Bailey and Clon in the ring. Mortos performed a suicide dive rather than go for the contract.
Mortos returned to the ring and set up a ladder while Perry entered with another. Perry hit Mortos from behind with his ladder. Perry set up his ladder while Bailey set up another next to the main ladder. All six wrestlers fought on the ladders. Wayne and Perry took a bump onto the top rope, and then Bailey and Komander took a bump off another ladder over the top rope (they tumbled onto the apron and safely to the floor). Mortos clutched his left leg rather than climb the ladder. Once he started to climb, Perry shoved the ladder over.
Perry pulled out a few tables. Moments later, Perry pulled Mortos off the apron with a huracanrana that put him through a table and caused his legs to hit a ladder on the ground. Clon double stomped Bailey through a table. Komander walked the ropes and performed a dive that put Wayne through a table. Perry made a play for the contract, but Clon stopped him. Mortos powerbombed Perry onto a ladder that was leaning in a corner of the ring. Clon took out Mortos with a Backstabber.
Clon created a ladder bridge in the ring. Komander joined him on the ladder that was on the ropes and between the rungs of the main ladder. Clon performed a Michinoku Driver off the ladder. Wayne hit Clon with a crucifix driver and then set him on a table in front of the broadcast table. Wayne climbed to near the top of a tall ladder and then put Clon through the table with a Phoenix Splash.
Perry climbed a ladder in the ring. Wayne raced into the ring and climbed the other side of the ladder. Perry and Wayne fought on the ladder until Perry performed a Canadian Destroyer onto the ladder that was bridged between the main ladder and the middle turnbuckle. Ouch. Bailey placed Mortos on a table that was wedged between the ropes in the corner and hit him with the Ultima Weapon. Bailey climbed the main ladder and pulled down the contract to win the match.
Mike Bailey defeated Jack Perry, Komander, The Beast Mortos, El Clon, and Nick Wayne in a six-way ladder match in 19:40 to earn a shot at the AEW International Championship.
Powell’s POV: A wild ladder match with plenty of big crowd-pleasing spots. The prize being a shot at one of AEW’s four men’s secondary singles titles left something to be desired, but the live crowd was happy to see their hometown guy get the win. As usual, one can only hope that everyone is okay after performing so many big stunts.
A video package spotlighted Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley vs. The Young Bucks, and then entrances for the match took place. The Bucks were out first. A garage door opened backstage and showed Jon Moxley with some of the other Death Riders. Moxley met up with Will Ospreay. Marina Shafir joined Ospreay and Moxley as they made their entrance through the crowd…
2. Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley (w/Marina Shafir) vs. “The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson. Shafir held up Moxley’s AEW Continental Championship belt before the match. In a planned spot, Ospreay and Nick butted heads a couple of minutes into the match. Matt tagged in, but he left the ring to check on his brother, who acted woozy on the floor. Ospreay hit Matt with a dive over the top rope. Excalibur noted that Moxley prompted Ospreay to go after Matt. Ospreay checked on Nick, who was down next to the barricade, until Moxley encouraged him to get back in the ring.
Matt got the better of Ospreay and put Moxley down on the floor. Matt set up for a springboard move (even though Ospreay was in a far corner with the referee, who, of course, was Rick Knox). Shafir pulled Matt off the apron and ran him into the ring steps. Ospreay and Moxley worked over Matt. Nick eventually returned to his corner. Matt went for the hot tag, but Moxley pulled Nick off the apron and then gave him a piledriver on the floor. In the ring, Ospreay performed a Liger Bomb on Matt for a near fall.
Nick returned to the apron and looked into the crowd after Matt put Ospreay down. Matt was hesitant to tag out, but Nick insisted and then tagged himself in. Nick performed a bulldog on Ospreay while clotheslining Moxley. Matt tagged in and draped Ospreay over the top rope. Nick jumped from the top rope and double stomped Ospreay, who bounced off the ropes and into Matt’s powerbomb. Nick took out Moxley with a dive while Matt got a near fall on Ospreay.
The Bucks set up for one of their signature spots. Nick had to wait for Moxley to run around the ring to break it up. The Bucks set up for the move on Moxley, but Ospreay caught Nick. Moxley escaped and performed a piledriver on Matt while Ospreay put Nick down with a Styles Clash for a near fall. A “this is awesome” chant broke out while Ospreay and Moxley took turns hitting Nick in a corner of the ring. Moxley put Nick down with a cutter. Ospreay dove onto Matt on the floor. Nick superkicked Moxley, who then put him down with a clothesline. There was a fun series of back-and-forth moves involving the Bucks and Ospreay.
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