AEW Redemption Card Is Complete: Every Match Set for Montreal

Eight matches are locked in for AEW's first-ever Montreal pay-per-view this Sunday, and a wild six-way ladder match just joined the lineup.

A Debut Show Finally Takes Shape

AEW built Redemption to solve a scheduling gap. With roughly two months of open road sitting between Forbidden Door and All In on the summer calendar, Tony Khan and company slotted a brand new pay-per-view right in the middle of it, and Montreal won the bid. Sunday night at the Bell Centre marks the very first time an AEW pay-per-view has touched down in that city, even though AEW ran a television doubleheader there a few years back.

That milestone puts Montreal alongside Toronto and Vancouver as the only Canadian markets to land a full AEW pay-per-view, which is a nice bit of history for a promotion that leans hard into its international fan base. The Buy-In pre-show gets things moving at 6pm Eastern with a celebration honoring the Rougeau wrestling family, a Quebec institution long before AEW ever existed. The main card follows at 7pm Eastern, and with eight matches now locked in, this is shaping up to be a full night.

Six Championships, One Massive Main Card

The title picture is stacked. Kenny Omega defends the AEW World Championship against Kevin Knight, who wasted no time demanding his shot the moment Omega got his hands back on the belt. Kyle Fletcher puts the International Championship up against Bandido, while Mark Davis defends the National Championship opposite Andrade El Idolo. The tag division gets its spotlight too, with Christian Cage and Adam Copeland defending the World Tag Team Championships against the Death Riders duo of Claudio Castagnoli and PAC.

On the women's side, Thekla defends her Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale, and Hikaru Shida puts the TBS title on the line against Maya World. Outside of the title picture, Chris Jericho and Tommaso Ciampa square off in a grudge match that has been building for weeks. That is six championship matches and one grudge bout before we even get to the newest addition to the card.

• AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega vs Kevin Knight
• AEW International Championship: Kyle Fletcher vs Bandido
• AEW National Championship: Mark Davis vs Andrade El Idolo
• AEW World Tag Team Championships: Christian Cage and Adam Copeland vs the Death Riders
• AEW Women's World Championship: Thekla vs Willow Nightingale
• TBS Championship: Hikaru Shida vs Maya World

A Six-Way Scramble Joins the Card

Just days before the show, AEW added a chaotic new stipulation to the mix. Since the International title is already being defended at Redemption by Fletcher against Bandido, the promotion decided the next challenger needed to be settled the hard way, through a six-way ladder match booked for the same show. Confirmed entrants include Jack Perry, Komander, and the returning Beast Mortos, who is back in AEW after a long absence caused by visa trouble.

The wrinkle that has Montreal buzzing is the presence of Mike Bailey, a competitor with deep Quebec roots, getting a hometown shot in a match built entirely around chaos and opportunity. The final two spots were up for grabs on the go-home edition of Collision, with AR Fox facing Nick Wayne and Lio Rush taking on a returning El Clon for the last tickets into the match. Ladder matches have a way of stealing shows, and with a Redemption crowd that will be firmly behind its hometown guy, this one could turn into the most talked about segment of the night regardless of what happens in the title matches around it.

What This Means for Fans Watching From Vegas

Cards like this are exactly why we love breaking down wrestling here in Las Vegas. Six title defenses, a grudge match with two decades of history behind it, and a ladder match stacked with a hometown babyface is the kind of night that gets a crowd hoarse by the third hour, and it is the same energy we try to bring every time Piledrive Wrestling puts on a show or opens the ring for training.

If watching Kevin Knight chase gold or Mike Bailey fight for a hometown moment gets you fired up, that same fire is welcome in our building. Come check out an upcoming Piledrive Wrestling event, or better yet, lace up and join one of our training sessions. Plenty of the names on cards like Redemption started exactly where our students start now, in a ring, learning the craft one bump at a time.

Every Match Confirmed for AEW Redemption

Here is the full lineup fans can expect this Sunday from the Bell Centre, title by title and match by match.

1. AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega defends against Kevin Knight in the show's headline attraction.
2. AEW International Championship: Kyle Fletcher puts the belt on the line against Bandido.
3. Chris Jericho vs Tommaso Ciampa: A personal, non-title grudge match years in the making.
4. AEW National Championship: Mark Davis defends against Andrade El Idolo.
5. AEW World Tag Team Championships: Christian Cage and Adam Copeland defend against the Death Riders, Claudio Castagnoli and PAC.
6. AEW Women's World Championship: Thekla defends against Willow Nightingale.
7. TBS Championship: Hikaru Shida defends against Maya World.
8. International Title #1 Contender Ladder Match: A six-way scramble featuring Jack Perry, Komander, Mike Bailey, the Beast Mortos, and the two winners of Collision qualifier matches.

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