Ahead of “AEW Dynamite” on Wednesday, the corporate’s upcoming pay-per-view, AEW Redemption, has just one scheduled match, Thekla’s defense of her title against Willow Nightingale. Latest reports ahead of the show, nevertheless, indicate that the fundamental event will see latest AEW World Champion Kenny Omega defend his gold.
Earlier within the week, Fightful Select reported that AEW is high on TNT Champion Kevin Knight, and in line with sources, “The Jet” may very well be getting a world title shot as soon as Redemption. That is something Bryan Alvarez confirmed was the plan, as of a number of days ago, in a post to his X (formerly Twitter) subscribers. Alvarez wrote that Omega is planned to defend against Knight within the fundamental event of the show.
Omega won the title from MJF within the fundamental event of “Dynamite: Beach Break” last Wednesday. Fans had long predicted that Omega vs. Will Ospreay, the 2026 Owen Hart Foundation tournament winner, will fundamental event AEW All In: London at the top of August. Dave Meltzer reported it was MJF who selected, and AEW President Tony Khan agreed, to maneuver his match against Omega from Redemption to “Beach Break.”