Fresh off the heels of AEW Double or Nothing 2026 in New York City, All Elite Wrestling has officially announced a new addition to its pay-per-view line-up coming this summer, AEW Redemption.

It was reported at the beginning of May that a new major AEW pay-per-view will be coming, with the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada being the rumored landing spot for the event. That has now been confirmed as Canadian venue will host the inaugural Redemption pay-per-view on Sunday, July 26.

🇨🇦 MONTREAL 🇨🇦

As announced by the Toronto Sun, AEW is returning to Canada this Summer with a BRAND NEW PPV: #AEWRedemption!

This inaugural event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 26th at the @centrebell in Montreal, Quebec. pic.twitter.com/WcDZ5ws06c

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 26, 2026

AEW President and CEO Tony Khan spoke exclusively with the Toronto Sun about the announcement, stating that he has wanted to bring an AEW pay-per-view to Montreal for some time. “Montreal’s one of the greatest wrestling cities in the world. There’s such a rich history of professional wrestling. This will be a special event. It’s the first-ever AEW Redemption and it’s also the first-ever AEW pay-per-view in Montreal…The crowds have been so fantastic when we’ve done AEW in Montreal. I’ve wanted to bring a pay-per-view to Montreal for years.”

The company made its debut in Montreal back in December 2023 with episodes of “AEW Dynamite,” “AEW Collision” and “AEW Rampage,” but have not been back since. However, AEW has hosted a number of pay-per-views in Canada over the years, with AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 and AEW All Out 2025 taking place in Toronto, Ontario, while AEW Dynasty 2026, which took place earlier this year was held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

As Khan mentioned, Montreal has a rich wrestling history dating back decades. WWE has hosted multiple pay-per-views, TV tapings, and Premium Live Events at the Bell Centre — the most famous being WWE Survivor Series 1997, which played host to the now infamous Montreal Screwjob during the main event match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. 

Gunther has discussed the possibility of him facing Brock Lesnar in WWE. 

A dream match that WWE fans have eagerly awaited is a clash between Gunther and Brock Lesnar, and many believed it might never happen after Lesnar seemingly retired at WrestleMania 42. However, with Lesnar returning to continue his feud with Oba Femi, the possibility of the match is back on the table, although Gunther remained coy about it during an interview with “Italian Wrestling Channel.”

“I don’t know,” replied Gunther when he was asked if a match with Lesnar is in the offing. “So, I wasn’t even there the day on ‘Mania [Lesnar’s match with Oba Femi] because it was the day after me when all of that happened with Brock. So, I only saw it like a headline, but that’s literally all the info I had, and yeah, I was like, he’s back now. But I haven’t thought about it. I’m really focused on what I do with Cody now. I will be challenging for the WWE Undisputed Championship in Italy, and that’s my full focus right now, and after I beat Cody, then Brock can challenge me, and we’ll do that.”

Lesnar and Gunther’s only interaction in WWE came at the 2023 men’s Royal Rumble match, where the latter put on a tremendous showing in the match, lasting for over an hour and eliminating five wrestlers. 

Since reports emerged that Brock Lesnar was nearing retirement, many predicted that the Austrian could be his final opponent, as he has already retired two legends in John Cena and AJ Styles. With SummerSlam seemingly set to host Brock Lesnar’s final match due to the event taking place in his hometown of Minneapolis, and Gunther having the chance to win the world title from Cody Rhodes at Clash in Italy, Lesnar’s final match could very well be a world title bout against Gunther.

LA Knight cut his first promo in the ring on “WWE Raw” since before WWE WrestleMania 42 last month, and in it, he revealed that the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will start next week.

The segment went on to include Jimmy Uso after Knight griped about having to once again battle the Bloodline, but before their confrontation, Knight said he was throwing his hat into the King of the Ring tournament. He said he was headed right for World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, who he told Uso was the only person in the Bloodline he has a problem with, at the moment, at least.

WWE Night of Champions is set to take place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 27, and the event has featured the final of the tournament in recent years. Knight’s promo was the first time the tournaments have been mentioned this year, however. After the promo, commentary failed to mention anything about the tournaments, and as of this writing, WWE has not revealed brackets or any further information.

Dragon Lee returned during “WWE Raw” after being out of action since the Intercontinental Championship six-pack ladder match at WrestleMania 42. 

Lee challenged Penta for the title alongside Rey Mysterio, JD McDonagh, Je’Von Evans, and Rusev, with Penta retaining and continuing his title reign. It had since been reported that he was banged up during the match, and had not been seen on TV until Monday. 

During the show, Penta challenged Mysterio to an Intercontinental title match, drawing the ire of Saturday’s unsuccessful challenger, Ethan Page. Page managed to talk Rusev into targeting Mysterio under the belief he was skipping him in challenging for the title. And after Mysterio pinned Rusev, falling victim to a post-match beatdown, Lee returned to make the save. 

Page then got involved but was soon expelled from the ring alongside Rusev. Mysterio embraced his LWO stablemate to close the segment. 

Prior this stint on the sidelines, Lee was feuding with Rusev as part of the Intercontinental title picture. It would seem that his return on Monday is slotting him back in that role, albeit next to the man set to challenge for title next.