We are only 3 months into 2021 but Christian Cage already has had an eventful year. He first made his in ring return after 7 years at Royal Rumble and since then, he has made the big decision to sign with AEW.
Discussing the hype AEW had created for him before his big debut at Revolution event, Christian revealed that he was surprised as well because he hadn’t signed the contract at the time:
“I didn’t know. As far as I knew at that point in time, it was going to be a complete secret, and I was going to show up, and it was going to be a complete surprise, honestly, on Wednesday, there was nothing signed.
So, it was a shock to me when I heard it,” said Christian, “Tony [Khan] and I hit it off fairly quick. We felt comfortable enough to definitely to get something done and worked out at that point.”
The former world champion also commented on the length of his AEW deal and said “It’s a long-term deal, I’m not here for just a couple of matches now, like, I’m here for the long haul.”
Apart from this, Christian discussed things such as the opponents he is looking forward to facing in AEW and his Royal Rumble return. You can check out some more highlights from his interview here.
MJF has formed a new stable of his own featuring stars such as FTR, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, and Tully Blanchard after getting kicked out of the Inner Circle.
Chris Jericho had announced an Inner Circle War Council for this week’s episode of Dynamite after he and the former MLW star failed to capture the tag team titles at the Revolution PPV this past Sunday.
The segment then saw the former world champion teasing some changes to the group and as they were discussing their next move, Sammy Guevera showed a video of MJF. In the video, the AEW star was trying to convince Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz to go against Jericho and telling them that it was time to remove Y2J from the leadership. MJF told the guys to get Jericho after the reveal but they sided with the former WWE star instead. However, MJF came prepared and he revealed that he had been building a group of his own this whole time.
It appears we will get a feud between these two groups in the coming times and it would be interesting to see if this stable helps MJF in reaching the main event status and capture the world title in future.
All Elite Wrestling returns with an all-new episode of AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, FL. This show will feature fallout from Sunday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view, including Kenny Omega retaining the AEW World Championship and the signing of Christian Cage.
It will be interesting to see how AEW addresses the controversial conclusion of the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match.
AEW is advertising the following items for this week’s TNT broadcast:
TNT Champion Darby Allin will defend against Scorpio Sky. The SCU member won the “Face of the Revolution” ladder match to earn this title shot.
Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks vs. Rey Fenix of Death Triangle
Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa and Ryo Mizunami team up against Dr. Britt Baker, Maki Itoh and Nyla Rose in six-woman tag-team action.
Cody Rhodes will be in action
Ethan Page vs. Lee Johnson
Plus, we’ll hear from Christian Cage and the Inner Circle will hold their “War Council” to announce some changes to the group.
Join us here later tonight for our AEW Dynamite Results and Takeaways feature.
Ethan Page made a surprise debut at AEW Revolution
He will compete against a member of Cody’s Nightmare Family on Dynamite
One of the surprise appearances at AEW Revolution saw former IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champion ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page make his company debut.
Ethan Page was the secret competitor in the AEW ‘Face of The Revolution’ ladder match. Page joined Cody Rhodes, Scorpio Sky, Penta El Zero Miedo, Lance Archer and Max Caster in the match.
The match was eventually won by Scorpio Sky as he grabbed the ‘brass ring’ that was hanging above the ring.
AEW has now confirmed that Ethan Page will be in action on tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The company sent out a tweet noting that the former IMPACT star will be taking on Nightmare Family member Lee Johnson.
QT Marshall will be in Johnson’s corner for tonight’s bout.
Christian recently appeared on Renee Paquette’s Oral Sessions podcast where he opened up about the circumstances leading to his in-ring return and his signing with WWE’s rival promotion.
The AEW signing of the former world champion is a bitter-sweet deal for his fans as he will get to compete against a plethora of exciting talent but it also means that we will probably never get to see him having a proper reunion with Edge.
Though they did get to share a moment at Royal Rumble in January when Christian made his in ring return. During the interview, he revealed Edge’s reaction to his comeback:
“Well, he was one of the very few people who knew. When I told him what I was thinking, he was very supportive,” he noted. “When you get to that point where you think it’s gone, and then it comes back, it’s like what just happened?
“When he came back at Royal Rumble from the year previous, he’s always been good at keeping his nerves in check. I’ve never seen him nervous before. And he was super nervous for that Rumble.” recalled Christian, “I was there to lighten the mood. And he kind of did the same for me. It’s just reverse roles. He’s a great sounding board.”
Apart from this, the former WWE star talked about his AEW signing. He explained that he has no animosity towards his former employers and that joining AEW was just the better choice for him.
With it being reported that NXT could be moving to Tuesday nights, some believe the Wednesday Night Wars could be over soon. Cody Rhodes recently commented on that possibility during an interview with Action Sports Jax for ESPN Jacksonville 690AM.
“Not trying to sound braggadocios, we have destroyed them [NXT] for over a year now in that space. Them leaving, perhaps that opens up a different viewership for us on Wednesdays,” Rhodes said on the show.
“I’m not assuming moving to Tuesday nights, is a true white flag. I’ll wait and see.”
Cody Rhodes On NXT Moving To Tuesdays
Cody Rhodes continued to talk about AEW’s attitude toward NXT.
“We’re not reactionary to their booking and won’t change anything we do with what they decide to do on Wednesdays,” Cody continued.
“There are a lot of smart people who work for WWE and perhaps they are planning something else, maybe it’s Wednesday Night Raw for all I know. I’m not assuming their white flag, moving to Tuesday nights, is a true white flag. I’ll wait and see.
“In the interim, we’ll continue to come up with new content, great stories, and make new kings and queens on our roster,” Cody said before stating AEW does not talk about competition backstage.
“If you’re ever backstage at AEW no one is talking about our competition.”
You can listen to this Cody Rhodes interview at Apple Podcasts.
Christian Cage is Renee Young’s guest on the latest episode of the Oral Sessions podcast. Hot off his AEW debut at Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view, Christian goes in-depth about his experience getting medically cleared after 7 years away from the ring, his jump to AEW and much more.
Returning To WWE, Jumping To AEW
Christian said when he returned at the Royal Rumble in January, he wasn’t nervous at all. However, he was nervous at AEW Revolution. He doesn’t know why, but he suspects the nerves were related to the new environment.
The PPV began at 8pm (Eastern) and he showed up after 7pm. He went straight onto his bus and did not mingle with anybody. He felt like the new kid in class. He really wanted to live up to the hype set by Paul Wight and AEW.
It felt great to appear in front of the AEW crowd. Obviously, these times are not ideal due to the pandemic. However, the people who were in attendance were loud. Wrestling at the ThunderDome was cool, but there’s nothing like a live audience.
When he signed with AEW, he did not know how he’d be introduced. He wasn’t signed when Paul Wight announced a ‘huge huge star’ would be at the PPV.
Christian says he will be a full-time performer. If he didn’t have the confidence to go at 100%, he wouldn’t be in AEW. He’s coming back to show the world he’s one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time.
Getting Medically Cleared
He feels like his body has been preserved for 7 years. He’s in a great place mentally and physically.
Christian visited the University of South Florida Concussion Center in June 2020 in hopes of getting medically cleared. He went there on his own and did not tell anybody about the visit. He figured, if the doctors tell him he needs to stay retired, nothing would really change.
After undergoing rigorous medical examinations, his doctor told him, “You crushed these tests.” He was average or above average on all the scores related to his brain. He didn’t fail any of the tests. The doctor told him, “You’re good to wrestle again.”
At this point, he knew it was time to get the rest of his body in peak physical shape. Edge referred him to Nutrition Solutions, a meal prep company. He built a minimalist gym in his garage and trained hard using basic weights, kettle bells and an assault bike. He’s also doing a lot of planks.
As he was getting into shape, he got a call from WWE around September/October. He spoke with Vince McMahon and told him the news about getting medically cleared. Vince was very happy for him. They had a few good conversations. Christian told Vince he still wanted to get his body into better shape and they left things there. Edge was very supportive about his journey.
Who He Wants To Work With In AEW
Christian says he’s with AEW for the long haul. He’s not here just to wrestle a couple matches. He sees a lot of people in AEW that he wants to work with, including:
Jon Moxley: Moxley has told Christian that he’s learned a lot from working with him in WWE. “At some point, he and I are going to do something together.”
Kenny Omega: Christian has never met Omega, but is familiar with his work. Renee added that Omega is a tough nut to crack. She’s been around him a few times but hasn’t gotten to know him.
Darby Allin: Christian says he’s got the Jeff Hardy “cool” factor.
The Young Bucks: He knows the Young Bucks grew up as fans of the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. Renee suggested that we might see The Young Bucks vs. Matt Hardy & Christian.
MJF: Christian says Max is super talented and “gets it.”
Christian added that he still hasn’t wrapped his brain around all the possibilities that await him in AEW. He can’t wait to get started. In addition to wrestling, he’s also excited to contribute behind the scenes. He spoke very highly of Pat Patterson and his role in WWE.
Big Swole has been out of action since early January due to flare-ups of her Crohn’s Disease. AEW’s Tony Khan recently addressed Swole’s absence. During the Revolution post-event media scrum, Khan stated that they hope to have her back soon. Swole recently released a statement through social media as well.
“This past year has been filled with ups and a lot of downs. After my bout with pneumonia early last year, I was informed that resuming medicine for Crohn’s would result in death given the COVID-19 circumstances. Seeing as how the biologic I was on shuts down my immune system and acts as such, resuming my medicine was not an option.”
“I was doing alright self-managing until the flare ups started in the fall. As some of you may not know Crohn’s attacks the body as a whole so on top of my intestines issues different body parts would lock up and become incapable of bending at the joints. Some days I could barely walk and that took a toll on me emotionally and mentally.”
“Living with this disease may seem like a thorn and it is but it also shows me that His grace is sufficient and no matter what happens, I will smile because I am more than a conqueror. I am Swole and that mentality/faith will carry me through it all. I ask that you bare with me, I’m getting the treatments that I need and my journey to complete healing is underway.”
“Thank you for your love and thoughtful messages, I appreciate them and you! Much love to everyone, be safe! #Chronies”
The ending of Sunday’s AEW Revolution PPV would cast a shadow across the show in its entirety. The Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch with Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley was a bloody affair; however the ending ‘explosion’ left a lot to be desired, with some sparkles and small blasts.
Eddie Kingston appeared at the end of the show, trying to help his friend Jon Moxley. Kingston covered his longtime friend in the ring before the impending end of show blast. As mentioned, the blast itself was miniscule.
The issue with this was that Eddie Kingston was selling the explosion massively. Tony Khan discussed the ending during the Revolution post show scrum. “Who would have thought when he drew up the big plan with crayons that maybe the bomb might fail to take both guys out?” Khan noted, saying how Kenny Omega ‘built’ the explosives himself in storyline.
“I thought that for the battle, it really delivered excellent action” Khan continued. “Both guys came out okay, which is great because on paper it looked like the kind of match where somebody could get hurt.”
Dave Meltzer recently reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Kenny Omega was “furious” at the botch that took place. It’s not currently clear how AEW appear to be trying to rectify the situation, but it is likely that they will try and address it on screen as many fans online have lambasted the brand for the finish to the PPV.
Former WWE star Big Show aka Paul Wight hasn’t been part of the AEW roster for very long but he is already feeling the difference in the backstage environment between the two companies.
The former world champion took part in the post Evolution media scrum where he talked about his decision to leave the company he has been with for so long.
When asked about the backstage environment of All Elite Wrestling during the interview, Big Show said that the one thing he enjoys in the AEW locker room is the support and fight the talent have:
“The one thing that is different here that I really enjoy is the support and the fight that the talent have over here, the respect and recognition and the drive.
That’s the heart of professional wrestling and doing entertainment.” said the Big Show, “It’s not guys stepping on each other’s toes, cutting each other’s throat to get a position.”
Christian Cage is All Elite. The former WWE Superstar appeared at Sunday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view as the big signee teased by Paul Wight.
Christian came out during the show and officially signed his AEW contract. AEW President Tony Khan addressed the debut during the post-show media scrum.
Khan says he met Christian around seven years ago. He’s been a fan of Christians for a long time and called him a great person.
“I think he’s one of the great wrestlers the last couple of decades,” said Khan. “He’s had great matches in different companies, he’s been a great singles wrestler, a great tag champion, and I think he’s one of the best minds in wrestling.”
Christian at the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble
Christian Reaches Out To AEW
Christian made a surprise appearance at January’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Tony Khan says Christian looked great at the Rumble and that appearance garnered a lot of interest. He then revealed that it was Christian who reached out to AEW looking to join their roster.
“[Christian] was interested in wrestling on a regular basis and he gave me a call,” said Khan. “He said, ‘I’d really like to come wrestle in AEW for you.’ I said, ‘I’d really like to have you come and wrestle for me.’
Khan says the negotiations were easy and he has high hopes for Christian Cage in AEW. Christian signed a multi-year deal.
Sting returned to the ring for the first time since 2015 at AEW Revolution. He teamed with Darby Allin and defeated Team Taz’s Brian Cage and Ricky Starks in a cinematic street fight. Allin is a former film school student and played a role in producing the match.
“A lot of it goes into them trusting me and seeing my vision,” Allin said at the post-event media scrum.
“I visualized a lot of this match tonight and to put it out there and not second-guess my directing, it meant a lot to me.”
Allin went into further detail on what role he played in producing the match.
“I would say I was involved in 90% of it,” Allin said. “I was doing damn near everything that night. A lot, a lot of work put into this and I was up for weeks helping produce this. So, it was a lot. It was a good experience because my ass dropped out of film school so this was kind of a test to see my directing skills.”
He also said it was an honor to play a role in this stage of Sting’s career.
Darby Allin has little time to rest coming out of Revolution last night. He’s scheduled to face Scorpio Sky with the TNT title on the line this Wednesday on Dynamite.
Big Swole has only wrestled once in 2021. She defeated Alex Gracia on an episode of AEW Dark on January 7th. Prior to that, it seemed as though Swole was becoming one of the top names in the division. Tony Khan recently addressed Swole’s in-ring absence at the AEW Revolution post-event media scrum.
“I really like Swole. In 2021, she has not really been active because she’s been sick. She’s had Crohn’s Disease keeping her out.”
Swole has been open about her struggles with the condition. It is estimated that 1.3% of the population will be diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis at some point in their life.
“She hasn’t really wrestled a lot in 2021, so for the eliminator-tournament, she was actually out when we started the eliminator-tournament with a flare-up of her Crohn’s.”
“She is getting healthy and hopefully we can consistently get her available and have her in action on a regular basis. She’s a great asset to us,” he continued.
Swole spoke about being an inspiration to people with Crohn’s in an interview with Bell to Belles last year.
“I’ve been having a lot of fans reaching out saying I’m an inspiration or they’re proud of me for the Crohn’s disease or for I guess taking RISE to another level or/and the SHINE tag team titles. It’s just been overwhelmingly great to see all the responses and hear people just have my back, you know? So, it felt good.”
Christian Cage was revealed as the big new AEW signing last night. The 47-year-old had just recently been in the 2021 Royal Rumble for WWE. Tony Khan addressed how the deal came together to bring him into the company.
“He’s been a friend of mine for a long time. I met Christian Cage 7 years ago. He’s a great person,” Khan said at the post-event media scrum. “I’ve always really liked him as a person but long before that I’ve been a huge, huge fan of him as a wrestler.”
“I think he’s one of the great wrestlers of the last couple decades. He’s had great matches in different companies. He’s been a great singles wrestler, great tag champion and I think he adds a lot here.”
Khan continued to talk about what Christian’s brings to the company.
“He’s one of the best minds in wrestling and he’s in great physical condition.”
Khan then revealed Christian called him about working in AEW following his Royal Rumble appearance.
“We saw him very recently compete on PPV and there was a lot of interest in it, it generated a lot of interest. He was interested in wrestling on a regular basis. And he gave me a call and said ‘I’d really like to come wrestle in AEW for you’. And I said ‘I’d really like to have you come wrestle for me in AEW, that sounds awesome.'”
Later in the interview, Khan revealed he was not aware Christian was a free agent.
“This came together pretty quickly. Christian Cage had just recently returned to the ring and looked incredibly impressive and I was not aware that he didn’t have a contract and would be interested in wrestling for us,” Khan continued.
On the Buy-In show for last night’s AEW Revolution, Maki Itoh was Britt Baker’s surprise tag-team partner. The Joshi-star has become quite popular with AEW fans following her performance in the Women’s title-eliminator tournament. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, AEW was unable to advertise Itoh on the PPV ahead of time as it wasn’t clear if she was going to be able to make it to the show.
“So the story on Maki Itoh is basically she wasn’t advertised because she had to fly in from Tokyo, she was wrestling the day before,” said Dave Meltzer. “It was touch and go if she could get in. She was always the plan but the problem was that one slight flight issue and she doesn’t make it.”
Meltzer added, “She got a giant pop and she’s got super charisma. She’s not really a very good wrestler but I think she was hitting pretty well and she was certainly more than adequate in this match,” he continued.
Itoh and Baker defeated Thunder Rosa and Riho last night. Baker pinned Rosa after Rebel hit her with a crutch. This week on Dynamite, Baker, Itoh & Rebel are scheduled to face Riho, Rosa, and Ryo Mizunami.
AEW held a post-show media scrum following Sunday night’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view from Jacksonville, FL. SEScoops was on the call and there were several interesting news items discussed.
Paul Wight was one of the AEW performers who took the time to field some questions.
White was a significant acquisition for All Elite Wrestling after spending nearly twenty years with WWE. However you feel about the way he’s been portrayed on television over the past few years, there’s no questioning he is a Hall of Fame caliber talent.
Paul Wight and Vince McMahon
The giant was asked about Vince McMahon’s reaction to the news of him jumping to AEW. Wight revealed that McMahon actually called him the day his signing was announced. McMahon was gracious, congratulated him on this new opportunity. He told Wight that he’d be an asset to AEW and this was a good move for his career.
He felt like he did everything there was to do in WWE and sees AEW as an exciting new opportunity.
Wight was adamant that there was no heat or ‘dirt’ between him and Vince McMahon. They remain on good terms. He recently starred in The Big Show Show on Netflix (2020), a sitcom that was not renewed after its first season.
There are some similarities, and some differences, between the finish of Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega’s match at AEW Revolution and when Atsushi Onita faced Terry Funk in FMW in 1993. At the end of the match in 1993, Onita covered an unconscious and helpless Funk to shield him from the massive explosion. At the end of the match at AEW Revolution, Eddie Kingston covered a helpless Moxley to shield him from a rather lackluster pyrotechnics display.
Tony Khan addressed the botched explosion during the post-event media scrum.
“Honestly, I’m glad neither guy came out with a serious injury because it was a really scary match and they both really put their health at risk for a huge PPV main event,” Khan said. “I think it was awesome, it was a great spectacle and I think we’re all lucky that the bomb going off in the end didn’t really hurt anybody, that Kenny’s big masterplan, that he built a dud.”
Tony Khan then continued to push the idea that in storyline, Kenny Omega built a faulty explosion.
“Who would have thought when he drew up the big plan with crayons that maybe the bomb might fail to take both guys out?” Khan continued. “I thought that for the battle, it really delivered excellent action. Both guys came out okay, which is great because on paper it looked like the kind of match where somebody could get hurt.”
In a later question, Khan continued to address how AEW will handle the dud in storyline. He noted Jon Moxley’s post-event promo talking about Omega’s bomb-making skills being poor.
“The basic explanation is that Kenny’s ring set to explode, his plan as a heel who built this thing with a hammer and nails as we saw, that the final bomb just didn’t go off,” Khan concluded.
AEW announced a TNT Championship match and more for the upcoming episode of Dynamite during the Evolution PPV on Sunday.
The PPV event saw Scorpio Sky picking up a big win in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match. The win earned him a shot at Darby Allin’s title.
The company then confirmed the date for the match between these two and they announced that Sky will be getting his shot at the TNT title on their weekly show this Wednesday.
The event also saw The Young Bucks defeating Chris Jericho and MJF and retaining their AEW World Tag Team Championships.
After this defeat, Jericho announced that an Inner Circle War Council will be taking place this Wednesday and he teased some changes in his faction to make the group stronger.
Apart from this, a singles match between Matt Jackson and Rey Fenix and a 6 women tag match was also announced for the episode. Below is the updated match card for Dynamite after the announcements:
TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Scorpio Sky
Singles Match: Matt Jackson vs. Rey Fenix
6 Women Tag Match: Britt Baker, Maki Itoh, and Rebel vs. Hikaru Shida, Ryo Mizunami, and Thunder Rosa
Former AEW Champion Jon Moxley has reacted to the underwhelming ending of the Evolution PPV which he main evented alongside Kenny Omega.
The hardcore star addressed the fans in the arena after the show was over and he called out the current AEW champion for not being able to create an exploding ring that was worth the hype:
“Kenny Omega may be a tough son of a b****, but he can’t make an exploding ring worth a s***,” said Mox, “I’ve seen more dangerous s*** on Ridiculousness on MTV. What the f*** was that?”
The former WWE star then went on to thank the fans for coming to the show and he also put over the wrestlers who worked the event. He said that the talent worked hard from the first match to the last before vowing to be back for his title.
For those who don’t know, Jon Moxley had slipped a rematch clause in his contract for the AEW title match at the Winter Is Coming special in December.
While Kenny Omega agreed to give Mox his rematch, he said that he will choose the stipulation for the match and the AEW Champion had chosen an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch.
Omega ended up winning this bout with some help from the Good Brothers but the talking point coming off of the PPV was the ending of the show.
The ending saw the heels handcuffing Mox and leaving him in the ring for the explosion that was hyped prior to the match. However, the blast wasn’t very powerful and it left the fans feeling underwhelmed.
AEW confirmed the date and details of the change in venue for their next PPV event Double Or Nothing during tonight’s Evolution pay per view.
They announced the details via a vignette during the show and confirmed that their next big event will be taking place in two months on Sunday, May 30.
The company also confirmed a change of venue for the show from their original location and they announced that the show is being relocated to Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida:
The original announced venue for Double or Nothing was the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event took place from Daily’s Place last year as well after the pandemic forced them to change the plans.
The company has also made a slight change to the original date of the show. It was originally going to take place on Saturday, May 29, and Double Or Nothing would be the second Sunday PPV for AEW after Evolution.
Double Or Nothing was the inaugural PPV for All Elite Wrestling in 2019 which saw Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho competing in the main event. The show also saw the debut of Jon Moxley who had left WWE just a month earlier.
Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley had one of the most memorable matches in the young history of AEW again.
Omega put the AEW World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Moxley in an exploding barbed wire deathmatch at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event. There was a 30-minute clock ticking away and when it expired if there wasn’t a pinfall or submission, the explosions would go off.
The match featured most of the ropes being wrapped with barbed wire ad various weapons. Early on, Moxley got sent into the ropes and fireworks went off. He was bleeding early on. Moxley hit a DDT off the apron through two boards with wire and there was an explosion. Omega was also busted open. The Good Brothers came out at one point. Omega hit the One-Winged Angel onto a chair for the win. Post-match, Moxley was handcuffed and beaten down. As the clock started to countdown, Eddie Kingston came out to make the save and covered Moxley as the explosions went off. Unfortunately, the big explosion was a let down.
The two wrestlers had worked two prior singles matches against one another with their first being at AEW Full Gear back in November 2019 when Moxley defeated Omega. Their second match took place this past December on an episode of Dynamite as Omega defeated Moxley to win the AEW World Title with the help of Don Callis, which kicked off his heel run.
All Elite Wrestling made this match official on the February 17th edition of Dynamite as Omega and The Good Brothers attacked Moxley after he, Fenix, and Lance Archer defeated Eddie Kingston, The Butcher, and The Blade. Omega did a promo where he granted Moxley his rematch, but wanted it in this type of brutal match.
Sting worked his first match since 2015 when he teamed up with Darby Allin to take on Brian Cage and Ricky Starks in a Street Fight at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Jacksonville, Florida.
The match was obviously cinematic and there was a ring set up in an abandoned warehouse. They shot it in different camera angles. Sting was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Will Hobbs and Hook came out to attack Allin. Sting was hit with a board and tossed into some walls as well as getting speared. Allin was sent through a glass window setting up against a wall. Allin dove off the second floor and crashed onto Cage. The finish saw Sting hitting the Scorpion Death Drop to Starks for the win.
AEW set up this contest back in January when Taz issued the challenge to Sting and Allin. Sting’s previous match came in the way of a loss to then-WWE World Champion Seth Rollins at the Night of Champions pay-per-view in 2015. He took a buckle bomb and suffered a neck injury. Soon afterward he learned he had spinal stenosis.
Originally, the belief was that this would be a cinematic match due to Sting’s physical condition, which was the case. The WWE Hall of Famer made his surprise AEW debut at December’s Winter Is Coming edition of Dynamite on TNT. He teased feuding with Cody Rhodes, but went into the direction that AEW presented after Team Taz’s attacks on Allin.
What are your thoughts on Sting’s performance in this match?
After much speculation, Christian Cage turned out to be AEW’s big talent signing.
This past Wednesday night, AEW had Paul Wight, formerly known as The Big Show, do a promo where he stated AEW was going to sign a “Hall of Fame-worthy talent” at the Revolution pay-per-view event.
At Revolution, Cage came out to his old TNA theme music. He grabbed the contract then walked to the ring and signed it. He never said a word. That was it.
Before this announcement was made, there was a lot of speculation about who it could be. The names fans thought it could include the likes of CM Punk, Batista, Christian, Kurt Angle, and more.
AEW President Khan did note that the signing was one of his all-time favorite wrestlers. In a past interview, he named Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, and Steve Austin as his Mount Rushmore of wrestlers.
On Saturday, it was reported Christian was a free agent, and not under contract with WWE. The report noted, “there were some ideas discussed between WWE and Christian, and the company was interested in signing him. However, talks apparently fell through.” Fightful reported Christian had not been backstage as of late at WWE events and there were no creative plans spoken about.
In addition, fans also picked up on how AEW’s Chief Legal officer Megha Parekh recently followed then unfollowed Christian on Instagram. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion made his in-ring return this past January at the Royal Rumble by working the Men’s Royal Rumble Match. He had been retired due to a history of concussions.
All Elite Wrestling held its Face Of The Revolution Ladder Match, which had a mystery entrant that turned out to be Ethan Page.
It happened at Sunday’s (March 7, 2021) AEW Revolution pay-per-view event. Other competitors in the contest included Cody Rhodes, Scorpio Sky, Penta El Zero M, Lance Archer, and Max Caster.
It had the stipulation of the winner receiving an AEW TNT Championship match on the March 10 episode of AEW Dynamite against Darby Allin. The match featured Penta hitting the Candian Destroyer to Cody on the ladder wedged between the apron and barricade. Cody was taken to the backstage area. Rhodes later came back out and attacked Page. There was a big bump by Sky through a ladder. The finish saw Sky shoved Cody off the ladder and got the ring.
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AEW President Tony Khan stated during this week’s AEW Unrestricted podcast that the title match would happen, but if Allin couldn’t make the defense then he would be stripped of the title.
On this same pay-per-view event, Allin teamed up with Sting against Brian Cage and Ricky Starks in a Street Fight.
There had been some speculation as to who this mystery entrant would be. In fact, there was some confusion between this and the Hall of Fame-worthy talent signing promised by Paul Wight. Khan later clarified as the two were separate from each other.
MJF and Chris Jericho took advantage of their shot at AEW gold when they challenged The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Titles.
The championship match took place at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event on Sunday night. The match was memorable as The Young Bucks started things off by getting some revenge on the heels before the heels took over.
There were various near falls throughout. At one point, Jericho went for the lionsault and the Bucks hit him with superkicks. The Bucks hit the Meltzer Driver to Jericho for the win.
#NickJackson almost won it for the team! Are you watching Revolution? There's still time to order!
The match was set up on the February 3rd edition of Dynamite when MJF and Chris Jericho won a tag team battle royal. Jericho was the last man standing in the bout when he ended up eliminating Darius Martin of Top Flight to win. The last three men in the ring were Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Martin.
The Young Bucks were also in the match but were eliminated when The Good Brothers helped Nick Jackson eliminate Isiah Cassidy of Private Party. Jackson started to argue with his friends and MJF ended up eliminating him due to the distraction.
What are your thoughts on The Young Bucks retaining the AEW Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
