This week on Top Rope Nation, SEScoops Site Manager Ryan Droste and Kyle Ross review Sunday night’s AEW Revolution PPV show. The big debate on the show is whether or not Bryan Danielson vs. MJF was the greatest Iron Man Match of all time.

Plus, where does Revolution rank as far as best AEW PPV events ever?

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FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) made a triumphant return to All Elite Wrestling at Sunday night’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view.

This marks the team’s first appearance in AEW since they dropped the World Tag-Team Championships to The Gunns at Holiday Bash in December 2022. Amid speculation about the team’s future, fans have been wondering about their futures. Their contracts are set to expire in April and the hiatus has some people questioning if they’re on their way out of Tony Khan’s promotion.

The belief amongst AEW talent is that FTR have long-term deals, according to a new report from PWInsider. The hiatus and FTR’s public comments about ‘evaluating their futures’ were part of a storyline to build interest in their eventual returns.

We ain’t done yet.

— Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) March 6, 2023

FTR & Tony Khan on their AEW Contracts

AEW President Tony Khan has spoken publicly about FTR’s contractual status. Back in January, he appeared on the In the Kliq podcast and stated, “I think, for [FTR], we want to see them back in AEW and want to see them heal up and come back at 100%. We’re really looking forward to that, hopefully. I think they’re a great team, and we’d love to have them back.”

Dax Harwood had said on his podcast in January that their contracts were up in April, noting:

“That’s my news; we’re going to be away for a little while. I’m not sure exactly how long we’ll be away. It may be all the way up until the end of our contract. I don’t know yet; contract is up in April. I’m not exactly sure on the exact date, our gimmick attorney would know that. But it will be somewhere in the beginning of April.”

As it seems, FTR are on a mission to reclaim the tag-team golds. The Gunns successfully defended their AEW World Tag Team Championships against three separate teams. The teams involved were The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster), Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal, and Orange Cassidy & Danhausen.

Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler attacked The Gunns as the champs spoke to Renee Paquette post-match. The Top Guys issued a statement with the assault, seemingly challenging for the belts.

Ricky Starks is ready to challenge for the AEW world title after his big win at Revolution.

The AEW star was involved in storyline with Chris Jericho heading into tonight’s PPV. The young star beat Y2J once earlier this year, but chose to have another match with him at the show. Starks proved that his first win wasn’t a fluke and he beat the former AEW Champion once again at Revolution.

The former FTW champion explained the reasoning behind accepting this fight in the post-show media scrum. He was asked how soon he will he try to get his rematch against MJF after tonight. Ricky Starks said that his win over Jericho puts him in front of the line for the world title:

“So I’m glad you asked that question. I think it’s important to let everybody know because there’s been speculation of why I beat somebody and then wanted to beat him again. If I did it once I can do it twice. If I beat a former AEW champion, that means that I skip the line. Now I can go back to getting my shot at the AEW championship.

That is ultimately what this whole thing has been about since day one. I am not a dumb, young kid. I know what I’m doing. Obviously, people don’t think that. So after tonight, obviously I feel like I’m in contention to be the guy next up, especially after how December went. I feel like it’s well worth it in my playground to actually go after it. And be a little bit more prepared, honestly.”

While Ricky Starks is ready to go after the world title, MJF proclaims that he doesn’t believe in dream matches. You can check out the full Revolution media scrum featuring Starks, Tony Khan and more below:

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Bryan Danielson received a big ovation from the crowd after his incredible performance in the main event of Revolution.

AEW presented a solid PPV from Chase Center in San Francisco tonight with many different kinds of matches featured on the card.

The main event of the show was a 60 minutes Iron Man match where Danielson challenged MJF for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship.

Both the performers gave everything they had in this match. They managed to get three falls each at the end of the allotted time limit, pushing the bout into sudden death.

The ending of the match saw MJF hitting Danielson with an oxygen tank. The Wrestling Devil then locked him into the Lebell Lock and forced Bryan to tap for the victory.

What Happened After Revolution

While Bryan Danielson did not manage to win the match despite his best efforts, his performance still impressed everyone.

The wrestling veteran received an ovation from the crowd with ‘Thank you Bryan’ chants as he recovered after the show went off air.

This wasn’t the end of the night however, as AEW President Tony Khan also came out and thanked the fans after Revolution:

An emotional Bryan Danielson after the one hour Iron Man match. #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/DG6tLWmFyt

— Alex (@anamelessrage) March 6, 2023

Tony Khan after the PPV was over #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/sBIysT9GAv

— Alex (@anamelessrage) March 6, 2023

Apart from this, the Revolution PPV also featured a big heel turn, a surprise return and a title change. You can check out the full results of the show below:

AEW Revolution Results (3/5): MJF Defends World Title Against Bryan Danielson in 60-minute Ironman Match, More

AEW‘s latest pay-per-view ‘Revolution’ is ongoing (3/5/23) from the Chase Center in San Francisco, California! AEW World Champion MJF defends his title against Bryan Danielson in a 60-minute Iron Man match in the night’s main event!

Live Coverage

Ricky Starks vs. Chris Jericho

These two waste no time in brawling and here we go! Starks dumps Jericho to the outside and nails the former AEW World Champion with a dive through the ropes. Starks sends Jericho back into the ring but Jericho takes control and sends Starks to the apron. Jericho backs up and drills Starks off the apron and into the barricade. Jericho flips off the San Francisco crowd in attendance and the fans return the favor to the leader of the Jericho Appreciation Society. Starks comes back in and the brawl continues. Starks goes up top and nails Jericho with a missile drop kick and goes for a spear but Jericho catches Starks in a Codebreaker and goes for the cover but Starks kicks out!

Both competitors struggle to their feet and start throwing bombs at one another. Jericho trips Starks to the mat and goes up top but Starks evades a diving axe handle and drops Jericho with a spear and goes for the cover but Jericho lifts the shoulders after a two count. Both Starks and Jericho come forehead to forehead while standing back up, Jericho runs the ropes but eats another spear from Starks. Jericho trips Starks to the mat and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Starks is struggling but knocks Jericho back and has a Boston Crab locked in. Sammy Guevara makes his way down o the ring but Action Andretti comes out of nowhere and takes Guevara out! Referee Aubrey Edwards is distracted, Jericho grabs his baseball bat and clocks Guevara with it. Jericho lines Starks up for a Judas Effect but Starks blocks it, drills Jericho with a knee, followed by the Roshambo for the 1-2-3!

Winner – Ricky Starks

Christian Cage vs. ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry — Final Burial Match

For those who may not know, a Final Burial Match is essentially a casket match. Perry dumps Cage to the outside and stars lighting him up with some chops to the chest. Perry drills Cage with a drop kick to the chest and goes back into the ring, looking for a dive through the ropes but Cage jumps over the barricade and scurries off through the crowd. Perry chases after Cage and Cage smashes Perry’s face into the steel guardrail. Perry trips Cage down the stairs and dumps someone’s beer on Cage’s head. The brawl spills back into the ring and Perry bites Cage’s forehead before delivering a bevy of shots in the corner. Cage shoves Perry down to the mat and flips off Perry’s mother, who’s seated ringside. Cage starts going to town on Perry with some ground and pound and stomps on Perry’s throat while looking directly at Perry’s mother.

Perry dumps Cage to the outside and nails him with a dive through the ropes. Perry slams Cage’s head into the steel steps and looks to stomp on Cage’s arm whilst on top of the steps but Cage trips Perry back first onto the steps. Cage removes Perry’s belt and starts whipping Perry’s back. Cage is leaking blood from his nose but it doesn’t deter him from continuing to fire away on Perry with the belt. Cage chokes Perry with the belt on the stage before heading over to the casket. Cage opens up the casket and there’s some steel chairs inside of it. Cage sets up the chairs on the stage and goes for the Killswitch but Perry spins out and drop kicks Cage off of the stage. Cage nails Perry with a low blow to regain control and starts pounding Perry’s head into the top of the casket.

Cage opens the casket back up and tosses Perry inside. Cage tries to slam the cover shut but Perry fights back. Cage chokes Perry but Perry is relentless and rakes Cage in the eyes. Perry is up and out of the casket, trips Cage to the ground, and drags Cage over to the casket. Cage kicks Perry and plants him with the Killswitch but he isn’t looking for the finish anymore. Cage sets up Perry’s head on a steel chair and goes for the con-chair-to but Perry slides out and kicks Cage back. Cage trips Perry and tries to hit him with a shovel but Perry trips Cage down and chokes him with the shovel. Cage tosses Perry down and looks for the shovel shot once again but Perry trips Cage and locks in the Snare Trap with the shovel! Cage is tapping out but it doesn’t matter and Perry holds the submission in until Cage goes out cold. Perry puts Cage’s head on a steel chair and drills him with a con-chair-to! Perry drags Cage’s motionless body to the casket, tosses Cage inside, says a few words to him, kisses him on the forehead, and slams the cover shut for the win!

Winner – ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry

The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt, and Nick Jackson) (C) (with Brandon Cutler) vs. House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) (with Julia Hart) — AEW World Trios Championship

Omega and Matthews start this one off. Some nice grappling exchanges kick off the matchup and Matthews makes the tag to Malakai. Omega goes right for a One-Winged Angel but Malakai slips away and kicks Omega to the mat. Omega tags out to Matt and Malakai does the same to Brody. The big man launches Matt to the corner and goes for a splash but Matt evades and drills Brody with a drop kick. House of Black rush the ring, The Elite escape before rushing back in and all six competitors are face-to-face in the center of the ring. The brawl ensues and here we go! The fight spills to the outside, Matt goes up top, and takes everyone out at ringside. Omega and Brody are in the ring, Omega nails Brody with a hurricanrana, Brody rolls to the outside, and Omega nails all three members of House of Black with a dive over the top rope.

Matt makes the tag to Nick, who nails Brody with a 450′ splash and goes for the cover but Brody kicks out after a count of just one. Nick grabs Brody’s wrist and runs along the top rope but Brody scoops and slams Nick to the mat. Brody sends Nick to the outside and fires him into the barricade. Brody crushes Omega on the outside with a sliding cross body and heads back into the ring with Nick. Brody lights Nick up with some chops to the chest and makes the tag to Matthews. Nick rolls Matthews right up but Matthews kicks out. Nick looks for someone to tag but Omega and Matt are both still down at ringside. Matthews makes the tag to Brody, who clocks Nick with a corner splash. Nick lights Brody up with some kicks and makes the tag to Omega, who goes up top and nails Brody with a diving cross body and goes for the cover but Brody kicks out.

Omega crushes Brody with a diving leg drop and goes for the cover but Brody kicks out once again. House of Black take over inside of the ring and Brody goes for a cannonball to a downed Omega in the corner as Malakai and Matthews line Omega up for a super kick but Matt and Nick come in and drill Malakai and Matthews with super kicks of their own as Omega dives out of the way of Brody’s cannonball attempt. Omega nails Brody with the V-Trigger and goes for the cover but Brody lifts the shoulders after a two count. Omega looks for a One-Winged Angel but he can’t lift Brody and Brody falls back on top of Omega. Everyone rushes the ring and stars brawling, Malakai and Omega are now the legal competitors, and Matt takes out both Malakai and Matthews with a super kick and running bulldog combination. Everyone is down on the outside except for Omega and Malakai and here we go!

Omega and Malakai exchange heavy strikes, Omega cracks Malakai with the V-Trigger and goes for the cover but Malakai kicks out. Omega drills Brody with a V-Trigger on the apron but he turns around and eats a series of kicks from Malakai. Omega plants Malakai with a German suplex, then another, and goes for the V-Trigger but Julia Hart gets on the apron and distracts Omega. Malakai goes for Black Mass but Omega ducks out of the way and looks for a super kick but Malakai ducks and Omega nails Julia Hart with the kick. Malakai drills Omega with Black Mass and goes for the cover but Nick makes the save just in time! House of Black rush the ring and each hit Omega with their finishers and Malakai goes for the cover but Matt breaks it up! Matthews and Brody take out Matt and Nick on the outside and it’s Omega left to all three members of House of Black. Malakai lifts Omega with his foot for another Black Mass but Matt and Nick come back in and take out Brody and Matthews.

The Elite hit Malakai with Super Kick Party and Matt goes for the cover but Matthews makes the save! Matt and Nick go for the Meltzer Driver but Matthews wallops Nick with a flying knee in mid air. Malakai clocks Matt with the Black Mass, Brody and Matthews plant Matt with their double team finisher, and Malakai pins Matt for the 1-2-3!

Winners – House of Black (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)

Jamie Hayter (C) (with Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.) vs. Saraya (with Toni Storm) vs. Ruby Soho— AEW Women’s World Championship

This one immediately turns into a brawl. Everyone jumps the barricade and the brawl continues. Saraya tosses Hayter back into the ringside area and sends the champion into the ring. Hayter wallops Saraya with a urinage on the apron and gets back into the ring but Ruby comes out of nowhere and nails her with a diving cross body and goes for the cover but Hayter kicks out. Hayter cracks both challengers with simultaneous lariats and goes for a cover on each but both Ruby and Saraya kicks out. Ruby slams Saraya and goes for a running knee on Hayter but the champion plants her with a back body drop. Ruby nails Saraya with a DDT and a running knee on Hayter but Hayter kicks out.

Ruby goes up top, Hayter rushes over to her, and plants Ruby with a super-plex. Saraya comes in and locks Ruby up with a submission but Hayter comes in and forces the break. Toni Storm gets on the apron, Ruby takes her out, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. gets on the other side of the apron, and avoids being kicked by Ruby. Hayter is rolled up by Ruby but kicks out and rolls Ruby up herself and gets the 1-2-3!

Winner – Jamie Hayter (C)

After the match, Toni Storm rushes the ring and attacks Jamie Hayter. Storm helps Saraya up and she joins in on the attack. Britt Baker rushes over and evens the odds but Storm takes her out. Ruby has seen enough and dumps both Storm and Saraya out of the ring and celebrates with Hayter and Baker. Ruby nails Hayter with a Pele kick and also takes out Baker, who tried to attack her. Outside of the ring, Storm is breaking various items and tosses a cameraman to the ground. Saraya gets in the ring and hands Ruby a spray can and she spray paints both Hayter and Baker before celebrating with Storm and Saraya.

Jon Moxley vs. ‘Hangman’ Adam Page — Texas Death Matcht

Page attacks Moxley during the latter’s entrance and here we go! The brawl spills into the crowd and this one wastes no time in getting violent. Page launches Moxley back over the barricade and drills him face-first right into the barricade. Page sends Moxley into the ring and each competitor lights up the other with heavy chops to the chest. Moxley grabs some barbed wire from underneath the ring but Page rakes Moxley’s forehead with it and the blood is already pouring from Moxley’s forehead. Page starts unloading stomps onto a downed Moxley in the corner and wraps his own boot in barbed wire. Page looks for a stomp but Moxley catches his leg and starts unloading some heavy ground and pound.

Moxley grabs some barbed wire of his own and clocks Page right in the face with it. Moxley has a fork in his boots and tries to stab Page in the forehead but Page tackles Moxley to the mat. Moxley locks Page in a triangle choke and starts plucking Page in the forehead with it and now Page is all busted open. This one is all it was expected to be in the blood department, early and often. Moxley tangles Page in the corner and continues to stab Page with the fork. Moxley retrieves a barbed wire wrapped steel chair from under the ring and crushes Page with it. Moxley locks in a Boston Crab and has Page on top of the barbed wire wrapped chair while he has the submission locked in. Moxley lets Page out and cracks Page in the back with the barbed wire wrapped chair. Moxley sends Page to the corner and lights him up with some punches but Page grabs him and power bombs him onto the steel chair.

Page wraps his mid section in barbed wire and nails Moxley with a moonsault off the top rope onto Moxley on the outside. Page sends Moxley back into the ring but Moxley plants Page with a slam onto the barbed wire. Moxley grabs a chain and some bricks from under the ring and plants Page with a pile driver right onto the chain and bricks. Moxley locks in a cross face with the chain but Page bites Moxley’s hands to force the break. Moxley locks in the sleeper hold but Page plants him with a German suplex. Page crushes Moxley with a back body drop onto the barbed wire wrapped steel chair. Moxley rolls to the outside and Page wallops him with a dive over the top rope and onto a barbed wire wrapped table.

Moxley drags barbed wire across Moxley’s back and slices him with a pizza cutter. Moxley puts Page on the top rope and knocks him off, out of the ring, and through a barbed wire wrapped table! Page rushes the ring and goes for the Buckshot Lariat but Moxley ducks under and plants him with the Paradigm Shift and a stomp onto the bricks! The referee begins the count and Page gets up at nine but Moxley locks in the sleeper hold right as Page gets to his feet. Moxley thinks Page is out cold and tosses him down to the mat and the referee begins another count. Page somehow gets to his feet and cracks Moxley with a big clothesline. Page sets the bricks up but in a standing up position and looks for a back body drop into the bricks, Moxley rolls out and looks for a suplex, but Page grabs the chain and locks up a sleeper hold. Moxley powers out but eats a clothesline from Page. Moxley looks for another Paradigm Shift but Page shoves Moxley to the apron and locks in a sleeper hold with the chain wrapped around Moxley’s neck while Moxley is hanging off the apron and Moxley has no choice but to tap out!

Winner – ‘Hangman’ Adam Page

Samoa Joe (C) vs. Wardlow — AEW TNT Championship

Wardlow launches Joe out of the ring right as the bell sounds. Wardlow fires Joe into the barricade then back into the ring. Joe trips Wardlow throat first into the top rope and dives through the ropes to take down Wardlow on the outside. Joe tosses Wardlow into the ring post then back into the ring. Wardlow nails Joe with a Whisper in the Wind off of the middle rope and slams Joe down to the mat. Wardlow lights Joe up with some chops to the chest, sends Joe to the corner, and nails him with a corner splash. Joe takes control after tripping Wardlow to the mat and sends the challenger to the corner. Joe start working over Wardlow’s left leg and the challenger is selling it massively. Wardlow plants Joe with a spine buster and an F-5 before going up top and nails Joe with a swanton bomb and goes for the cover but Joe kicks out at two-and-a-half! Joe locks in a sleeper hold but Wardlow drags himself to the ropes and gets his foot on the bottom rope to force the break.

Joe plants Wardlow with the Muscle Buster and goes for the cover but Wardlow lifts the shoulders after a count of two! Joe puts Wardlow on the top turnbuckle and tosses Wardlow right back down to the mat. Joe sets Wardlow up for the Powerbomb Symphony but Wardlow slips out and locks in the sleeper hold and Joe goes out cold! New champion!

Winner – Wardlow (NEW AEW TNT Champion)

Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn) (C) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with Billy Gunn) vs. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett (with Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt) vs. Orange Cassidy & Danhausen — AEW World Tag Team Championship

Cassidy and Jarrett start this one off. It’s a taunt off from both Cassidy and Jarrett and Cassidy starts taking everyone out with half-hazard back body drops. Everyone is brawling and the champions take control of the matchup. Bowens comes in and launches Lethal into Jarrett to dispatch both members of that team to the outside. Austin and Colten help Lethal and Jarrett take out The Acclaimed but the champions quickly turn on Lethal and Jarrett and take them out with a pair of super kicks. Lethal comes back in and nails Caster with the Golden Globe, Jarrett lays Caster out with the Stroke and goes for the cover but Caster kicks out. Jarrett argues with referee Aubrey Edwards and Colten makes the self tag on Jarrett and Danhausen makes a self tag himself. Danhausen lines Colten up for his finisher but Colten avoids and he and Austin hit a double team move on Danhausen for the 1-2-3!

Winners – Gunn Club (C)

After the match, Renee Paquette comes into the ring to interview the champions. However, FTR’s music hits and out comes the returning Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood! FTR takes out the Gunn Club and hoist the titles in the air as the San Francisco crowd erupts!

MJF (C) vs. Bryan Danielson — 60-minute Ironman Match, AEW World Championship

We get proper championship match introductions from ring announcer Justin Roberts, the 60 minute timer appears in the bottom right corner of the screen and our main event of the evening is officially underway! MJF slips out of the ring but quickly rushes back in and nails Danielson with an arm drag before mocking Danielson’s ‘YES!’ chant. Danielson uses some grappling to take over control of the matchup. A slick mat wrestling exchange ensues and both men kip up to a massive pop from the San Francisco crowd in attendance. MJF exits the ring, jumps the barricade, and fans start throwing trash at him. MJF tosses some water into a child’s face and the crowd loves it. MJF comes back to the ringside area and Danielson tosses him into the ring. Danielson locks in the sleeper hold, MJF rolls back, but Danielson has a double leg and arm lock knotted up on the champion. MJF scoops and slams Danielson and flips off the crowd.

MJF exits are ring to get a drink of water and nails Danielson with a nasty arm drag face-first into the bottom turnbuckle. MJF locks in an arm triangle then puts Danielson on the top turnbuckle but Danielson crushes MJF with a Canadian Destroyer off the top rope. Danielson crushes MJF in the corner with a running knee…then another…then a third. MJF scoops and slams out of nowhere and goes for the cover but Danielson kicks out. MJF dumps Danielson to the outside and goes for a moonsault off of the apron but Danielson rushes back into the ring and clocks MJF with a dive through the ropes onto the outside. Danielson sends MJF back into the ring and goes for a top rope dive but MJF catches him and looks for Salt of the Earth, Danielson spins out and MJF plants him with a package pile driver into a cover but Danielson lifts the shoulders after a two count.

A series of roll ups ensues, nothing of consequence happens, and both men take each other out with simultaneous cross bodies. Danielson is first back to his feet and crushes MJF with a running knee and goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3!

First Fall – Bryan Danielson (1-0 Danielson)

MJF nails Danielson with a low blow and he’s been disqualified for another fall and it’s 2-0 to Danielson!

Second Fall – Bryan Danielson (2-0 Danielson)

MJF rolls Danielson right up after the low blow and he gets the 1-2-3!

Third Fall – MJF (2-1 Danielson)

MJF rolls Danielson right back up and again gets the 1-2-3!

Fourth Fall – MJF (2-2)

MJF goes for a third consecutive roll up but Danielson kicks out. MJF dumps Danielson to the outside and sets him up in the corner and looks for a running knee but Danielson evades and starts unloading kicks onto MJF in the corner of the barricade. MJF sends Danielson through a table with a piledriver, tosses him back into the ring and plants the challenger with another piledriver for the 1-2-3!

Fifth Fall – MJF (3-2 MJF)

Danielson crushes MJF with a running knee and locks in the Regal Stretch and MJF taps out!

Sixth Fall – Bryan Danielson (3-3)

MJF is busted open pretty badly following the sixth fall and the clock ticks under ten minutes in this one. Massive strikes are exchanged between both competitors and both are down on the mar. Five minutes to go and both are somehow on their feet and the brawl continues! Danielson cracks MJF with a roundhouse kick, a back elbow, and one more elbow that drops MJF. Danielson is tossed to the apron by MJF and the champion plants Danielson with the Heat Seeker and goes for the cover but Danielson kicks out. MJF rolls out of the ring for some water and comes back in to put Danielson on the top turnbuckle. Danielson starts unloading elbows to MJF’s chest whilst on the top turnbuckle but MJF scoops Danielson up and crushed Danielson with a flying Tombstone Piledriver from the middle rope! MJF is selling a left knee injury and Danielson looks to possibly be out cold. Referee Bryce Remsburg is checking on both competitors and MJF tries to drag himself over to Danielson and goes for the cover but Danielson kicks out and locks in the Boston Crab as one minute is remaining in this one! Danielson drags MJF away from the ropes and MJF bites his own hand to stop himself from tapping. The clock hits zero and MJF taps right after the bell and it won’t count and this one ends in a 3-3 draw! MJF retains the title!

The fans pour down ‘bullsh*t!’ chants as AEW officials and AEW Doctor Michael Sampson rush down to the ring to check on both competitors. Tony Schiavone walks down to the ring from the commentary booth and tells ring announcer Josh Roberts that Tony Khan has informed him that this match will resume under sudden death rules! MJF looks irate and Danielson is hyped up for the resumption of this one. MJF shoves referee Bryce Remsburg and Danielson rolls MJF up but the champion kicks out. MJF nails Danielson with a low blow behind Remsburg’s back and MJF rolls the challenger up but Danielson kicks out! MJF grabs the title and Remsburg tells him that if he gets intentionally disqualified, Danielson will win the title. Remsburg takes the title from MJF but MJF has the Dynamite Diamond Ring and tries to hit Danielson with it but Danielson rolls out and drills MJF with a flying knee and goes for the cover but MJF kicks out at two-and-a-half!

Danielson starts kicking MJF in just about every body part that’s available and locks in the Boston Crab. MJF starts punching the mat but isn’t tapping out and again has to stop himself from tapping out and he grabs the bottom rope but taps after grabbing the bottom rope so it won’t count! Danielson didn’t see MJF grab the rope and he thinks he’s won the match but Remsburg tells him that he didn’t win. MJF cracks Danielson with a breathing tank behind Remsburg’s back and locks in Danielson’s patented LeBelle Lock! Danielson is almost out cold but he stops his arm from hitting the mat. MJF tightens the hold and Danielson taps out! MJF retains!

Winner – MJF (C) (4-3 in Sudden Death)

AEW Revolution takes place tonight from the Chase Center in San Francisco, California This will be the fourth incarnation of AEW’s Revolution PPV event; the first was held in Chicago back in 2020.

SEScoops correspondents Tyriece Simon, Andrew Ravens, and Ryan Droste have assembled to provide our official AEW Revolution predictions.

• AEW Revolution Betting Odds

Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks

Tyriece Simon: Ricky Starks should get the clean win over Chris Jericho, especially with the Jericho Appreciation Society banned from ringside. Starks has been beaten down and made the underdog for weeks, so it makes sense for him to come out of AEW Revolution looking strong. While he wins here, I wonder what AEW has planned for Starks moving forward. (Prediction: Ricky Starks)

Andrew Ravens: Starks should win here as he’s the babyface in this feud, and while he doesn’t need the win to get the rub from the wrestling veteran, it would add to it. They’ve done a good job of building up this match, and one I look forward to seeing. (Prediction: Ricky Starks)

Ryan Droste: It really only makes sense for Starks to go over here. The veteran should put him over and Starks should continue his march to more prominence. Hopefully. (Prediction: Ricky Starks)

Consensus: Ricky Starks

AEW TNT Champion Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow

Tyriece Simon: Wardlow has to get his revenge and win the title back. I think AEW messed up this one of the feuds by having Darby Allin win the title. I think it would’ve been more effective for Joe to have remained dominant and unbeaten until he faced Wardlow again. To me, the feud had lost some momentum from when it started. However, I think Wardlow will win, and he already has his next opponent in Powerhouse Hobbs, who is a heel. (Prediction: Wardlow)

Andrew Ravens: Wardlow is a massive favorite to regain the title, and it makes too much sense for him not to get his revenge, especially considering everything that Joe has done to him for Wardlow to not win the title back. Plus, Joe is being used for the ROH brand going forward, albeit that hasn’t stopped Tony Khan from double-booking ROH talent on AEW programming before. (Prediction: Wardlow)

Ryan Droste: The amount of steam Wardlow has lost since last spring is concerning. It’s time to change that, and although you wouldn’t usually put a title on someone not quite firing all cylinders, beating Wardlow here feels like it would be a big mistake. Joe figures to be one of the cornerstones of ROH, so you go back to Wardlow here. (Prediction: Wardlow)

Consensus: Wardlow

AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho

Tyriece Simon: I think Jamie Hayer retains the title in this match. I don’t see why AEW would take the championship from her now. What I can see happening is Soho preventing Saraya from winning, which creates conflict between Saraya and Toni Storm and her. Regardless, I think Hayter keeps her title. (Prediction: Jamie Hayter)

Andrew Ravens: Hayter shouldn’t lose the title here, and I see her retaining the title. The interesting part will be how they get there. I expect Soho to take the pinfall loss so that AEW can build to Hayter vs. Saraya at Double Or Nothing in May. (Prediction: Jamie Hayter)

Ryan Droste: Anything other than Hayter winning would be a mistake. Neither of the other two have the momentum right now, and unlike Wardlow in the previous example, won’t have their stock hurt by a loss here. (Prediction: Jamie Hayter)

AEW Tag Team Champions The Gunn Club vs. The Acclaimed vs. Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal vs. Orange Cassidy and Danhausen

Tyriece Simon: Based on how the story has gone with The Gunns and The Acclaimed, I can see Billy Gunn turning on The Acclaimed. It seems the act between The Acclaimed and Gunn has reached a point where it’s time to break them up. I can see the Acclaimed getting close to winning the title, but Gunn stops them leading to one of his sons getting the win. (Prediction: The Gunn Club)

Andrew Ravens: It wouldn’t make much sense to put the titles on The Gunns just to have them drop the titles here. I think the reason AEW is doing the multi-team match is so The Acclaimed doesn’t have to get beat, and another team can take the loss instead. It also prolongs the rematch between The Guns and Acclaimed for a later date. (Prediction: The Gunn Club)

Ryan Droste: Feels too soon to go back to The Acclaimed after the shocking title change. I think The Gunn Club retain and wouldn’t be surprised to see Billy Gunn play into the finish; maybe not a full blown turn on the Acclaimed, but some type of accidental interference that costs them. (Prediction: The Gunn Club)

Consensus: The Gunn Club

Christian vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry

Tyriece Simon: This has to be the match Jungle Boy gets his revenge on Christian. The feud cooled off because Christian was out due to injury. I expect Luchasaurus to have some involvement in the match, but I think Jungle Boy wins and ends his rivalry with Christian. (Prediction: Jungle Boy)

Andrew Ravens: Months after this feud started, we’re finally going to get a payoff. Hopefully, Tony khan is as done with this feud as I am, and they have Jungle Boy get his revenge by beating Cage, and we move on to something. (Prediction: Jungle Boy)

Ryan Droste: Jungle Boy wins and gets his revenge here finally after Christian’s long time off from injury. It’s time to move on from this, so Jack Perry has to go over. (Prediction: Jungle Boy)

Consensus: Jungle Boy

AEW World Trios Champions The Elite vs. House of Black

Tyriece Simon: I believe The House of Black gets the win here. The Elite needs a credible threat to go against right now. AEW can have The House of Black and The Elite feud for a little longer and probably last until Double or Nothing, which should occur in May. This match can steal the show for AEW Revolution. (Prediction: House of Black)

Andrew Ravens: I can see this being a pick ’em as The House of Black does need a big win to stay credible, and as much as I would like to see Kenny Omega go back to being a top singles star, I don’t think it will happen here. The Elite keep the titles in an excellent match. (Prediction: The Elite)

Ryan Droste: I can’t imagine The Elite losing to House of Black here. I have high hopes for the match, but this would be a really surprising title change to me. Keep the belts on The Elite until (hopefully) we get a match between they and FTR/CM Punk match down the line. That needs to be for these belts. (Prediction: The Elite)

Consensus: Split

Jon Moxley vs. “Hangman” Adam Page

Tyriece Simon: It’s weird how we got here, considering we already had the rubber match. However, this will be the fourth time these two will compete in this ongoing feud. I think Adam Page needs the win here, mainly because Jon Moxley already has two wins over him. Although I don’t know where AEW is going with the BCC and Moxley, as they act like heels, they are cheered by fans. Moxley may win but does something that makes him look more like a heel. I will stick with Page getting the win because I think he needs it at this point in his career. (Prediction: Adam Page)

Andrew Ravens: Page looks like he will be getting the win, but I would rather see Moxley score a PPV win. He lost to CM Punk at All Out and to MJF at the Full Gear shows, the last two PPV events. He has been protected strongly on television, and I will go against the grain by thinking he will get it done here. (Prediction: Jon Moxley)

Ryan Droste: As Andrew pointed out, Moxley is on a streak of big losses on PPV. Adam Page’s stock has fallen a lot since his time as world champion last year. There’s a strong argument for both to win here. I’ll say that Page gets the win, but Moxley does something dastardly after the match in a fit of rage for the loss, continuing his push down the line as a full heel. (Prediction: Adam Page)

Consensus: Split

AEW World Champion MJF vs. Bryan Danielson

Tyriece Simon: This is a true test for MJF as a world champion. He is going against Bryan Danielson, who is still one of the best wrestlers in the world. It’ll be interesting to see how MJF will compete in a 60-minute Iron Man match, considering he doesn’t wrestle that consistently. I believe MJF will win, but the real intrigue is how he will work for 60 minutes with Danielson. (Prediction: MJF)

Andrew Ravens: MJF should and will retain his title here. This could be the best match of MJF’s career thus far, although I think the stip will hurt the match. If AEW wanted to go for an hour, I would rather see it just go an hour without being told in advance. They did that before with 30 minutes and could’ve done it here. Either way, it’s not time for MJF to drop the title. (Prediction: MJF)

Ryan Droste: I would absolutely love to see Bryan Danielson win a world championship again. Love it. That being said, Bryan himself does not seem to care about winning championships at this point in his career — he’s more interested in helping young talent. That’s what he has done with this feud, as the build to this match has been great stuff. They should have an excellent match, but in the end MJF retains. (Prediction: MJF)

Consensus: MJF

Injured AEW Star to Undergo Surgery

AEW Revolution 2022 takes place tonight on pay-per-view live from Orlando, Florida.

The card has been finalized and is available below.

Ahead of the event, make sure to also check out our staff’s AEW Revolution 2022 Predictions and tell us what you think of about our picks.

AEW Revolution 2022 Match Card

The following matches are setl for AEW Revolution:

• AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page defends against Adam Cole

• Jon Moxley battles Bryan Danielson

• CM Punk vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman in a Dog Collar Match

• Thunder Rosa challenges Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. for the AEW Women’s World Championship

• Jurassic Express defend the AEW World Tag Team Championship against reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) and another team to be determined next week on Dynamite.

• Tay Conti challenges Jade Cargill for the AEW TBS Championship.

• Face of the Revolution Ladder Match: Keith Lee vs. Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. FTW Champion Ricky Starks vs. Orange Cassidy vs. TBA

• Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston

• Tornado Trios Match: Andrade El Idolo, Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy vs. Sammy Guevara, Sting and Darby Allin.

AEW Revolution 2022 Buy-In Matches:

• “Legit” Leyla Hirsch vs. Kris Statlander
• Hook vs. QT Marshall

Date, Time & How to Watch

AEW Revolution 2022 takes place Sunday, March 6th from Orlando, Florida at the Addition Financial Arena.

You can watch AEW Revolution 2022 by ordering the event on Bleacher Report in the United States and on FITE internationally.

What Time is AEW Revolution?

Wardlow thinks that he is going to be the one to win the Face Of The Revolution Ladder Match because of his love for ladder matches.

At AEW Revolution 2022 on March 6, Wardlow will be competing in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match. He is set to take on Powerhouse Hobbs, Keith Lee, Ricky Starks, Orange Cassidy, and Christian Cage in that match.

The winner of the match receives a TNT Championship opportunity at AEW Dynamite on March 16 in San Antonio, Texas.

Wardlow Loves Jeff Hardy & Ladders

‘Mr. Mayhem’ appeared on Wrestling Inc. Daily with Nick Hausman. He opened up and explained that he was a Jeff Hardy fan growing up which led to him playing on ladders from a young age. 

The Pinnacle member explained, “I am oddly qualified for this match and experiences. I grew up a very big Jeff Hardy fan, so I grew up on ladders. I was in my backyard climbing and jumping off ladders my whole life and I’ve been in a ladder match before that I was victorious and it’s one of my favorite matches that I had on the indies… So I know people don’t expect the big man to be qualified for a ladder match, but I’m – People are going to be surprised how fast I move up that ladder.” 

• AEW Revolution 2022 Match Card, Date & Time, How To Watch

H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription

We’ve got our AEW Revolution 2022 predictions ahead of the big pay-per-view this Sunday from Orlando, Florida.

SEScoops team members Fernando Quiles, Jr., Tyriese Simon and Andrew Ravens are here to provide their expert picks for each match on the card.

Check out their predictions below and hit up the comments section with your own.

AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Tay Conti

Andrew Ravens: There’s no chance Tay wins the title here and the oddsmakers are backing Jade by a lot. Tay is another opponent for Jade to work with and make her look good, but Jade walks away with the strap. (Prediction: Jade Cargill)

Fernando: This is a step up for Jade in terms of competition for her TBS Championship. I expect Tay to get a lot more offense in this one than past challengers but she will ultimately fall short. Jade’s title reign is too fresh to end now. (Prediction: Jade Cargill)

Tyriece: AEW is booking Jade Cargill as a dominant force in the women’s division, and I think she continues the momentum at Revolution. Tay Conti will get some offense and have her moments, but Cargill will win to continue her winning streak. (Prediction: Jade Cargill)

Consensus: Jade Cargill to retain the TBS Championship

Matt Hardy, Andrade El Idolo and Isiah Kassidy vs. Sting, Darby Allin and Sammy Guevara

Fernando: It seems like Jeff Hardy will eventually make his way to AEW and if that’s the case, Matt is definitely turning face and realigning with his brother. I think the seeds have been planted for the Hardy Family Office eventually crumbling or being taken over by Andrade. Things could very well break down in this match as I see Darby, Sting, and Sammy getting the win. (Prediction: Sting, Darby Allin & Sammy Guevara)

Andrew Ravens: This is a pretty easy pick here as the babyfaces should go over. If you need a weak link then Kassidy is the guy to take the loss. Let everyone goes their separate ways aside from Allin and Sting after this one. (Prediction: Sting, Darby Allin, and Sammy Guevara)

Tyriece: This match could begin the split between Andrade and Matt Hardy. Hardy has shown to be frustrated with the private party, and AEW teased tension between him and Andrade. (Prediction: Darby Allin, Sting, and Sammy Guevara)

Consensus: Sting, Darby Allin & Sammy Guevara

AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa

Andrew Ravens: Oddsmakers are really behind Rosa to win here and while she is just one of two stars who could realistically beat Baker, the question comes down to why take the title off Baker when she’s far and above anyone else. The fans will still be behind Rosa despite the loss. Baker walks away with the gold. (Prediction: Britt Baker)

Tyriece: AEW has itself in an interesting situation with Baker vs. Rosa. The champion has reigned as AEW Women’s Champion since May. 30, 2021. She also defeated several of the top talents in the division, like Ruby Soho, Tay Conti, and Riho. Now is the time for Baker to lose the title, and Rosa can lead the division. I can also see Mercedes Martinez help Rosa in the match by taking out Jamie Hayter and Rebel. If AEW has Baker defeat Rosa, she Will have beaten all worthy babyface based on AEW’s win/loss record. I think Rosa pulls the upset. (Prediction: Thunder Rosa)

Fernando: Before the go-home show on Dynamite, my money was on Thunder Rosa becoming the new AEW Women’s Champion. With her pinfall victory over Britt in a tag team match, that thought has sailed. I think Britt wins this one through nefarious means and we get a rematch at Double or Nothing. (Prediction: Britt Baker)

Consensus: Britt Baker retains the AEW Women’s World Championship

Face of the Revolution Ladder Match

Andrew Ravens: Some interesting names in this one, but to me, it comes down to only two guys – Wardlow and Keith Lee. With Lee recently making his debut, I can see a case being made as to why he should win to keep his winning ways going forward. However, I side with Wardlow, who has been teasing for months splitting away from MJF. What better way for Wardlow to win gold without the help of MJF to make MJF even more upset with his security. (Prediction: Wardlow)

Tyriece: “Limitless” Keith Lee should be the favorite going into this match and for the right reasons. Lee is a new talent in AEW, and this match is a great way to show his ability. He’s also the only competitor without a faction. I think some inadvertent double-crossing may happen, particularly between Shawn Spears and Wardlow. I believe Lee throw someone off the ladder to win the match. (Prediction: Keith Lee)

Fernando: It’s interesting that they went with more muscle for a ladder match over the high flyers. Regardless, this is gonna be a fun one. I think Shawn Spears will cost Wardlow by “accidentally” hitting him with a chair. My pick for this one is “Limitless” Keith Lee, which means trouble for Sammy Guevara’s second TNT Title reign. (Winner: Keith Lee)

Consensus: Keith Lee earns the TNT Title Shot

AEW World Tag Team Championship

Andrew Ravens: I could see the possibility of reDRagon winning the titles here since they’ve been pushed strongly. To me, it just doesn’t make sense for there to be a title change as Jurassic Express is so over with the fans. It will be one of the best matches on the card though (Prediction: Jurassic Express)

Tyriece: In this match, it is difficult to say who wins. Jurassic Express won the Tag Team Championship on Jan. 5. Would AEW take the titles off of them with a two months reign? I think they will retain the championships. However, it wouldn’t surprise me if the ReDragons stole the win to add to the tension between them and the Young Bucks. (Prediction: Jurassic Express)

Fernando: My hope is that Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus don’t get overshadowed by the animosity between reDRagon and The Young Bucks. There will definitely be moments in this match where reDRagon and The Bucks fail to get on the same page and start brawling. It’ll ultimately lead to a successful title defense for Jurassic Express. (Prediction: Jurassic Express)

Consensus: Jurassic Express retains the AEW World Tag Team Championships

Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston

Tyriece: It’s interesting to note that Eddie Kingston has never won at an AEW Pay per view. Unfortunately, I don’t think he will be at Revolution. Jericho seems to be transitioning to a heel as the “influencer,” and I don’t believe he takes the loss. AEW could decide to have Kingston win to push Jericho to a full-fledged heel after the match. However, I think Jericho cheats to defeat Kingston. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)

Fernando: There is an opportunity to extend this feud with a Chris Jericho win. Eddie is obviously long overdue for a big victory but I don’t think he gets it this weekend. I think Eddie gets screwed and continues to search for that elusive signature win, which he’ll get at Double or Nothing in a rematch with Jericho. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)

Andrew Ravens: Kingston is a big favorite here and I agree. Jericho doesn’t need the win, but Kingston does. Depending on the finish, we could get a second match out of this feud as Jericho has been acting very heelish as of late and if Kingston gets a cheap win then Jericho can point that out to make the case for a rematch. (Prediction: Eddie Kingston)

Consensus: Chris Jericho wins

Dog collar match: CM Punk vs. MJF

Andrew Ravens: This should be the blowoff match although if Punk wins here, which I expect to happen, a case could be made for a third match with an even greater stipulation taking place to decide a clear cut winner although I think this storyline has been drawn out enough to close it out here. (Prediction: CM Punk)

Fernando: There’s no way Punk is walking out of Revolution without a victory. MJF bloodied Punk on the go-home episode of Dynamite and it’s time for some payback. Max will finally get his comeuppance and one has to wonder if this is where Wardlow will turn face (Prediction: CM Punk)

Tyriece: Punk should win this match. MJF won the first encounter on Feb. 2, and I think Punk gets his revenge. Shawn Spears may come out to interfere, but Wardlow may do something to stop Spears and Punk gets the win. (Prediction: CM Punk)

Consensus: CM Punk wins

Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley

Andrew Ravens: Honestly, this should be a coin flip as either guy could win here. I can see why Danielson wins and he earns the respect of Moxley to be his tag team partner, but I can also see how a Moxley win would upset Danielson, a heel, who takes it to the next level with attacks and it leading to a rematch. I’ll side with Moxley. (Prediction: Jon Moxley)

Tyriece: I expect this match to be very physical and hard-hitting. Moxley hadn’t lost a match since his AEW return, and I don’t think he loses at Revolution. Danielson wouldn’t be hurt by a loss to Moxley either. The question will be if Danielson and Moxley will team up afterward? (Prediction: Jon Moxley)

Fernando: Throughout the buildup to this match, Jon Moxley has been saying that if Danielson expects to fight with him, then he has to bleed with him. That means both men are definitely doing blade jobs in this match. I see Moxley standing tall with a crimson mask when this one is over. (Prediction: Jon Moxley)

Consensus: Jon Moxley wins

AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Adam Cole

Fernando: I think most can agree that Hangman is retaining the title but how they get there could be interesting. Will The Young Bucks thwart interference from reDRagon given their beef and the connection to Hangman? There are a few directions they go can in but all will lead to a win for Hangman Page. (Prediction: Hangman Page)

Andrew Ravens: Page has only been champion for just over 100 days so it seems a little early if you’re looking back at long-term AEW World Championship reigns to take the title off him despite Cole being an excellent choice to carry the top prize in the company. I don’t see a rematch coming out of this and Cole will certainly make his way back to the title in the distant future. Page keeps the gold. (Prediction: Adam Page)

Tyriece: Does Adam Page lose the AEW world title as champion after less than four months? I believe he does. It seems that AEW has featured Cole as more of a star than Page in the last few weeks. Cole has been given more screen time and has the storyline of being the new leader for the Elite. I think Cole wins, and Page will go back to chasing the title. (Prediction: Adam Cole)

Consensus: “Hangman” Adam Page retains the AEW World Championship

AEW announced a couple of new matches for the Revolution PPV during the latest episode of Rampage. One of them was a tornado trios match.

The company revealed that Matt Hardy, Andrade El Idolo, and Isaiah Kassidy will be teaming up to go up against the team of Sting, Darby Allin, and TNT Champion Sammy Guevara.

However, Fightful is reporting that this wasn’t the original idea for the bout and the plans for this announced Revolution match were changed last minute.

According to the site, the match was originally going to be a regular tag team match. It would have seen Matt Hardy teaming with Andrade to face Sting & Darby Allin

There is no clear reason why Guevara and Kassidy were added to the bout. It’s possible that they didn’t want a current champion to miss the show.

AEW has announced a total of 9 matches for the upcoming Revolution PPV so far. This includes Adam Page defending the world title against Adam Cole.

Other matches for the show include the Face Of The Revolution ladder match and a dog collar match between CM Punk and MJF.

You can check out the match card and broadcasting details for the PPV here.

All Elite Wrestling has announced details of the company’s first pay-per-view event of 2022, AEW Revolution.

AEW holds four PPV events each year: Revolution, Double or Nothing, All Out and Full Gear. Double or Nothing has historically been held in Las Vegas, while every All Out haas taken place from Chicago.

AEW Revolution 2022 comes to fans live on Sunday, March 6th from Orlando, Florida at the Addition Fi Arena.

AEW is going “all out” by making this a weekend-long event, including a Friday night Rampage taping and the first-ever AEW Revolution Fan Fest on Saturday, March 6th.

Tickets for AEW Revolution weekend go on sale next Friday, December 17th at AEWTix.com. Limited combo offers will be available, for fans looking to attend more than one of the weekend’s events.

#AEWRevolution is LIVE on PPV Sunday, March 6 in Orlando, FL at @AdditionFiArena! Join us for an #AEW Weekend Spectacular:
3/4 – #AEWRampage
3/5 – #AEWFanFest
3/6 – #AEWRevolution
Tix on sale Dec. 17 at 10 am ET & limited combo offers will be available at https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq pic.twitter.com/FAyY29Sl7D

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 9, 2021

AEW star ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page recently appeared on the AEW Unrestricted podcast. The former IMPACT star discussed a number of topics on the show, including his All Elite debut at the Revolution PPV event earlier this year.

Page would admit that the debut was almost actually not going to happen due to visa issues for the Canadian. “Probably a week or less before the match. I was given the date and start time, but it was up in the air because of the whole visa process,” Page began on the podcast.

“So before it was actually confirmed, which is literally probably about a week before, it was just a hope and a dream, which is a lot in pro wrestling, until it happens, it might not happen” Ethan Page continued.

Ethan Page on AEW Debut

Page would also talk about the difficulty of moving from the pre-taped environment of IMPACT, which was without a crowd due to the pandemic, to Daily’s Place where there was at least some audience members and a live environment in general.

“I had to book private sessions in a closed-down wrestling school, during a pandemic, and Canada is very high restriction level” Page revealed. “I’m trying to manage that, have a training partner that I trust that will keep a secret or not care why he’s coming to train with me.”

You can check out the latest episode of AEW Unrestricted below:

AEW star and TNT Champion Darby Allin recently discussed the taping of the AEW Revolution match. Allin teamed with Sting at the PPV in a cinematic match against Ricky Starks and Brian Cage.

Darby Allin was reportedly extremely involved in the creation of the match; as Allin has an extensive history in filmmaking and independent releases.

“I was writing storyboards for months before the PPV” Darby Allin began, speaking on Drinks with Johnny. “When I saw the location where we were filming, I took all these photos and was plotting everything in my brain.”

“[I was] sitting in the boiler room, just coming up with all the shots” Allin noted. “We had an awesome crew and Steve Yu, who helped direct it. When we’re shooting it, I was running around and doing everything possible. ‘I wanna shoot it like this.’”

Darby Allin on Sting

“When we got done with the cut, I’d run through a pane of glass, and go, ‘alright, get the next shot.’ I was doing everything and I felt on autopilot” Allin stated. “I had an adrenaline rush and felt we could go all night and was on fire with it.”

“The only thing that stopped me was when I had to throw the bat to Sting” Darby Allin said. “I was like, ‘Alright, I’m going to throw this down.’ Tony [Khan] put it best, ‘You know how the laws of physics work, right? That bat is going to come down and we don’t know if it’s going to break Sting’s face.’”

Darby Allin finished by revealing that Sting was able to do the shot in the very first take. “First time in the whole shoot I started thinking like, ‘what if I do break Sting’s face and he can’t finish the match?’ He’s the one who was like, ‘I’m catching that bat.’ Perfect catch, first try, beat the f*ck out of everyone. I was on cloud nine.”

credit to Fightful for the transcription

Ethan Page made his AEW debut at Revolution as the surprise entrant in the “Face of the Revolution” ladder match. He literally had a chance to grab the brass ring in his first match. Page spoke to Chris Van Vliet recently about the experience.

“I still can’t comprehend that I’ve finally been able to achieve my dream,” Page said. “Because it’s like your one step closer, one step closer, one step closer. I’ve never actually made it to the point where I had envisioned from when I was a kid. I don’t even know how to digest it or comprehend that it’s happened. It’s great obviously, but I can’t explain it.”

Page also spoke about his family’s reaction to seeing him on the PPV.

“Nobody knew I was debuting other than my parents. So they got the pay-per-view at their house and threw a little pizza party. My daughter is there, my wife is there. They made an AEW cake with the world title on it, they all wore my T-Shirts. But I think for my dad to see Jake the Snake clothesline me on a pay-per-view is the most full circle moment, because my dad is the one that introduced me to wrestling. We would watch in the early 90’s. Taking that line from Jake was cool for me, but I can’t imagine how cool it was from my father.”

Page also spoke about the possibility of him and Josh Alexander re-forming The North.

“I’m very proud of what we accomplished as a team, and if there is potential down the road for The North to do a tag team then I’m in. I think now, especially for both of us, it’s best to venture off into singles, I’ve always wanted the spotlight to shine on me. So this is a Natural fit for “All Ego” Ethan Page. I had a singles run with Evolve prior to IMPACT Wrestling, so I’m comfortable with both, so I’m excited to see what happens.”

It was probably the right choice for the 62 year old Sting to make his in ring return in a cinematic match during the Revolution PPV earlier this month.

However, this in-ring return did not come without consequences. Even though the match was pre-taped, it left its toll on the body of the wrestling veteran.

Sting opened up about the aftermath of the bout during his recent interview with Bleacher Report and The Icon claimed that he ‘came out of it in shambles’:

“The cinematic was fun. I would like to do more of those for sure, but I came out of it in shambles. It took its toll on me. It was two nights of filming and that was pretty tough. It can be taxing on the body especially at my age.

It was 12 hours instead of being in the ring for 30-40 minutes.” said Sting, “I love filming. I have done movies and TV, and I always have fun with that stuff. The tough part was all of the hours and the recovery time.”

Though continuing on the topic, the former world champion revealed that while the AEW president Tony Khan had originally brought him in for cinematic matches, he has talked to him about potentially wrestling matches on Dynamite.

Sting teamed up with the TNT champion Darby Allin to defeat Brian Cage and Ricky Starks of Team Taz in a cinematic Street Fight at the Revolution PPV.

• AEW Sent A Ring To Sting’s House Ahead Of His Return

AEW Revolution has smashed the company’s buyrate records of previous PPVs, and has generated a revenue of at least $5 million. The show brought in 125,000 buys worldwide, including both traditional and digital platforms namely B/R Live, FITE, and traditional pay-per-view outlets. The previous buyrate record was set by AEW’s Double or Nothing 2020 pay-per-view event with an estimated 105,000 buys. According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the show generated just over $5 million in revenue, with $2.4 million of it going to AEW. The rest will go to its domestic and international broadcast partners.

It was initially reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Revolution grossed over $6 million and it’s well on its way to make $7 million once the total is calculated. The Wrestlenomics report features a breakdown of various revenue streams for the PPV such as PPV buys, ticket and merchandise sales, accounting for $5 million for AEW. It took estimatedly $1 million to produce Revolution for the company.

The Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch between AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Jon Omega was the headlining match of Revolution. The match itself was good, but fans were left disappointed with weak explosions as the finish due to a technical glitch. Deciding against ignoring the dud, the company ran with it as part of the storyline, with Omega eventually breaking the silence and acknowledging the disappointing finish out of character.

“Yeah, it was really deflating to do so much preparation, test the explosions, have them be impressive in the rehearsal, and then have it be something so much different than what was promised,” Kenny Omega said about the Revolution finish. “It made me appreciate everyone who worked hard and did their part even more, though. But like you said, we really wanted to have a good one, and we added real barbed wire to help with the feeling of danger so we really risked a lot. Again, I loved the match; glad we did it, sucks about the finale.”

All Elite Wrestling was in a tough spot when the mega-hyped Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match ended with technical difficulties. SEScoops correspondent Jake Jeremy argues on YouTube that #AEW? made the best of a bad situation on this week’s #AEWDynamite? with their followup angle.

Check out our opinion editorial video below and let us know how you felt about the way that AEW reacted to the AEW Revolution ending botch on this week’s episode of Dynamite.

AEW President Tony Khan addressed the botched explosion during the media scrum post-AEW Revolution.

“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 [explosion].”

“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.

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AEW put out another great PPV in Revolution which was main evented by the Barbed Wire Death Match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley featuring some pretty extreme moments.

However, the disappointing finish to the event overshadowed the efforts of everyone involved and the failed ring explosion which was hyped up by the company led to a lot of criticism from the fans.

The reigning AEW champion and the Executive Vice President Kenny Omega broke his silence on the dud during an interview with Wrestling Observer Newsletter and he admitted that it was a deflating experience:

“Yeah, it was really deflating to do so much preparation, test the explosions, have them be impressive in the rehearsal, and then have it be something so much different than what was promised.”

• Jon Moxley Reacts To Underwhelming Evolution Finish (Video)

Kenny Omega On Death Match Preparation

Omega continued by explaining how they worked hard on the different aspects of the match to make things entertaining and it sucked for it all to end in a disappointing finale:

“It made me appreciate everyone who worked hard and did their part even more, though. But like you said, we really wanted to have a good one, and we added real barbed wire to help with the feeling of danger so we really risked a lot. Again, I loved the match; glad we did it, sucks about the finale.”

Kenny Omega is not the only person involved to have commented on the finish of the show and both Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston also cut a promo on the AEW champion during this week’s episode of Dynamite.

AEW Revolution aired live tonight on PPV from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Kenny Omega defended the AEW Championship against Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match in the main event. In addition to the takeaways below, Maki Itoh replaced Rebel in the tag match during tonight’s Buy In. AEW Double or Nothing was announced for May 30th.

AEW Revolution Results

1. Britt Baker & Maki Itoh def. Thunder Rosa & Riho (Buy In)
2. Young Bucks def. Chris Jericho & MJF to retain the AEW Tag Team Championships
3. PAC & Rey Fenix won the Casino Battle Royal to earn a future shot at the AEW Tag Titles
4. Hikaru Shida def. Ryo Mizunami to retain the AEW Women’s Championship
5. Miro & Kip Sabian def. Orange Cassidy & Chuck Taylor
6. Hangman Page def. Matt Hardy
7. Scorpio Sky won the Face of the Revolution Ladder match & earned a shot at the TNT Title
8. Sting & Darby Allin def. Brian Cage & Ricky Starks
9. Kenny Omega def. Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match to retain the AEW Championship

.@maki_itoh is here in Jacksonville, FL at @dailysplace for your #AEWRevolution buy-in.

Watch the buy-in now – https://t.co/5x6GDljhCE
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Here are the takeaways from AEW Revolution 2021:

Young Bucks Retained In A Great Opener

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) defended the AEW Tag Team Championships against Chris Jericho & MJF in the first match of the PPV. Wardlow was ringside for the match.

Chris Jericho and Nick Jackson started off the action. Nick tackled Chris to the canvas and MJF tried to break it up. Matt sent MJF to the outside and beat him down against the barricade.

Jericho and MJF battled back but took a break to pose and it cost them as the Young Bucks hit dueling Suicide Dives. Back in the ring, Matt and Nick locked in stereo Sharpshooters in the middle of the ring. Jericho and MJF held hands for a moment as they screamed in agony.

Nick broke the hold and stomped on Jericho before tagging in Matt Jackson. Matt leveled Jericho with a Spear and unloaded some jabs to the face. Nick knocked MJF off the apron with a Dropkick and then tagged in.

Nick Jackson climbed to the top rope and connected with a Senton but MJF broke up the cover. MJF held up Nick on the ropes and Jericho hit a springboard Dropkick. Jericho booted Nick out of the ring and distracted referee Aubrey Edwards as Wardlow got in some cheap shots.

Jericho planted Nick with a Back Suplex and tagged in MJF. Jericho and MJF slammed Nick to the canvas and took turns walking over him and posing like the Young Bucks. Matt was able to tag in and unleashed some chops on MJF before connecting with a DDT.

Wardlow grabbed the ropes and Matt tumbled out of the ring. Jericho planted Matt with a Suplex on the floor as MJF kept Aubrey Edwards distracted. MJF stomped on Matt’s hand and strutted around the ring.

Jericho tagged in and connected with a vertical Suplex. MJF tagged in and continued to isolate Matt Jackson in the corner. Jericho and MJF lifted up Matt and flipped the camera the middle finger before slamming him with a Suplex. MJF went for the cover and then applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring.

Matt battled to his feet to break the hold but MJF sent him right back to the corner. Matt knocked Jericho off the apron but MJF brought him back down to the canvas with another Headlock. Matt broke the hold with a Northern Lights Suplex but couldn’t make a tag because Jericho bashed Nick off the ring apron.

Le Champion tagged in for a punch to the face before tagging MJF right back in. Matt hit a double DDT that sent MJF and Jericho to the canvas. Nick hopped on the apron and finally was able to tag in. Nick unloaded several punches to Jericho and MJF before sending both wrestlers to the corner.

Nick connected with a Clothesline/Bulldog combo and then booted Jericho out of the ring. Nick hit MJF with a Facebuster and then Moonsaulted on Jericho outside the ring. Nick got back into the ring and connected with a Destroyer on MJF for a near fall.

#NickJackson almost won it for the team!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Young Bucks perched MJF up on the top turnbuckle and delivered a Powerbomb but MJF was somehow able to kick out at the last moment. Jericho tagged in and walked into a Superkick to the face. Nick tagged in and Young Bucks set up for the Meltzer Driver but MJF broke it up. Jericho planted Matt with a Tombstone Pilediver and then locked in the Liontamer on Nick in the center of the ring.

Nick crawled to the corner and tagged in Matt but Jericho quickly applied the Liontamer again in the center of the ring. Matt broke free and slammed Jericho into the turnbuckle. MJF tagged in and rolled up Matt for a two count. MJF caught Matt in midair and slammed him down with a Powerbomb for another near fall.

MJF booted Matt in the face and did the “suck it” sign over and over again.Young Bucks went for the Meltzer Driver again but Jericho caught Nick with a Codebreaker. Wardlow distracted the referee and Jericho hit Matt with Floyd the bat. MJF followed it up with the Heatseeker Piledriver for another two count.

Young Bucks sent MJF out of the ring and climbed up to opposite turnbuckles. Matt hit MJF with a Crossbody outside the ring as Nick hit Jericho with one for a two count. Jericho accidentally hit Wardlow with the Judas Effect and Nick capitalized with a roll-up for a two count.

Jericho went for the Lionsault but the Young Bucks hit him with stereo Superkicks. Young Bucks followed it up with the BTE Trigger but MJF broke up the cover. MJF put on the Dynamite Diamond ring but couldn’t use it because Young Bucks hit him with about a dozen Superkicks. Young Bucks leveled Jericho with a Superkick and then the Meltzer Driver for the pinfall victory. The Young Bucks are still the AEW Tag Team Champions.

#ANDSTILL The @YoungBucks have retained their #AEW World Tag-Team Championships!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

PAC & Fenix Won The Casino Battle Royal

Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall and Dark Order’s #5 &#10 started off the Casino Battle Royal. The winning team will earn a shot at the AEW Tag Team Championships. Dark Order controlled the action early but the Natural Nightmares battled back. Dark Order isolated QT Marshall and beat him down. Dustin Rhodes connected with a Bulldog as Santana & Ortiz entered the match next.

Santana and Ortiz leveled Rhodes and stomped on 10 in the corner. QT hit Angels with a Diamond Cutter and sent him over the top rope. Matt and Mike Sydal entered the match next and connected with some Dropkicks. Mike hit a Meteora off the top rope and connected with a boot to 10’s head.

Dark Order’s Evil Uno and Stu Grayson entered the Battle Royal and beat Dustin Rhodes down. Santana & Ortiz eliminated Mike Sydal but Ortiz turned around into a Spinebuster from 10. Santana leveled 10 with a Clothesline as Gunn Club made their way to the ring.

Gunn Club hit some Clotheslines and Dropkicks before 10 leveled Austin with a Spear. Santana and Ortiz eliminated Matt Sydal as Peter Avalon & Cezar Bononi entered the match next. Cezar and Avalon beat the hell out of Colten Gunn in the corner of the ring.

Varsity Blondes were the next team in the match and Pillman entered the ring with a Splash. Griff Garrison hit Cezar with a Splash but responded with a powerful Suplex. Austin hit Peter Avalon with a Fameasser and eliminated him. Colten hit Bononi with a Fameasser but QT Marshall eliminated the Gunn Club from behind. QT then eliminated himself and left Dustin Rhodes behind.

What the hell, QT!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Bear Country (Bronson & Boulder) made their way to the ring. Boulder caught Evil Uno and planted Griff Garrison with a Powerbomb at the same time. Bear Country then sent Stu Grayson over the rope for the elimination. Jurassic Express were the next team in the Casino Battle Royal.

Luchasaurus planted Varsity Blondes with a Chokeslam as Jungle Boy hit Ortiz with a Hurricanrana. Jungle Boy Clotheslined Ortiz over the top rope for the elimination and then Luchasaurus eliminated Bononi & Griff Garrison. Jungle Boy then sent Santana and Evil Uno to the floor.

The Butcher & Blade entered next and quickly eliminated Brian Pillman Jr. Jack Evans interfered and pulled 10 over the top rope to eliminate Dark Order from the match. Boulder sent Dustin to the apron and then Butcher & Blade eliminated him. Private Party entered the Casino Battle Royal next as Luchasaurus leveled Bear Country with a Clothesline.

Private Party hit Jungle Boy with some kicks and stomped Boulder down in the corner of the ring. SCU (Kazarian & Daniels) entered next and slammed Isiah Kassidy tot he mat. Bear Country eliminated Luchasaurus but were then eliminated by Butcher. PAC & Rey Feniz entered the match next.

PAC hit Blade with a boot to the face and then eliminated him. Marq Quen was eliminated as well. John Silver and Alex Reynolds of Dark Order were the next team in the match. Silver planted Daniels with a Powerbomb as Reynolds planted Jungle Boy with a Piledriver.

Silver and Reynolds spiked Kassidy with a DDT and then eliminated him. SCU sent Butcher over the top rope with a Back Body Drop. Silver & Reynolds, SCU, PAC & Fenix, and Jungle Boy were the remaining wrestlers in the match. Fenix eliminated Daniels as Reynolds and Jungle Boy battled on the ring apron. John Silver and SCU then were quickly eliminated.

PAC and Silver traded punches in the middle of the ring. PAC sent Silver to the apron and Fenix hit him with a forearm to the face but John was able to hold to the ropes to avoid elimination. Silver unloaded a flurry of kicks but PAC shut him down with a German Suplex. Rey Fenix walked across the top rope and booted Silver in the face on the ring apron for the elimination.

It was now down to Pac & Rey Fenix versus Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy ducked under a charging PAC and he flew over the top rope for the elimination. It was now down to Fenix and Jungle Boy. Fenix hit Jungle Boy with a Superkick and Clotheslined him over the top rope. Pac & Rey Fenix won the Casino Battle Royal and earned a shot at the AEW Tag Team Championships.

It comes down to @boy_myth_legend & @ReyFenixMx

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Hikaru Shida Retained

Hikaru Shida defended the AEW Women’s Championship against Ryo Mizunami tonight at Revolution. Ryo controlled the action early and leveled Shida with a shoulder tackle. Ryo connected with a Splash and a series of chops in the corner of the ring.

Mizunami hit several more chops and danced around before connecting with a big chop to the AEW Women’s Champion. Ryo danced around some more and got a knee to her face for her troubles. Shida hit another knee to the face and grabbed chair from under the ring. Shida went for a Running Knee off the chair but Ryo caught her and sent Hikaru flying into the crowd at Daily’s Place.

Back in the ring, Ryo connected with a Leg Drop and followed it up with three more for a near fall. Shida slammed Ryo’s face into the turnbuckle and then connected with a Dropkick off the top rope for a two count. Ryo sent Shida out of the ring with a Clothesline but Hikaru shrugged it off.

Shida slammed Ryo on the entrance ramp and brought her back into the ring with a Suplex for a two count. Ryo hit some headbutts and leveled Shida with a Clothesline. Ryo followed it up with a Death Valley Driver for a two count. Shida hit a knee to the face but Ryo responded with a Clothesline.

Hikaru hit another knee to the face and both wrestlers fell to the mat. Ryo connected with a Uranage and followed it up with a Spear. Ryo made her way to the top rope and hit the Guillotine Leg Drop but Shida was able to kick out at two. Shida hit a German Suplex but Ryo hopped right up and connected with a Clothesline.

Hikaru connected with a Falcon Arrow and went for the running knee but Ryo locked it. Shida hit a knee to the back of the head and another Falcon Arrow but Ryo kicked out at two. Ryo leveled Shida with a Clothesline and went for another but Hikaru hit a knee to the face. Ryo rolled up Shida for a two count and then Hikaru hit an Enziguri for another near fall. Shida followed it up with a knee to the face for the pinfall victory. After the match, Nyla Rose attacked Ryo but Shida broke it up. Britt Baker and Maki Itoh then joined in on the attack. Thunder Rosa rushed the ring and the heels retreated.

It has all broken down post-match!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Miro & Kip Sabian Dominated

Miro & Kip Sabian faced Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy tonight. Before the match, Miro and Sabian attacked Chuck & Cassidy backstage. They then brought Chuck to the ring and beat him down as commentary wondered where Orange Cassidy was.  

.@SexyChuckieT & @orangecassidy get attacked before their match even starts!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Orange Cassidy eventually stumbled down the entrance ramp and dropped to the floor. Cassidy was faking and hit Miro with the Orange Punch. Cassidy tagged in and hit Sabian with a Suicide Dive. Cassidy hit Sabian with a diving DDT and went for the cover but Kip was able to kick out at two.

Sabian connected with a Gutbuster and kick to the face for a two count. Kip followed it up with a Falcon Arrow for another two count. Cassidy hit a DDT and tagged in Chuck Taylor. Cassidy hit the Beach Break and Taylor followed it up with a Piledriver but Miro broke up the cover.

Orange Cassidy put his hands in his pockets and hit Miro with some lazy kicks. Cassidy connected with the Stundog Millionaire and then the Orange Punch. Penelope Ford distracted Cassidy but Miro accidentally shoved Orange onto her. Miro leveled Taylor with a Clothesline and then a kick to the face. Miro locked in the Game Over for the submission victory.

.@ToBeMiro & Kip Sabian pick up the win ? #AEWRevolution

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— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

Hangman Page Won The Big Money Match

Matt Hardy battled Hangman Page in a Big Money Match tonight. The winner of the match will get the loser’s first quarter earnings in AEW. Page controlled the action early and set up for the Buckshot Lariat but Hardy rolled out of the ring to regroup.

Hangman sent Hardy over the barricade and leaped onto him. Page tried to bring Matt back into the ring but he continued to retreat. Matt slammed Hangman into the ring post and started bending back his fingers.

Matt slammed Hangman’s face off the steel steps and then booted them into Page’s injured hand. Hardy started biting Hangman’s hand and continued to bend his fingers back. Hardy launched Hangman into the turnbuckle and posed in the ring.

Page connected with a Clothesline and sold his hand injury after hitting a punch to the face. Hardy went for the Side Effect but Hangman countered into a roll-up for a near fall. Hangman followed it up with a Death Valley Driver for another near fall.

Hangman threw Matt to the apron and knocked him to the floor with a Clothesline. Page went for a Crossbody but Matt got out of the way and hit the Twist of Fate on the floor outside the ring.

Back in the ring, Matt demanded the referee start counting and Page made it back in at the count of nine. Matt connected with a German Suplex for a two count. Hangman hit a Clothesline that sent both competitors out of the ring.

Page climbed to the top rope and hit Matt with a Moonsault. Hangman went back to the top rope and hit Matt with a Crossbody for a two count. Hardy slammed Hangman to the mat and climbed to the middle turnbuckle. Hardy connected with a Powerbomb for another near fall.

Hangman hit the Dead Eye but Private Party hopped on the apron for a distraction. Hangman booted them to the floor and hit Kassidy with a Suicide Dive. Page went for the Buckshot Lariat but Matt was ready and countered with the Side Effect.

Hardy followed it up with the Twist of Fate and went for the cover but Page kicked out. Dark Order rushed the ring and beat down Private Party. Matt knocked Hangman off the apron but Dark Order caught him. Dark Order put Hangman on the apron and Page connected with the Buckshot Lariat for the pinfall victory. After the match, Hangman Page shared a hug with Hangman and drank some beers.

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Scorpio Sky Earned A Shot At The TNT Title

Cody Rhodes, Pentagon, Scorpio Sky, Lance Archer, Max Caster & an unknown competitor battled in the Face of the Revolution Ladder match tonight. A brass ring was suspended above the ladder and the winner of the match will become #1 contender for the TNT Championship. Ethan Page was revealed to be the mystery wrestler in the match.

.OfficialEGO is your mystery participant in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match! #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/ZhJ1BvuTyo

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Lance Archer grabbed a ladder and launched it onto Ethan Page. Archer hit Pentagon in the midsection with the ladder a few times but Pentagon battled back and hit a Slingblade. Scorpio Sky planted Pentagon with a German Suplex but turned around into a Dropkick from Max Caster.

Jack Evans ran to the ring with a boom box but 10 from Dark Order hit him with a Spinebuster. Cody started climbing but Archer brought him back down. Page and Cody sent Archer flying into the ladder.

Ethan trapped Lance in the ladder and slammed it on him several times. Page then Powerbombed Scorpio on top of the ladder while Archer was still trapped inside. Pentagon started climbing but Cody caught him with a Dropkick.

Pentagon went for a Piledriver but Cody blocked it. Pentagon then planted Cody with a Destroyer on top of a ladder. Scorpio Sky hit Page with a Suplex onto the floor as Cody was helped backstage. Scorpio started climbing as Cody stopped on the entrance tunnel.

Caster set up another ladder and traded punches with Scorpio. Lance and Ethan Page joined the party as Cody finally went backstage. Scorpio almost won but Pentagon brought him back to the mat.

Pentagon leveled Scorpio with a kick to the face and posed for the crowd. Pentagon started climbing but Scorpio stopped him. Sky bit Pentagon and slammed him to the mat in an odd exchange.

Ethan set up a ladder as Cody slowly made his way back to the tunnel. Page and Caster traded punches on top of the ladder. Caster slammed Page to the canvas with a Powerbomb.

Scorpio slammed Caster on the ladder and made his way to the top rope. Sky hit a massive Frog Splash on Caster on top of the ladder. Archer hit Sky with a knee to the face and Scorpio fell onto a ladder outside the ring.

Pentagon perched Page on the top turnbuckle and sent Caster onto him with an Exploder Suplex. Ethan and Pentagon climbed the ladder and traded punches. Page shoved Pentagon to the floor as Cody came back to the ring. Cody set up a ladder in the corner and climbed to the top.

Lance joined Cody on top of the ladder and planted him with a Superplex. Caster followed it up with an Elbow Drop off the top off the ladder to Cody’s back. Pentagon and Caster then traded punches on top of the ladder. Lance Archer shoced the ladder over and delivered a Chokeslam tp Cody, Page, and Pentagon.

Max went for a punch but Archer knocked him on his ass with a forearm to the face. Archer then planted Caster with the Blackout on top of the ladder. Lance started climbing but Ethan brought him back down. Page hit a low blow and then a Razer’s Edge. Jake Roberts got into the ring and decked Page with a Clothesline.

Pentagon hit Jake Roberts with a Clothesline and then battled with Cody. Rhodes then followed it up with a terrible Cutter off the top rope. Cody started climbing but Pentagon hit him with a steel chair on Cody’s injured arm. Pentagon started climbing again but Scorpio Sky hit him with a chair multiple times.

Scorpio and Cody traded punches on top of the ladder. Cody grabbed the brass ring but Sky shoved him to the canvas. Sky then grabbed the brass ring to win the Face of the Revolution Ladder match. Scorpio Sky will face Darby Allin for the TNT Championship at a future date.

The Face of the Revolution and who will challenge Darby Allin for the TNT Championship is @ScorpioSky!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Christian Cage Made His AEW Debut

Christian Cage made his AEW debut tonight and was the wrestler that Paul Wight was talking about. Christian came down to the ring with his AEW contract and signed it. Christian then opened his jacket to reveal a shirt reading “out. work. everyone”.

Opinion: This would have been a much more effective debut if Tony Khan hadn’t overhyped it. While it will be cool to see Christian end his career on his own terms, I thought this was executed poorly. It would have been much better if Christian just showed up. In the long run, I think Christian will provide much more value behind the scenes if he sticks around.

Christian Cage HAS ARRIVED!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Sting & Darby Allin Picked Up A Win

Sting & Darby Allin faced Ricky Starks & Brian Cage in a pretaped Street Fight. Sting and Allin came to a ring in a warehouse with a bunch of people in Sting masks. Darby leaped but Cage caught him and hit a German Suplex. Starks stomped Sting to the canvas as Cage beat up the extras that came to the ring.

Sting hit a Splash on Starks in the corner of the ring as Cage launched Darby into a door. Sting slammed Starks onto a brick wall and unloaded several punches. Brian Cage walked up a flight of stairs with Darby lifted up for a Suplex and dropped him on the concrete.

Pure power!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Allin hit Cage with a Dropkick and Darby joined in on the beatdown. Starks attacked Sting and hit him with some punches before throwing him into a barrel. Darby climbed up a pole and hit a Coffin Drop. Powerhouse Hobbs showed up with Hawk and beat Darby down.

Cage and Hobbs threw Darby through a glass door as Hawk beat Sting down. Darby hurled the bat to Sting and he hit Hawk with it. Sting broke the bat over Cage’s back and hit him with a shovel. Darby then hit a ridiculous Elbow Drop onto Cage. Sting got into the ring with Starks and Ricky hit him with an elbow. Sting went for a Splash but Starks got out of the way and hit a Spear for a two count. Sting then planted Starks with the Scorpion Death Drop for the pinfall victory.

Opinion: I thought this match was fun and it was awesome to see Sting back in action. I don’t mind the cinematic matches but the commentary over it was distracting. It was obvious that this wasn’t live and I would have preferred no commentary for the match. Other than that nitpick, this was entertaining for what it was and Sting was presented very well. As for cinematic matches, the Boneyard Match between Styles & Undertaker is still my favorite.

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Kenny Omega Retained The AEW Championship

Kenny Omega defended the AEW Championship against Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match in the main event of this year’s Revolution. Don Callis joined commentary for the title match. Referee Bryce Remsburg was essentially dressed like a beekeeper and Moxley took a shot from a flask before the match.

HERE WE GO #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/QLcBuN5LhD

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

Folks, that's Jon By God Moxley out there. #AEWRevolution

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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) March 8, 2021

Moxley went on the attack right away and tried to shove Omega’s face into the barbed wire. Omega applied a Headlock but Moxley broke the hold with a Suplex. Omega quickly regrouped and applied the Headlock once again.

Jon escaped and tried to slam Kenny onto a barbed wire wrapped board but the AEW Champion escaped. Omega hit a big boot but Moxley responded with a Clothesline that sent Kenny to the outside.

Moxley threw some steel chairs into the ring and grabbed a barbed wire bat. Moxley hit Omega with the bat and connected with a Russian Leg Sweep on the entrance ramp. Moxley hit Omega with a kendo sticks a couple times before the action returned to the ring.

Omega threw powder in Jon’s eyes and threw him into the barbed wire ropes and an explosion went off that caused the crowd to chant “holy shit!”. Omega started bashing Moxley with the kendo stick and then slammed him onto a garbage can for a two count.

.@JonMoxley felt the barbed wire and explosives first!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Moxley was busted open and Kenny locked in a Figure Four in the middle of the ring. Jon grabbeda barbire wrapped chair and scraped it across Omega’s knees to break the hold. Kenny slammed Moxley onto the barbed wire board in the corner of the ring as the blood poured down the challenger’s face.Omega connected with a Moonsault and went for a lazy cover but Moxley easily kicked out at two. Moxley sent Kenny to the ropes twice and two explosions went off.

.@KennyOmegamanX is the next to be fried ??? #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/rdPiQuEaT9

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

Omega went for a Snap Dragon but Moxley countered into an Exploder Suplex onto the other barbed wire board in the corner of the ring. Jon went for the Paradigm Shift but Omega escaped. Moxley hit a German Suplex on top of the bat and followed it up with a Side Slam onto the barbed wire chair.

Jon wrapped barbed wire around his own arm but Omega hit him with some jabs to the face. Omega ducked under a Clothesline and hit a Snap Dragon Suplex. Omega followed it up with the V-Trigger but Jon shrugged it off and hit a Clothesline.

Moxley went for the Paradigm Shift but Omega shoved him to the ropes causing another explosion. Jon and Omega then battled on the ring apron with a giant barbed wire board beneath them. Moxley connected with a Paradigm Shift onto the board and an explosion went off underneath them.

.@JonMoxley takes Omega for a ride! #AEWRevolution

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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) March 8, 2021

The action returned to the ring with both wrestlers pouring blood down their faces. Moxley hit Omega with several punches with barbed wire wrapped around his fist. Moxley connected with a Piledriver and went for the cover but Omega kicked out at two.

Omega hit Moxley with a low blow and followed it up with a Powerbomb for a near fall. Kenny connected with another V-Trigger and lifted Moxley up in the Electric Chair. Omega hit the One Winged Angel and went for the cover but Moxley got his booted on the ropes to cause an explosion to break it up.

Gallows and Anderon (Good Brothers) rushed the ring but Jon beat them down. Omega leveled Moxley with an exploding barbed wire bat for a two count. Omega then planted Moxley with the One Winged Angel on top of a chair for the pinfall victory. Kenny Omega is still the AEW Champion.

After the match, Good Brothers attacked Moxley again and brought out some handcuffs. Good Brothers cuffed Moxley’s hands behind his back as the clock ticked down until the ring explodes. Excalibur shouted at Callis that this is bullshit because Omega cannot win on his own.

Omega hit Moxley several times with the barbed wire bat as a one minute countdown began. Eddie Kingston ran to the ring and laid on top of Moxley to protect him. A pretty weak explosion went off that spawned some scattered boos. They then laid there fo a while until officials came to the ring to end the show.

Opinion: I enjoyed the match but most are going to be talking about the terrible ending. There is no way to spin it, the ending to tonight’s show was brutal. The explosion was pathetic and it was laughable to watch Moxley and Kingston sell it. They were trying but nothing was going to fix how anticlimactic the explosion was.

Revolution was a good show but several mistakes were made. I’m hoping the ending was a massive botch and the pyro didn’t go off correctly. Either way, that was a remarkably bad way to end the PPV. AEW Revolution had all the hype in the world but unfortunately it fell short of being a memorable event. If you overhype to get PPV buys, you have accept fans feeling disappointed if the show doesn’t deliver.

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"Moxley may have not won the title. But, he gained back his friend" – @JRsBBQ #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/VfpxuN99Li

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

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. 

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Overall the match was fun. The ending was lame. pic.twitter.com/cFw8hn4jYB

— HeelByNature.com (@HeelByNatureYT) March 8, 2021

.@MadKing1981 sacrificing himself to save @JonMoxley 👏 #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/jTRugZrtAq

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

The paradigm shift to the barbed wire triple hell on the outside.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Now it's @KennyOmegamanX's turn to feel that pain!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

I wonder how @ReneePaquette is feeling right now 🙄 #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/4vbYs9iyba

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

.@JonMoxley felt the barbed wire and explosives first!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

.@JonMoxley is the first to be fried ⚡️⚡️ #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/xOb1rFLbvr

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

HERE WE GO #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/QLcBuN5LhD

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

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. 

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

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Pure power!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

.@Sting & @DarbyAllin take on @MrGMSI_BCage & @starkmanjones in a Street Fight 👊 #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/vAJpi4IrFN

— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV) March 8, 2021

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. 

Welcome to the team… #ChristianCage is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/3MycwGDTiJ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

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.

• News On How Christian’s AEW Deal Came Together

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.

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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. 

CRASH & BURN!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

.OfficialEGO is your mystery participant in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match! #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/ZhJ1BvuTyo

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

This is still anyone's game! Who will be the Face of the Revolution and go on to challenge Darby Allin for the TNT Championship?
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

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!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

Will @The_MJF & @IAmJericho bring the AEW World Tag-Team Championships back to the #InnerCircle?
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021

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.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has seemingly trolled fans when it comes to the rumor of his AEW signing. The Olympic Gold Medallist posted a video yesterday to Twitter; showing the pro wrestling great tying up his boots and getting his gear ready for an in-ring return.

The video finished with the words ‘to be continued.’

This lead fans to believe that the former WWE and TNA Superstar was the rumored new AEW signee appearing tonight.

Kurt Angle posted a further video today. The video showed most of the same footage but ended with Angle appearing in a Kurt Angle Podcast t-shirt. It appears as though Angle was aware of the AEW rumors and decided to help promote his new AdFreeShows podcast.

There are however still rumblings of Kurt Angle being the rumored ‘hall of fame level’ talent that is going to be revealed tonight.

AEW President Tony Khan recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio. Khan discussed a number of topics on the show ahead of tonight’s AEW Revolution PPV, including the aforementioned surprise talent that will be signing with AEW on Sunday.

“It’s one of my all-time favorite wrestlers” Tony Khan stated on the show. “I’m very excited about [it]. I’ll say one thing, it’s one of my all-time favorite wrestlers. I tipped this on Unrestricted, I tipped the gender — it’s a male. He’s coming.”

Do you think that Kurt Angle will appear on tonight’s AEW Revolution PPV? Let us know in the comments