AEW Revolution 2025 3/9/2025

AEW Revolution 2025 3/9/2025

Here's what I saw:

Pre-show:

ROH Title - Chris Jericho (c) vs Gravity

CJ nails Grav with a baseball bat before it even begins. Bryan Keith and Big Bill then join in. Bandido comes out to help and is hit with the bat as well. CJ then unmasks Grav and hits a judas effect on him. Grav's family then comes out to try and protect him. CJ boots Bandido in front of them then threatens the family as well.

The hosts interviewed a rapper named Yung Gravy who was super tall and had absolutely nothing to say.

Big Boom AJ, Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe vs Johnny TV and MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden)

The Rizzler came out dressed as Orange Cassidy in a funny moment. This was all comedy here with OC screwing around. Mansoor had a cookie shoved in his mouth during this one. Taya got involved and Harley Cameron took her out. AJ hit a big powerbomb on Johnny. Big Justice snuck in the ring when Mansoor was on the buckles and he powerbombed Mansoor down. Madden tries to hit Big Justice but Mark and OC saved him. Madden then took a triple team powerbomb and was pinned.

Thoughts: It went a little long and bordered on being too silly but it was fun. It had tons of smoke and mirrors here. I enjoyed Big Justice getting involved in this one.

The Murder Machines surround the faces after. Powerhouse Hobbs then came out and spinebustered Madden as The Murder Machines back off. Two people from something called The Righteous Gemstones then double cokedslammed Madden and put on glasses with Orange Cassidy.

Main show:

MJF vs "Hangman" Adam Page

MJF hit a nasty powerbomb backbreaker early and hit him in the face with his crotch. Page was held in the air and took a nasty ddt on his head. Page ran into the steps shoulder first and then MJF worked the arm. MJF got on commentary during this and used the f-word. Page moonsaulted off a rail and went for a tombstone but MJF reverses it and powerbombed him on a chair seat. The chair didn't even dent from it. MJF went for a piledriver over the 2nd rope but Page held on and hit deadeye. Page then hit a botched angel's wings on MJF, sending his face and neck down in a bad way. MJF got buste open legit from it then Page won soon after with a buckshot lariat.

Thoughts: The armwork went nowhere in this one but the finishing stretch was really wild. I don't know how either guy escaped this one without serious injuries. Both guys took two nasty bumps near the end of this on their necks. They did get the timing right on this though and ended it before it went on too long.

AEW TBS Title - Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Momo Watanabe

They had some sloppy moments early. Momo took a sunset bomb on the floor. Momo hit Mone's 3 amigo's. Mone got put in tree of woe and was kicked. Mone took hard chest kicks and 2nd rope diving meteora'd Momo. Mone hit a huge powerbomb on Momo. Momo 2nd rope uranage'd her then hit more hard kicks. Mone hit a nice money maker and tapped out Momo for the win.

Thoughts: Mone won as expected here. I liked the finish as Mone actually hit her finisher clean for a change and transitioned nicely into the crossface. Mone hit some very hard chest kicks here and really punished her. It went a little long and didn't have the best crowd so it wasn't as good as it could have been, but the stiffness did help this one out. I thought it was average.

#1 Contender to the AEW World Championship - Swerve Strickland vs. Ricochet

Ric had a modified Prince Nana robe on. I have no idea how Swerve got in a #1 contender's match when he has lost so many times. Swerve had a drummer for his entrance for some reason and the drums ruined his theme.

They got off to a fast start here. Ric slapped Swerve and got lariated over the top rope. Nana tried to get Swerve off of Ric and Nana shoved him over on accident. Ric then hit a nice house call kick off the rail while Swervve listened to Nana yell at him. Nana then left and walked to the back.

Some female comedian was in the 2nd row yelling at Ric and Nigel called her "Prince Nana's Mom" and got corrected over it. Swerve took a poisonrana on the apron. Swerve then vertebreakered Ric on the commentary table. 

Swerve then hit a top rope double stomp only for 2. Ric hit a top rope 630 for 2 then Nana came down and took his robe  back. Ric then tope'd Nana and took the rope right back. Swerve toped Ric and Ric barely caught him wit ha death valley driver on the floor. Dr. Ken then yelled at Ric.

Ric hit a vertigo for 2. Ric went for a spirit gun and Nana grabbed Ric by the robe. Ric pushed Swerve into Nana. Swerve hit 2 house call kicks for 2. Swerve then won with a jml driver.

Thoughts: They did too much here and I didn't like it. The vertebreaker on the table and the death valley driver on the floor should have both finished this one but neither did. Neither even really meant that much. There was a ton of shenanigans in this with Nana.

Swerve gives Nana his robe back after and they hug.

AEW Continental Title - Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Brody King

Okada backs him up in the corner then eye rakes him. Brody slams him. Brody chops him and is hit as he comes back in. Brody back body drops Okada out of the ring and forearms him. Brody sends him into the rails.

Brody misses a crossbody on the rails then Okada ddt's him on the floor. Okada hits forearms. Brody hits forearms and chops on Okada. Brody misses a corner splash then Okada slams him.

Brody superplexes him. Brody hits lariats then back body drops him. Brody forearm topes him outside. Brody hits a crossbody on him against the rails. Okada misses a dropkick and Brody hits a hard running lariat. Okada over the back neckbreakers Brody on the knee. Okada hits a top rope elbow drop.

Brody hits a corner death valley driver and a corner cannonball for 2. Okada back body drops him then dropkicks him into the rail. Okada hits Brody with his belt for 2. Brody hits a lariat. Brody headbutts Okada then corner splashes him. Brody runs at him and is dropkicked. Okada hits a rainmaker and wins.

Thoughts: It was straight to the point here. It didn't get a ton of time and wasn't the best match they could have had. I'd say I don't like Brody losing but he's lost so many times now than it doesn't matter that much.

AEW Tag Titles - The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum)

Nigel says if The Runners win, he will do Collision in his underwear. Action Andretti and Lio Rush are watching this in the front row. Nigel said his strategy against The Hurt's would be to poison them.

Shelton got dropkicked and was double lariated over the top early. Bobby grabbed turbo then Truth knocked him off the apron for it. MVP gave his crew a pep talk and them they took control. The Runners hit a double elbow dro pand Lashley double clotheslined them both.

Turbo hulked up against Shelton then walked the top rope into an armdrag on Shelton, which Shelton no sold. Lashley then hit a rolling spear on Turbo and they picked up the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like The Runners getting beaten here and turned into a comedy meme. I would not have booked this since The Hurt's couldn't lose here and The Runners shouldn't have lost. It was basically a long squash with The Runners not getting any serious offense in.

AEW Women's Title - Falls Count Anywhere - Toni Storm (c) vs Mariah May

 

May jumped on Toni as she entered and they fought on the stage. May then spit on Luther. Toni was then ddt'd on the stage. May kicked Luther in the crotch and dropkicked him over a table after grabbing a stun gun. Toni sky high'd May off the stage through a table. May got wcrotched on the rail top then ddt'd on the floor.

May storm zero'd Toni on the steps. Toni's face got covered in blood. May then hip attacked a chair into Toni's face for 2. They grabbed buckets with broken champagne glass and then taped their fists. Toni punched May with the glass fist then poured the glass all over the mat. May then got busted open.

May broke a bottle between Toni's legs after Toni shoved the bottle into her head. Toni bumped on the glass and gold then took a cradle shock on the glass for 2. Toni hit a storm zero on a chair for 2.

May went up the stage and Toni curb stomped her into a title. Toni then whipped her with the title belt. May threatened Toni with a heel and May hit a cradle shock on the stage for 2. May's face got covered in blood.

They get on boxes next to a table. Toni pounds on her head with the heel then storm zero's her through a table on the stage. Toni then picked up the win.

Thoughts: They legit didn't sell anything here. And it's a shame because they one of the wildest women's matches ever. There was tons of blood. There were lots of great camera shots. They really beat the crap out of each other and did tons of big spots with taipei fists, sky high's off the stage and a piledriver through the table on the stage.  Just none of it but the finish meant much. I found this to be one of the hardest matches to rate because it could have been an all-time classic if things slowed down a little and they sold more. I'd still this was good and memorable, but this had so much potential to be more if this was done better.

The tron then said "The End" at the end of it.

AEW International Title - Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs Kenny Omega

 

KT had some nice entrance gear here. They trade forearms early and Kenny hits a suplex. Kenny throws him out and slingshot plancha's him. KT is rammed into the side of the ring then Kenny is dropped face first on the apron.

KT ddt's Kenny for 2. Don Callis fires shots on Kenny outside and hits his hand doing it. KT's head is banged off the buckles and Kenny misses a top rope crossbody. KT knees Kenny in the gut. Kenny hits punches on KT. KT exploders him.

KT sets a table up outside. Kenny headbustered KT on the apron. KT takes a finlay roll on the floor then Kenny gets pushed off the rail into a rail. Kenny brainbusters him in the ring. KT waistlocks Kenny.

Kenny 2nd rope twisting armdrags him. Kenny hits punches. Kenny finlay rolls him into a 2nd rope moonsault for 2. Kenny hurricanrana's him. Kenny goes for a dive and is tripped by Don Callis. KT lariats Kenny over the top and goes with him. 

KT release german's Keny on the floor. KT drops Kenny ribs first on the bottom of the table. KT then drops him ribs first on the side of the table. KT sentons Kenny in the ring twice. Kenny gets his knees up on KT's senton. KT misses a top rope senton.

KT hits a big forearm on Kenny then Kenny dragon suplexes him. KT hits Kenny in the gut. Kenny pumping knees him. Kenny hits a powerbomb and a knee for 2. KT spinning blue thunders Kenny for 2.

KT running facekicks Kenny. Kenny sits up top and is lariated down to the floor. KT is up top and Kenny springboard sunset bombs him.

Kenny pumping knees him on the ropes. KT reverses a tombstone and hits his own. KT then hits a spinning package tombstone for 2. KT pumping knees Kenny for 2 then does another for 1.

KT drops Kenny with a forearm. Kenny pumping knees him then hits a cactus driver for 2. Kenny knees him in the face. Kenny hits a hard knee to the face then poisonrana's him. Kenny pumping knees him but Don holds onto KT.

Kenny crucifixes him and tries another pin for the win.

Thoughts: I liked KT working the gut since Kenny had surgery there but they kind of forgot about it. I didn't think it was bad or anything but just found it to be average. I thought it could have been a lot better with more focused limb work and a better finish. Oddly, they didn't go too overboard here. 

Cage Match - Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher

They each stand on opposite sides of the cage and stare each other. They then get down and charge at each other. They trade forearms and shoulder battle. Kyle shoulders him over. Will is popped up and hurricanrana's Kyle. Will handsprings but his leg gives out then he gets lariated. Kyle boots him in the head.

Kyle chops him and Will chops back. Will hits a stunner out of a suplex. Kyle lawn darts him into the side of the cage. Will's head is raked on the cage. Kyle hits mounted punches. 

Will is sent into the buckles chest first. Will walks up the ropes and flying forearms him. Kyle is sent into the cage then back body dropped. Will standing corkscrew moonsaults him.

Will chops him down and hits hard chops against the cage. Kyle half-nelson suplexes him. Kyle takes the top buckle off and pushes Will into the exposed buckle. Kyle facekicks him. Will superkicks Kyle's head into the buckle then catapulted him into the cage. Will hits punches on Kyle's head.

Will slams him. Will gets crotched up top. Kyke's head is banged off the cage connector. Will corkscrew moonsualts him for 2. Will is crotched on the top rope and Kyle flying kicks him in the head. KYle hits a sitout last ride.

They trade Kawada kicks. Will spinning forearms him. Kyle superkicks him. Kyle goes for a powerbomb and is ddt'd. Kyle brainbusers him for 2. Mark Davis comes out with a bag. The bag his bolt cutters. Mark gives Kyle a bag of weapons. Will kicks the cage into Mark's face. Will hits Kyle with a barbed wire bat then rubs the bat in his face.

Kyle puts a United Empire armband on and gives Will the hand signal. Will flips him off then Kyle low blows him. Kyle shoves the armband in Will's mouth. Will hits a flying hidden blade. Will hits a stormbreaker but Mark Davis breaks up the count. Mark is busted open too.

Mark sleepers Will. Will hits a poisonrana off a coriolis attempt. Will hidden blades a chair into Mark's face. Will hits an os cutter off the cage for 2. Kyle climbs up the cage. He grabs a screw driver and drives it into Will's head. Kyle hits Will in the gut with it then the back. Kyle misses a shot wth it. Kyle rolls Will into a brainbuster. Kyle brainbusters Will on an open chair for 2.

Kyle pours tacks out. Kyle hits Kawada kicks. Will hurricanrana's him then os cutters him on tacks for 2. Kyle climbs the cage. They fight on top of the cage. Will hits him with a screwdriver. Will hits a spanish fly off the top of the cage. Kyle says he f--king hates him. Will hits a hidden blade then hits a tiger driver '91 to win.

Thoughts: They did way too much as expected here and the selling was weak as expected. The top of the cage spanish fly spot was really dangerous. They got a ton of time for this one and Will got the win which should end the feud.

Tony Schiavone interviews some celebs in the front row after from Queen of the Ring.

AEW World Title - Jon Moxley (c) vs Cope

The crowd sings Cope's song.

They stare down and talk to each other. Mox flips him off. They trade forearms. They trade forearms on their knees. They get back up and trade. Mox is lariated over the top and Cope baseball slides him. Cope dives on him off the top to the outside.

Mox is sent over the top and Cope diving lariats him off the apron. Cope's pushed into the post backwards then pulled into the post. Mox talks to JR at commentary.

Mox bangs Cope's head off the rails. Mox neckbreakers Cope on the apron. Mox twists Cope's head then hits crossface shots. Mox boots cope in the head and pulls on his hair. Mox misses a corner charge and is rolled up for 2. Mox cutters him.

Cope impaler ddt's Mox. Cope lariats him. Cope flapjacks him. Cope hits lariats then headbusters him for 2. Cope hits a top rope superplex. Cope crossfaces him and Mox ropebreaks. Cope spears Mox off the apron to the floor. 

Mox says he will break Cope's neck. Mox pulls the mat up off the floor and Cope back body drops him on the floor.  Mox curbstomps him into the exposed floor. Mox piledrivers him for 2. Moxe bulldog chokes him. The ref yells at Mox and Mox shoves him.

The ref takes a chair from Mox. Mox pushes Cope into the ref. Mox hits a botched double underhook ddt on Cope. Cope upkicks a chair into Mox. They double clothesline each other.

Wheeler Yuta comes out. Yuta flying knees Cope. Jay White comes out to help Cope. Jay pounds on Yuta . He tries to hit Mox with the briefcase but ends up nailing Cope. Yuta pulls Jay into the rails. Mox then gets a 2 count.

Cope spears Mox for 2. Cope hits 2 more spears. Christina comes out and pulls the ref out. Christian then hits Edge with his contract. He then cashes it in. This is now a 3-way.

AEW Title - Jon Moxley (c) vs Christian Cage vs Cope

Christian spears Cope for 2. Cage hits a killswitch on Cope. Mox bulldog chokes Cage. Mox then chokes Cage out and wins.

Thoughts: This was an awful ending to a weak main. I don't know what they were thinking here at all. This went long and just wasn't great. They did too much in every match before it and there wasn't much left for them to do. They didn't do anything too crazy and the excitement just wasn't there. Mox winning and them dropping Cage's contract was such a bad call here. Mox as champ just isn't working and it's clear that we have to wait until Darby comes back to end the title reign.

Mox runs into Prince Nana as he exits through the crowd. They argue. Nana points up and Swerve double stomps Mox off the side of the seats.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual long AEW PPV with over 5 hours of wrestling if you count the pre-show. The main wasn't that good and had a bad ending. Will and Kyle did too much as expected. Kenny/Takeshita was average. Toni/May had the chance to be an all-time classic but there was a total lack of selling and they needed to slow it down some. I still thought it was good though. I didn't like The Hurt Syndicate basically turning The Outrunners into jobbers. Swerve and Ricochet did too much. Momo/Mone was average to maybe okay. The finish to MJF/Page was wild and I thought it was acceptable despite some issues. Jericho/Gravity never happened on the pre-show and I liked the Costco guys tag. I'd give this one a 6 out of 10 as they did too much in most of the matches as usual and the ending to the main really sucked. The show was just also a lot longer than it needed to be. I would give the wrestlers a 10 for effort though and the card was clearly designed to have multiple classics. I'd recommend seeing May/Toni and MJF/Page. I'd recommend staying far away from the main and The Hurt Syndicate match.