AEW AEW: Revolution (2022) PPV Discussion

[SocraticMethod]

Thought Revolution was great. A lot of fantastic stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Eddie vs Jericho was a brilliant opener. Great to see Eddie get the big win. Jericho heeling it up.

Tag title match was spectacular, even if I wasn't crazy about the Elite drama in the run up. JB and Luchasaurus are so damn good together.

Ladder match was very good. Right guy won. Starks did a crazy dive through the ladder. Pinpoint accuracy.

No idea who this Swerve fella is. Seems alright. His catchphrase is over.

Tay vs Jade was very good. Jade's entrance/attire - so awesome. Superstar.

Dog collar match was brilliant. MOTN imo. Should've been the main event! Popped big for Punk coming out to AFI. MJF with the best "Gimme the fuckin' mic" since Scott Steiner in '02. Punk with a crimson mask for the ages! Wardlow though, almost stole the show here. Booking perfection. Huge pop as expected.

TR vs Britt was OK. Sad to say that given the potential there was after the Lights Out match. JR telegraphed the shit out of the finish with his shit WWE commentary. TR coming out with the boo-boo face didn't help either. New belt looks nice though.

Bryan vs Mox was good. A slight bit underwhelming. I might've been burned out a little here. Solid fight. Popped HUGE for Regal though. A very interesting development.

6 man was good. Exactly the correct man again ate the pin. Sting diving through tables - the man is 62!!! A good pallet cleanser.

Main event was very good. Could've done without the DO goofs, though they served a purpose I guess. Chuckled at the crowd with all the "Adam" chants.

I never heard of Swerve before either, but I like how they handled that. They treated him like a star and he acted like a star, so now he's a damn star. That question/answer will be mega over.

 

[Batjester]

Guys orange Cassidy was the only (known) injury from ladder match he fucked his shoulder 5 ways from Sunday.

You deserve it
Clap clap clap

 

[Francis Rossi]

I hate thumbtack spots, this aint CZW, fellas

Real men use a bag of Lego.

 

[Padre]

Thoughts on Revolution:
- PPV's need to be only 7 matches, 4 hours is too much.
-Kingston vs Jericho was good. Not sure I want to see this feud continue though with the no handshake.
-3 way tag was good, but I hate the format of only having 2 in the ring.
-Ladder match was fine, happy that Wardlow won. That Starks spot was not needed, and hopefully he is ok. Same with OC, don't care if you like him or not, that was a brutal fall.
-Jade looks better, but that is a low bar.
-Dog collar was good. Marked the fuck out at AFI and the attire.
-Baker vs Rosa was hot fucking garbage. This match shouldn't have been on the card if Rosa was hurt, which obviously something was off. Stop with the stupid ass interference. Even JR broke kayfabe with his comments he was so pissed.
-Moxley vs Danielson was good, popped at the Regal reveal.
-Tornado match was fun. Not sure it needed to be on the card with all the other stipulations. The Sammy "I'm crazy" bit is stupid. It is even worse when Tay does it. <MichaelJordanStopIt.gif>
-Page vs Cole, was ok. Wasn't a bad match, but didn't have the main event feel. Would have been a good match if it wasn't for the title and wasn't for the main event.

3 out of 5 stars. Not all of them can be blockbusters, but this one was ok.

 

[SBJJ]

Guys orange Cassidy was the only (known) injury from ladder match he fucked his shoulder 5 ways from Sunday.

I hope he takes his time with his recovery. Lots and lots of time.

 

[GoldenAzazel]

Final assessment on Revolution:
Jericho v Kingston - 4.75/5
Tag title match - 4.5/5
Ladder match - 3.75/5
Cargill v Conti - 2.75/5
Punk v MJF - 4.75/5
Baker v Rosa - 2.25/5
Danielson v Mox - 4.5/5
AHFO v Darby, Sting, & Sammy - 3.75/5
Page v Cole - 4.5/5.

Event as a whole I'd give it 4.5/5.

 

[Sara]

Final assessment on Revolution:
Jericho v Kingston - 4.75/5
Tag title match - 4.5/5
Ladder match - 3.75/5
Cargill v Conti - 2.75/5
Punk v MJF - 4.75/5
Baker v Rosa - 2.25/5
Danielson v Mox - 4.5/5
AHFO v Darby, Sting, & Sammy - 3.75/5
Page v Cole - 4.5/5.

Event as a whole I'd give it 4.5/5.

How dare you give such a low score to the ladder match.

 

[GoldenAzazel]

How dare you give such a low score to the ladder match.

That's still a good rating! I really enjoyed both that and the tornado trios match. The ladder match just had a few things that didn't make sense like Christian setting up the ladder that Starks got powerbombed on and Wardlow deciding to walk up the ramp when both could have climbed and won. Both were a bit messy and disjointed in parts as well. Still tons of fun though

 

[GoldenAzazel]

I think the biggest compliment I can give to the event is that it felt like a love letter to all styles of wrestling. Almost every match had a completely different style and something unique about it.

Jericho v Kingston had a lot of 90s Japanese wrestling influences
Tag title match was the classic Young Bucks style match
Ladder match was that great kinda clusterfuck ladder match that you can't take your eye off
Cargill v Conti was more of a sports entertainment style with Cargill made to look like a superstar
Punk v MJF was made to tell an amazing story, yet show respect to the great territory wrestling of the past
Danielson v Mox was everything someone who claims wrestling isn't "believable enough" should love
Tornado trios felt like a mix of ECW, attitude era, or us Indies where they play up to the fans, get them involved, and brawl across the arena
Hangman v Cole had that RoH/Black and Gold NXT main event feel that both wrestlers specialised in.

You might be able to ask 7 different people what their favourite match of the night was and you'd get 7 different answers.

 

[Sara]

That's still a good rating! I really enjoyed both that and the tornado trios match. The ladder match just had a few things that didn't make sense like Christian setting up the ladder that Starks got powerbombed on and Wardlow deciding to walk up the ramp when both could have climbed and won. Both were a bit messy and disjointed in parts as well. Still tons of fun though

Ricky almost died for us, and you can’t even give him a 4?

 

[Blunderbuss]

I think the biggest compliment I can give to the event is that it felt like a love letter to all styles of wrestling. Almost every match had a completely different style and something unique about it.

Jericho v Kingston had a lot of 90s Japanese wrestling influences
Tag title match was the classic Young Bucks style match
Ladder match was that great kinda clusterfuck ladder match that you can't take your eye off
Cargill v Conti was more of a sports entertainment style with Cargill made to look like a superstar
Punk v MJF was made to tell an amazing story, yet show respect to the great territory wrestling of the past
Danielson v Mox was everything someone who claims wrestling isn't "believable enough" should love
Tornado trios felt like a mix of ECW, attitude era, or us Indies where they play up to the fans, get them involved, and brawl across the arena
Hangman v Cole had that RoH/Black and Gold NXT main event feel that both wrestlers specialised in.

You might be able to ask 7 different people what their favourite match of the night was and you'd get 7 different answers.

Ask me what my favorite match was, goldie

 

[GoldenAzazel]

Ask me what my favorite match was, goldie

What was your favourite match?

Don't say Baker v Rosa

 

[Bobby 3 Sticks]

Good event but I felt worn out by the end which hurt my investment in the main event. Triple threat tag was probably my favorite but can we stop booking so many false finishes/kick out of finishers? The same problem in the main event.

The Wardlow turn was well done.

 

[Blunderbuss]

What was your favourite match?

Don't say Baker v Rosa

Jericho vs. Kingston. Now ask six other people.

 

[Sara]

Jericho vs. Kingston. Now ask six other people.

Mine was so Jericho /Kingston.

 

[GoldenAzazel]

Mine was so Jericho /Kingston.

I didn't ask you

 

[BEAST]

I didn't ask you

 

[GoldenAzazel]

What was your favourite, Beast?

 

[BEAST]

What was your favourite, Beast?

I want to be a unique snowflake, but I can't, so it's the dog collar match.
AHFO vs emo family in second, that match caught everyone by surprised at my place haha
All my friends that came over to watch were loving it.

 

[RollSonnenRoll]

I want to be a unique snowflake, but I can't, so it's the dog collar match.
AHFO vs emo family in second, that match caught everyone by surprised at my place haha
All my friends that came over to watch were loving it.

It was a lotta fun