AEW Revolution results, recap, grades: Jon Moxley title win, classic tag team match highlight in Chicago – CBSSports.com

AEW Revolution delivered one other quality pay-per-glimpse from All Elite Wrestling, with some large fits — in conjunction with arguably essentially the most efficient match in AEW’s short history — and famous moments. The long-lasting second popping out of the disclose, though, will more than most likely be Jon Moxley taking pictures the AEW world championship from the will of Chris Jericho within the principle event, setting the promotion on a recent path after Jericho’s prolonged reign equipped broken-down stability from one in every of wrestling’s all-time greats as AEW established itself as a participant on the immense stage of nationwide tv. The battle between Moxley and Jericho became as soon as a wild, bloody affair that seen Moxley should fend off interference from every member of the Inner Circle prior to revealing his final trick: weeding out his stare patch to reveal the damage became as soon as a ways much less than he’d led on en route to becoming the second AEW champion in history.

But that became as soon as a ways from the ideal consequence of cloak. Kenny Omega and Adam Web pronounce efficiently defended the mark titles in opposition to The Young Bucks in an improbable match, Orange Cassidy confirmed out in a shedding effort in opposition to PAC and loads more went down on a loaded card from Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Saturday night.

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AEW Revolution results, grades

The Shadowy Snort def. SCU (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) by process of pinfall: Execrable Uno clotheslined Sky from at the back of, permitting Stu Grayson to gather the pin. A quite mid-level mark match by AEW requirements. The Rob-In match started rapid with a brawl prior to the bell rang. SCU requested Christopher Daniels to preserve within the back, playing into the rumors of him being Shadowy Snort’s chief. After Shadowy Snort managed to edge out SCU for the dangle, Shadowy Snort — in conjunction with the Creepers — attacked SCU prior to Colt Cabana’s tune hit and the broken-down Chicago indie critical particular person ran in to relish a put prior to numbers overwhelmed Cabana. Christopher Daniels then attacked to relish a put after popping out in a robe pretending to be “The Exalted One.” The put up-match antics were better than the match itself. Grade: C+ (Brent Brookhouse)

Jake Hager def. Dustin Rhodes by process of submission: The two rapid took the brawl into the group and around ringside. Rhodes, taking a no longer sleep for payback after Hager broke his arm, focused his dangle offense on Hager’s left arm and shoulder. Hager kissed his wife plenty of cases at ringside one day of the match prior to Rhodes stole his dangle kiss later while he became as soon as gaining the better hand. Hager had a convincing shut to tumble with a gutwrench powerbomb and Rhodes had his dangle minutes later with a Code Purple. After Hager couldn’t fetch the dangle with an ankle lock, he delivered a low blow at the back of the ref’s back and adopted up locking in a standing arm triangle choke to set Rhodes to sleep. Match tops out at “OK” but is clearly under just a few of Rhodes’ the truth is true work in AEW. Grade: C+ (Brookhouse)

Darby Allin def. Sammy Guevara by process of pinfall: Allin rode his skateboard to the ring prior to taking Guevara out at ringside with a suicide dive prior to the hole bell to fetch issues going rapid. Allin came within inches of extreme damage when one other suicide dive are attempting with Guevara draped over the ringside guardrail went awry as his ft hit the ropes. Guevara then drove Allin through a table at ringside with a 630 senton from the prime rope to the delivery air. All of this happened prior to the match had formally started thanks to Allin’s attack prior to the match — though the bout did formally initiate moments after the 630 when Allin managed to climb back into the ring. The match did no longer tiresome any from there with gigantic, high-influence moves from each men over and over. Allin scored the dangle with a Coffin Drop in a extraordinarily large showcase for the 2 young stars. Grade: B (Brookhouse)

AEW Tag Personnel Championship — Adam “Hangman” Web pronounce & Kenny Omega (c) def. The Young Bucks by process of pinfall: Things got heated between The Elite members one day of the match, with Web pronounce spitting in Matt Jackson’s face and likewise getting aggressive with Omega. The Bucks regarded to personal ample of Web pronounce’s nonsense early on, which ultimately grew to became into the brothers getting step by step more aggressive toward Omega. As issues got more heated, the Bucks ended up hitting Web pronounce with an IndieTaker on the entrance ramp. With Web pronounce out of the image after the immense pass, the Bucks laid into Omega with superkicks prior to hitting the Golden Feature off and more superkicks. Omega kicked out and Matt started working over Omega’s injured shoulder prior to Nick stepped in and told his brother to silent down in attacking their pal. Web pronounce made his advance back into the match, using Nick through a table and hit the Buckshot/V-Feature off mixture for a shut to tumble. Web pronounce hit a One-Winged Angel when Omega’s shoulder averted him from executing his trademark pass. He then hit Buckshot Lariats on each to gather the pin and salvage the titles.

In between improbable mark wrestling, the fable of the building tensions between the four chums weaved throughout the competition elevated the match seriously. All four men were in large fetch handing over a match with a ton of intrigue and virtually completely completed wrestling from initiate to manufacture. Grade: A+ (Brookhouse)

AEW Females’s Championship — Nyla Rose (c) def. Kris Statlander by process of pinfall to salvage the title: On a disclose that featured some unbelievable fits … that is the one which’ll remembered as falling flat on the cardboard. The chemistry lawful wasn’t there between these two women folks in anyway as botched spots — particularly a Superplex are attempting from Statlander that could well personal long past horribly spoiled — were the theme on this women folks’s title match. Rose merdifully set an pause to this one and retained her title after a Beast Bomb from the prime rope. Grade: D (Jack Crosby)

MJF def. Cody by process of pinfall: This became as soon as high-pause for expectations simply regarding the in-ring motion between the 2. MJF would no longer fetch a bunch of credit ranking for his wrestling abilities, but he carried his weight on this one and even got a small of color to back assemble the drama. Cody became as soon as on the verge of getting the dangle he so desperately wanted handiest to tumble sufferer to but one other MJF cheap shot by process of the Dynamite Ring Punch. Grade: B+ (Brookhouse)

PAC def. Orange Cassidy by process of submission: There just isn’t any longer any denying at this point that Cassidy will get the ideal reactions in pro wrestling. While your mileage could well furthermore vary on what meaning within the larger image, it makes a match love this the truth is feel bigger and more provocative. Cassidy got to reveal off a more total image of what he’s able to but PAC is simply the more unhealthy man, as proven by his forcing Cassidy to faucet — and refusing to let jog of the salvage till Cassidy became as soon as asleep. High entertainment that handiest pro wrestling can provide on this one. Grade: B+

AEW Championship — Jon Moxley def. Chris Jericho (c) by process of pinfall to dangle the championship: Jericho tried to use every trick in his broken-down playbook to sneak out with the dangle, in conjunction with interference from Santana & Ortiz, who had accompanied him to the ring, as well as Jake Hager, who ran in to relish the put mid-match. After they were ejected from ringside, Sammy Guevara ran in to carry a shot with the title belt but Moxley kicked out of the ensuing pin. Moxley ultimately eliminated his stare patch, revealing that he could well maybe glance after the Jericho spike to the stare weeks ago on Dynamite. Jericho became as soon as out of alternate suggestions and fell to Moxley’s Paradigm Shift as the second-ever AEW champion became as soon as topped.

Jericho fits are usually no longer the equal king of untamed, immense-pass fits AEW is notorious for, but they still carry a obvious form of “immense fight the truth is feel.” There personal been better AEW predominant occasions within the promotion’s young history, but Moxley successful the title after overcoming interference from every Inner Circle member is a serious second for the promotion. And Jericho’s quest to fetch the title would be as compelling as his time as Le Champion. Grade: B+