AEW Revolution PPV Results: 3-6-22 (next three posts)
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(1) EDDIE KINGSTON vs. CHRIS JERICHO
Jericho came out first. Fans sang his song. Kingston suplexed Jericho onto his head in the opening seconds. When Jericho rolled to ringside to regroup, Kingston pursued him and threw him back into the ring. He scored a two count, then chopped away at Jericho in the corner. Jericho took over with some strikes including a ringside.
A few minutes later, Jericho suplexed Kingston off the ring apron onto the ringside mat. Back in the ring, Jericho landed a Lionsault for a two count. A dueling chant broke out: “Let’s Go Eddie! Jer-i-cho!” Ross said the crowd is emotionally invested and there’s nothing better. Jericho applied a Walls of Jericho mid-ring. Kingston crawled over and grabbed the bottom rope to force a break. Fans popped.
Jericho and the ref Aubrey Edwards got into it. She gave him a little shove. Eddie recovered and gave Jericho two Saito suplexes. Next, he landed a spining backfist for a believable near fall. Jericho caught Eddie with a Code Breaker out of nowhere for a near fall. He hit another Code Breaker to cut off a spirited comeback attempt by Eddie. He didn’t go for the cover, but instead waited for Eddie to stand so he could land the Judas Effect. He trash-talked him and went for it, but Eddie moved and then hit Jericho with a spinning backfist followed by the spinning stretch plum for the tapout win. The crowd exploded with cheers.
Schiavone said it’s the biggest win of his AEW career. Jericho regained his senses on the mat. Eddie offered Jericho a handshake, since Jericho promised he would shake his hand. Eddie said he respects Jericho. Excalibur asked if it goes both ways. Jericho stood and appeared ready to shake his hand, but then paused. Fans booed. He pulled his hand away and left. Ross said Jericho isn’t keeping his word.
WINNER: Kingston in 14:00.
(Well-paced, hard-hitting, and good storytelling. Jericho continues to more-than-lean-heel but not go all-out ruthless heel in this journey with Kingston. The crowd was super into Kingston the whole way, but still have an affinity for Jericho. Mostly they were into the intense action.)
(2) JURASSIC EXPRESS (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus w/Christian) vs. THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt & Nick Jackson w/Brandon Cutler) vs. RED DRAGON (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) – AEW Tag Team Title match
The Bucks came out first. Then Dragon. And finally the champs to “Tarzan Boy.” JB opened against O’Reilly as the Bucks watched. Early in the match, JB flip dove over the top rope onto a crowd. There were signs of tension between O’Reilly and Nick around 6:00. Luchasaurus tagged in and took shots at all four opponents, who were in each of the corners of the ring. He ducked Bucks superkicks and then kicked each of them. He then backflipped onto Fish and O’Reilly on the floor, which popped the crowd. Fans chanted “Luchasaurus!” Nick gave Luchasaurus a Destroyer to turn the direction of the match. JB and Luchasaurus landed a Doomsday Device on Matt for a near fall. Fans chanted “This is awesome!”
Fish tripped JB. Matt mistakenly superkicked Fish off the ring apron, but didn’t seem all that bothered by the miscue. O’Reilly tagged himself in to get revenge. Chaos broke out with everyone. A three-way spot saw O’Reilly clothesline Matt as JB clotheslined O’Reilly. An “AEW!” chant broke out. O’Reilly landed a high knee to JB’s chest, then tagged in Fish. Fish and O’Reilly worked over JB for a while. O’Reilly applied a kneebar mid-ring. Fish leaped off the top rope with a headbutt to JB’s knee. The Bucks intervened. Ross noted, “There’s a lot of folks in the ring.” It settled into O’Reilly vs. Lucahsaurus, but JB landed a top rope shooting star press onto O’Reilly. Luchasaurus ended up on top, but Matt broke up the cover. Fans chanted, “Holy shit!”
Matt entered the ring with a tag title belt. The ref held him off. O’Reilly took the belt and hit JB in the head with the belt. O’Reilly scored a near fall. Red Dragon hit the high/low for a near fall, broken up by Luchasaurus. Fans chanted “Fight forever!” The Bucks rammed Luchasaurus into the ringside barricade, then tagged themselves in and went after Fish, JB, and O’Reilly. Nick leaped onto Luchasaurus at ringside. The Bucks landed a BTE Trigger on JB. O’Reilly broke up the cover. Matt ranted against O’Reilly and threw him out of the ring. JB rallied in the ring against Matt as Luchasaurus flip dove onto a crowd of wrestlers at ringside.
Luchasaurus and JB then finished Matt in the ring, as Nick was a half second late for the save.
WINNERS: Jurassic Express in 19:00.
(This was everything you’d anticipate if you gave these three teams nearly 20 minutes. The crowd was super into everything start to finish. They fit some storyline developments in there with the Bucks and Red Dragon. That was a big, affirming win for Jurassic Express as a top team in AEW.)
(3) KEITH LEE vs. WARDLOW vs. CHRISTIAN vs. POWERHOUSE HOBBS vs. RICKY STARKS vs. ORANGE CASSIDY – Ladder Match for a TNT Title shot
Ross said he noticed Lee not say him to Taz in the back. Taz said he looked really focused. Cassidy was the third entrant. They showed Dan Lambert and his crew in the crowd. Ross said he looked constipated. Wardlow, Hobbs, and Lee circled each other early. Cassidy entered the ring and joined in. He slo-mo kicked Wardlow and Hobbs. Wardlow and Hobbs charged at Lee, but he didn’t budge. Starks attacked Cassidy. At ringside, Christian began hitting everyone in sight with a ladder. He threw the ladder into the ring, but Starks dropkicked Christian out of the ring. Starks set up the ladder, but Cassidy entered the ring.
Cassidy went after Starks, hands in pocket. He climbed the ladder with his hands still in his pocket. Christian intervened and then began to climb the ladder. Hobbs battled him on the ladder. They crashed to the mat. Ross and Taz agreed that Christian is among the best ladder match wrestlers. Lee grabbed Christian from behind and threw him into the ladder. He then shoved oth Starksa nd Christian against the ropes and then leapfrogged them followed by a crossbody onto both. Ross said he’s a special athlete. Lee swung Cassidy into the other wrestlers in the match, then looked around for the ladder.
Lee climbed the ladder, but Wardlow tapped on him and told him to climb down and fight him. Lee obliged. Hobbs collapsed the ladder, then knocked them out of the ring with it. Hobbs set up the ladder. Starks raced him to the top. Cassidy knocked them both over. He swung the ladder around and knocked over wrestlers coming at him. Wardlow and Lee lifted the ladder. Cassidy held on and pulled himself on top of the ladder. When he stood, they knocked him off balance and he crotched the ladder rung. Hobbs superplexed Cassidy off a ladder leaning in the corner. Fans chanted “This is awesome!” Hobbs nearly landed a spinebuster on Christian against a ladder in the corner, but Christian escaped and speared Hobbs into it. Christian set up a ladder. Starks re-entered and speared Christian. He then pulled the ladder under the big brass ring hanging above. Wardlow tipped the ladder over.
Wardlow climbed the ladder, but Starks leaped onto his back. Cassidy leaped onto his back. Wardlow kept climbing. Lee entered and set up another ladder to climb. Hobbs and Wardlow battled on the ladder. Starks met Lee on the other one. Christian and Cassidy joined them, but they were knocked down. Wardlow showed over the ladder with Starks and Lee on it. Wardlow and Hobbs put their hands on the ring, so they punched each other untl they fell to the mat. Wardlow’s bump looked awkward against the ropes.
Hobbs, Lee, and Wardlow gathered mid-ring again. Cassidy was on the mat below them. Lee tossed Cassidy out of the ring and overshot Christian and Starks. Wardlow cleared the ring of Hobbs and then Lee. He went after them all at ringside. Wardlow and Hobbs battled Lee on the ramp. Hobbs and Wardlow split a ladder like a wishbone. Hobbs hit Wardlow from behind with his half, then jabbed Lee with it. Lee wandered over to the announce desk. Lee and Hobbs grabbed each other. Wardlow knocked them off the stage through tables stationed below them on the floor.
Back in the ring, Christian set up a ladder, but rather than climb it to win – which it seemed he easily could have done – he set up a complex contraption of three ladders. Starks intervened and climbed the ladder. He had to climb very slowly as Wardlow entered the ring. Danhaussen entered and cursed Starks and then yanked him to the mat. Danhaussen then left the ring and laughed. Meanwhile, Christian went for the brass ring. Starks yanked him down. Starks climbed the ladder as Wardlow powerbombed Christian. Wardlow leaped onto the ladder as Starks grabbed the brass ring. He powerbombed Starks off the ladder onto the bridged ladder. Wardlow then reached for the brass ring and disconnected it for the win. Excalibur said he’d face the winner of Sammy Guevara vs. Scorpio Sky in San Antonio on Dynamite.
WINNER: Wardlow in 18:00 to earn a TNT Title shot.
(A six-way ladder match is a challenge to book without a lot of contrivances. This was no exception. There were plenty of big spots that were exciting, but also wrestlers having to divert from the goal of winning in order to set up or wait for the next spot. The powerbomb landing by Starks on the bridged ladder was rough to watch considering what his neck has been through. Does Wardlow powerbomb Guevara to win the TNT Title, or does he powerbomb Sky to win the TNT Title, or does MJF or Starks cost him the win no matter what?)