AEW Revolution (2025)
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Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
Date | March 9, 2025 | ||
City | Los Angeles, California | ||
Venue | Crypto.com Arena | ||
Attendance | 11,670[1] | ||
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The 2025 Revolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the sixth annual Revolution and took place on March 9, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. This was the first AEW PPV event to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. The main event saw Jon Moxley defeat Cope and Christian Cage by technical submission in a three-way match to retain the AEW World Championship; this originally started as a singles match between Moxley and Cope but midway through, Cage cashed in his Casino Gauntlet championship match contract to make it a three-way. In other prominent matches, "Timeless" Toni Storm defeated Mariah May in a Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the AEW Women's World Championship, Swerve Strickland defeated Ricochet to become the #1 contender for the AEW World Championship, and in the opening bout, "Hangman" Adam Page defeated MJF. Also notably, Kenny Omega defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the AEW International Championship, becoming the first-ever AEW Grand Slam Champion.
Production
[edit]Background
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Revolution is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held annually by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2020—it was originally held in late February but moved to early March in 2021. It is one of AEW's "Big Five" PPVs, which also includes Double or Nothing, All In, All Out, and Full Gear, their five biggest shows produced throughout the year.[2]
On November 19, 2024, AEW announced that the sixth Revolution would take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 2025. This marked the first time AEW held an event at the venue, as all of their prior events in the Los Angeles area were held at the Kia Forum in nearby Inglewood.[3] On March 5, 2025, AEW announced a new PPV distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video wherein AEW's PPVs would be available to purchase on the platform in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, beginning with the 2025 Revolution.[4]
Storylines
[edit]Revolution featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision.[5]
At Worlds End on December 28, Jon Moxley retained his AEW World Championship in a four-way match in the main event only for FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Adam Copeland, who was returning from a seven month hiatus, to confront him afterwards.[6] At Fight for the Fallen on January 1, Copeland, now known as simply "Cope", and FTR defeated Death Riders.[7] Over the course of the following weeks Jay White, whom was one of the three other competitors in the four-way match at Worlds End, would become involved in Cope's feud with Moxley. On the January 22 episode of Dynamite, Cope defeated Pac only to be shown on the TitanTron that Death Riders had kidnapped Harwood, Wheeler and Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton). Claudio Castagnoli then con-chair-toed Morton before attacking Cope and White in the ring.[8] This would lead to a Brisbane Brawl at Grand Slam Australia on February 15 which Death Riders won.[9] Following the loss, Cope vowed to dismantle Death Riders one-by-one. Starting with Pac on the February 22 episode of Collision, hitting Pac with a con-chair-to.[10] On the February 26 episode of Dynamite with the help of White and Willow Nightingale, Cope took out Castagnoli and Marina Shafir, leaving Moxley and Wheeler Yuta left.[11] On the March 5 episode of Dynamite, Cope defeated Yuta. After the match, an argument erupted in the ring between Yuta and Moxley, leading to Yuta walking away. Moxley then said that he would look forward to beating Cope at Revolution.[12]
Event
[edit]Role | Name |
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Commentators | Excalibur (Pre-show and PPV) |
Tony Schiavone (Pre-show and PPV) | |
Taz (Pre-show and PPV) | |
Nigel McGuinness (PPV) | |
Jim Ross (AEW World & Women's title matches) | |
Don Callis (International title and Steel cage matches) | |
Matt Menard (Pre-show) | |
Spanish Commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Alvaro Riojas | |
Ariel Levy | |
Ring announcer | Justin Roberts (PPV) |
Arkady Aura (Pre-show) | |
Referees | Aubrey Edwards |
Bryce Remsburg | |
Mike Posey | |
Paul Turner | |
Rick Knox | |
Stephon Smith | |
Pre-show hosts | Renee Paquette |
RJ City | |
Jeff Jarrett | |
Paul Walter Hauser |
Zero Hour
[edit]Main show
[edit]Main event
[edit]Results
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This was originally a scheduled singles match between Moxley and Cope, but while the match was in progress, Cage cashed in his Casino Gauntlet championship match contract to make it a three-way.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=412111
- ^ Defelice, Robert (November 8, 2020). "Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (November 19, 2024). "AEW announces new dates: Hammerstein debut, Revolution 2025 in Los Angeles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Droste, Ryan (March 5, 2025). "AEW Announces Amazon Prime Video PPV Distribution Deal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Jason (December 28, 2024). "AEW Worlds End results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Page vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Continental Classic semifinals and finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (January 1, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (1/1): Barnett's live review of Rated FTR vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta, Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart, Hangman Page vs. Orange Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (January 22, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (1/22): Barnett's live review of Private Party vs. Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin for the AEW Tag Titles, Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, Julia Hart vs. Jamie Hayter, Cope vs. Pac". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 15, 2025). "AEW Collision "Grand Slam Australia" results (2/15): Powell's live review of Mariah May vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Don (February 22, 2025). "AEW Collision results (2/22): Murphy's review of Chris Jericho vs. Bandido for the ROH Title, The Death Riders vs. Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker for the AEW Trios Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (February 26, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (2/26): Barnett's live review of Konosuke Takeshita vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW International Title, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Keith in a bounty match, Harley Cameron vs. Deonna Purrazzo". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Jason, Powell (March 5, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (3/5): Powell's live review of Adam Copeland vs. Wheeler Yuta, the Swerve Strickland and Ricochet contract signing, Kris Statlander and Thunder Rosa vs. Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 9, 2025). "Hologram And Komander Beat Blake Christian And Lee Johnson At AEW Revolution Zero Hour". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (March 9, 2025). "Daniel Garcia And The Undisputed Kingdom Defeat Shane Taylor Promotions At AEW Revolution: Zero Hero". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 9, 2025). "Big Justice Hits A Powerbomb, Helps Big Boom AJ Win Trios Match At AEW Revolution Zero Hour". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (March 9, 2025). "MJF vs. Adam Page Set For AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 9, 2025). "Mercedes Moné Retains AEW TBS Title At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 9, 2025). "Swerve Strickland Defeats Ricochet, Becomes Number One Contender To AEW World Title At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (March 9, 2025). "Kazuchika Okada Retains AEW Continental Title Over Brody King At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 9, 2025). "The Hurt Syndicate Retain AEW Tag Team Titles At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 9, 2025). "Toni Storm Beats Mariah May In Bloody Hollywood Ending Match, Retains AEW Women's World Title At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (March 9, 2025). "Kenny Omega Wins AEW International Title At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 9, 2025). "Will Ospreay Hits Spanish Fly Off Top Of The Cage, Defeats Kyle Fletcher At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 9, 2025). "Jon Moxley Retains AEW World Title After Christian Cage Unsuccessfully Cashes In At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 9, 2025). "AEW Revolution pre-show results: Big Boom AJ, Orange Cassidy, and Mark Briscoe vs. Johnny TV, Mason Madden, and Mansoor, Chris Jericho vs. Gravity for the ROH Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 9, 2025). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Adam Copeland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Title, MJF vs. Hangman Page". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 9, 2025.