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All Elite Wrestling is again on Mar. 3 with their fifth annual Revolution pay-per-view! Their first large occasion of 2024 comes our manner Sunday evening from Greensboro, North Carolina at 8pm ET.
Together with a free streaming pre-show which begins 90 minutes earlier, the occasion will characteristic six title matches — considered one of which is the ultimate match of Sting’s legendary profession, and one other a Triple Risk for the corporate’s high prize. We’ll additionally get Will Ospreay’s first match as a member of the AEW roster, an eight-man for a future World title shot, and extra.
It’s lots to course of. However our motley crew is again to make predictions in regards to the matches coming our manner Saturday evening from Greensboro Coliseum, and muse about all issues AEW alongside the way in which.
Let’s get to it.
AEW REVOLUTION 2024 PREDICTIONS
Sting & Darby Allin (c) vs. The Younger Bucks for the AEW World Tag Workforce championship
Sean Rueter: There are methods to place folks over in your manner out with taking a loss. I feel we’ll see some model of that right here, probably with an enormous Darby comeback to avoid wasting the day and guarantee his companion goes out on high. Choose: It’s Sting (and Darby Allin)!
Geno Mrosko: Time honored custom be damned, Sting must FINALLY be prepared for Ric Aptitude to activate him, cease it in its tracks, and rating the win to exit as on high as doable. Choose: Sting. At all times Sting. Perpetually Sting.
Claire Elizabeth: Alright rock and roll the Full Title Bucks are reinvigorated and I feel they’re gonna make some magic right here and, in fact, deliver house the gold. Choose: Younger Bucks (Matthew Maxwell Buckingham Jackson & Nicholas Jeremy Buckingham Jackson)
Cain A. Knight: Tony Khan loves tournaments, and a Sting win in all probability requires a match to crown new tag workforce champions. However the Younger Bucks are an incredible alternative for Sting’s retirement match and so they can completely win this factor. Let’s flip a coin that’s closely weighted in Sting’s favor since I don’t need him to lose. Choose: Sting
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Custom requires Sting to exit on his again, nevertheless, this isn’t a typical retirement match. The story calls for a contented ending. Choose: Sting & Darby Allin
Marcus Benjamin: The top is right here. The final Dynamite labored extremely properly for me and it was a good way for a ship off. As invested within the enterprise as Sting is, I simply don’t see him dropping his final match. I feel we go along with the emotional choose right here in the primary occasion and let the chips fall the place they might afterward. Choose: Sting and Darby Allin. However principally Sting. IT’S STING!
Kyle Decker: This can be a powerful one. There’s the truth that Sting is wrestling as a tag workforce (which means his placing somebody over isn’t as impactful) and on this case, it form of is sensible to ship him off into the sundown victorious. However I additionally suppose Sting is just too old fashioned to not exit on his again. And I feel he’s going to insist an excessive amount of that he does. Choose: The Younger Bucks
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Adam Web page for the AEW World championship
Sean Rueter: The arguments on the contrary are sound sufficient, however I stay satisfied one of many factors of this program is to flip Swerve and Hangman’s alignments. They’ll end that off by having Web page screw over his nemesis in an overtly heelish manner earlier than getting caught in a Coquina Clutch by the champ. Choose: Samoa Joe
Geno Mrosko: One other draw for the chaos. Choose: Draw
Claire Elizabeth: As a lot as I would like this to be Swerve’s coronation I feel reserving the triple menace right here signifies that Shane goes to have to attend a minimum of another cycle, Hangman’s gonna price him, after which he and Hanger are gonna have a hell of a feud-ender child! Choose: Samoa Joe
Cain A. Knight: Hangman says he’d moderately die than see Swerve win the world title. Will there be some extent within the match the place he’s so determined to keep away from a Swerve win that he merely lays down for Joe? Choose: Samoa Joe
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Hangman Web page and Swerve Strickland will probably be too busy busting on one another, which leaves Samoa Joe free to mop up. Choose: Samoa Joe
Marcus Benjamin: Swerve is my emotional choose as a result of I like Swerve and I’m down together with his trigger. That mentioned, my head goes with Joe as a result of it’s not time for his reign to finish. Joe pins Hangman and Swerve lives to combat one other day. Choose: Samoa Joe
Kyle Decker: Appears to be like like there’s a transparent path for Joe to retain (he ought to) whereas Swerve doesn’t get pinned (he shouldn’t) with Joe pinning an unhinged Hangman. Choose: Samoa Joe
Timeless Toni Storm (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo for the AEW Ladies’s World championship
Sean Rueter: We’ve been down this “current signee will get and loses a title shot” highway within the AEW Ladies’s division earlier than. Right here’s hoping we’re in for extra quickly. Choose: Toni Storm
Geno Mrosko: Purrazzo is ok as a challenger however not as champion, not over Storm, whose gimmick nonetheless manages to really feel recent even this far into it. Choose: Timeless Toni
Claire Elizabeth: This had a kernel of one thing however largely appears to have misplaced its spark, so onto the following one, I suppose. Choose: “Timeless” Toni Storm
Cain A. Knight: Mercedes Moné is the following world champion, not Deonna Purrazzo. Choose: “Timeless” Toni Storm
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Timeless remains to be the star of this image. Choose: Toni Storm
Marcus Benjamin: If there’s one one that defeats the Timeless one, it’s another person with claims at being a star. And that’s not Deonna. Choose: Timeless Toni Storm
Kyle Decker: I like Timeless Toni, however on the identical time, I don’t suppose they’ve made any program along with her work with the title and this character combine. And if Mercedes Moné is on her manner in, I feel she’s within the title scene earlier than later (rankings be damned). A standard feud with Purrazzo works higher than a wacky one with Toni. Choose: Deonna Purrazzo
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the Continental Crown championship
Sean Rueter: Principally as a result of I don’t suppose Bryan needs to have to fret about reserving round titles for 3 completely different manufacturers/promotions whereas he’s choosing opponents and feuds throughout his farewell to full-time wrestling tour… you get that handshake, Ed. Choose: Eddie Kingston
Geno Mrosko: I’m so past bored with the “he wasted his potential so I wanna combat him” angle with Kingston. His foes gotta knock that shit off already. Choose: Eddie Kingston
Claire Elizabeth: Two guys I just about at all times wish to see win in any context, and usually I’d be all for Danielson getting one other flip with the ROH belt the stipulation right here has me considering that is about Eddie proving he can grasp with the boys as soon as and for all. Choose: Eddie Kingston
Cain A. Knight: Bryan Danielson by no means wins championship matches in AEW, however this time he actually ought to. Choose: Bryan Danielson
Manolo H. Pizzazz: One other win for Eddie Kingston over Bryan Danielson doesn’t actually advance something, so it is a vote for the end result that can shake issues up. Choose: Bryan Danielson
Marcus Benjamin: I simply don’t suppose Bryan wants or needs a championship proper now. That is all about Eddie and there’s no extra deserving particular person on the roster who deserves all of the props on this planet. Choose: Eddie Kingston
Kyle Decker: A feud about Eddie being proven the respect he deserves shouldn’t finish with that not taking place. Choose: Eddie Kingston
Christian Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia for the TNT championship
Sean Rueter: As a card-carrying Peep for greater than twenty years(!), it pains me to do that. Nevertheless it seems like piss or get off the pot time with Garcia. Cage has feuds ready with Killswitch/Luchasaurus and Adam Copeland that may choose after he drops the belt — or superior by taking part in a consider why he drops it. Choose: Daniel Garcia
Geno Mrosko: Want one of many higher champions in all of professional wrestling to stay a champion. Choose: Christian Cage
Claire Elizabeth: Actually the Patriarchy could be nice even when they form of sucked simply because I get to say issues like “sorry child, I gotta take note of this, you by no means know what the Patriarchy is gonna do subsequent” to my spouse and girlfriend whereas I’m liveblogging, and meaning I would like Christian to maintain the title some time longer. Choose: Christian Cage
Cain A. Knight: I suppose Garcia can win if Adam Copeland exhibits as much as assist him, however perhaps there’s another person within the constructing who is able to look as much as Christian as his father. Choose: Christian Cage
Manolo H. Pizzazz: I anticipate Daniel Garcia receiving assist from an Rated-R daddy. Put your dancing pants on, as a result of it’s time for some hip thrusting. Choose: Daniel Garcia
Marcus Benjamin: It’s Daniel’s time. I’m with Sean on this one; as phenomenal as Christian is correct now, he’s clearly obtained one thing brewing with the R Rated one. Daniel is subsequent up and it’s time to provide him a championship to check these waters. Choose: Daniel Garcia
Kyle Decker: It’ll ultimately be Copeland to take that title from Cage me thinks. (And actually, I feel that we should always work on getting there earlier than later.) Choose: Christian Cage
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Robust for the AEW Worldwide championship
Sean Rueter: You realize, I’d be extra excited for this if it was nonetheless simply Roddy & The Kingdom working round being goofs. Perhaps this will save Undisputed Kingdom. Choose: Roderick Robust
Geno Mrosko: Robust is numerous enjoyable. Choose: Roderick Robust
Claire Elizabeth: Simply please for the love of god I wish to hear Finish of Heartache whereas Roddy holds a title excessive above his head. Choose: Roderick Robust
Cain A. Knight: I don’t know if Adam Cole’s group is lifeless within the water but, however they undoubtedly will probably be if Roderick loses this match. Choose: Roderick Robust
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Make or break match for the Undisputed Kingdom. Dropping shouldn’t be an choice. Choose: Roderick Robust
Marcus Benjamin: Roddy deserves a belt merely for the way far he’s taken this gimmick and working with it. Orange doesn’t want the belt proper now and a win means much more to Roddy than OC. Choose: Roderick Robust
Kyle Decker: The Undisputed Kingdom actually wants this to be taken somewhat bit extra critically. And Orange Cassidy wants to search out life after that title. Choose: Roddy Robust
FTR vs. Blackpool Fight Membership (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli)
Sean Rueter: Hasn’t at all times been clear or decisive, but it surely feels just like the BCC’s come out on high lots within the construct to this one. Let’s make it a nasty evening for the Membership. Choose: FTR
Geno Mrosko: I genuinely don’t know however perhaps not the man who’s going to trial for highway raging with a gun? Choose: Blackpool Fight Membership
Claire Elizabeth: And that is the counterweight to Eddie choosing up the win over Dragon… Choose: Blackpool Fight Membership
Cain A. Knight: FTR is the very best tag workforce on this planet, so I’ll choose them to win a tag workforce match on PPV. Choose: FTR
Manolo H. Pizzazz: One workforce has longevity as a duo, and the opposite is filling time. Choose: FTR
Marcus Benjamin: I hardly choose in opposition to BCC and that’s not beginning now. Choose: Blackpool Fight Membership.
Kyle Decker: BCC must get knocked down a peg and FTR is simply the workforce to do it. Choose: FTR
Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita
Sean Rueter: Ought to rock, although there’s no suspense about who’s getting their hand raised. What occurs after that must be fascinating, although. Choose: Will Ospreay
Geno Mrosko: You possibly can’t have him lose right here. Choose: Will Ospreay
Claire Elizabeth: The Dynamite phase was clearly all about telegraphing that every one shouldn’t be properly in the home of the Calls Household, so let’s pull that thread and see the place it goes. Choose: Will Ospreay
Cain A. Knight: Don Callis is a moron for reserving his guys to combat one another, but it surely may turn into the very best match on the present. Choose: Will Ospreay
Manolo H. Pizzazz: A win right here places Will Ospreay on the brief listing for a world title combat. It could be too quickly for that with all the opposite items in play. To delay the inevitable, I feel Don Callis sees the writing on the wall and screws Ospreay earlier than Ospreay can screw him. The end must be so excessive with blatant interference that Ospreay loses no shine in defeat. Choose: Konosuke Takeshita
Marcus Benjamin: Will isn’t dropping his first match in AEW. Come on now. Choose: Will Ospreay
Kyle Decker: Think about Ospreay loses his first actual match as an AEW expertise. Choose: Will Ospreay
Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Lance Archer vs. Chris Jericho vs. HOOK vs. Brian Cage vs. Magnus vs. Dante Martin in an All Star Scramble for a future AEW World title shot
Sean Rueter: Hmm… a number of fascinating choices and I count on a number of new feuds will spin out of this match. The winner isn’t going to turn into World champ within the subsequent few months although. So I’m going with somebody with ties to a man who could possibly be World champ within the subsequent few months, and that may burnish that man’s babyface credentials after they have a falling out… presumably in the course of the temporary story that follows this win. Choose: Brian Cage
Geno Mrosko: Give it to the longer term star proper now. Choose: HOOK
Claire Elizabeth: Oh that is form of a multitude, huh? That’s CMLL Magnus, proper? He’s alright, let’s get harmful. Choose: Magnus
Cain A. Knight: Wardlow will probably be all bark and no chew if he loses this match after his large promo from a number of weeks in the past. Choose: Wardlow
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Wardlow’s promo on Collision makes it appear too apparent to select him, so I’m rolling with the person who can recapture former glory. Choose: Chris Jericho
Kyle Decker: If Wardlow can go, it must be him to assist construct the Undisputed Kingdom as extra of a menace. Choose: Wardlow
Julia Hart & Skye Blue vs. Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale
[Editor’s note: The Zero Hour matches were booked after some contributors submitted their picks, so we’re a little light on predictions for these last two]
Sean Rueter: We simply noticed Stat lose because of not being on the identical web page along with her buddy/tag companion and her “supervisor” Stokely Hathaway. However we haven’t seen that occur on a PPV pre-show but, so I guess we get it once more to drive the purpose house. Choose: Julia Hart & Skye Blue
Geno Mrosko: That darn Stokely Hathaway! Choose: Julia Hart & Skye Blue
Cain A. Knight: I assume the babyfaces win in order that considered one of them can problem Julia for the TBS title later this month? Choose: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Stokely Hathaway is ripe for a face stuffed with black mist. Choose: Julia Hart & Skye Blue
Kyle Decker: If that is to maneuver ahead, I feel the great gals want win right here. It’s time for Stokely to point out his value. Choose: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale
The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn & Jay White) vs. Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Jay Deadly, Willie Mack & Non-public Social gathering (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
Sean Rueter: Jay White primary event-ed a PPV like three months in the past, so assuming a break up with The Acclaimed kicks off his subsequent program… that shouldn’t occur on YouTube. Choose: The Bang Bang Scissor Gang
Geno Mrosko: They maintain speaking about BBSG being a supergroup. But, right here they’re on YouTube. I don’t know. Choose: Bang Bang Scissor Gang
Cain A. Knight: Let’s see, ought to I choose the workforce with all of the titles, or the workforce that has no titles? Choose: Bang Bang Scissor Gang
Manolo H. Pizzazz: Yo, hear. Very like Max Caster not too long ago, I don’t really feel the necessity to end this verse. Choose: Bang Bang Scissor Gang
That is who we have. Who’re you taking, Cagesiders?
