Ranking every AEW pay-per-view so far

9) AEW Revolution 2021

The first AEW pay-per-view of 2021 was Revolution taking place from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This was AEW's final major event in front of a limited capacity crowd. Revolution 2021 brought in the most pay-per-view buys for AEW up to that point.

The main event was the highly anticipated Exploding Barbwire Death Match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. The two delivered an insane bout that lived up to expectations, but the post-match deflated what would be remembered as a memorable spectacle.

Omega and The Good Brothers jumped Moxley post-match and left him in the ring to take the brunt of the final explosion. However, Moxley's bitter rival and former friend, Eddie Kingston, came down to save him. The final explosion was a giant dud, which hurt the overall experience.

Other standout bouts saw The Young Bucks defeat MJF and Chris Jericho to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships, Hangman Page beat Matt Hardy in a Big Money Match, Rey Fenix and PAC win the Casino Tag Team Royale, and Sting makes his AEW debut with Darby Allin with a win over Team Taz in a cinematic Street Fight.

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8) AEW Full Gear 2019

The final AEW pay-per-view of 2019 was Full Gear in Baltimore, Maryland. The show was headlined by a double main event. In an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match, Jon Moxley defeated Kenny Omega in a violent war that had barbwire, thumbtacks, and everything fans could imagine. The other headline match saw Chris Jericho beat Cody Rhodes to retain the AEW World Championship in a tremendous bout.

Other standout contests saw Santana and Ortiz defeat The Young Bucks, Hangman Page beat PAC, and Riho overcome Emi Sakura to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. This was a good pay-per-view that shows the high quality of AEW's major events.