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AEW Revolution was the first pay-per-view for All Elite Wrestling in 2020, and the company knew that they needed to deliver, just one week before WWE presents Elimination Chamber.
It was a show that was full of shocks, as Jon Moxley walked out of Chicago with the AEW World Championship. Not only that, but Nyla Rose successfully defended her Women's Championship against the fastest rising star in the Women's Division, and Kenny Omega and Adam Page somehow managed to walk out with their Tag Team Championships.
Elsewhere, Darby Allin picked up the surprising win over Sammy Guevara, whilst Orange Cassidy and Jake Hager competed in their first singles matches of their AEW careers. AEW has now presented their first pay-per-view of the decade, but what is next for the company that has been firing on all cylinders for the past four months?
There was a lot of action throughout the almost four-hour show, but here is everything fans need to know heading into this week's episode of Dynamite.
#5 What's next for The Inner Circle?
The Inner Circle has been AEW's most talked-about group over the past few months but, last night, two of their members lost matches that they were expected to win. Chris Jericho has been AEW Champion throughout the entire Dynamite run, so how does Le Champion bounce back and encourage the likes of Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara to continue to support him without gold around his waist? Especially since Hager was the only one to pick up a win last night.
The Inner Circle currently has no gold, and it appears that they are no closer to picking up any after last night either, so what is next for the team that consists of Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Ortis, Santana and former Champion, Chris Jericho?
Before we move on to the next slide, check out our exclusive interview with SCU's Frankie Kazarian!
#4 Kenny Omega and Adam Page tension?
Kenny Omega and Adam Page were once on the same page when they were part of The Elite alongside The Young Bucks. However, that seems to have changed recently, since Page has tried to distance himself from his Elite roots.
Omega and Page were able to defend their Tag Team Champions successfully against The Young Bucks in one of the matches of the night in Chicago. Interestingly, after the match, it appeared that Page was looking to deliver a Buck Eye Lariat to his tag team partner. When Omega did eventually turn around, Page brushed off the obvious tension, and went on to hug his tag team partner. It was made quite obvious that something big is being teased for the two men in the future.
A few weeks ago, Fenix ducked out of the way in their tag team match, and allowed Omega to take a Buck Eye, which has lead to a lot of speculation that not all is right and well with the current AEW Tag Team Champions.
#3 Who's next for Nyla Rose?
The Native Beast was able to defend her Women's Championship for the first time last night against Kris Statlander, in one of the hardest hitting matches of the night. Statlander was easily one of the biggest challenges Rose has faced in AEW, and she was within seconds of dethroning the Champion.
Despite this, it was an avalanche Beast Bomb that allowed her to pick up the victory and, now, Kris Statlander heads to the back of the queue, despite being AEW's hottest prospect. This leaves Nyla Rose without a challenger heading into AEW's next pay-per-view event, so who will step up to challenge The Native Beast?
Big Swole, Britt Baker and even Shanna are all waiting in the wings to challenge Rose, but AEW could be keeping the title on the Beast until Awesome Kong is finished with her Netflix commitments so that the two women can have a real 'battle of the beasts'.
Depending on how long Kong will be out of action, there are enough women waiting for an opportunity to shine.
#2 Cody vs MJF is far from over
There were so many elements to the match between MJF and Cody Rhodes last night that many fans may have missed them. The finish means that the issues between these two are far from over, whilst the fact that Rhodes kicked Arn Anderson accidentally means that there could be some tension between the two men. Anderson walked quite far behind Rhodes following the match as well, which is quite suspicious.
There's the question of whether or not MJF bladed whilst he was on the floor at ringside following Cody's Disaster Kick, since the kick didn't actually connect, as well as the fact that Stephen Amell was part of Rhodes' entrance.
Wardlow was also an active part of the match, which means that, heading into AEW's next pay-per-view event, this feud could easily be set for another chapter. All the stars involved in the rivalry still have something to prove, and the outcome wasn't as expected last night in Chicago.
Will MJF be open to a rematch? Or does Cody have to jump through more hoops?
#1 The era of Moxley has begun
Jon Moxley became just the second AEW World Champion in the history of the company last night when he was able to dethrone Chris Jericho in perhaps one of the biggest shocks of the night.
Jericho has been a solid Champion who has carried AEW throughout their first few months. Now it appears that his work is done. All Elite Wrestling has been a ratings success, and now it's time to hand the company over to another former WWE star in Jon Moxley.
At Revolution, Moxley won the match and then went on to cut a lengthy promo to the crowd that proved that, free of his shackles, he now has the freedom to do whatever he wants in All Elite Wrestling.
One of Moxley's biggest reasons for joining AEW was that he wanted to be able to control his own creativity. It's obvious now that he is being backed by the company in a way he never was in WWE. The sky truly is the limit for Moxley and the new era of AEW.
