Pre-show There were two matches that took place on the Revolution: Zero Hour pre-show. In the first, The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (
Max Caster,
Anthony Bowens,
Billy Gunn,
Austin Gunn,
Colten Gunn, and
Jay White) faced
Jeff Jarrett,
Jay Lethal,
Satnam Singh,
Willie Mack, and
Private Party (
"Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy and
Marq Quen). In the opening stages, The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn performed Scissor Me Timbers on Quen, but Lethal distracted the referee, allowing Quen to deliver a dropkick. In the end, as Singh attempted to chokeslam Gunn, White performed a chop block on him, allowing Gunn to deliver the Fameasser on Singh. White then delivered the Bladerunner to Mack and pinned him to win the match. In the second and final match in the pre-show,
Kris Statlander and
Willow Nightingale (accompanied by
Stokely Hathaway) faced
Julia Hart and
Skye Blue. In the opening stages, Willow performed a running crossbody on Hart for a two count. Statlander then delivered a back suplex to Hart. Hart performed a moonsault on Statlander, but Nightingale broke up the pin attempt. Statlander delivered a double lariat to Blue and Hart, while Nightingale performed a pounce on Blue. Statlander dropkicked Hart out of the ring and Nightingale performed a Doctor Bomb and pinned Blue to win the match.
Preliminary matches for Revolution 2024 In the opening match of the pay-per-view,
Christian Cage (accompanied by
Killswitch,
Mother Wayne, and
Nick Wayne) defended the
AEW TNT Championship against
Daniel Garcia. In the opening stages, Cage delivered a swinging neckbreaker and a crossbody to Garcia onto the floor. Nick attempted to attack Garcia, but Garcia delivered a back body drop to him over the barricade. Garcia then performed a dragon screw leg whip on Cage and stomped his ankle. As the referee was being distracted by Cage, Killswitch performed a chokeslam to Garcia, allowing Cage to perform a diving splash for a nearfall. Cage attempted a spear, but his knee buckled, allowing Garcia to perform a piledriver for a nearfall. Garcia then performed a jacknife pin, but Cage reached the ropes. Mother Wayne distracted the referee, allowing Nick to attack Garcia. Cage then delivered the Killswitch and pinned Garcia to retain. Next, Eddie Kingston defended the Continental Crown Championship against Bryan Danielson with the added stipulation that if Kingston won, Danielson would have to shake Kingston's hand out of respect. In the opening stages, Kingston delivered a saito suplex and a suicide dive to Danielson. Danielson then performed a suplex to Kingston from the apron to the floor. Kingston then delivered an exploder suplex and a DDT for a two count. Danielson then performed a PK and a dragon suplex to Kingston for a two count. Danielson then hit an avalanche butterfly suplex and locked in the LeBell Lock, but Kingston reached the ropes. Kingston delivered a spinning backfist and a Northern Lights Bomb for a nearfall. Danielson then performed the Busaiku Knee to Kingston for a nearfall. Kingston then delivered three half-and-half suplexes, a clothesline, and a powerbomb to Danielson and pinned him to retain the Continental Crown Championship as well as a handshake of respect from Danielson. After that was an
All Star Scramble match where the winner received a future AEW World Championship match. The eight participants were
Wardlow,
Dante Martin,
Brian Cage,
Hook,
Lance Archer,
Magnus,
Chris Jericho, and
Powerhouse Hobbs. In the opening stages, Dante delivered a suicide dive to Hobbs and Magnus performed a tornillo dive to Archer. Dante then hit a frog splash to Cage. Magnus delivered a cutter to Jericho for a two count. Magnus performed a double underhook backbreaker and a running double knees in the corner to Dante. Archer then chokeslammed Magnus, while Jericho and Magnus performed stereo lionsaults to Archer. Wardlow delivered German suplexes to Cage, Archer, Magnus, and Dante. Hook then performed a Northern Lights suplex to Jericho, but Hobbs broke up the pin attempt. Hobbs then delivered the World's Most Dangerous Slam to Jericho on the floor. Cage then hit a jumping knee strike and the F-10 to Hook. Wardlow then delivered a lariat and a powerbomb to Cage. Wardlow then performed a headbutt and a lariat to Hook and then delivered The Last Ride to Dante and pinned him to win. In the fourth match, Orange Cassidy defended the AEW International Championship against Roderick Strong. Undisputed Kingdom stablemates Matt Taven and Mike Bennett had accompanied Strong but Strong sent them to the back before the match started. In the opening stages, Cassidy delivered a suicide dive to Strong on the outside and a diving crossbody for a two count. Strong then performed a gutwrench powerbomb to Cassidy onto the turnbuckle. Strong attempted the End of Heartache, but Cassidy countered it into a Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy then delivered a satellite DDT and a diving tornado DDT to Strong for a two count. Cassidy then performed the Panama Sunrise to Strong for a nearfall. Cassidy attempted the Orange Punch, but Strong intercepted it with a half-and-half backbreaker. Strong then delivered a jumping knee, but Cassidy responded with the Orange Punch and then the Beach Break, but Strong reached the bottom rope. Cassidy attempted another Orange Punch, but Strong impeded it with a jumping knee and then delivered the End of Heartache to win the title. After the match,
Kyle O'Reilly made his AEW return, having been out with a neck injury since June 2022. O'Reilly hugged Strong, while Bennett and Taven offered him an Undisputed Kingdom T-shirt. O'Reilly, however, gave it back to Strong and then whispered something in his ear before leaving. Next, Blackpool Combat Club (
Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) faced
FTR (
Dax Harwood and
Cash Wheeler). In the opening stages, Moxley delivered a superplex to Wheeler for a two count. Harwood performed a short-arm lariat to Moxley and a schoolboy pin to Claudio for a two count. Claudio then hit a lariat on Wheeler and a powerslam to Harwood for a two count. Blackpool Combat Club then performed an assisted Air Raid Crash to Harwood for a nearfall. FTR then delivered an assisted spile piledriver to Claudio for a two count. Claudio then hit a European uppercut to Harwood while Harwood was on Moxley's shoulder for a two count. Moxley then delivered a cutter to Harwood, while Claudio performed the Giant Swing on Wheeler. FTR then performed a powerbomb/leaping leg drop on Moxley for a two count. FTR then delivered the Shatter Machine on Moxley for a nearfall. Claudio hit the Neutralizer to Wheeler on the floor and then Harwood delivered a piledriver to Claudio on the floor. Moxley performed the Paradigm Shift to Harwood for a two count. Moxley then locked in a headscissors submission on Harwood, forcing him to pass out, giving Blackpool Combat Club the win by
technical submission. After that, "Timeless"
Toni Storm (accompanied by Mariah May and Luther the Butler) defended the AEW Women's World Championship against Deonna Purrazzo. In the closing stages, Storm delivered a running hip attack and a DDT to Purrazzo for a two count. Purrazzo then performed a tieres driver and then locked in the Venus de Milo. Storm tapped out, but the referee did not see it due to Luther's distraction. May attempted to distract Purrazzo, but Purrazzo attacked her. Storm then delivered the Storm Zero to Purrazzo and pinned her to retain. making his entrance during the event Next,
Will Ospreay faced fellow
Don Callis Family member
Konosuke Takeshita in what was Ospreay's first official match as a member of the AEW roster. In the opening stages, Ospreay performed a hurricarana and a springboard elbow to Takeshita. Ospreay then delivered a handspring enzeguiri to Takeshita. Ospreay then performed a plancha and back suplex on Takeshita for a one count. Takeshita delivered a stalling superplex and an inverted F-10 to Ospreay. Takeshita performed a tope com Hilo and attempted a diving senton, but Ospreay got the knees up. Ospreay attempted the Sky Twister Press, but Takeshita dodged and delivered a
German suplex for a two count. Ospreay hit a Spanish Fly and a superkick to Takeshita. Ospreay performed Kawada Kicks and a Tiger Driver for a two count. Ospreay attempted the OsCutter, but Takeshita intercepted it with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. Ospreay then performed a springboard OsCutter on Takeshita for a two count. Ospreay attempted the Hidden Blade, but Takeshita impeded it with a lariat for a two count. Takeshita then delivered an avalanche
brainbuster to Ospreay for a nearfall. Takeshita then performed a Powerdrive Knee for another nearfall. Ospreay then delivered a Stundog Millionaire and a poisonrana to Takeshita. Takeshita then delivered a wheelbarrow suplex to Ospreay, but Ospreay kipped up and delivered the Hidden Blade to Takeshita for a one count. Takeshita attempted another Powerdrive Knee, but Ospreay countered into a powerbomb and then performed the Styles Clash on Takeshita for a nearfall. Ospreay then performed a Tiger Driver '91 and then the Hidden Blade to Takeshita and pinned him to win the match. After the match, Don Callis and fellow
United Empire member
Kyle Fletcher embraced him. In the penultimate match, Samoa Joe defended the AEW World Championship against "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland. In the opening stages, Joe delivered an enzeguiri and a belly-to-belly suplex to Page. Joe then performed a powerbomb to Page for a one count and then immediately transitioned into the STF, but Strickland broke up the submission. Strickland and Page then delivered an assisted powerbomb to Joe. Midway through the match, Strickland performed a corner DDT, a 450° splash, and the Swerve Stomp to Joe and pinned him, but Page pulled the referee out of the ring to stop the pin count. Page then hit Strickland with the title belt and delivered two Buckshot Lariats to Joe, but there was no referee to count the pin. Referee Bryce Remsburg then came down to the ring to count, but Joe kicked out. Joe then locked in the Coquina Clutch submission on Page, but Strickland performed a Spiral Tap on both men to break up the submission. Page then started beating up Remsburg and then delivered an enzeguiri to Joe and a Buckshot Lariat to Strickland. Page delivered another Buckshot Lariat to Joe and Strickland delivered a Buckshot Lariat of his own to Page from the top rope followed by the JML Driver, but Joe delivered a half-and-half suplex to Strickland through the ropes. Joe then locked in the Coquina Clutch submission and Page tapped out for Joe to retain.
Main event (left) and
Ric Flair (right) on an episode of
AEW Rampage in November 2023. The
Greensboro Coliseum was chosen as the location for Sting's
retirement match as it was where Sting faced Flair for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship at
Clash of the Champions I in March 1988, which is considered to be the match that established Sting as a top wrestler in the industry. The main event was Sting's
retirement match, in which he and Darby Allin (accompanied by Ric Flair and Sting's sons, Garrett Borden and Steven Borden Jr.) defended the AEW World Tag Team Championship against The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) in a tornado tag team match.
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat served as the special guest
timekeeper for the match, while Sting's sons were dressed up as two of his previous personas: Garrett as the red, white, and blue Surfer Sting (the same gear Sting wore when he defeated Flair for his first world title in 1990) and Steven as the red and black
nWo Wolfpac Sting. Sting came out to one of his previous entrance songs,
Metallica's "
Seek & Destroy", which prompted a positive reaction from the audience, who also sang along to the song's chorus ("
Searching, seek & destroy!"). Sting and Darby Allin also came out to Seek & Destroy at
the previous year's All In event. In the opening stages, Allin delivered a suicide dive to The Bucks. Allin and Sting then delivered stereo Stinger Splashes to The Bucks and Sting's sons, Garrett and Steven, also delivered Stinger Splashes to the Bucks. Sting performed a spinebuster to Matthew and locked in a double Scorpion Death Lock on the Bucks, but the Bucks escaped. Sting and Allin then delivered a military press slam/Coffin Drop combination to Matthew. Nicholas then performed a Falcon Arrow to Allin through a table off the stage. Sting attempted a Scorpion Death Drop, but Matthew escaped and delivered a superplex to him off the stage. The Bucks then performed a double powerbomb to Allin onto a ladder. Allin delivered a Code Red to Matthew and a Stundog Millionaire to Nicholas. Sting then set up two
panes of glass on top of chairs. Allin then placed Nicholas on the glass panes and attempted to deliver a diving senton off a ladder to Nicholas through the glass on the chairs, but Matthew pulled Nicholas away and Allin crashed through the glass and chairs. In the ring, Nicholas hit Sting with a
low blow and powerbombed him through the table, but Sting got up and The Bucks tossed him through a glass pane. Matthew then delivered another low blow to Sting and a Scorpion Death Drop for a two count. Matthew attempted to collect the title belt to attack Sting with, but Steamboat thrusted his throat. The Bucks then delivered double superkicks to both Flair and Steamboat. Matthew then hit Sting with the title belt for a two count. The Bucks then delivered double superkicks to Sting, but Sting responded with a Scorpion Death Drop to Nicholas, but Matthew broke up the pin attempt. The Bucks then delivered the EVP Trigger to Sting for a nearfall. The Bucks performed another EVP Trigger to Sting for a one count. The Bucks delivered another double superkick to Sting and attempted the Tony Khan (TK) Driver, but Allin stopped it and threw Nicholas through a table. Sting delivered a Scorpion Death Drop to Matthew for a two count. Allin then hit a Coffin Drop to Matthew and Sting locked in the Scorpion Death Lock on Matthew, forcing Matthew to tap out, with Sting and Allin retaining the titles. As a result of this win, Sting retired undefeated in AEW as well as champion. The event ended with confetti showering over Sting and Allin as they posed with the belts, with Sting thanking Greensboro, Flair, and Allin as well as everyone else involved in the event. ==Reception==