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Revision as of 00:42, 14 February 2024
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 3, 2024 | ||
| City | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Greensboro Coliseum | ||
| Tagline(s) | Sting's Last Match | ||
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The 2024 Revolution is the upcoming fifth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on March 3, 2024, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, marking AEW's first PPV to be held in North Carolina. The event will host the final match in Sting's nearly 40-year career, and will be held at the same venue in which he faced Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions I in March 1988, which was produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions territory.
Production
Background
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 Four" PPVs, which also includes Double or Nothing, All Out, and Full Gear, their four biggest shows produced quarterly.[1]
The 2024 Revolution was confirmed by AEW wrestler and wrestling veteran Sting on the October 18, 2023, episode of Dynamite. Sting recapped how he had his AEW debut match at the 2021 Revolution, which was a cinematic tag team street fight with tag partner Darby Allin, and then announced that he would have the final match in his nearly 40-year career at the 2024 Revolution.[2] During the November 29 episode, the fifth Revolution event was confirmed to be held on March 3, 2024, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, the same venue in which Sting famously faced Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions I in March 1988, which was produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions. Flair also confirmed he would be in Sting's corner for the match. This will also be AEW's first PPV to be held in North Carolina.[3]
Tickets for the event went on sale on December 15, 2023.[4] According to WrestleTix on X, over 13 thousand tickets were sold within the first week.[5] Wrestling journalist John Pollock added that AEW had to revise production plans in order to meet fan demand and the company would open up as many seats as possible based on further demand.[6]
Storylines
Revolution will feature professional wrestling matches that are the result of pre-existing feuds and storylines, with results predetermined by AEW's writers. Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Collision, and Rampage.[7]
After Sting and Darby Allin's victory at Dynamite: Homecoming on January 10 and with Revolution quickly approaching, Tony Schiavone asked Sting who his final opponent would be. Before Sting could answer, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) interrupted in their first appearance since Full Gear in November 2023. The two teams subsequently stared each other down, with the commentators implying that The Young Bucks wanted to challenge Sting and Allin for Sting's final match.[8] The following week, The Young Bucks, now individually preferring to be called Matthew and Nicholas, said they would be taking their roles as AEW executive vice presidents more seriously, and said that while they respected Sting, it was time to say goodbye. Later, Allin recapped that he and Sting were undefeated as a tag team and declared that they would end their story together as AEW World Tag Team Champions.[9] They subsequently won the title on the February 7 episode, but after the match, they were brutally attacked by The Young Bucks.[10]
At Worlds End on December 30, 2023, Adam Cole was revealed to be the man in the devil mask that had been targeting MJF over the prior few months. The devil's masked men were also revealed to be Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, and Wardlow.[11] On the following episode of Dynamite, the group dubbed themselves the Undisputed Kingdom and laid out their goals, which included Strong capturing the AEW International Championship.[12] Two weeks later, Strong, Bennett, and Taven confronted International Champion Orange Cassidy after his match. Cassidy offered to immediately defend the title against Strong, who denied and proposed that the match take place at Revolution, which was later made official.[9]
In September 2023, Swerve Strickland and "Hangman" Adam Page entered into a feud which saw Strickland gain victories over Page in a singles match at WrestleDream in October and in a Texas Death match at Full Gear in November.[13][14] After Samoa Joe won the AEW World Championship at Worlds End on December 30,[11] he appeared at Dynamite: Homecoming on January 10, 2024; Strickland and Page were among those who confronted Joe and laid claim to the title.[8] After Strickland and Page went undefeated through January and were placed first and second in the title contendership rankings, a match between the two was scheduled for the February 7 episode of Dynamite to determine who would challenge Joe at Revolution.[15] Their match went to a 30-minute time limit draw; as a result, both men were declared number one contenders with Joe in turn scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against both in a three-way match.[10]
On the January 3 episode of Dynamite, former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestler Deonna Purrazzo confronted "Timeless" Toni Storm's associate Mariah May, and officially announced that she was signed to AEW. Purrazzo then made her intentions clear that she was going after Storm's AEW Women's World Championship.[12] Purrazzo then quickly moved up the rankings to become the number one contender to face Storm for the championship at Revolution.[16]
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Sting and Darby Allin (with Ric Flair) vs. TBA | Tag team match This will be Sting's retirement match. | ||||
| 2 | Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong (with Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) | Singles match for the AEW International Championship[17] | ||||
| 3 | Samoa Joe (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) | Three-way match for the AEW World Championship[18] | ||||
| 4 | "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Mariah May and Luther) vs. Deonna Purrazzo | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship[19] | ||||
| 5 | Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson | Singles match for the Continental Crown Championship[20] (AEW Continental Championship, ROH World Championship, and the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship) If Danielson loses, he has to shake Kingston‘s hand. | ||||
| 6 | Christian Cage (c) (with Killswitch, Shayna Wayne and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne) vs. Adam Copeland or Daniel Garcia | Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship[21] | ||||
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (October 18, 2023). "Sting to have retirement match at AEW Revolution 2024". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy; Sapp, Sean Ross (November 29, 2023). "AEW Revolution 2024, Home Of Sting's Retirement Match, To Take Place In Greensboro, NC On March 3". Fightful. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Flanagan, Neal (November 29, 2023). "Sting's retirement match set for Greensboro Coliseum at AEW Revolution 2024". POST Wrestling. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ WrestleTix [@WresteTix] (December 21, 2023). "AEW Revolution Sun • Mar 03, 2024 • 7:00 PM Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Pollock, John [@iamjohnpollock] (December 21, 2023). "Was told that AEW is already revising production plans for Revolution at the Greensboro Coliseum to meet fan demand and will open up as much as demand calls for - they have just opened eight more sections" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (January 10, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (1/10): Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs in a Texas Tornado match, Hangman Page vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Sammy Guevara vs. Ricky Starks". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (January 17, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (1/17): Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Hook for the AEW World Championship, Christian Cage vs. Dustin Rhodes for the TNT Title, Mogul Embassy vs. Bullet Club Gold for the ROH Six-Man Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (February 7, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (2/7): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for a shot at the AEW Title at Revolution, Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. Darby Allin and Sting for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (December 30, 2023). "AEW Worlds End results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship, Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley to become the first AEW Triple Crown Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (January 3, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (1/3): Powell's live review of Samoa Joe's first appearance as AEW World Champion, Adam Cole explains why he turned on MJF, Orange Cassidy vs. Dante Martin for the AEW International Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (October 1, 2023). "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage in a best of three falls match for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Powell, Jason (November 18, 2023). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy; Russell, Skylar (January 31, 2024). "Tony Khan's Big Announcement, Strickland vs. Page III, More Set For 2/7 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (February 2, 2024). "Women's World title match official for AEW Revolution". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (January 17, 2024). "Roderick Strong To Face Orange Cassidy In AEW International Championship Match At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 7, 2024). "Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland Ends In A Draw, Three-Way Bout For AEW Title Set For AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (February 2, 2024). "Deonna Purrazzo To Challenge Toni Storm For AEW Women's World Title At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 10, 2024). "Eddie Kingston To Defend AEW Continental Crown Title Against Bryan Danielson At AEW Revolution". Fightful. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (February 10, 2024). "Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia Added to AEW Dynamite". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 12, 2024.