Biggest Takeaways From 2023 AEW Revolution Results

All Elite Wrestling's first pay-per-view of 2023, Revolution, proved to be an event that provided hope and excitement for the underrated.

House of Black and Ruby Soho, both uber-talented but previously underutilized by management, showed up and showed out in excellent matches and angles. In doing so, they shook off a year or so of questionable creative and inconsistent booking to emerge better off than they were entering the event.

Beyond their banner nights, what other takeaways did the night's abundance of action produce?

Find out with this recap of AEW Revolution 2023.

House of Black Suddenly a Championship Force

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House of Black's victory over The Elite for the AEW World Trios Championship not only delivered Buddy Matthews, Brody King and Malakai Black their first title in the company, but it also established them as a force after months of inconsistent and disjointed booking.

The faction has always had the look and feel of an act that could be a top-tier one in AEW but not always had the creative support to back it up. Instead, the group would appear in half-hearted programs that ultimately saw them lose before moving on to another program that was likely to do more harm than good.

Their presentation in recent weeks, followed by a decisive victory over Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks in a Match of the Year candidate at Revolution, though, appears to have put them on the path to the consistent dominance they should have experienced a long time ago.

With Julia Hart guiding them, the group has the potential to be the heel trio around whom the entire trio division is built before setting up the inevitable rematch with the group that the titles were created for in the first place.

Not only was the booking choice the right one, but Omega and the Bucks also clearly had trust in what Black and Co. had established to this point to make losing to them as they did seem logical. Making the decision, hearing the feedback from the fans and what is sure to be critical acclaim from analysts should expedite the desire to run it back.

After a year of creative frustration for House of Black, they are finally poised to be the championship force they have teased for the last year and with an all-important signature win behind them.

Ruby Soho Heel Turn Reinvigorates Character and Enhances Improving Women's Division

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After weeks of AEW's creative asking us where Ruby Soho's loyalties lay, we got our answer Sunday night.

The self-proclaimed "Runaway" turned heel at the conclusion of the three-way dance for the AEW World Women's Championship Sunday night, wiping out both Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker before joining Saraya and Toni Storm in humiliating them with their green spray paint.

In doing so, she instantly reinvigorated her character and enhanced an improved women's division.

Soho has been a top contender for the AEW World Women's Championship before, but she never really had the opportunity to develop a character. She was happy to be there and that was that.

Now, she will have something she can sink her teeth into as an outsider looking to take over the women's division at the expense of the AEW originals.

Alongside Saraya and Storm, she will have the opportunity to belong, something she never really had the opportunity to do, no matter how often she was pushed into the title picture. She will have the chance to establish a persona that will beg the audience to hate her and it will be on her to make them do that.

That bodes well for a women's division that has a long history of undefined feuds or underdeveloped talent, always leaving that portion of the roster as one of the weaker parts of AEW, despite an abundance of talent.

AEW originals vs. outsiders is a program that gives the fans something to invest in, while also presenting a wealth of fresh matchup options.

Soho will be a huge part of that.

Her turn strengthens a growing faction that Tony Khan and Co. appear to be dedicated to pushing and provides opponents for Baker and Hayter.

More importantly, it puts the originals in a position to turn to women they have alienated and screwed over for backup, creating more storyline threads in the process.

Chris Jericho Must Take Hiatus Following Loss to Ricky Starks

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Chris Jericho is a future Hall of Famer and someone who has been integral to the establishment and success of AEW.

He is also in danger of character fatigue, though, which is something that happens to every great regardless of how entertaining they may be.

Jericho has been all over AEW television since day one. His presence alone helped attract viewers and develop a following for the promotion. There is no denying his significance to the product and the quality of some of the rivalries he has been a part of.

Now, though, it's time to take a break and allow the audience to miss him.

By appearing every week, the 52-year-old is no longer the marquee attraction that someone with his resume and star power should be. He has recognized this about himself before, most notably in 2005 when he left WWE before returning two years later.

Doing something similar in AEW, even if only for a month or two, will go a long way in helping to keep him fresh. Fresh off a second, consecutive loss to Ricky Starks that firmly established the young star as the future of the company, there has never been a better time for Jericho to step away for a bit.

With Double or Nothing taking place over Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas, the veteran can pop back up and be involved in something of significance at that show.

Until then, take the time and develop a new incarnation of the Jericho persona. Let things breathe a bit before coming back in time to make his presence felt at one of the biggest AEW shows of the year.

It will help in the long term and ensure that one of the most innovative and creative performers in modern wrestling history does not succumb to the creative sameness he has spent his career combatting.

MJF vs. Bryan Danielson II Is Double or Nothing Main Event Fans Deserve

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MJF defeated Bryan Danielson in the sudden-death overtime portion of their 60-Minute Iron Man match to retain the AEW World Championship Sunday night, utilizing an oxygen canister to drive out whatever fight was left in his challenger before forcing a tapout.

The bout was one of the best of the past year, building on previous interactions as well as the individual competitors' own in-ring exploits to craft an instant classic.

The strength of the match, and the emotional roller coaster it took fans on over its 67-minute run time, make it the most appropriate contest to headline Double or Nothing on May 28.

AEW has never produced the same main event in consecutive PPV offerings, but there is a first time for everything and that time is now after the extraordinary performances of the champion and his top contender.

The chicanery of MJF late in the contest is all the reason needed to run the match back and, while it should not be an Iron Man match, there is plenty of potential for something special.

Book a No Disqualification main event where MJF can cheat as much as his heart desires, while understanding there will be no constraints on The American Dragon, either.

Make it a submission match or run back the Texas Death match idea with two guys capable of telling a story within the confines of that gimmick.

Whatever the case, the fans deserve to see those two guys deliver one more time at Double or Nothing, which is home to some of the best matches in AEW history.

On the heels of a bout that is going to be buzzed about all the way up to Wednesday's Dynamite, there is no better pairing to trust to continue the momentum garnered by Sunday's event than the two men who have leapt out to an early and commanding lead in the Match of the Year conversation.