AEW Revolution 2022 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights

Welcome to Bleacher Report's recap of the AEW Revolution pay-per-view. 

All Elite Wrestling only holds a handful of PPVs each year, so every one feels like a big deal. As usual, management put together a major card with some huge matchups.

Due to Sammy Guevara competing in a six-man tag team match, the TNT Championship was the one belt not on the line. Every other title was for grabs in one way or another.

However, even the non-title contests felt like a big deal. CM Punk vs. MJF and Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson both felt like major showdowns because so much effort had been put into the storylines. 

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Sunday's show. 

Kris Statlander vs. Leyla Hirsch

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

The first match on the buy-in was Kris Statlander vs. Leyla Hirsch.

Hirsch tried to run at Statlander but The Galaxy's Greatest Alien scooped her up for a slam. She brought Legit down into a headlock but the grappler was quick to get to her feet.

Hirsch began to focus on Statlander's elbow to soften her up and spent a long time attacking the arm before her rival was able to mount some offense of her own. 

She caught Legit coming off the rope in a springboard and locked her in a bodyscissor. Hirsch drilled her with an elbow before they started brawling. 

Statlander planted her with a blue thunder bomb for a close two-count. Hirsch took her off the apron with a hurricanrana that did some damage to both women. 

Hirsch used a turnbuckle she found under the ring as a weapon before hitting a moonsault for the win. 

Grade: B

                              

Analysis

This was a good match that would likely be overshadowed by the other bouts on the card. Both women did a great job, but the feud did not feel like it needed to be on the PPV.

However, they proved they belong by having a physical encounter that made both look like tough competitors. This was a good way to start the show. 

Hook vs. QT Marshall

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Hook took on his former teacher, QT Marshall, in the second buy-in match of the night. As expected, he came out to a nice ovation. 

Hook went behind QT and knocked him down to quickly show his former mentor that he is not intimidated. He brought him down to the mat with a throw and put him in a submission. 

Marshall tried to corner him but Hook saw it coming. QT kicked him in the gut, but Hook answered right back with a suplex and a clothesline that sent his rival over the top rope. 

Marshall pie-faced him and suckered him into the ropes so he could pull him into the top rope. Hook caught him on the floor and hit a shoulder-capture suplex. 

QT pulled him into the middle turnbuckle and stomped on him a bit. Marshall had control for a few moments, but the son of Taz countered a cutter and locked him in Redrum for the win. 

Grade: B

                               

Analysis

This match was exactly what it needed to be. Hook won but he was in more danger of losing than we have ever seen because he was facing his former teacher.

While Marshall used his veteran instincts to cheat a few times, Hook employed his speed to keep regaining the upper hand. It was a nice little story that culminated with Hook's victory.

Now, the real build begins. If AEW can keep Hook popular, he will be challenging for the TNT title in no time. 

House of Black vs. PAC, Penta and Erick Redbeard

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Malakai Black, Brody King and the debuting Buddy Matthews took on PAC, Erick Redbeard and Penta in a six-man tag team match as the final encounter on the buy-in. 

Black leveled PAC with a running kick as soon as the bell rung, but he got right back to his feet and hit a kick of his own to bring them to a stalemate. Penta and Matthews came in to take over. 

Penta took him down with a hurricanrana, but Matthews cut him off from hitting a suicide dive and rolled him up for a one-count. They had a furious exchange of takedowns before both men decided to tag out to the powerhouses on their teams. 

They collided several times but neither man would go down. The House of Black went after Death Triangle on the apron while Redbeard sent King out of the ring with a surprising dropkick. He took out Matthews and Black before running over King at ringside. 

The House of Black eventually cornered Penta to keep him isolated, but he was able to escape and tag PAC to unleash a tornado of kicks to Matthews. 

Penta took out Matthews and Black with a big crossbody as he started taking on everyone in House of Black. They went for a few more minutes before the match ended with all three members of House of Black taking out Redbeard for the win. 

Grade: B+ 

                                

Analysis

Seeing Redbeard in an AEW ring again was fun, especially since he got to interact with so many fellow former WWE Superstars. 

The action was well-paced and allowed almost every combination between the two teams to work together at one point or another. They did a good job balancing their time, so it did not feel like any one person was getting more attention than anyone else. 

Even though the first two matches were both good, this one managed to turn up the energy in the building and get the crowd hyped for the rest of the show. 

Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

The highly anticipated grudge match between Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston opened the main card of Revolution.

In a strong back-and-forth contest, The Demo God appeared to have hurt his opponent with a Codebreaker, but Kingston fought back to claim the victory by forcing Jericho to tap out.

The former AEW world champion had vowed to show his respect for his rival if he had won the contest, but he refused to shake Kingston's hand after his defeat.

A bemused Kingston was left to celebrate in the ring as Jericho left the arena.

Grade: B+

                         

Analysis

Was it really unexpected for Jericho not to put Kingston further over after this defeat? It's open to debate, but the dismissal of a handshake after the match leaves the story open-ended for another bout between the two.

Jurassic Express vs. ReDRagon vs. Young Bucks (AEW Tag Titles)

Jungle Boy and Kyle O'Reilly started for their teams. They took their time testing each other before KOR applied a headlock and knocked JB down with a shoulder tackle. O'Reilly countered an arm drag into an armbar before he brought in Bobby Fish for a double-team combo. 

A few moments later, Luchasaurus tagged in and started taking out everyone on both opposing teams. The Bucks and reDRagon avoided a dive from Luchasaurus, but they couldn't get out of the way of Jungle Boy. 

The two challenging teams started working together and took out Luchasaurus at ringside while focusing on Jungle Boy in the ring. Both teams stopped each other from winning, but they continued working together for a bit. 

Once communication issues began to come up between the two Elite tandems, Luchasaurus tagged in and started bulldozing over everyone. Nick Jackson hit a destroyer to stop the dinosaur in his tracks, but he popped up and chokeslammed everyone a second later. 

All three teams came close to winning a few times. At one point, Jungle Boy hit a shooting star press to KOR while he was being held by Luchasaurus. It was an amazing spot. 

The finish saw Jurassic Express hit their finisher to score the win and retain the titles. 

Grade: A-

                                 

Analysis

The story of this match was "Can The Young Bucks and reDRagon work together without costing each other the tag titles?" As soon as they started preventing each other from getting the pin, you could tell it was just a matter of time before their alliance broke down.

It was destined to end badly from the start. Why would two teams be able to work together if only one can win? We've seen this same type of match a million times, but these three teams still managed to make it fun. 

AEW has put on some wild tag team matches before, so this one had a lot to live up to. Maybe it had too many moving parts. Who's to say? Even if wasn't the Match of the Night, it was still quite good. Jungle Boy was the standout in this bout. 

Face of the Revolution Ladder Match

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

There were too many people involved in this match to cover everything they did, so we will highlight the big spots and close calls. 

Orange Cassidy almost won right away when he jumped onto the backs of a few other competitors, but he was unable to reach the golden circle hanging above the ring. 

Christian Cage took Powerhouse Hobbs off the ladder with a reverse DDT. Keith Lee used Cassidy's body as a weapon to take out everyone else before he tried to climb the ladder. 

Every competitor came close to grabbing the ring during a short sequence in the middle of the match. Hobbs hit Cassidy with a superplex from a ladder leaning in the corner. 

Ricky Starks shot himself through a ladder to take Cage out with a Spear. All six men ended up sharing two ladders, but it came down to Hobbs and Wardlow fighting on top at the end. The three powerhouses came face-to-face.

Lee picked up Cassidy and threw him out of the ring. Christian and Starks missed catching him and he fell down hard. Wardlow knocked Lee and Hobbs off the stage into a couple of tables while Christian attempted to win in the ring. 

Danhausen came in and cursed Starks before ripping him off the ladder. Wardlow jumped up onto one of the ladders and powerbombed Starks onto another before grabbing the brass ring to claim victory. 

Grade: B+

                          

Analysis

When it comes to multi-man ladder matches, you are never going to get a ton of psychology in the match. This is all about big spots and memorable moments. Once you can accept that, a bout like this is a ton of fun.

AEW did a good job balancing it out so everyone had a few moments to shine, but Wardlow was the standout. He had some of the best spots and the support of the crowd. It was a good move booking him to win because now he and MJF can work toward their eventual breakup. 

Jade Cargill vs. Tay Conti (TBS Championship)

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Anna Jay and Brodie Jr. came out to wish Tay Conti good luck in her TBS Championship match against Jade Cargill.

Conti had some warpaint on her face and looked fired up as she walked to the ring. 

Cargill gave Conti a kiss to mess with her right as the bell rang. Conti narrowly avoided her finisher, but Cargill managed to maintain control. 

She mocked the judo practitioner, so Conti took her down with an arm drag and hit some well-placed kicks in the corner. Conti took out Mark Sterling with a senton from the top rope, so Cargill hit Anna Jay with a pump kick that floored her in an instant. 

Anna Jay hit Cargill with a chair while the ref wasn't looking, but it wasn't enough to keep the champ down. Conti hit the DDTay for a close two-count. 

Cargill hit a frog splash from the top rope for another near-fall. She caught Conti coming off the top rope and hit Jaded to retain her TBS Championship. 

Grade: C+

                           

Analysis

This was the first real test Cargill has had since winning the TBS title two months ago. Ever since then, she has had mostly squash matches. 

She and Conti did a good job keeping this match competitive, but it felt like there was a lack of chemistry at times. They worked well together but not as well as you would hope for a PPV match.

The problem is the bar for AEW PPV matches is so high that it's hard for anyone who isn't a skilled veteran to stand out. Cargill and Conti would have stolen the show on an episode of Rampage, but on a PPV they will end up falling somewhere in the middle of the pack. 

MJF vs. CM Punk (Dog Collar Match)

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

We thought CM Punk was coming out when his music hit, but it turned out to be MJF instead. When it was time for Punk's entrance, he had an elaborate smoke show on the stage while his old Ring of Honor song played. 

The ref put the collars around their necks, and they had just enough chain to stretch across the ring. Punk began to pull MJF toward him, but the heel whipped the chain into his face. Punk pulled him back into the ring but missed whipping him with the chain. 

MJF got on his knees and tried to apologize, but Punk wasn't buying it. He kicked him in the face and stomped on his fingers. The Salt of the Earth trapped Punk's head for a kick in the corner and followed up with a powerbomb for a two-count. 

He whipped The Straight Edge Superstar with the chain as the crowd booed. You could already see welts beginning to form from the impact. MJF used the chain to bust Punk wide open and then grabbed a mic and taunted him as he stomped him on the face. 

Punk regained control and called for the GTS. MJF blocked it and locked in The Salt of the Earth armbar. The Second City Saint rolled him over to escape and put him in the Anaconda Vise. 

He wrapped the chain around his knee and hit MJF with a Shining Wizard. He beat on MJF at ringside and threw him into the steel steps. They slowed the pace and started making every move count as they sold their blood loss and injures. 

MJF grabbed a back of thumbtacks from under the ring and dumped them on the mat. Both men came close to landing on them a few times before MJF superplexed Punk onto them. 

MJF called for Wardlow, and he slowly made his way to the ring. He was supposed to hand the heel his Dynamite diamond ring but it looked like he couldn't find it. Punk hit the GTS and MJF fell onto the tacks. Wardlow put the ring on the apron in front of The Best in the World and walked away. 

Punk leveled MJF with one punch with the ring and got the win. 

Grade: A

                              

Analysis 

If the ladder match was all about big spots with no story, this dog collar contest was all about the story with only a minimal amount of high spots used to accentuate the action. 

Both men were verbal throughout, blood was spilled, the chain was used in creative ways and Punk included several callbacks to his Ring of Honor days with his gear and entrance. It all meshed together to create an intriguing and bloody performance. 

Your opinion on blood in wrestling will have an impact on how much you enjoyed this one. If you don't mind blood, this was a blast. 

The pace slowed a bit too much at times, but that felt intentional to sell the weight of their injuries. It's not as much a complaint as a preference.

The Wardlow face turn is going to be a hot topic moving forward. 

Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa (AEW Women's World Championship)

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Thunder Rosa came out first for her AEW women's title match against the reigning champion, Britt Baker, who had a brand new title belt around her waist. 

They locked up and fought for a long time to gain control. They rolled around a few times without releasing the tie-up. Rosa managed to take Baker down in a headlock to kick-start a sequence of holds and counters. 

Dueling chants broke out as they continued to go back and forth. The challenger started to gain some momentum before Baker dropped her with a neckbreaker in the corner. 

Jamie Hayter and Rebel helped the champ get an unfair advantage by distracting the ref and attacking when his back was turned. Rosa hit a German suplex out of nowhere to give herself a chance to recover. She began making a comeback as the crowd rallied behind her. 

She hit a superplex and picked Baker up for a fireman's carry neckbreaker. Rosa prevented her opponent from putting her in the Lockjaw but couldn't keep her down for the pin. She spiked the champ with a Tombstone Piledriver but Rebel kept the ref from making the count. 

Baker hit a Stomp onto the title belt, but Rosa found a way to kick out. The challenger made her tap to a submission but the ref was distracted once again.

Rosa speared Rebel off the apron and took Hayter down with a clothesline. Baker hit the Stomp when she got back in the ring to get the pin and retain her title. 

Grade: B

                          

Analysis

This match had a couple of pacing issues, but as a whole, it was an enjoyable performance that highlighted the abilities of both women as well as could be expected. 

We have seen better matches from both of these women with other competitors and with each other, but this was a worthy addition to their series. It just won't go down as the best of the bunch.

For some reason, it felt like they were holding back or they wore themselves out earlier than expected. 

Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley wasted no time. They made their entrances and had a quick standoff before the bell rang and they started struggling for control.

They kept things tame at first by going for holds and takedowns instead of just trying to beat each other up. Danielson played some mind games in the corner, so Mox slapped him in the face. 

The American Dragon kicked him right in the back and then did some jumping jacks to taunt him. Moxley invited him to take a free shot, so Danielson did. Mox returned his slap with two of his own and a kick to the back. They started trading stiff strikes and ended with Moxley hitting a back elbow. 

They kept upping their aggression as they continued to fight, but the ref made sure it was all legal by the rules of the match. Danielson climbed to the top rope but missed the diving headbutt. 

He hit a few running dropkicks in the corner before Moxley took him down with a pair of suplexes. The submission specialist locked him in a guillotine, but the former AEW world champion was able to power out of it. 

They brawled at ringside until Moxley was busted open and bleeding like a faucet. He clawed at Danielson's back to make him bleed a bit more. Danielson hit a flurry of elbows to the face before putting Moxley in a dragon sleeper. 

Mox escaped and hit several elbow strikes. He locked in the Bulldog Choke but Danielson countered with a suplex. He drilled Mox with a running knee for a close two-count. Moxley refused to give up to the triangle choke and rolled over onto his rival to get the pin and the win. 

They started fighting again after the bell and the ref called for help to break them up. William Regal walked down and got between them. He slapped both men and got them to shake hands. 

Grade: A

                               

Analysis

This started out as a wrestling match but the longer they went, the more it turned into a straight-up fight. They were barely holding back their strikes, and it made for quite the show.

Once both men started bleeding, you could see them beginning to plan for the finish. They fought for quite some time, but that was the moment they began using everything in their arsenal to take each other out.

Moxley's love for violence has been well-documented in AEW, but this was one of the first times we have gotten to see Danielson embrace this side of his personality since he joined WWE all those years ago. This proved he can hang with hardcore legends and technicians alike. 

Hardy, Kassidy and El Idolo vs. Sting, Alling and Guevara

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

This match was contested with tornado rules, so everyone was legal and nobody had to tag out. That led to the action being all over the place, so we will recap the biggest spots. 

Darby Allin went after Andrade El Idolo while Sammy Guevara and Isiah Kassidy fought. Sting took out Matt Hardy and Jose before they started grabbing weapons from under the ring. 

Allin put Jose in a trash can and held him in place while Allin nailed him with a suicide dive. Guevara hit Kassidy with a perfect double springboard cutter. 

We saw every pairing from both teams take turns fighting each other in and out of the ring, but neither team had the clear advantage. 

The Butcher and The Blade came out to help beat up Sting while Marq Quen showed up to aid Kassidy. Guevara and Kassidy fought on top of the set until the TNT champ hit a Spanish Fly through two tables. 

Sting put Andrade through four tables in the crowd in one of the wildest bumps of the night. Allin hit the Coffin Drop on Hardy for the win. 

Grade: C+

                             

Analysis

Other than some of the bigger spots that were clearly planned in advance involving a variety of weapons, this match was just a jumble of different people fighting in different places.

It had its fun moments but felt a bit overbooked at times. Allin misjudged the distance for the finish, so he almost ended up missing Hardy completely. 

Don't let the grade fool you, though. This was a lot of fun, but it just wasn't a cohesive match in any way. It was mayhem but in a good way. 

'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Adam Cole (AEW World Championship)

Credit: All Elite Wrestling

The battle of the Adams closed the show as "Hangman" Adam Page and Adam Cole squared off for the AEW World Championship. The crowd chanted "Let's go Adam" to show support for both men as they locked up for the first time. 

Hangman backed Cole to the ropes and made a relatively clean break. He controlled the pace for a couple of minutes to keep the challenger on defense. He threw Cole into the barricade a few times and hit a running boot to the face. 

Cole ducked a clothesline so Hangman would hit the post, and then he sent Page into the steps. Cole kept the pace slow as he tried to punish the champion. Page hit a few chops before Cole picked him up for a spinning powerbomb that almost ended in disaster. 

Cole talked some trash before Page caught him with a kick. He powerbombed Cole onto the apron and hit a huge moonsault all the way to the floor. Cole caught the champ with a superkick when he went for another moonsault, but he only got a two-count. 

Page hit Deadeye but only scored a near-fall. He also hit a Tombstone but still couldn't get the pin. The crowd chanted "Fight forever" as Cole began to set up for his finisher. Page cut him off and climbed to the top rope with him to hit a backflip fallaway slam for another close two-count. 

Fish and O'Reilly came down to offer their support as Cole hit the Panama Sunrise on the floor. Cole hit a low blow and another Panama Sunrise followed by a running knee to the head for a near-fall. 

Fish and KOR set up a table next to the ring, but it was Cole who ended up going through it. The Dark Order ran down to check on Page and ended up fighting with reDRagon. Hangman hit the Buckshot Lariat, but Cole grabbed the bottom rope to break the pin. 

Page unloaded on Cole with superkicks after tying his hand to the top rope. The challenger freed himself but ran into another kick. He hit Cole's own running knee before nailing the Buckshot Lariat for the win. 

Grade: A

                              

Analysis

Other bouts on the card might have included more exciting spots, more blood and more weapons, but this match had the easiest story to follow and managed to be just as entertaining as anything else on the night. 

Even with all of the other big showdowns on the card, this still felt like the match that most deserved to be the main event. They more than lived up to expectations and put on an awesome show for the fans. 

There were one or two moments you could pick out as errors, but there were 10 times as many moments you could point to as being great. 

This might not go down as the best AEW PPV of all time, but it certainly had a lot of memorable matches. It will likely be considered a top-five event for many fans. Only one or two results could be considered surprising, but almost everything made sense from a booking standpoint.