Leading into Revolution, MJF had already picked up a win (in fact, 2 falls in the same match) against Punk on Dynamite in no less than Punk’s hometown of Chicago. Perhaps no other match in the entire event would be more highly-anticipated than the Dog Collar match between MJF and, the man with the best bloody face in wrestling today, CM Punk. And though their personalities wouldn’t produce the smoothest chemistry on promos, this show-stealing opening bout showed that, at this stage of their careers, these men bring out the best in each other. The little pep talk segment must’ve done something because the Jericho and Kingston that showed up here were singularly focused on putting on a wrestling classic that drew inspiration from their heroes. Kingston’s AJPW influence was strong in this match, delivering high-angle suplexes and blistering, rapid-fire chops to Jericho, who fought Kingston off quickly and showed no backdown in brawling with him. Kingston isn’t here for lengthy, talky sports-entertainment segments he is here to release aggression by fighting but before that match is confirmed to happen, he tries to motivate Jericho back: “Let me get the Chris Jericho that got the respect from one of my heroes, Tenryu ‘Cause if you don’t, I’m gonna eat you alive.”Īnd the match that we got at Revolution would be the best singles match either has had in their AEW career thus far. It’s interesting, because, though Kingston doesn’t seem to deny it, he also makes it clear he doesn’t care about Jericho that much. In so many words, Jericho wanted to motivate Kingston by telling him that what he thinks of Kingston is deep down what Kingston also thinks of himself-that he can’t win big matches because he’s terrified of success. Chris Jericho v Eddie KingstonĬhris Jericho’s beef with Eddie Kingston leading up to Revolution was an interesting one. In the end, House of Black would surround Redbeard and hit him with a trifecta of death - a spinning heel kick, black mist, and Gonzo Bomb to get the win in one of the strongest buy-in matches to date. As the match continues on and moves come flying in from different permutations of the two teams, the energy and athleticism of all men involved becomes something to marvel at. Initial one-on-one pairings saw Malakai Black exchanging kicks with Pac from the opening bell Buddy Matthews and Penta Oscuro trying to read each others’ next dive, and the two big men Brody King and Redbeard attempt to knock each other down. Stepping into the Rey Fenix’s spot-who had suffered a nasty arm injury 2 months prior-is the giant Erick Redbeard, whose presence in the match alters the dynamic in both speed-reliant teams. A night of great undercard rivalries began at the Revolution Buy-In with a great trios match between House of Black and Penta Oscuro, Pac, and Erick Redbeard.
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