Revolution 2023: MJF and Danielson Turn an Iron Man Match into a Modern AEW Classic

Mark Briscoe scored the deciding fall over Ari Daivari with the Froggy Bow, giving Briscoe and the Lucha Brothers a Zero Hour victory over Daivari, Tony Nese and Josh Woods. Nese and Woods had isolated Penta El Zero Miedo with repeated tags, and Mark Sterling interrupted the exchange from ringside. Rey Fenix helped break up Nese's late near fall, leaving Briscoe to finish Daivari from the top rope. C (6.3) reflects an energetic pre-show six-man match with an identifiable pinning wrestler; Briscoe's ROH World Tag Team Championship was not defended here.

Ricky Starks pinned Chris Jericho with the Roshambo after countering an attempted Judas Effect. The Jericho Appreciation Society had been barred from ringside, yet Sammy Guevara appeared and drew the referee's attention until Action Andretti intercepted him. Jericho used the distraction to strike Starks with a bat, but Starks survived and stopped the next finishing attempt. B- (7.4) credits the comeback against interference, with Starks getting the actual deciding pin. No championship was on the line, and Andretti did not become a second legal partner.

Jack Perry won the Last Burial match by locking Christian Cage inside the casket, a finish that couldn't be mistaken for a pin or submission. Cage whipped Perry with a belt, scattered dirt into his eyes and tried to hit a conchairto after pulling a steel chair from the casket. Perry countered with the Snare Trap while holding a shovel, then struck Cage with a chair and rolled him into the coffin to shut the lid. B (7.8) recognizes the personal stakes and unambiguous stipulation-specific ending, with Perry's mother and sister watching rather than entering the match.

The House of Black won the AEW World Trios Championship when Malakai Black pinned Matt Jackson after Dante's Inferno. Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks had turned back Brody King and Buddy Matthews with a flurry of superkicks, and Omega's V-Trigger knocked Julia Hart from the apron during a distraction attempt. The Elite connected with the BTE Trigger on Black, but Matthews interrupted the pin. When Matt Jackson attempted the Meltzer Driver, Matthews stopped it and the challengers landed their finishing combination. A- (8.8) credits the exchanges among all six wrestlers and an actual championship change, not a successful Elite defense.

Jamie Hayter retained the AEW Women's World Championship by rolling up Ruby Soho after ducking a kick in the three-way with Saraya. Hayter had stopped Soho's attempt to pin Saraya after Destination Unknown, while Saraya and Toni Storm repeatedly tried to divide the opposition. Soho turned against Hayter and Britt Baker after the bell, joining Saraya and Storm's assault; that betrayal did not cause the champion's winning fall. B- (7.1) distinguishes Hayter's opportunistic pin from the more consequential post-match alliance shift without attributing the decision to an absent referee or an outside title switch.

Hangman Adam Page forced Jon Moxley to tap out in their Texas Death match by pulling a steel chain tight around Moxley's neck from outside the ropes. Earlier, Moxley punished Page with a barbed-wire chair, bricks and a bulldog choke, while Page answered with a Dead Eye onto the wire-wrapped chair and finally a Buckshot Lariat that knocked Moxley to the apron. When Moxley dropped over the top rope with the chain still around his neck, Page kept pulling until he submitted. A+ (9.6) recognizes the violence and the unusual submission finish rather than recording an ordinary pinfall or referee-count victory.

Wardlow regained the AEW TNT Championship by trapping Samoa Joe in a sleeper that left the champion unable to continue. Joe had attacked Wardlow's leg, cut him off with strikes and applied his own sleeper, but Wardlow reached the bottom rope for a break. When Joe sought a Muscle Buster, Wardlow countered into a powerbomb, survived another lariat and secured the grapevined choke. C (6.4) credits the clear title change by technical submission, while Powerhouse Hobbs watched ahead of his subsequent title opportunity rather than competing in the match.

The Gunns retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship when they pinned Danhausen with the 3:10 to Yuma in the four-team title match. The Acclaimed had nearly defeated Austin Gunn with the Arrival and Mic Drop, but Colten broke up the cover. Jeff Jarrett then tried to use a guitar, Jay Lethal struck Max Caster with a Golden Globe, and Austin took a blind tag as Danhausen entered. The Gunns caught Danhausen with their finisher for the deciding fall. C+ (6.6) distinguishes this four-way retention from a title switch and identifies the wrestler pinned rather than crediting the losing Acclaimed pairing.

MJF retained the AEW World Championship 4-3 in sudden-death overtime when Bryan Danielson submitted to the LeBell Lock. Danielson's running knee had earned the first fall, while an intentional MJF low blow cost the champion a disqualification point before he tied the count through rapid falls. They reached 3-3 at the 60-minute limit, after which Tony Khan ordered sudden death. Danielson trapped MJF in a single-leg crab, but MJF reached the ropes and then struck Danielson with an oxygen tank while the referee was unaware. The champion applied Danielson's own hold for the final tapout. A+ (9.9) credits the hour-long contest and exact overtime finish without calling the original time-limit result a championship change.