Revolution (2021)

Revolution is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on March 7, 2021 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. It will be the second event in the Revolution chronology.

Revolution
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateMarch 7, 2021
CityJacksonville, Florida
VenueDaily's Place
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Production

Background

On February 29, 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a pay-per-view event titled Revolution.[1] Later that year at Full Gear, AEW announced their next pay-per-view would be Revolution on February 27, 2021, thus establishing Revolution as an annual pay-per-view for the promotion.[2]

AEW moved the event to March 7 after conflicts with the Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim bout in Miami on the originally scheduled date of February 27, and had considered March 6, but that date fell through because of a conflict with UFC 259. This will be AEW's first ever pay-per-view to take place on a Sunday.[3][4]

Storylines

Revolution will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5] Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly shows Dynamite and Dark and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.

On the January 20, 2021 episode of Dynamite, a tag team battle royal was announced for Beach Break, with the winners getting an AEW World Tag Team Championship match against The Young Bucks at Revolution; The Young Bucks also participated and had they won, they could have chosen their opponents.[6] Chris Jericho last eliminated Daunte Martin of Top Flight to win the battle royal, earning himself and Inner Circle stablemate MJF a tag title match at Revolution.

At Winter Is Coming on December 2, 2020, Sting made his AEW debut, saving Cody Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and TNT Champion Darby Allin from a beatdown by Team Taz (Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, and Powerhouse Hobbs).[7] Sting continued to make appearances to save Allin from Team Taz, finally getting physically involved to prevent interference from Starks and assist Allin in retaining his championship against Cage at New Year's Smash Night 2.[8] On the January 20, 2021 episode of Dynamite, the manager of the stable, Taz stated that he wanted to take the fight to the streets, and issued a challenge to Allin and Sting. The next day, it was announced that Allin and Sting would face Team Taz (Cage and Starks) in a Street Fight at Revolution, marking Sting's first match in AEW and his first match in over five years following his retirement in 2016.[9]

Matches
No. Matches* Stipulations
1 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Inner Circle (MJF and Chris Jericho) (with Wardlow) Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship[6]
2 Team Taz (Brian Cage and Ricky Starks) (with Taz) vs. Darby Allin and Sting Street Fight[10]
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • *Card subject to change

See also

References
  1. Rose, Bryan (December 11, 2019). "AEW REVOLUTION PAY-PER-VIEW ANNOUNCED FOR FEBRUARY 29". Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. Lambert, Jeremy (November 7, 2020). "AEW Revolution Announced For February 27". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. Nason, Josh (January 22, 2021). "AEW Revolution date being moved, two March dates under consideration". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. Nason, Josh (January 24, 2021). "AEW Revolution moving to March 7 for first-ever Sunday pay-per-view". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. DeFelice, Robert (January 20, 2021). "Good Brothers, Cody Responding To Shaq Set For 1/27 AEW Dynamite, New Matches Set For Beach Break". Fightful. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. Barrasso, Justin (December 8, 2020). "Behind the Scenes of Sting's Exit from WWE and Arrival in AEW". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. Klyn, Parker (January 13, 2021). "AEW Dynamite live results: New Year's Smash night two". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. Lambert, Jeremy (January 21, 2021). "Sting Set To Compete At AEW Revolution, Teams With Darby Allin Against Team Taz". Fightful. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  10. All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (January 21, 2021). "Here we go! It's 'The Machine' Brian Cage (@MrGMSI_BCage) & Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) of #TeamTaz vs. @Sting & the TNT Champion @DarbyAllin in a STREET FIGHT!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
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