The 2025 Revolution was a

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(PPV)

event Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of eve ...

produced by

All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...

(AEW). It was the sixth annual

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and took place on March 9, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in

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. This was the first AEW PPV event to stream on

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. Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. The main event saw

Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Championship, AEW World Champion in his ...

defeat

Cope A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...

and

Christian Cage William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Christian Cage and is the leader of The Patriarch ...

technical submission Technical may refer to: * Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle * Technical area, an area which a manager, other coaching personnel, and substitutes are allowed to occupy during a football match * Technical advisor, a person who ad ...

in a

three-way match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

to retain the

AEW World Championship The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling World championship (professional wrestling), world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on ...

; this originally started as a singles match between Moxley and Cope but Cage cashed in his Casino Gauntlet championship match contract during the match to make it a three-way. In another prominent match, "Timeless" Toni Storm defeated Mariah May in a "Hollywood Ending" match to retain the

AEW Women's World Championship The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 2, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current cham ...

to conclude their storyline that had begun in November of 2023, in what would be May's final match in AEW before her departure from the company in May 2025. In other prominent matches,

Swerve Strickland Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He also appears on the independent circuit. Strickl ...

defeated

Ricochet A ricochet ( ; ) is a rebound, bounce, or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile. Most ricochets are caused by accident and while the force of the deflection decelerates the projectile, it can still be energetic and almost ...

to become the #1 contender for the AEW World Championship,

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...

defeated

Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American Wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW ...

to win the

AEW International Championship The AEW International Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships, championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All E ...

, becoming the first-ever AEW Grand Slam Champion, and in the opening bout,

"Hangman" Adam Page Stephen Blake Woltz (born July 27, 1991), better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a former AEW World Champion and AEW ...

defeated MJF.

Production

Background

is a

(PPV)

held annually by

(AEW) since 2020—it was originally held in late February but moved to early March in 2021. It is one of AEW's "Big Five" PPVs, which also includes

Double or Nothing Double or nothing (UK often double or quits) is a gamble to decide whether a loss or debt should be doubled. The result of a "double or nothing" bet is either cancellation of a debt ''or'' the doubling of a debt. It can be seen as a gentleman's ag ...

, All In, All Out, and Full Gear, their five biggest shows produced throughout the year. On November 19, 2024, AEW announced that the sixth Revolution would take place at Crypto.com Arena in

on March 9, 2025. This marked the first time AEW held an event at the venue, as all of their prior events in the Los Angeles area were held at the

Kia Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Pincay Drive to th ...

in nearby

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. On March 5, 2025, AEW announced a new PPV distribution deal with

wherein AEW's PPVs would be available to purchase on the platform in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, beginning with the 2025 Revolution.

Storylines

Revolution featured

professional wrestling matches Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...

that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''

Dynamite Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern German ...

'' and ''

Collision In physics, a collision is any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. Although the most common use of the word ''collision'' refers to incidents in which two or more objects collide with great for ...

''. At Worlds End on December 28,

retained his

in a

four-way match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

in the main event only for FTR (

Dax Harwood David Michael Harwood (born June 30, 1984) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Dax Harwood. Teamed with Cash Wheeler as FTR, Harwood is a two-time AEW World Tag Team Champion. H ...

and Cash Wheeler) and

Adam Copeland Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), better known by the ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Cope. He is best known for his te ...

, who was returning from a seven month hiatus, to confront him afterwards. At Fight for the Fallen on January 1, Copeland, now known as simply "Cope", and FTR defeated

Death Riders The Death Riders are a villainous professional wrestling stable that performs in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Ring of Honor (ROH). The stable consists of the leader Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, ...

. Over the course of the following weeks

Jay White Jamie White (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Bullet Club sub-group Bang Bang Gang. White is a former ...

, whom was one of the three other competitors in the four-way match at Worlds End, would become involved in Cope's feud with Moxley. On the January 22 episode of ''

'', Cope defeated

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only to be shown on the TitanTron that Death Riders had kidnapped Harwood, Wheeler and

Rock 'n' Roll Express The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson (wrestler), Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. The duo began teaming together in Memphis in the early 1980s, followed by Universal Wrest ...

( Robert Gibson and

Ricky Morton Richard Wendell Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. For most of his career, Morton has performed with Robert Gibson (wrestler), Robert Gibson as the Rock 'n' Roll ...

Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Death Riders and a former AEW World Trios Championship, AEW World Trios Champion. He also per ...

then con-chair-toed Morton before attacking Cope and White in the ring. This would lead to a Brisbane Brawl at Grand Slam Australia on February 15 which Death Riders won. Following the loss, Cope vowed to dismantle Death Riders one-by-one. Starting with Pac on the February 22 episode of ''

'', hitting Pac with a con-chair-to. On the February 26 episode of ''Dynamite'' with the help of White and

Willow Nightingale Danielle Paultre (born January 25, 1994), better known by the ring name Willow Nightingale, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a current member of The Conglomeration and a former AEW T ...

, Cope took out Castagnoli and

Marina Shafir Marina Shafir (; born 14 April 1988) is a Moldovan professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. As a wrestler, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a member of Death Riders, a villainous stable formerly known as Bla ...

, leaving Moxley and

Wheeler Yuta Paul Soren Gruber (born October 26, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool C ...

left. On the March 5 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cope defeated Yuta. After the match, an argument erupted in the ring between Yuta and Moxley, leading to Yuta walking away. Moxley then said that he would look forward to beating Cope at Revolution. At

Maximum Carnage "Maximum Carnage" is a 14-part comic book crossover published in Marvel Comics' ''Spider-Man'' family of titles in 1993. It featured Spider-Man, Venom, and a host of other superheroes teaming up to face Venom's murderous offspring Carnage and h ...

on January 18 (taped January 16)

defeated

Christopher Daniels Christopher Daniel Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works as the Head of Ta ...

in a

Texas Death match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

. After the match, Daniels announced his retirement, making his loss to Page his final match. On the January 22 episode of ''Dynamite'' Daniels confronted Page telling him that he won and that he was retired, in turn making Page question his attitude towards Daniels. On the February 12 episode of ''Dynamite'' MJF defeated

Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes, with a nickname of "The Natural" and is a member of The Sons of ...

but continued to attack him after the match until Page fended MJF off. The following week on ''Dynamite'' both men engaged in a promo exchange which lead to a brawl. On the February 26, 2025 episode of ''Dynamite'' MJF attacked Daniels backstage in order to get back at Page, as by now, Page had become remorseful of his treatment towards Daniels. A match for Reveloution between Page and MJF was set up shortly afterwards. On the September 11 episode of Dynamite,

Will Ospreay William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW International Champion. He is also known for his eight year tenure with New Japa ...

teamed with

Kyle Fletcher Kyle Fletcher (born 24 December 1998) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family stable and is one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Konosuke Takeshita. He a ...

to win a tag team Casino Gauntlet match to earn a shot at

The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie, who perform under the ring names Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson. , they are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), whe ...

AEW World Tag Team Championship The AEW World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a standard tag team championship, being contested by teams of two wr ...

at Grand Slam on September 25, but failed to win the titles at the event. At WrestleDream on October 12, after Ospreay had lost his

, Fletcher would attack Ospreay, ending their alliance On 23 November at Full Gear, Ospreay was defeated by Fletcher. The next day, Ospreay was announced as a participant in the 2024 Continental Classic, where he was placed in the Gold league. Ospreay finished the tournament with 9 points and advanced to the playoff stage on 28 December at Worlds End. At Worlds End, Ospreay defeated Fletcher in the semi-finals, but lost to

Kazuchika Okada (born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family stable and is the current AEW Continental Champion in his first reign. Known as the , he is b ...

in the grand finals. On the January 8, 2025 episode of ''Dynamite'', Ospreay came to the aid of Kenny Omega from an attack by the Don Callis Family. At Grand Slam Australia on 15 February, Ospreay and Omega defeated Fletcher and Takeshita in a tag-team match. A match was later set up between Fletcher and Ospreay in a

Steel Cage match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...

. At the start of 2024, Mariah May became

Toni Storm Toni Rossall (born 19 October 1995), better known by the ring name Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the epithet "Timeless" Toni Storm and is the reigning AEW Women' ...

's "understudy" and protégé. At

Mariah May adopted Storm's previous "Rockstar" persona, including wearing Storm's old ring attire and entrance music, and would begin wrestling matches on ''Dynamite'' and ''Collison'' in this persona as a tribute to her mentor Storm. At

Forbidden Door Forbidden Door or ''The Forbidden Door'' may refer to: * ''The Forbidden Door'', professional wrestling term referring to working agreement between promotions * AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, professional wrestling joint events: ** Forbidden Door ( ...

, Storm retained the title against

Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and Television personalities in Japan, ''tarento''. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Shirakawa first gained ...

, May's tag team partner in

World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...

, and following the match Storm, May and Shirakawa put aside their differences with a three-way kiss. Throughout the Storm/Shirakawa rivalry, it had been teased that May was conflicted about who to side with, her mentor Storm or former Stardom tag partner Shirakawa, and that she was romantically tied to both women. On the July 10 episode of ''Dynamite'', Storm was attacked by May after May defeated Willow Nightingale in the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament to earn a shot at her AEW Women's World Championship on August 25 at All In, turning face after being a tweener alongside May for months. On August 25 at All In, Storm lost the AEW Women's World Championship to May, ending her third reign at 281 days. After nearly four months on hiatus, Storm made her return on December 11 at

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, now under her "Rockstar" persona, where she confronted May after her successful title defense against Shirakawa. After returning, Storm began acting as if she just made her debut in AEW. After winning a Casino Gauntlet match at

to earn title shot against May, she returned to her "Timeless" persona, revealing her "Rockstar" act was all a ruse. On February 15, 2025 at Grand Slam Australia, Storm defeated May to win the AEW Women's World Champion for a record-setting fourth time. It was then announced Storm would face May in a "Hollywood Ending" Falls Count Anywhere match which would serve an end to their feud. In late 2024,

began a feud with

. On the February 5, 2025 episode of ''Dynamite'', Strickland was defeated by Ricochet, who proceeded to steal the "Embassy" robe that Strickland wore in honor of

Jimmy Rave James Michael Guffey (December 8, 1982 – December 12, 2021), better known by the ring name Jimmy Rave, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). E ...

. It was then announced Ricochet would take on Strickland with the winner getting an

match. Going into Revolution

The Murder Machines The Don Callis Family is a villainous professional wrestling stable led and managed by Don Callis. The group also consists of Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Trent Beretta, Lance Archer, Brian Cage, Mark Davis (wrestler), Mark Davis, Josh Al ...

(

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonLance Archer Lance Hoyt (born February 28, 1977), better known by his ring name Lance Archer, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where is a member of The Don Callis Family and one-half of The Murder Machines w ...

) were demanding an

opportunity against

The Hurt Syndicate The Hurt Syndicate is a professional wrestling stable in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group consists of Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, MJF, and Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP, who serves as their manager. Lashley and B ...

. At the same time, The Outrunners (

Truth Magnum The Outrunners are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and also wrestle for its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The team debuted in April 2021 ...

and

Turbo Floyd The Outrunners are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and also wrestle for its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The team debuted in April 2021 ...

) were also wanting a title opportunity. On the February 26 episode of ''Dynamite'' The Outrunners defeated

in order to get a

opportunity. The match was later made official for Revolution. At Grand Slam Australia,

defeated

Buddy Matthews Matthew Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews and is a member of the stable Hounds of Hell. He is a former one-time AEW World Trios Cha ...

to retain his

AEW Continental Championship The AEW Continental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on November 18, 2023, the title has a special attribute in that it is defended ...

. Okada then began a feud with Matthews' Hounds of Hell stablemate

Brody King Nathan Troy Blauvelt (born March 17, 1987), better known by his ring name Brody King, is an American professional wrestler, singer, and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Hounds of Hell and is a form ...

, with Okada interrupting King's backstage promo and later attacking him in the ring later that night on the March 1 episode of ''Collision''. A match for Okada's AEW Continental Championship was later made official for Revolution.

Results

Notes

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Revolution

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