All Elite Wrestling: Revolution (2024 TV Special) User Reviews

Sting Gets A Better Send Off Than WWE Gave Him

[jeremycrimsonfox · 8/10 · 4 March 2024]

Taking place in the Greensboro Colliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, the 2024 edition of All Elite Wrestling's Revolution pay-per-view is an amazing romp that shows despite the promotion's flaws, it knows how to keep fans entertained, as it would be the event where Sting would have his retirement match.

Starting with a TNT Championship match between Daniel Garcia and Christain Cage, the matches kept me on the edge of my seat (like the match between Daniel Bryanson and Eddie Kingston, and the eight man scramble Battle Royale), but the main event is where it's at, as this is where Sting's retirement match is, as he and Darby Allin defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships in a tornado tag team match against The Young Bucks, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson. This is where AEW pulled all the stops, as other than the Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair, being at rinside, the company also invited Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, another 1980's wrestling legend that has fought Sting, to be the special guest timekeeper for the match, and giving Sting a special entrance for this final match, having a short movie displaying some of his greatest moments (even showing some NWA/WCW moments and photos, which I thought would be impossible due to WWE owning the company) and Sting entering to his 80's entrance music with his two sons joining dressed as Surfer Sting and Wolfpac Sting (a.k.a. Red Makeup Sting). Now this what sets All Elite Wrestling apart from World Wrestling Entertainment, as while it also has its setbacks and controversies, like the C. M. Punk debacle, AEW treats legends with respect, and here, Sting is given the respect he never got during his short WWE run. This is a PPV that is worth watching if you are a Sting fan, and having seen him since 1990's WCW, all I can say is Thank You, Sting.

Revolution

[bobcobb301 · 6 March 2024]

Sting has had a memorable career and seems to be revered by wrestlers and fans of all kinds the last 30 years.

This was about as close to a perfect retirement match as you could hope for. Some spots were sloppy, and you have to question the use of glass, but getting his sons to dress like him and retiring undefeated in AEW is an accomplishment. We will all remember that match and I guess that is the point.

The rest of the card was pretty solid here. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Toni Storm was really underwhelming though, and that is surprising given the strong build and obviously the talent involved in it.

THANK YOU STING

[captainsilverink · 7/10 · 5 March 2024]

A perfect send off for Sting. Everything about the match, the entrance and the presentation was beautiful. A truly magical moment, and powerful sendoff for a one of a kind legend.

Darby is intent on dying in the ring.

A pretty banging world title match that absolutely went hard and was full of great psychology, and also some humor. Hangman and Swerve's feud is one of the best in recent memory. Samoa Joe is a beast as usual, and while it was kind of apparent he'd win (He's only had one other defense) it was a great match.

Ospreay vs Takeshita is easily match of the night, if not the year so far. Absolute banger from two dudes who are already accomplished but will be some of the greatest of their generation overall.

Toni Storm vs Deonna Purrazzo certainly happened. I wasn't very invested in this feud but I've been loving Timeless Toni Storm. Purrazzo just isn't interesting to me in the slightest.

BCC VS FTR. This drags down the PPV from a higher rating imo. The BCC have been boring for the past few months and this feud does nothing for me. Just boring. Not even outstanding technical wrestling, just more of the same that these four have been doing over and over. Bathroom break match.

Roderick Strong vs Orange Cassidy. Another banger. I think by the time no other belts had changed hands, I knew this would defintely. That and the fact OC only had the belt because Mox got a concussion during his run and they panicked and put the belt back on OC for a little long, even if he is a beast. Great match from two talented performers who can really turn up the heat.

All Star Scramble. This was going to be a three way "Meat Madness Match", but since everyone online complained that it didn't have enough meat, they expanded it. It was pretty good for a laugh, lots of meaty men slapping man meat and flexing. We all knew Dante was taking that pin, but it was an okay match.

Kingston v Danielson. I thought it was good, I don't care that people think Eddie looks like a bum. It makes his matches more compelling. Good technicals from both dudes, and the handshake moment at the end was a nice touch. I don't know why they so often keep Danielson, the most interesting member of the BCC, on his own side quests so often.

Dad vs Daniel Garcia. Good match over all but I am sick to death of the constant interference angles run in every Christian Cage match (and most matches in general lately). We could do without them. Anyway, good showing for Garcia. I guess they're saving Christian Cage's loss for Copeland (which I doubt), or the betrayal from one of his sons.

7/10. Great matches and moments, but it's bogged down by some boring bits in the third quarter.