AEW Revolution 2024: 10 Things That Must Happen

10. AEW Goes Retro

Retro flavour is nothing new in modern pro wrestling. WWE's "Old School" episodes of Raw scratched itches to varying levels of success, and AEW itself has paid tribute to NWA/WCW history sporadically since launch. At Revolution, it's time for Tony Khan to reach deep into his grappling fandom bag of tricks.

A quick look above reveals that the NWA went fairly minimalist for the first Clash Of The Champions on TBS in March 1988. The promotion favoured nuts n' bolts rasslin' over big-time production, but there's always something charming about revisiting that era via WWE Network/Peacock.

This weekend, AEW can put a slightly more modern twist on the Clash set, graphics and...everything else. They should go old-school NWA like it's '88 again and Sting is about to become a breakout star opposite Ric Flair. Why not? Drench the Greensboro Coliseum in nostalgia and take fans on a time machine tour.

All Elite's next pay-per-view is the ideal chance to lean on fond memories for a wrestling stronghold.