10 Best Moments In AEW History

4. The Night Of Revolution 2020

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Less of a moment and more of a full-length pay-per-view, granted, AEW Revolution 2020 was really something. 

Match by match, it wasn’t AEW’s “best” major show, strictly. Several new signings made afterwards propelled AEW to greater artistic heights. With the passage of time, however, Revolution 2020 stands out - above the now cursed All Out 2021 - as the ultimate AEW “feeling” show. 

Kenny Omega, in the greatest tag team match of all-time, foreshadowed his heel turn by eliciting the biggest babyface pop of the year. His fired-up one count kick-out from the Young Bucks' Golden Trigger was pure magic - until you remembered that he cared more about Kota Ibushi than then-partner Hangman Page. 

Jon Moxly solidified himself as the babyface Ace he was capable of playing all along in a wildly entertaining brawl against Chris Jericho (who was, at the time, on unreal form as ‘Le Champion’). 

Darby Allin’s deranged win over Sammy Guevara restored a feeling lost in the US mainstream for aeons; he resembled a headliner in waiting, and you could actually trust AEW to get him there. 

Cody Vs. MJF was a let-down, over-thought and undermined by the distracting debut of Cody’s infamous neck tattoo, but the in-ring breakthrough of Orange Cassidy was a euphoric case study in how to get the public to fall in love with a character. 

Revolution was swarming with that: in a smaller and more focused world, the AEW of February 2020 felt like every last second mattered. The gap between Dynamites never felt longer. 

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!