10 HUGE AEW Revolution 2021 Predictions You Need To Know

by Andy H Murray

1. World Title Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jon Moxley

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This is the most fascinating American pay-per-view match in years.

The above isn't meant as fawning praise of the build, which has oscillated between riveting whenever Jon Moxley has been at the wheel and harmfully zany on Omega's end, but as a statement on how alien this stipulation is to the mainstream wrestling scene in 2021. An Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch in the spirit of Atsushi Onita and Terry Funk, in AEW.

Expect a drastically different beast to Moxley and Omega's Lights Out match. If they follow the Funk/Omega blueprint, and most signs suggest they will, this will be a match emphasising spectacle and the dreadful threat of the deathmatch spots, built through constant teases and swerves, building up to the big, final explosion. They'll likely go for this approach over violence porn.

Or maybe they'll just do violence porn. Who knows!

Either way, this may be the final AEW stop on Moxley's pre-paternity tour. He has an IWGP United States Championship deposit before departing, but all signs point to time off as Renee Paquette enters the final stage of her pregnancy. Besides, Kenny's reign is still in its infancy. It feels too early.

Winner: Kenny Omega

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.