10 HUGE AEW Revolution 2023 Predictions You Need To Know

A card full of rematches and revenge, but will the biggest comeback of all be an unannounced one...

CM Punk
AEW

The build to Revolution has, at various points felt overlong, too rushed, undercooked and stretched out.

Such is the reality of life in All Elite Wrestling at the moment. A run of excellent in-ring shows at the start of the year obscured a lack of the detailed storytelling that the company is (still) associated with. Revolution was starting to look rematch-heavy, and even with an excellent top-line programme featuring a first-time meeting that was destined to reach its emotional peak at the right time, the gauntlet build that pre-empted it felt a touch exhausted.

As the home straight approached, AEW solidified the state of the card, earned a couple of promising television ratings and at very least ensured that everything on the card was story driven even if that story was "these people are fighting again".

Thankfully, Tony Khan has realised the danger of overstuffing the undercard with a 60-minute match in the main event, and has at least stopped short of hitting a double figure undercard so not to exhaust his audience. It's still a beefy one though, and that doesn't account for the typically stacked pre-show...

10. Buy-In "Bonus" Stuff

CM Punk
AEW/ROH

This is being written before Friday's Rampage has aired but after the first Ring Of Honor tapings have been shown to the world, and it seems impossible or at least improbable that either show won't throw up something for the Revolution pre-show.

Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland haven't had their blow-off yet and a tag team match featuring Lee and Dustin Rhodes against Mogul Affiliates, The JAS are barred from interefering on the main card but that doesn't rule them out of being in the building, and a Jade Cargill TBS Championship match is conspicuous by its absence...or would be if they'd told a single stole with her.

And then there's ROH. Supercard Of Honor 2023 might be special already based on results that have eeked out, but the whole theoretical card could be promoted on an even bigger stage if AEW presents some of it before the main card in the Chase Center kicks off.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett