10 Times AEW Saved Something That STUNK
4. The Worst Explosion Ever
As the previous entry noted, AEW is no stranger to poorly-delivered closing angles. This one, however, didn't so muck take the biscuit as take it, eat it, and regurgitate it all over the good will of the PPV-buying public.
This year's AEW Revolution ended on a massive clanger as the show-ending explosion turned out to be less impressive than a wet fart and even more embarrassing. Especially as Eddie Kingston sold the sparkler-level pyro like death itself.
Jon Moxley helped defuse the situation in the immediate aftermath by joking that Kenny Omega (who kayfabe designed the ring) "can't make an exploding ring worth a sh*t", but the people in charge knew they had laid a Gobbledy Gooker-sized egg.
Fortunately, AEW's writers had the creative agility to explain why Revolution went out with a dud. Kenny Omega bragged on Dynamite how he a) wasn't a ring designer, b) enjoyed pissing off the crowd, and c) made Eddie Kingston look like a fool for passing out over a fake explosion.
Eddie's explanation - that he had a panic-induced anxiety attack thinking he and his best friend were about to be seriously injured - was credible enough to cover his overselling on the night, and AEW successfully rode out the storm; though they should probably take Moxley's advice and stop buying explosives from ACME.