AEW Revolution 2021: 10 Things That Must Happen

2. The Deathmatch Comes Through On Promises

AEW Revolution 2021 Kenny Omega Jon Moxley
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It has to be violent as f*ck.

That's it, entry over. OK, not really, but that's really the point here: AEW can't muck about when it comes to Revolution's gimmick-heavy 'Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch'. This is Jon Moxley's wet dream. It's the kind of uber-painful stunt show he wanted to have in WWE, and he'll go all out to make it special.

Tony Khan is no fool. He'll know what fans into this sort of thing are expecting; they want the kind of gnarly bumps and bloodletting that'd make CZW regulars vomit, and AEW are gonna' have to bring supreme violence this Sunday or face the consequences on social media.

Somehow, Moxley and Kenny Omega have to go a few steps further than they did back at Full Gear 2019. Most modern fans have been weaned off extremely bloody bouts, and performer safety is paramount, but AEW can't promote a match with explosions in it and not get brutal.

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