Ranking What Was REALLY The Best Wrestling PPV Every Year 1990-2020

by Michael Sidgwick

1. 2020 - AEW Revolution

PAC Orange Cassidy
AEW

Among the last normal days of old world pro wrestling, the state of the locked-down industry is all the more bittersweet because it is no exaggeration to state that it was also among the very best.

We've seen better top-to-bottom pro wrestling cards. Hell, AEW have promoted better top-to-bottom pro wrestling cards. But Revolution was the height of feeling; an excellent show engulfed in a feel-good vibe, the G.O.A.T-level build manifested in euphoria.

Darby Allin scored his first major AEW win, following an intricate long-term arc, in a deranged sprint over Sammy Guevara. Orange Cassidy, following an intricate long-term arc, entered an astonishing, rapturously-received breakout performance complete with a legendary comeback in a superb, characterful match with PAC. Jon Moxley, following an intricate long-term arc, ascended to Ace status by capturing the AEW World Title from Chris Jericho in a riot of a shortcut brawl.

Cody Vs. MJF was uneven, but it got MJF, following an intricate long-term arc, over as a main event-level heel, and Kenny Omega and Hangman Page retained the World Tag Team Titles over the Young Bucks in a mind-blowing hybrid of work and astonishingly layered story.

It was the greatest tag team match ever. Intricate, long-term arc doesn't begin to cover it.

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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!