Wrestle Review: AEW Revolution

Captain Mox gets Moby Dick!

AEW World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Jericho (c)/w Santana and Ortiz vs. Jon Moxley

Not only did Jon Moxley betray the trust of the "Le Champion" once with his attack on Inner Circle after "accepting" their membership, but he tricked him once again at Revolution by playing possum with his eye patch. Mox's Title victory was a beautifully poetic moment for a year removed from his decision to leave WWE. It was preceded by a match of two halves.

The first half featured Moxley's uphill struggle to make sure the Inner Circle didn't get in the way of his championship quest. AEW's long-form storytelling paid off especially with the budding tensions between Referee Aubrey and Chris Jericho. Putting his hands on her one too many times and having his Inner Circle interfere in escalation. The somewhat tepid, if not hard-hitting first half saw their exit, and allowed the rampage of violence between the two old foes for the second half.

The back half fared better with Moxley bleeding profusely from a gash above his already (seemingly) damaged eye. Jericho would gouge Mox's other eye, leaving him blind. It was this moment that the future World Champion would prove Jericho wrong. Mox would rip the patch off and the fans would throw their energy at him as he smashed through Jericho with not one but two Paradigm Shifts. This resulted in Mox becoming the second and now youngest AEW World Heavyweight Champion in the company's brief history.

Moxley declared this a victory for everything he holds dearly, particularly his passion for pro wrestling. It was the perfect way to cap off his year long journey to be crowned the new AEW World Champion.

Result Jon Moxley hits an elevated Paradigm shift on Chris Jericho for the win to become the NEW AEW World Heavyweight Champion

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Edited by Rick Ucchino