Sting and The Real Winners and Losers From AEW Revolution 2024 Match Card

Kevin BergeMarch 4, 2024Sting and The Real Winners and Losers From AEW Revolution 2024 Match Card0 of 11

Sting ended his legendary wrestling career at AEW Revolution 2024 in one of the most memorable matches of his career.Credit: WWE.com.

Revolution 2024 had a stacked card, focused on some of the best in All Elite Wrestling, but only one match was truly the talk of the wrestling world.

Sting was wrestling the final match of his 39-year career, competing in a chaotic Tornado tag team match alongside Darby Allin against The Young Bucks.

This was an important moment for The Icon, and he certainly went out on his terms with an incredible spotlight on his legacy.

However, Sting was not the only winner on the night from phenomenal performances by Daniel Garcia and Will Ospreay to electric victories by Eddie Kingston and Roderick Strong.

Others were not as successful from FTR to Deonna Purrazzo, failing to capture the victory in some of the biggest moments of their careers.

These were the real winners and losers coming out of Revolution 2024.

Winner: Daniel Garcia1 of 11

While Daniel Garcia may not walk out of Revolution with the TNT Championship, he can hold his head high by delivering in the most important match of his career.

The crowd was completely behind The Dragon Slayer throughout this contest and not happy when The Patriarch kicked out of some of Garcia’s best offense.

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Even if it was not his night yet, Garcia gets ever closer to winning in the big moments. The crowd is completely behind him and ready to see him hold championship gold.

The reason he lost was only because there is still a story left to tell with Christian Cage and the TNT Championship.

He could still be the man to dethrone Christian, or he could turn his focus to the International Championship. Either way, the next time will likely be the moment for The Dragon Slayer.

Winner: Eddie Kingston2 of 11

Eddie Kingston is on the run of his career, and this was ever more apparent in his latest show-stealing performance at Revolution.

No one is a better opponent for The King of the Bums than Bryan Danielson. These two brutalized each other on the way to their best work together yet.

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Most importantly for Kingston, he won. This could have very well been the moment for The American Dragon to win gold in AEW, but the goal was to further put over The King of the Bums as the Continental Crown champion.

It is great to see a veteran who was always undervalued get the run of his career in AEW.

Whoever does dethrone Kingston will be established as a true world champion of the professional wrestling world.

Loser: The AEW Legacy Of Bryan Danielson3 of 11

Bryan Danielson is running out of time to solidify his AEW run in the record books. While Eddie Kingston deserves a sizable reign as Continental Crown champion, The American Dragon is supposed to retire in 2024.

If this is it for Danielson, it would be a serious shame if he never won AEW gold. Time and again, he has solidified himself as an all-time great wrestler, possibly the best in AEW’s history.

However, if he never wins AEW gold when the company has so many titles, his legacy in the company would be almost invisible.

There is still time to give The American Dragon AEW gold, but it is hard to say what championship he will hold.

The AEW World Championship scene is overloaded with talent. Christian Cage and Eddie Kingston have already defeated Danielson. The International Championship would make sense, but the story is far from clear.

Even if he never wins gold, The American Dragon made AEW better, but it would be a true shame for him to never solidify that run.

Winner: Wardlow4 of 11

Wardlow was one of AEW’s hottest stars in 2022, including squashing MJF in the most one-sided match of The Salt of the Earth’s career. However, he lost most of that momentum in 2023.

He seems to have regained his momentum all the way to Revolution, becoming the new No. 1 contender to the AEW World Championship.

He got to this point with a series of strong promos and a valuable alliance with The Undisputed Kingdom.

Mr. Mayhem’s future will be decided upon his title challenge and his relationship with The Undisputed Kingdom.

It seems likely he will move beyond Adam Cole and his crew, but will he become a world champion in 2024? The next few months will decide his AEW legacy.

Winner: Roderick Strong5 of 11

Roderick Strong has won his first AEW championship, capturing the International Championship in a physically one-sided battle with Orange Cassidy.

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This has been a long time coming for Strong, who has been a different performer in AEW as of late. He came in as a pure wrestler, only to show his entertaining character work time and again.

He has become a complete performer, just in time for the most important run of his wrestling career.

His reign could define not only his legacy but that of The Undisputed Kingdom. He has to follow Cassidy’s title-defining pair of reigns, a tough ask for any wrestler.

However, Strong is most certainly up to the task.

Winner: Kyle O’Reilly6 of 11

Kyle O’Reilly was in AEW World Championship contention before an unfortunate neck injury sidelined him for over a year and a half.

Luckily, the wait is over. O’Reilly has returned, and he looks poised to fit right into a top story in AEW, based on his interaction with Roderick Strong.

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He hugged the new International champion but did not accept the Undisputed Kingdom shirt. He has a story to tell that does not require him to immediately join Adam Cole and Strong again.

No matter what, O’Reilly has overcome a scary neck injury and returned to the ring. Hopefully, he is fully healthy now and ready to get back to delivering at his peak.

Loser: FTR7 of 11

Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler will walk out of Revolution with heads held high after a great tag team match, but this contest did not help FTR find direction in AEW.

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FTR has struggled to find a clear story in AEW over the last year, even while holding the Tag Team Championships.

This was especially clear in recent months as FTR moved from building a dominant trio with Daniel Garcia to challenging Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli as a tag team.

If the goal was to get FTR back into the tag team title scene, a loss is likely to do the opposite. With the return of the rankings, BCC has clearly taken a step ahead of Harwood and Wheeler.

Once again, FTR will return to a featured role on Collision in need of a fresh story unless AEW is planning to continue this BCC rivalry after a fairly definitive loss.

Loser: Deonna Purrazzo8 of 11

Through no fault of her own, Deonna Purrazzo did not get the spotlight she deserved for her first AEW pay-per-view performance.

The Virtuosa was fighting an uphill battle in a match where Luther got involved left and right, followed by Mariah May. It did not allow the women to show their technical acumen.

Since Purrazzo visibly made Toni Storm tap out at Revolution, she should get a rematch. Hopefully, that second match will get more time, a better spotlight and feature less interference.

However, without a guarantee that The Virtuosa will get a second shot, Purrazzo comes out of Revolution looking lesser to her talent and performance.

Winner: Will Ospreay (and Konosuke Takeshita)9 of 11

Will Ospreay’s in-ring debut as a signed member of the AEW roster was everything it promised to be and more.

The Assassin worked with the speed that helped him break out in the wrestling and the physical ferocity that made him a world champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

It helped that he fought the rare athlete that could match him in speed and striking ability with Konosuke Takeshita. The two fit together perfectly as in-ring rivals.

The chemistry between these two should be relied upon for years to come. These two are the future of the business. However, on this night, this was especially about The Assassin.

The crowd was all in on the action as well as committed to Ospreay as an immediate top star in professional wrestling. AEW just needs to let him be himself to become the man in this company.

Loser: Swerve Strickland (Thanks to Hangman Adam Page)10 of 11

Swerve Strickland has sold how much it means to him to become AEW World Champion. However, he went after the wrong man to get to the title.

Hangman Adam Page intentionally got in The Mogul’s way time and again.

He attacked multiple referees, likely drawing a future suspension. At the very end, he was the one to tap out to Samoa Joe, possibly doing so intentionally to cost Swerve the world title.

There is no way that Swerve will not earn another title shot sooner than later. He is still the hottest star in the business.

However, Revolution is a low point for The Mogul, getting so close but not winning the big one when so many were ready for him to shine.

Winner: Sting11 of 11

The legacy of Sting in professional wrestling is unmatched. 39 years of greatness define him as one of the true legends of the business, and it did it mostly outside WWE’s radar.

When he arrived in AEW, many never expected The Icon to wrestle again due to a near-career-ending neck injury at the end of his brief WWE run.

While he took it slow to start, The Icon would end up wrestling 29 matches in AEW. He only worked multi-man matches, but that did not stop him from working as fast as he could and jumping off so many high platforms.

He walked into the final match of his AEW run, hoping to end his career on an appropriate note and deliver one last unforgettable performance. He did just that.

With Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat in attendance, Sting came out to “Seek and Destroy” with his sons at his side and even wrestling with him early on.

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This was a hardcore war that began as a one-sided beating for The Young Bucks but evolved into a brutal, bloody heel domination by Matt and Nick Jackson. Sting alone had to fight off both men in an incredible final performance.

With some final help from his friend and protege Darby Allin, The Icon got the definitive victory, winning his last match and remaining undefeated in AEW forever.

Darby Allin also won by putting his whole body into putting over Sting one last time. He will carry his legacy forward as he hopefully focuses on singles gold again for the rest of 2024.