AEW Revolution is an annual
professional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)
event produced by
All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2020, it was originally held in late February, but moved to early March in 2021, and that year's event was also AEW's first PPV held on a Sunday. It is considered one of the "Big Four" PPVs for AEW, along with
Double or Nothing,
All Out, and
Full Gear, the company's biggest domestic shows produced quarterly.
All the Revolution PPVs received positive reviews, with the 2020, 2021, and 2024 PPVs receiving particular critical acclaim. The 2020 and 2023 event was voted as the
Best Major Wrestling Show of their respective years for the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, while the 2021 event was the highest-grossing non-
WWE wrestling PPV since 1999. The latter was also AEW's largest attended event during the
COVID-19 pandemic up to that point. The
2024 Revolution was notable as it hosted
Sting's final match.
A
second Revolution was held on March 7, 2021, moving Revolution to the early March slot. This second event was originally scheduled for February 27, but due to the
Canelo Alvarez vs.
Avni Yildirim bout in
Miami Gardens, Florida airing that same night, AEW rescheduled Revolution for Sunday, March 7, which in turn made it AEW's first PPV to be held on a Sunday; the promotion had considered Saturday, March 6, but UFC 259 was airing that night.[3]
AEW resumed live touring with fans in July 2021. In turn, the
2022 Revolution was held on March 6 of that year at the
Addition Financial Arena in
Orlando, Florida. It was the culmination of a three-day event, with an episode of Rampage and a fanfest taking place on March 4 and 5, respectively, at the same venue.[4]
For the 2020
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, the inaugural Revolution event was voted as the
Best Major Wrestling Show of the year.[9] The following year's event became the highest grossing non-
WWE wrestling PPV since 1999.[10] It was also AEW's largest attended event during the COVID-19 pandemic up to that point, with an estimated 1,300 spectators.[11]