Adam wins.
Hangman Page retained his AEW World Title at AEW Revolution, defeating Adam Cole in the main event. The finish saw Page lower the Boom with a running knee strike follower by the Buckshot Lariat to gain the pinfall victory.
The match saw reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) and members of the Dark Order come down, but ultimately run each other off.
After the match, Page showed respect to a fallen Cole.
Adam 'Hangman' Page (C) vs. Adam Cole — AEW World Championship
— They lock-up to start, Page unloads a few chops to the chest of Cole, Cole fires back with some elbows and Page sends Cole to the mat with another thunderous chop. Cole rolls to the outside but the champion follows him out with a dive through the ropes and takes out Cole. Page launches Cole into the barricade, then a boot to the mouth connects for the champion. Cole comes roaring back and tosses Page to the apron before tossing him into the steel steps. Cole tosses the champion back into the ring and works over the arm. Cole nails Page with a back-breaker, Page slaps Cole but Cole trips him up with a low kick, looks for the Panama Sunrise, Page slides out and lands a super-kick and plants Cole with a slam. On the outside tosses Cole into the ring post then goes up too and nails the challenger with a moonsault. Page gets Coke back into the ring and looks for the Buckshot Lariat but Cole rolls back outside and clocks a chasing Page with a super-kick. Page comes back with a Liger Bomb, tosses Cole back into the ring, goes for the cover but Cole kicks out. Cole comes back with a slam, tunes up the band as an homage to Shawn Michaels but Page counters with The Deadeye. Both men struggle to their feet and then exchange strikes, Cole rolls down his knee-pad, Page stops him and slaps him, Cole hits a pump kick, Page with an elbow, Cole rolls into a cross-face but Page slides to the ropes and forces the break. Page fights back and looks for the Buckshot Lariat but Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of reDRagon come down and distract the referee. Cole nails Page with a super-kick, then hits the Panama Sunrise on the outside, Cole tosses Page back into the ring, goes for the cover but Page kicks out at two-and-a-half! reDRagon distract again, Cole low-blows Page, hits another Panama Sunrise and nails the champion with The Boom, goes for another cover but Page somehow kicks out yet again! Page kips up and nails Cole with a clothesline, then sets up another Buckshot Lariat attempt, Cole counters with a super-kick, then some strikes, reDRagon sets up a table but Page ends up planting Cole with The Deadeye through it! Dark Order come rushing down to even the odds, Page nails Cole with the Buckshot Lariat, goes for the cover but Cole gets his hand on the bottom rope to force the break! Cole escapes a submission attempt, gets up, turns around, Page drills him with a super-kick, The Boom and the Buckshot Lariat for the 1-2-3 and the win! What a main event!
Winner - Adam 'Hangman' Page (C)
#Hangman @theadampage with a devastating moonsault on to @AdamColePro at #AEWRevolution LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/xoIkWTgu95
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2022
Precision marksmanship from @adamcolepro to counter the champion! #AEWRevolution is LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/Wb5D36vdKD
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2022
BUCKSHOT LARIAT by the #AEW World Champion #Hangman @theadampage! Will this be the end?! What a night it's been at #AEWRevolution LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/PyjpqrYhLe
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2022
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