Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage and recap of AEW Revolution on March 5.

This is the first major All Elite Wrestling event of 2023, and Tony Khan stacked the card with title matches, stipulations and some of the biggest stars in the company.

Here is a rundown of the announced card for Sunday's show:

• MJF vs. Bryan Danielson (Iron Man match, AEW World Championship)
• Jamie Hayter vs. Ruby Soho vs. Saraya (AEW Women's Championship)
• Jon Moxley vs. Adam Page (Texas Death match)
• The Gunns vs. The Acclaimed vs. Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett vs. Danhausen and Orange Cassidy (AEW Tag Team Championships)
• Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow (TNT Championship)
• Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks (Jericho Appreciation Society banned from ringside)
• The Elite vs. House of Black (AEW Trios Championships)
• "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage (Last Burial match)
• The Lucha Bros and Mark Briscoe vs. Ari Daivari and The Varsity Athletes (Zero Hour)

Let's take a look at what went down Sunday night in San Francisco.

Ari Daivari and Varsity Athletes vs. Lucha Bros and Mark Briscoe

The Zero Hour match saw Penta and Rey Fenix team up with Mark Briscoe to take on Daivari, Tony Nese and Josh Woods. The bout got started about 15 minutes after the Zero Hour began.

Penta and Nese started for their teams and played some mind games with each other before engaging in any actual wrestling.

The heels had the upper hand for a long time as Penta took the brunt of their offense. Both trios had some fun spots sprinkled throughout, but Woods and Nese dominated the double-team action for the first several minutes.

Briscoe got a great reaction from the Chase Center crowd as he went on a rampage on all three members of the opposing team. You could tell he was having fun as he ran around the ring, taking everybody out.

Briscoe and the Lucha Bros ended up winning a fun opening bout when Briscoe pinned Daivari.

Winners: Briscoe and Lucha Bros

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• The Lucha Bros don't usually wear matching gear, so it was kind of surprising to see them looking so coordinated. 
• Mark Sterling is such a great stooge. He knows his role and plays it perfectly. 
  
• The things Fenix can do seem to defy logic and gravity.
  
• Fenix took an ugly bump in the corner after a brainbuster from Woods.
  
• He also had a somewhat bad landing when trying to hit a hurricanrana in the corner.
  

Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks

The first match on the main card saw Jericho take on Starks without the Jericho Appreciation Society by his side.

As soon as the bell rang, The Absolute One was all over The Demo God. Even when Jericho tried to fight back, Starks stayed in control.

However, Jericho began to focus on the injured ribs of Starks and eventually took over. He slowed the pace down so he could punish his opponent with focused offense.

Starks kicked out of a Codebreaker to pop the crowd and keep himself in the contest. He drilled Jericho with a Spear a few moments later but couldn't get the pin, either.

Sammy Guevara came down and distracted the referee so Jericho could hit Starks with his bat, but The Stroke Daddy blocked the Judas Effect and hit his finisher for the win.

This was an entertaining bout that had the right conclusion. Starks will move on from this, and so will Jericho. This won't be considered the best match of Starks' career, but it was definitely one of his biggest wins.

Winner: Ricky Starks

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Starks had his ribs taped up to sell an injury at the hands of JAS. 
• The crowd seemed split. Jericho was getting some positive reactions at different times. 
• The veteran's triangle dropkick still looks good most of the time. 
• Starks hit a really nice tornado DDT off the middle rope. 
• The Spear that Starks hit looked really good. He got a big jump before its delivery. 

Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage (Last Burial Match)

The second match of the PPV was the Last Burial match between Jack Perry and his former mentor, Christian Cage.

This match was aggressive as soon as they made contact. It didn't take long for Cage to attempt to leave through the crowd, but Perry caught up with him and dumped a fan's beer on his head.

They went back and forth, with neither man having the upper hand for too long. Cage definitely set the pace a bit more, but not by much.

They fought up toward the stage where the coffin was located and began to take bigger risks in an effort to take each other out. Perry ended up in the casket but fought his way out before his rival could close it.

Matches like this are never going to be technical clinics, so you have to judge them based solely on the entertainment value. The crowd seemed invested, and both men worked hard, so this ended up being a successful stipulation bout, even if it wasn't everyone's cup of tea.

Jungle Boy finally hit the Con-Chair-To on his former friend to a huge pop from the crowd before he rolled Cage into the coffin to score the win.

Winner: Jack Perry

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Cage wore a sleeveless turtleneck for this match because he is committed to the bit and the look. 
• If you were a fan and a wrestler stole your beer to dump on someone else, would you be mad and want a replacement? 
• Cage blowing a kiss to Perry's sister sitting in the front row was a good heel move. 
• It was hard to tell if the veteran was sweating a lot because of his shirt or because he was blown up. 
• It looked like Jungle Boy may have fallen slightly more to one side than he intended when Cage tripped him on the steps. He landed right on the edge. 
• Perry waited way too long to close the casket, but the way it dropped when it did shut was unexpectedly funny. 

The Elite vs. House of Black (Trios Championships)

Malakai Black, Brody King and Buddy Matthews were out first to battle Kenny Omega, Nick and Matt Jackson for the Trios Championships.

Matthews and Omega started for their teams with a furious exchange of holds and counters. They came to a stalemate, and the crowd cheered as they stared each other down.

Black tagged in and squared off against The Cleaner. Shortly after that, all hell broke loose. Everyone began to hit big spots all around the ring, with nobody adhering to the rules of tag contests or anything else.

It's not even possible to recap the rest of the action because they packed so much into this bout. We saw a bit of everything from everybody, and thankfully, just about every spot looked good or great. The number of timing issues and botches was very low.

Omega accidentally hit Julia Hart with a V-Trigger when she was on the apron, but that allowed House of Black to take control.

After several close calls, House of Black won to become the new trios champions. The crowd was on its feet for the finish of a great contest.

Winners: House of Black

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• The whole presentation for House of Black's entrance was outstanding. 
• Matthews vs. Omega needs to happen soon. The crowd wants it. 
• Matt asking King to tag in and then regretting it was hilarious. 
• The way King crushed Omega against a chair at ringside looked genuinely painful. 
• The setup to Hart being hit took too long, but the impact looked great. 

Jamie Hayter vs. Ruby Soho vs. Saraya (Women's Championship)

The women's title Triple Threat was up next, with Hayter defending the belt against Saraya and Soho.

Hayter and Saraya started brawling as soon as the bell rang, but it only took a few seconds for Soho to get involved.

Britt Baker and Toni Storm were at ringside, but they didn't get involved right away despite the rules allowing them to do whatever they wanted.

All three women were involved in most of the action, but they did have sequences when one would roll out of the ring for a break while the other two would continue.

Surprisingly, the match did not end as a result of a finisher. Hayter retained the title by pinning Soho after an exchange of combinations between the two of them. Storm and Saraya attacked the champ after the bell until Baker made the save.

Soho ended up taking out all four women, but by the end, she had seemingly sided with Storm and Saraya.

The way this all ended was a bit weird, but the match itself was pretty fun. All three competitors looked great.

Winner: Jamie Hayter

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Soho's hair looked awesome. 
• The Hayter pop is real. The crowd loves this woman. 
• Hayter suplexing both women at once was an impressive display of power. 
• This might be the best Saraya has looked in the ring since returning. All the ring rust was gone. 

Jon Moxley vs. 'Hangman' Adam Page

The Texas Death Match between "Hangman" Adam Page and Jon Moxley was one of the most anticipated matches on the card, and they wasted no time getting right to the fight.

Page attacked Moxley before he could even get in the ring, so they immediately began fighting into the crowd.

About two minutes into the contest, Mox grabbed a piece of barbed wire. But Page used it against him to draw the first blood of the match.

From that point forward, this was nothing but crimson mayhem. Both men were bleeding and kept using weapons to make each other's cuts worse. In fact, they were bleeding from multiple areas on their bodies.

This bout was designed to appeal to the hardcore wrestling fan, and it succeeded in being a great death match, but this is not the kind of performance that is going to be for everyone. Some people will find it too gruesome.

Both men had a few moments when they came close to winning, but because this was a 10-count finish, they both survived when it seemed they wouldn't. Hangman ended up having to hang Moxley over the top rope by a chain to make him tap out.

You either loved or hated this bout, depending on your personal taste. But when it comes to Texas Death matches, this was a good one.

Winner: Adam Page

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Hangman had special entrance music for this match. 
• One of the unconventional weapons that made an appearance in this bout was a fork. The way Moxley used it was probably hard to watch for a lot of fans. 
• The powerbomb onto the chair spot was so close to being a disaster, but Page dropped Moxley perfectly, so he didn't hit the backs of the chairs. 
• Why would someone wrap barbed wire around themselves? It's going to do more damage to you than your opponent, so it makes no sense. 
• There is no way to fake stepping on a guy's hand as it's sandwiched between two bricks. It's also hard to fake stomp someone's head into the same bricks 10 minutes later. 
• Watching a man have barbed wire dragged across his back is a bit much. 

Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow (TNT Championship)

Wardlow attacked Joe as soon as the bell rang. Despite the early onslaught from The Wardaddy, Joe was able to turn things around and hit a suicide dive.

Wardlow showed some surprising agility to turn the tables on The Samoan Submission Machine.

This was a fun battle between two powerhouses who love to fight. Both got in some of their big moves, and we even saw a few things we don't usually see from them.

As good as this was, it felt like it didn't stand out nearly as much as most of the other contests on the card. This could have been a Dynamite or Rampage main event. That's not a bad thing. It just means it's hard for every bout to make an impact.

Shockingly, Joe ended up passing out to a chokehold from Wardlow, making The Wardaddy the new TNT champion.

Winner: Wardlow

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Wardlow running up the ropes to hit a corkscrew was such a cool spot. 
• Whoever said Wardlow is Jeff Hardy in Batista's body was exactly right. 
• The crowd seemed tired after Moxley vs. Page. It still reacted to everything, but not as loudly as you would expect. 
• Having Joe pass out was such a surprising finish. 

The Gunns vs. Jarrett and Lethal vs. Acclaimed vs. Cassidy and Danhausen (Tag Titles)

The Fatal 4-Way tag title bout ended up being the final match before the main event.

All four teams showed up in new gear for this match, including Orange Cassidy, who was sporting black denim instead of his usual blue Canadian tuxedo.

Cassidy and Jarrett started the match with some shenanigans to get the crowd back in the right mood.

Fatal 4-Way tag matches have to service eight different wrestlers, so we never saw anyone spend too much time in the ring before they were replaced by either their own partner or someone from a different team.

We saw some entertaining double-team spots and a lot of comedic moments sprinkled throughout, but the match still had some good action, too.

After a lot of hijinks and outside interference, The Gunns took out Danhausen to get the win and retain the titles.

During their post-match interview, The Gunns were confronted by a returning FTR.

Winners: The Gunns

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Why did Austin and Colten each have half of a Shawn Michaels entrance outfit?
• Sonjay Dutt is so good at being an annoying presence at ringside. His moment with Danhausen was great. 
• The fame-asser that Billy Gunn hit on Satnam did not look good at all. 

MJF vs. Bryan Danielson (Iron Man Match, World Title)

MJF had a special production for his entrance, with an orchestra in masks playing his music. He wore his mask from when he was The Joker at All Out.

The first several minutes of this match were a technical showcase. Both men were trying to prove they were the superior performer, so they ended up coming to a stalemate more than once. When MJF offered a handshake, Danielson kicked his hand away.

Before either man scored a fall, Danielson began to favor his left arm, which was injured during the lead-up to this match. He was wearing tape on his shoulder, so it was like he was wearing a target.

The pace began to slow around the 20-minute mark, but both men were both going hard. With just over 34 minutes left in the match, Danielson scored the first fall. Within a minute, they were up to 2-2.

Even after 35 minutes, both men seemed to have a lot left in them. They were selling their injuries, but they didn't look as worn out as you would expect. MJF scored his third fall with around 20 minutes left to take the lead.

The American Dragon scored another fall to tie it up again with 10 minutes left on the clock. When it got down to five minutes, there wasn't a single person left in their seat.

With about a minute left, Danielson applied a single-leg crab to counter a pin. The timer ran out before MJF tapped, so the match ended with a tie. Medics attended to both men as Tony Schiavone came to the ring to announce that the match would go into overtime until a winner was declared.

The way this played out was somewhat predictable, but it was all executed so well that nobody cared. This whole contest was exactly what it needed to be for both men to get as much out of it as possible.

After barely escaping a heel hook submission, MJF used an oxygen tank as a weapon when the ref couldn't see him. The American Dragon ended up tapping out to his own Lebell Lock submission to give MJF the win.

There are going to be complaints, but this was a fantastic main event.

Winner: MJF

Grade: A

Notable Moments and Observations

• The orchestra didn't do much. It kind of seemed unnecessary. 
• MJF threw trash at some fans and dumped a drink on a kid at ringside. The child was legitimately upset, but AEW officials smoothed things over. 
• MJF calling out Dave Meltzer right into the camera was hilarious. 
• Not having the clock on the screen throughout made it hard to tell how much time had passed. 
• MJF's powerbomb backbreaker looked awesome. 
• The elbow drop MJF hit to put Danielson through a table was a great spot. 
• MJF might have been bleeding more than Moxley and Hangman in their match. 
• The tombstone MJF hit from the middle turnbuckle was wild.