Christian Cage finally succeeded in cashing in his Casino Gauntlet contract during the AEW Revolution main event on Saturday night during the World Title match between Jon Moxley and Cope, turning the match into a three-way.
Cage was ultimately unsuccessful as Moxley capitalized on the chaos, choking out Cage to retain the AEW World Title. Following the show, some fans criticized the placement of the Moxley vs. Cope match as the main event and the decision for Moxley to retain.
According to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, the bout was initially intended to be more chaotic, with additional wrestlers including surprise returns. However, plans changed.
“I do know this, okay? I don’t know all the details, but there was an idea for the main event that involved way more people than ended up being out there, including some returns. At the last minute, it just got axed. I don’t know who it was or what they were going to do, but there was a second plan that didn’t take place. It wasn’t Shane McMahon for the love of God. Whatever it was, it involved people who had been there before or had been there in the past. It was not a Shane McMahon debut.
I think what happened was there were changes to the main event, and I think people heard about that. Then they saw what almost happened with the hand on the chest, and then he got yanked off. They came to this conclusion that he [Cope] wouldn’t put the guy over. That’s not what happened. I’m 99% sure that, no matter what was planned before or after, Moxley was always retaining, and he was always going on to face Swerve at the next pay-per-view.”
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