Wardlow wins scramble match at AEW Revolution, earns World title shot

Wardlow will soon challenge for the AEW World Championship.

He defeated Dante Martin, Chris Jericho, Powerhouse Hobbs, CMLL’s Magnus, Brian Cage, Hook, and Lance Archer in the Eight-Man All-Star Scramble that took place at Sunday’s AEW Revolution. The finish saw Wardlow lay out Hook with a lariat, then pinned Martin following a powerbomb. 

Per the stipulations of the match, Wardlow has now earned a future AEW World Championship match.

The match featuring Wardlow was originally called Meat Madness, with Archer and Hobbs initially announced as participants. However, Tony Khan on social media wrote that Meat Madness would be postponed due to injuries. The match instead turned into the scramble, with Magnus and Martin winning qualifying matches on Rampage and Collision respectively.

After Adam Cole revealed himself as the devil at AEW Worlds End back in December, he laid out his plans to take over AEW’s title scene, including putting Wardlow in charge of going after the World Championship. It was said that after Wardlow won the title, he would forfeit it to Cole.