Ricky Starks has defeated Chris Jericho again.
Starks previously defeated Jericho on the January 4 episode of AEW Dynamite; the match came about after Starks turned down Jericho’s offer to join the Jericho Appreciation Society. Starks continued to feud with Jericho and his stable, and he lost his chance to earn a rematch when he failed to win the Guevara-Garcia Gauntlet. But on the February 22 episode of AEW Dynamite, Starks tricked Jericho into signing the contract for a rematch where the JAS would be banned from ringside.
At AEW Revolution, Starks faced Jericho in a match where the members of the Jericho Appreciation Society would be banned from ringside. The former world champion and Starks went back and forth in a hard-fought battle. In the closing stages, Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho. Starks reversed, and Sammy Guevara strolled down the ramp, seemingly determined to interfere. Action Andretti stopped him, and though Jericho hit Starks with Floyd the bat, the fam-favorite scored the decisive win with the Roshambo.
Here’s how the match broke down, courtesy of our play-by-play results:
Starks, whose ribs are taped up, takes the fight to Jericho and takes control early on. The match spills out of the ring briefly. They return back to the squared circle, and Jericho gains the upper hand. Starks evades the Lionsault. Jericho suplexes Starks onto the ropes and knocks him off the apron, sending him into the apron. The former world champion maintains the advantage with a lionsault and sends Starks to the outside with a dropkick.
Starks rallies and gets a two count with a DDT. Jericho regains the upper hand. Starks counters a Codebreaker, but Jericho reverses a Spear into a Codebreaker for a two count. Jericho and Starks trade blows. Starks nails Jericho with a Spear for a two count. Jericho traps Starks in the Walls of Jericho. Starks reverses it into a single-leg crab. Sammy Guevara comes down the ramp, but Action Andretti tackles him and fights him off. Jericho hits Starks with Floyd the bat. Starks blocks the Judas Effect and hits the Roshambo for the win.
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