Following their hellacious unsanctioned Lights Out match at All Elite Wrestling’s Full Gear pay-per-view this past Saturday, Kenny Omega has not been medically cleared to wrestle.
Taking to Twitter, “The Best Bout Machine” shared the news. Omega wrote, “I lost and doctors won’t clear me for TV. The problem is that you left me alive and I’ll be back. I win. #AEWFullGear #AEW”
In the run-up to their bout, Moxley shared how he believed their bout would be the “money match” of the night.
“I’d say this is definitely the money match right now,” Moxley stated. “You can tell when there’s a spark between two guys in the ring and there’s this combustible energy, an electricity you can feel. Our lives intersecting at this exact moment, it’s hugely fortunate for all involved. It seems like fate.”
The matchup was a long-awaited confrontation between the two. They were originally set to wrestle back in August at All Out. Moxley, however, was forced to pull out of the match due to a case of MRSA in his elbow. This issue following during his time competing in New Japan’s G1 Climax tournament.
Moxley emerged victorious from their brutal clash that saw liberal use of barbed wire, mousetraps, tables, brooms and even an ice pick.
Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian won the AEW tag team title tournament and successfully defended the titles last night in a triple threat match. While SCU is a 3-man unit, Christopher Daniels is not considered a tag team champion and the champs will not be utilizing the “Freebird rule” which allows for any 2 wrestlers in a 3-person group to defend the belts.
SCU commented on the matter during the post-event media scrum from Full Gear.
“As long as the Freebirds don’t wrestle here, I don’t think so,” said Kazarian when the question of the Freebird rule was brought up.
“No, these guys earned the belts,” said Daniels in reference to Scorpio Sky and Kazarian. “Their names are on the belts, I’ll get my own belt when the time’s right.”
Christopher Daniels Coming For Pentagon
Christopher Daniels noted he’s feeling great and that he’s focussed on getting revenge on Pentagon for taking him out before the tag title tournament could begin. He said dressing up as Pentagon was just the first step and that he will show Pentagon how bad he can get.
“They call me the Fallen Angel for a reason,” Daniels said. “I used to be a pretty good guy but I’m not really anymore and I’ll show him how bad I can get.”
SCU also talks facing Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara on Wednesday, the Rock N Roll Express and more. The full interview can be viewed in the player below:
Cody hit the entrance ramp headfirst at Full Gear and the result was a gash above his eye. All Elite Wrestling issued a health update for the 34-year-old earlier today. According to AEW, Cody needed 8 stitches, has a costochondral separation and is not currently cleared for competition.
Cody lost to Chris Jericho last night at AEW Full Gear. MJF was cornering Cody and threw in the towel as Jericho had the challenger locked in the Lion Tamer. Following the match, MJF then delivered a low-blow to Cody. Neither Cody nor MJF have posted on social media following the event and neither took part in post-event media scrums.
AEW President Tony Khan noted in his post-event media scrum that no other serious injuries were sustained last night including in the Lights Out match between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega.
“It was pretty gruesome,” Khan said. “I was very concerned for both guys because they are obviously two of the biggest stars not just two of the biggest stars in AEW but two of the biggest stars in wrestling.”
“We were concerned about it for sure but it was a great match and we’re really happy with it.”
Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega tore the house down as the final match at Saturday night’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view. This installment of our Statistical Analysis feature takes a deep dive into this hardcore clash between two of AEW’s most violent competitors. Let’s take a look at the key factors that led Jon Moxley to victory.
Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega Unsanctioned “Lights Out” Match AEW Full Gear (November 9th, 2019)
One of two matches on the Full Gear card dating back to Double or Nothing, the build for this match has spanned seven months. AEW fans have anticipated this match from the moment Jon Moxley attacked Kenny Omega in the final minutes of Double or Nothing.
Cancelled at All Out due to Moxley’s Mercer infection only heightened fans desire to see these two clash in an AEW ring. After six weeks of spotlight on AEW Dynamite, the build to this match has simmered to boiling point. To say that it finally boiled over at Full Gear would not do it justice!
Omega vs Moxley: The Numbers
This match was a very violent and painful 38 minutes 45 seconds and contained 165 offensive manoeuvres. Thus meaning viewers witnessed, an often brutal, offensive action ever 14 seconds! Kenny Omega was the man who dealt out the majority this collective offence with 58% of it coming from him.
As previously mentioned, this was an extremely violent match. In fact, 64 of the 165 offensive actions would have been illegal in a traditional match, that’s 39%.
Omega was not out of his depth in this kind of contest with 40 of his 96 manoeuvres fitting the criteria of this category, 42% of his total offensive moves. In comparison, Moxley’s numbers were 24 of 69, 35%. Not many people would have expected Kenny Omega to be the more violent participant in this match up.
Statistically, Kenny Omega owned Jon Moxley in this match up. He out did him when we examine strikes, dives, reversals and use of usually illegal offence. There was a small advantage for Moxley through use of submission and they cancelled each other out when it came to the use of grapples. When we look at these numbers it is far from clear how Moxley won this match.
The Margins of Victory
Part of the story here is Moxley’s ability to absorb the kind of punishment he endured in this match from his years of experience in these types of encounter. This was illustrated by the pre-match video package. Kenny Omega does not have the same level of experience.
Another strand of this Moxley-victory is the simple fact he hit the Paradigm Shift, twice. The Paradigm Shift is easier to execute than Kenny Omega’s more deadly One Winged Angel which Moxley did escape from in this match. The same was often true in Omega’s encounters with Okada who often benefitted from the hit-rate of his finishing move as opposed to the effectiveness of Omega’s.
Both Moxley’s ability to absorb extreme levels of punishment and the swiftness of the Paradigm Shift are undoubtedly factors. However, ultimately, it could be suggested that Kenny Omega was almost drunk on violence and was more interested in proving himself Moxley’s equal in this type of match than only securing the win.
This is evidenced by the fact Omega dealt out 18% more of the match’s offence but went for the same amount of pin attempts as Moxley and spent less time on submissions. A more visual piece of evidence? He needed three members of the Elite to bring out a pre-meditated additional object of violence.
This installment of our Statistical Analysis examines the ‘sanctioned’ main event of AEW Full Gear, the highly anticipated AEW World Championship bout between Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes. (7 Takeaways From AEW Full Gear)
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho AEW Full Gear (November 9th, 2019)
The first AEW Pay-Per-View to have a weekly television build has been built around the main event rivalry of the ‘American Nightmare’ Cody and ‘Le Champion’ Chris Jericho. This rivalry has reached levels of animosity rarely seen, even in the competitive world of professional, in recent weeks seeing Cody even feel the need to put his eligibility for future World Championships opportunities on the line.
This match has dominated Dynamite on TNT over the last six weeks with fans enjoying some of the hottest confrontations and promos in the entire industry. The magnitude of this match was heightened by the big match feel added to by the addition of time limit draw separating judges. For this match they were revealed to be legendary wrestlers Dean Malenko, Arn Anderson and The Great Muta!
Cody vs. Jericho: By The Numbers
In a contest lasting almost half an hour, coming in at 29 minutes and 35 seconds, 141 offensive manoeuvres were hit with a further 37 being reversed and another 18 classified as fouls. This meant viewers saw an offensive move every 12.5 seconds. The majority of which came from Chris Jericho.
Jericho was the dominant force in this match, with 77 offensive actions to Cody’s 64 giving him 55% of the matches offence which does not take into account the 17 fouls, he and Hager managed to get away with.
The majority of Jericho’s offence came from strikes and submissions. He won the striking battle 56 to 49 with 6 knockdowns to Cody’s 4. He contained Cody in submission holds for 59 seconds longer than the reverse, 74 seconds in comparison to 15.
Cody was very much fighting from underneath for a significant amount of this match. This was illustrated by Jericho’s advantage in overall offence delivered. Cody dealt with this admirably and reversed more manoeuvres than Jericho, 20 compared to 17. Offensively he dealt more damage from grapples and dives however his exploits with the latter may have led to his eventual downfall.
The Margins of Victory
Commentary teams across the many arenas of professional wrestling draw attention to the risk taking nature of competitors who employ diving manoeuvres in their in-ring repertoire. Cody hit four of these attacks during the course of this match but it may be the one that he missed that cost him victory and any future chances at the AEW World Championship.
A mere eight minutes into the contest, Cody attempted a dive over the top rope but crashed face first into the elevated entrance ramp. This bloodied the challenger and supplied Jericho with a target for the remainder of the match. This mistake from Cody allowed Jericho to dominate the match to such an extent that ultimately it led to his downfall.
When a match is decided but the duplicitous actions of an outside party, it is hard to point to a competitive factor as being the margin in the competing performances that led to the victory. MJF threw in the towel at a moment during which it would be believable for an ally of Cody’s to do so.
For MJF to believably throw in the towel, Cody had to be losing and in this match it was not a guarantee that he would end up with a loss but at this stage in the contest he certainly was losing. Jericho was able to beatdown Cody to a stage where he was able to apply his submission finisher not once but twice.
All this can be traced back to that early missed dive at eight minutes and two seconds.
Tony Khan spoke with the media following last night’s AEW Full Gear PPV in Baltimore. Khan confirmed that no serious injuries took place during the event, even during the “Lights Out” match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley.
“Tonight’s PPV, I’m just really happy for the guys,” Khan said backstage. “Everybody’s fine, (there were not) any serious injuries, thankfully. I’m really happy for them.”
Later in the interview, Khan addressed Moxley vs Omega specifically.
“It was pretty gruesome,” Khan said. “I was very concerned for both guys because they are obviously two of the biggest stars not just two of the biggest stars in AEW but two of the biggest stars in wrestling.”
“We were concerned about it for sure but it was a great match and we’re really happy with it.”
Tony Khan Media Scrum Notes
Khan also stated that nothing about MJF throwing the towel in on Cody changes the stipulation that Cody can no longer challenge for the AEW World Championship.
Signature PPVs “Double or Nothing” and “All Out” will continue to be held in Las Vegas and Chicago respectively.
Khan is happy with the ratings but even more pleased with the quality of the AEW Dynamite shows.
They’ve never changed anything on their shows based on what NXT is doing and do not have a monitor backstage keeping track of what is on the other show.
Trent is someone Khan believes in and the Best Friends have done well in the ratings.
The ratings in Canada are strong and they hope to run a show there next year. Same with London, England but he doesn’t have exact dates.
Bringing in the Rock N Roll Express was the Young Bucks idea but Khan was all for it.
Lots of people loved Chris Jericho’s video on Dynamite this week but Khan was surprised that many didn’t notice it was a shot-for-shot remake of Cody’s video from a previous show.
“We’ve shifted wrestling, Wednesday night is the night to watch wrestling now,” Khan also said during the scrum. “Think of what we’ve done in a year. We’ve done a few of the best PPVs I’ve ever seen and what we’ve done for TV has shifted the landscape completely.”
Tony Khan Fantasy Booking In Baltimore Arena
Khan was also asked about throwing an event in the famous Baltimore Arena (now known as the Royal Farms Arena). The AEW President admitted he’s fantasy-booked plenty of events in the arena before so it was nice to do it for real with Full Gear.
“It’s really cool because I followed events my whole life in this building, it’s a great building with a lot of history in wrestling and I’ve frankly – it’s no secret I’ve played around writing wrestling shows my whole life and I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t written a lot of shows here. It’s my first Full Gear here, I’ve done a lot of Dynamites here.”
Tony Khan’s full media scrum can be viewed in the player below:
Shortly after the conclusion of AEW Full Gear last night in Baltimore, both Chris Jericho and AEW President Tony Khan told media there would be a tag-team title match this Wednesday on Dynamite. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara will take on SCU for the belts.
Tony Khan confirmed the match last night during the Full Gear post-event media scrum.
“This week on Dynamite, it will be Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara versus Scorpio Sky and Kazarian for the tag team titles and we’ll see if the Inner Circle can take all the championships in AEW and it was big for Chris, it was a big night, it was his birthday. For him to lay down the challenge, I think SCU wants the match and that’s a huge match for Dynamite,” Tony Khan said.
Also during his post-event media scrum, Jericho took issue with the AEW tag team rankings, noting he and Sammy Guevara are undefeated when teaming together.
“I think that the rankings for the tag team division is a bunch of s**t because Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho are undefeated as a tag team and we’re not even in the top-5,” Jericho said.
Khan would also confirm that another match between Hangman Page and PAC will take place on this week’s Dynamite.
“Hangman Page came in and he wants a rubber match with PAC and the last time they were in the scrum it went very differently,” Khan said regarding the match. “Even though he won tonight and a lot of people thought he’d feel like he settled it, he feels like there’s unsettled business so that’s definitely going to be another huge match on Dynamite.”
AEW Dynamite 11/13 Lineup – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
AEW Tag Team Championships: SCU (c) vs Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara (Inner Circle)
Last night at AEW Full Gear in Baltimore, Chris Jericho successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Cody. The match ended when Cody’s cornerman, MJF, threw in the towel while the champ had the challenger locked in a Lion Tamer. Jericho spoke to the media following his victory.
“He was going to give up anyway, that’s a pretty stupid question, of course, I’m satisfied,” Jericho said when asked if he was satisfied with the victory. “I’m still le Champion. I don’t want this to be stuck on the fact that MJF threw a towel in the ring because if you saw what happened, Cody was beat up, bleeding all over the f***ing place, plus he was so tied up like a pretzel, there was no escape. So throw the towel in, don’t throw the towel in but don’t diminish the victory that Chris Jericho had over Cody Rhodes tonight.”
When asked if MJF could possibly join Jericho’s Inner Circle Faction, here is what Le Champion had to say:
“There’s always room for more as long as they’re as good as all the guys in my Inner Circle. MJF would be a probable candidate, a possible candidate whether the events happened tonight or not. We’re always looking for good members because like I said we’re taking control of AEW.”
Jericho also talked about the type of bubbly he would go with for his victory celebration, what he said to Dean Malenko, and the inspiration he received from the Living Legend Soultrain Jones while in the Olive Garden. The full media scrum can be viewed in the player below:
AEW Full Gear aired live from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Britt Baker defeated Bea Priestley via submission in the Buy In. After the match, Awesome Kong came down to the ring with Brandi Rhodes. Kong attacked Priestley and cut off some of her hair as a trophy.
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) squared off against Proud & Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) tonight at Full Gear. Rock & Roll Express were in the front row for the match.
The match started out in a brawl with all four wrestlers in the ring. Nick sent Santana to the corner and bounced his face off the turnbuckle. Matt tagged in and leveled Santana with a Spear. Nick launched Ortiz over the barricade and into the crowd.
Santana hit Matt with a chop to the chest but Matt battled back with an Arm Drag. Proud and Powerful locked both Matt and Nick in a Boston Crab/ Camel Clutch combo. Santana and Ortiz isolated Nick Jackson in the ring and took turns beating him down.
Ortiz shoved Matt off the apron and then raked his fingernails across Nick’s back. Matt tagged in and hit Ortiz with a Crossbody off the top rope. Matt climbed back up to the top rope and hit an Elbow Drop on Santana for a two count.
Nick tagged in and booted Santana in the face. Nick climbed to the top rope and connected with a Double Stomp to midsection. Nick tried to kick Ortiz but he ducked and Nick booted the ring post. Ortiz then tripped Nick up and he landed head-first on the apron.
Ortiz returned the favor and threw Nick over the barricade. Santana then threw Matt onto the Rock & Roll Express in the front row. Santana went to work on Nick’s knee and then posed in the ring.
Nick Jackson battled back with a Superkick that knocked Ortiz to the canvas. Matt and Santana tagged in and Matt hit five Northern Lights Suplexes in a row. Young Bucks connected with a flip and a Frog Splash for a near fall.
Santana planted Matt with a Cutter and followed it up with a flip. Ortiz took out Nick with a Suicide Dive outside the ring. Ortiz tagged in and walked into a roll-up for a two count.
Matt leveled Ortiz with a Superkick and tagged Nick Jackson in. Matt and Nick hit Ortiz with two Superkicks that knocked him out of the ring. Back in the ring, Matt tagged back in and set up for the Meltzer Driver but Nick’s knee gave out.
Santana tagged in and hit Matt with a Superkick. Nick tagged in and limped into the ring. Nick spit his gum at Santana and he picked it up and ate it as the crowd chanted “you sick f*ck”. Nick hit a series of kicks but Ortiz planted him with a Powerbomb. Santana went for the cover but Matt broke it up at two. Proud and Powerful then planted Nick with the Street Sweeper for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Sammy Guevara came down to the ring and handed Ortiz a sock full of baseballs. Rock and Roll Express hopped in the ring and made the save. Ricky Mortin hit Santana with a Canadian Destroyer and followed it up with a Suicide Dive onto Ortiz and Sammy.
PAC faced Hangman Adam Page tonight at Full Gear. Hangman started off in control but PAC battled back and beat Hangman down in the corner. PAC slowed things down and dominated the next several minutes of the match.
PAC applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring but Page was able to battle to his feet. PAC slammed Hangman to the mat and went for a Phoenix Splash but Page got out of the way.
Hangman shrugged off a boot to the face and hit a Spinebuster for a two count. Hangman slammed PAC on the ring apron and followed it up with a Moonsault. Back in the ring, Page connected with a big boot for a near fall. PAC rolled out of the ring and Hangman followed him out there. PAC planted Page with a Brainbuster on top of chair as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”.
Back in the ring, PAC hit a Dropkick off the second rope for a near fall. Page brought PAC up to the top rope and planted him with a massive Fallaway Slam.
Page went for the Buckshot Lariat but PAC was ready and hit a Superkick. Hangman battled back with a Pop-Up Powerbomb and set up for Dead Eye but PAC escaped. PAC locked in the Brutalizer in the middle of the ring but Hangman fell over to the ropes to break the hold.
PAC climbed to the top rope and went for the Black Arrow but Hangman got out of the way. Page went for the Buckshot Lariat but PAC blocked it. PAC went for a low blow but Page caught him and hit a Clothesline. Hangman followed it up with the Dead Eye for the pinfall victory.
AEW Full Gear was off to a great start with the opening two matches delivering. This was PAC’s first loss in a singles match in AEW.
Shawn Spears faced Joey Janela tonight at Full Gear. Spears dominated the match early and tied up Janela’s hair with the turnbuckle rope. Janela escaped and launched Spears out of the ring. Janela connected with a Cannonball and climbed up to the rope rope once again.
Spears hopped up on the turnbuckle and hit a Suplex for a near fall. Janela rolled up Shawn for a near fall and followed it up with a Suicide Dive. Back in the ring, Joey hit a Suplex of his own and went for the cover but Shawn kicked out at two.
Joey climbed back up to the top rope but Spears once again caught him and connected with a Backbreaker across the top turnbuckle. Spears took off the turnbuckle padding as Tully Blanchard distracted the referee. Earl Hebner put the padding back on as Spears and Blanchard teamed up for a Piledriver on Joey. Spears then capitalized with a Death Valley Driver for the pinfall victory.
SCU (Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian) defended their AEW Tag Team Championships against Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) tonight at AEW Full Gear.
Fenix booted Kazarian in the face and then hit Scorpio with a Superkick on the apron. Fenix connected with a Suplex on Frankie for a one count. Pentagon and Kazarian took each other out with Clothesines.
Kassidy tagged in and hit Pentagon with a Hurricanrana. Quen tagged in and hit an Atomic Drop and followed it up with a Double Stomp for a near fall. Fenix tagged in and leveled Marq with a Dropkick.
Pentagon tagged in and hit a Backstabber on Quen for a near fall. Frankie threw Kassidy onto the entrance ramp and Quen was forced to tag Scorpio Sky in. Scorpio hit Fenix with a Dropkick to the face and followed it up with a Stunner. Scorpio applied a Dragon Sleeper but it was quickly broken up.
Fenix ran across the top rope and booted Scorpio Sky in the face. Fenix then springboarded off of the ropes twice and took out everyone outside the ring. Fenix followed it up with a springboard Crossbody on Scorpio Sky for a two count.
Kazarian tagged in and hit Fenix with a ridiculous DDT off the middle rope for a two count. Marq Quen tagged himself in and hit Frankie with an Enziguri. Marq made his way to the top rope and connected with a beautiful Shooting Star Press for a two count. Private Party set up for the Gin & Juice but Frankie blocked it. Frankie and Scorpio then hit the SCU Later for the pinfall victory over Kassidy.
After the match, Lucha Bros attacked SCU but the lights went out in the arena. When the lights came back on, Christopher Daniels (dressed as Pentagon) made the save and Lucha Bros retreated.
I really enjoyed this match. It started off slow but they wound up winning the crowd back towards the end. Ray Fenix is absolutely unbelievable in the ring and had most of the highlights from this match.
Riho defended the AEW Women’s Championship against Emi Sakura tonight at Full Gear. Sakura launched Riho across the ring by her hair and connected with a Slam for a one count.
Emi leveled Riho with a Dropkick but Riho battled back with a Double Stomp. Riho applied a Half Crab in the middle of the ring. Sakura escaped and connected with a kick to the face as the crowd got behind Riho.
Riho connected with the 619 and followed it up with a Crossbody off the top rope for a near fall. Emi hit an awesome Backbreaker and followed it up with a Senton off the middle rope for a two count.
Sakura and Riho traded punches and Riho got the better of the exchange. Riho connected with a Double Stomp and followed it up with a Northern Lights Suplex. Riho climbed back up to the top rope and hit another Double Stomp for a two count.
Emi hit a Belly to Back Suplex and went for the cover but Riho got her foot on the bottom rope. Riho then was able to roll-up Sakura for the pinfall victory. Riho is still the AEW Women’s Champion.
Chris Jericho defended his AEW Championship against Cody Rhodes tonight at Full Gear. MJF accompanied Cody to the ring and Cody’s mother was in the front row for the match. Malenko, Anderson, and The Great Muta were also shown in the crowd as the judges for the match. Jake Hager accompanied Jericho to the ring.
Jericho controlled the bout early and applied a Headlock. Cody broke free but Jericho took him down with a shoulder tackle. Jericho started trash talking with Malenko, Anderson and Great Muta before turning his attention back to Cody.
Cody hit Jericho with a Suicide Dive and rolled him back into the ring. Rhodes connected with a Dropkick off the top rope for a one count. Cody stomped on Jericho’s elbow and followed it up with a Powerslam for a two count.
Rhodes Clotheslined Jericho out of the ring and Chris landed on the entrance ramp. Cody went for another Suicide Dive but Jericho got out of the way. Cody landed hard on the entrance ramp and busted his head open.
Jericho took a seat on a steel chair in the ring before Cody finally made his way back in. Chris threw the chair out of the ring and started punching away at Cody’s head. Jake Hager shoved Cody into the barricade as MJF was arguing with referee Aubrey Edwards.
Cody got back into the ring and Jericho hit him with a knee to the midsection for a two count. Cody battled back and went for a Moonsault but Jericho got out of the way. Rhodes crashed to the canvas and Jericho went for the cover but Cody kicked out at the last moment.
Jericho locked in an Abdominal Stretch in the middle of the ring as MJF tried to fire up the crowd. Cody broke free but walked right into a Dropkick for a near fall. Jericho mockingly smacked Cody in the back of the head and applied a Chin Lock.
Chris avoided a Dropkick and went for the Lionsault but Cody got his knees up. Cody connected with a Diamond Cutter and went for the cover but Jericho was able to kick out.
Cody sent Jericho to the corner and hit him with ten punches to the head. Cody followed it up with the Disaster Kick and Jericho tumbled to the floor outside the ring. Jericho once again battled back and slammed Cody into the ring post. Jericho then got back into the ring and posed for the crowd as they booed him.
Jericho approached Cody’s mom and she slapped him in the face. Cody hit a Spear and mom slapped Jericho in the face. Cody hugged his mom and then rolled Jericho back in the ring.
Rhodes slammed Jericho the canvas and went for the cover but Chris kicked out at two. Cody locked in the Figure Four in the middle of the ring and the crowd chanted “tap!”. Jericho fought through the pain and reversed the hold but Cody was able to reach the ropes to break the hold.
Hager got in another cheap shot and hopped onto the apron. Cody slung Jericho into Hager and rolled up Chris for a two count. Jake hit Cody in the face once again and Aubrey ejected him from the match. MJF started trash-talking Hager and Jake launched him into the barricade.
Jericho hit Cody with the title as the referee was distracted with Hager and then threw the title out of the ring. Chris went for the cover but Cody kicked out at two. Jericho went for Judas Effect but it was blocked and Cody hit Cross Rhodes but Jericho somehow kicked out. Cody followed it up with the Bionic Elbow but Jericho somehow was able to kick out again.
Cody went for the Disaster Kick but Jericho countered into the Codebreaker for another near fall. Jericho went back on the attack and unloaded a series of shots to Cody’s midsection. Jericho took off his belt and whipped Cody several times.
Jericho climbed to the top but Cody hit him with a boot to the ribs. Cody went for a Hurricanrana but Jericho countered into the Walls of Jericho in the middle of the ring. The fans got behind Cody and he reached the bottom rope to break the hold.
Jericho unloaded some more punches to the open wound on top of Cody’s head. Jericho and Aubrey Edwards got in a shoving match and Cody capitalized with a roll-up. Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho once again in the middle of the ring and MJF grabbed a towel and threw it into the ring to end the match. After the match, MJF broke down in tears as Cody got to his feet. MJF then hit Cody with a low blow and smirked as the crowd booed. A fan launched garbage at MJF as he was on top of the entrance ramp.
I thought that this match was awesome. The pace and storytelling was near perfect and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I figured that MJF was going to turn on Cody but I was expecting him to attack Cody ending the match in a DQ. That way Cody would win the match but not the title and could get a future title match down the line. As of now, Cody can no longer challenge for the AEW Championship because of what he said on Dynamite.
Jon Moxley Defeated Kenny Omega In An Insane Match
Jon Moxley battled Kenny Omega in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match to close the show. Moxley dominated the match early and planted Omega with a Sidewalk Slam. Moxley brought a trash can into the ring and hit Omega on the head with the lid.
Kenny tackled Jon out of the ring and sent him over the barricade. Omega sprinted and leaped over the barricade and hit an awesome Dropkick. Omega blasted Moxley with a steel chair and then cracked him over the head with a can of beer.
Omega put a trash can on top of Moxley and hit him with a Double Stomp. Kenny hit Jon with another beer and then threw him over the barricade. Jon connected with a Suplex on the floor outside the ring. Moxley brought in a barbed wire bat and hit Omega in the ribs.
Moxley then hit Omega in the back with the bat a couple of times and Kenny’s back was bleeding. Jon put the bat on Kenny’s back and stomped on it as the crowd chanted “you sick f*ck!”. Kenny hit a couple of chops but Jon raked the barbed wire bat across his arm.
Kenny grabbed the trash can and bounced it off of Jon’s face. Omega followed it up with a Piledriver on top of the trash can. Omega grabbed a table from under the ring and set it up against the barricade. Omega brought out the broom with the barbed wire around it but Moxley launched the trash can at him.
Moxley went for a Suicide Dive but Omega hit him in the head with the barbed wire broom. Kenny hit Jon in the back and then started sweeping away the flesh on Jon’s back as blood poured everywhere.
Omega raked the barbed wire across Moxley’s face and then slammed his head on top of it. Kenny hit a Moonsault with the trash can and went for the cover but Moxley kicked out at two. Omega then brought out a giant board covered in mouse traps and slid it into the ring.
Omega hit the V-Trigger but Moxley bounced off the ropes and hit a massive Clothesline. Jon then Suplexed Omega on top of the mouse traps as the crowd chanted “AEW!”. Moxley brought some chains and planted Omega with a Sidewalk Slam on top of them.
Jon followed it up with a Neckbreaker on top of the chains and went for the cover but Kenny kicked out at one. Moxley smiled when Omega kicked out and dared him to punch him in the face. Kenny obliged and then Moxley wrapped the chain around Omega’s face.
Omega bashed Jon in the head several times with the trash lid to break up a choke hold. Jon then brought in an ice pick and Omega hit him with the chain. Moxley tried to stab Kenny with the ice pick but Omega got out of the way and the ice pick went into the trunbuckle pad.
Moxley hit a Back Drop that sent Kenny crashing onto the chain. Omega battled back with a Snap Dragon Suplex and followed it up with another one. Jon bit Kenny’s face but Omega broke free and hit a third Snap Dragon Suplex. Omega wrapped the chain around Jon’s throat and choked him over the ropes.
Omega then flipped onto Moxley and they crashed through the table set up against the barricade. The fans chanted “both these guys!” as Omega grabbed a bag of broken glass from the table Moxley hit him with the Paradigm Shift through. Kenny cut Jon in between the fingers and then stomped on the bag of glasas. Omega then hit him with a Spinebuster on top of the glass for a two count.
Kenny locked in a Sharpshooter and Jon crawled through the broken glass to reach the ropes to get himself out of the hold. Kenny put glass in Moxley’s mouth but Jon hit him with a German Suplex on the glass. Kenny hit Moxley with the V-Trigger and glass went flying out of Jon’s mouth.
Moxley crawled up the entrance ramp and Omega grabbed the ice pick or screwdriver out of the turnbuckle pad. Kenny cut Moxley’s head with the pick as the crowd chanted “you sick f*ck!”. The Young Bucks, Hangman Adam Page tried to reason with Omega to stop but Kenny talked them into going to get something.
They then brought a gigantic structure that was absolutely covered with barbed wire and set it up next to the ramp. Moxley then Suplexed Omega on top of the barbed wire as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”. Both men were then peeled off the barbed wire and Moxley hilariously punched one of the AEW employees in the face. Omega connected with a V-Trigger that sent both men through a plexiglass structure set up next to the stage.
They then battled all the way back to the ring and Moxley hit the Paradigm Shift for a two count. Moxley ripped up the canvas and exposed the wood in the ring. Moxley went for a Piledriver but Omega countered into a Back Body Drop on top of the wood. Omega followed it up with a DDT on top of the wood and went for the cover but Jon kicked out at two.
Kenny climbed to the top rope and went for a Phoenix Splash but Jon got out of way and Omega crashed onto the wood. Moxley went for the cover but Kenny kicked out at two. Jon then hit the Paradigm Shift for the pinfall victory.
I’m the kind of person that loves matches like this but I can understand if this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. This was absolutely insane and it capped off a hell of PPV. There were some down moments throughout the show but overall AEW Full Gear was great.
This was a long-awaited showdown that was delayed from taking place back in August. The reason for that is due to Moxley having to pull out their scheduled match at the All Out event at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view.
Moxley had a serious case of MRSA in his elbow that was picked up during his time in the NJPW G1 Climax.
On the October 30th episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT, All Elite Wrestling announced the stipulation for the contest due to the storyline bad blood between the two stars.
Cameras followed Moxley into the office of AEW President Tony Khan’s office where it was revealed that this scheduled match had to be an unsanctioned lights out match as AEW can no longer sanction the match.
What are your thoughts on the outcome of this match? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Cody Rhodes wasn’t the wrestler to dethrone Chris Jericho as AEW World Heavyweight Champion.
Jericho successfully retained the title over Rhodes in the headliner of the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The three judges for the contest were Great Muta, Arn Anderson, and Dean Malenko.
The stipulation coming into this match was the fact that if Cody didn’t beat Jericho then he will never allow himself to challenge for the AEW World Title again. MJF threw in the towel while Jericho had Cody in the Walls of Jericho, which resulted in the finish.
Post-match, MJF kicked him in the nuts and stood over Cody.
This contest was set up due to Rhodes having the best singles record in the promotion at the time as All Elite Wrestling protected his character on-screen to elevate him as the top babyface title challenger.
Jericho became the inaugural AEW World Heavyweight Champion when he beat Hangman Page in the headliner of the All Out pay-per-view event back in August at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.
At this same show, while on the undercard, Cody defeated Shawn Spears to improve his singles match record.
What are your thoughts on Chris Jericho retaining the AEW World Heavyweight Title? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
SCU (Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) are still the AEW Tag Team Champions.
AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers in a Triple Threat Match took place at Saturday’s (November 9, 2019) AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
This marked the first title defense for SCU, who recently won the titles to become the inaugural champions. SCU successfully retained the titles.
On Friday, AEW announced its first-ever lists of Top 5 Rankings for the week of November 8, 2019. You can see the tag team rankings here:
The Lucha Bros – Pentagon Jr. (Tag Team: 4-2, Overall: 5-3) – Fenix (Tag Team: 4-2, Overall: 5-3)
Private Party – Isiah Kassidy (Tag Team: 3-2, Overall: 3-4) – Marq Quen (Tag Team: 3-2, Overall: 3-4)
The Young Bucks – Matt Jackson (Tag Team: 3-2, Overall: 6-3) – Nick Jackson (Tag Team: 3-2, Overall: 6-3)
The Dark Order – Stu Grayson (Tag Team: 2-2, Overall: 3-2) – Evil Uno (Tag Team: 2-2, Overall: 3-2)
The Best Friends – Trent (Tag Team: 2-3, Overall: 3-5) – Chuck Taylor (Tag Team: 2-3, Overall: 3-4)
The fallout from this match will be presented on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite on TNT from Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
What are your thoughts on SCU (Karzai Iran and Scorpio Sky) retaining the AEW Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
This match was originally slated for the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 25, 2019. However, plans changed.
There was an angle done at a WrestleGate show in Nottingham, England involving PAC and Page earlier this year to present the match that had been built up because the match didn’t take place at Double or Nothing.
Page agreed to fly to England and do the match to make up for the hyped match. It was released on YouTube. At the time, it was reported that it was nixed due to creative differences and PAC was pulled from the card.
At Double or Nothing, Page drew the Joker card in the Casino Battle Royale allowing him to enter at lucky number 21 where he would win the contest and become a competitor to wrestle for the chance to become the first-ever AEW World Heavyweight Champion. He lost to Chris Jericho at All Out.
What are your thoughts on this contest? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
The Young Bucks didn’t get their revenge on the Inner Circle members Santana & Ortiz.
At the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, Santana & Ortiz beat Nick & Matt Jackson in a tag team match. This served as the opening contest on the main card.
This feud kicked off at the All Out event from the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view in August. It happened after the Lucha Brothers beat Young Bucks to retain the AAA Tag Team Titles.
Post-match, two masked men attacked Lucha Bros then Nick Jackson. The former team known as LAX was revealed as the masked men.
The Young Bucks lost to Private Party in the opening round of the AEW Tag Team Title tournament. Santana and Ortiz didn’t compete in the tournament.
Time will tell whether AEW continues this feud or goes into a different direction heading into the future.
The fallout from this match will be presented on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite on TNT from Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
What are your thoughts on the winners of this match? Was this the right call by AEW officials or should it have gone the other way? Sound off in the comment section.
The AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event will take place tonight (Saturday, November 9th) from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland and has already sold out.
AEW Full Gear Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes – if Cody loses, he won’t ever challenge for the world title again
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Tag Team Match
AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers – Triple Threat Match
AEW’s Full Gear pay-per-view took place on November 9th, 2019 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Full Gear “Buy-In” pre-show
– We go through some video packages looking at tonight’s matches. Taz and Goldenboy join Excalibur at the announce table.
– Bea Priestley vs. Britt Baker: Baker starts off strong with a series of strikes, and the fight spills out to ringside. Priestly fights back on the floor, but Baker takes her down with a Thesz Press and pummels on her. Priestly fights back with some strikes and a diving elbow for a two count. A double clothesline sends both wrestlers down. We see Darby Allin in the crowd. Baker is up first and hits a neckbreaker for a two count. Priest comes back with a German suplex for a two count of her own. Baker fights back and hits the Canadian Destroyer for a two count. Baker hits a superkick and a neckbreaker, but then Priestley grabs the hair and breaks free. Baker comes back with the lockjaw and the mandible claw for the win via submission.
Winner: Britt Baker
– After the match, Awesome Kong and Brandi Rhodes come out, and they have a knife. They hit the ring and Kong hits the double underhook facebuster on Priestley. Kong and Brandi cut off a piece of Priestley’s hair. Kong smells the hair and then puts it under her belt, and they leave.
– Jim Ross is introduced and he comes out to the announce table. Full Gear starts next!
AEW Full Gear Results
– The Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz: This one falls apart into a 2 on 2 brawl in the opening moments. The referee restores order, but then Santana and Ortiz get dumped to ringside and the Bucks hit dives on him. Nick throws Santana into the crowd, then the Bucks start double teaming Ortiz in the ring. Santana finally gets the tag but Matt takes him down with an arm drag. Ortiz and Santana fight back with a double team submission on the Bucks. The Bucks fight back and Matt hits a dive over the ring post on to Ortiz at ringside. Back in the ring, Matt goes up top and hits a flying elbow drop on Santana for a two count. On the apron, Santana hits a brainbuster on Nick on the edge of the ring. Ortiz and Santana dump matt over the barricade, and Matt lands right where The Rock n Roll Express are seated. Santana and Ortiz talk some trash to the legends, then they walk around to go work over Nick. Ortiz and Santana control the next several moments of the match until Matt finally gets the hot tag and starts cleaning house. Matt and Nick double team Ortiz now for a two count. Santana takes Nick out at ringside, and Santana and Ortiz surround Matt in the ring now. They hit a double team cutter on Matt for a two count. Santana hits a dive on Nick at ringside, then comes back in the ring. Matt fights them off and then Nick tags in for a double superkick on Ortiz. Santana looks for a moonsault, but the Bucks superkick him out of mid-air. They double team Ortiz off the turnbuckle for a two count. The Bucks look for the Meltzer Driver on Ortiz, but Matt slips off the top rope and falls. Santana runs in and takes over with Ortiz now. Nick spits his gum at Santana, but Santana picks it up and eats it. Nick starts fighting off both Santana and Ortiz. Ortiz fights back with a sit-out powerbomb on Nick, then Santana knees him in the head. Matt breaks up the pin attempt. Matt misses a spear in the corner and falls out to ringside. Ortiz and Santana double team Nick for the three count.
Winners: Santana & Ortiz
– After the match, Sammy Guevara walks down to the ring with a camera to celebrate with Ortiz and Santana. The Rock n Roll Express hop the barricade and get on the apron, but The Inner Circle members start beating them down. Ricky comes back (with the help of Matt) and hits a slingshot Canadian Destroyer on Santana. Ricky then hits a dive on Guevara and Ortiz at ringside. The crow pops for the Rock N Roll Express getting in the mix.
– Pac vs. “Hangman” Adam Page This one spills out to ringside early on as Pac and Page trade lots of strikes in the opening moments of this one. Back in the ring, Pac takes control and jokes Page against the ropes. Pac hits a series of kicks and then taunts the fans. Pac wastes too much time and misses a shot, and Page starts mounting a comeback now. The fight spills out to ringside, and Pac fights back with a brainbuster up against the ring. Back in the ring, Pac lays into Page with kicks now. Page starts fighting back and they counter moves back and forth. Hangman looks for an Alabama Slam, but Pac reverses it into The Brutalizer. Pac tries to follow up with the Black Arrow, but Page rolls out of the way. Page misses a shot, and Pac tries to instigate a ref bump but Page stops it. Page hits a lariat, then the Dead Eye. Page pins for the three count after a competitive match.
Winner: “Hangman” Adam Page
– Shawn Spears vs. Joey Janela: Tully Blanchard is at ringside and he distracts Janela. They start off trading blows in the ring, and Spears rolls outside for a breather. Janela kicks Spears from the apron, but then Spears slams him off the apron down to the floor. Back in the ring, Spears keeps control and ties Janela’s hair to the turn buckle. Janela finally breaks free, and Spears puts him in the Sharpshooter. Janela breaks out and fights back with a series of knees and kicks. Janela misses a shot and Spears fires back with a German suplex for a two count. Janela fires back with a suplex for a two count of his own. Janela stomps on Spears until Tully gets on the apron and causes a distraction. Janela climbs to the top turnbuckle, but Spears runs up and grabs him. Spears gives Janela a backbreaker over the top turnbuckle. Spears unties the turnbuckle pad, and while referee Earl Hebner puts the pad back on, Spears takes Janela out to ringside. Tully Blanchard assists in Spears giving Janela a piledriver on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Spears hits the C4 for the three count.
Winner: Shawn Spears
– Spears and Blanchard leave as referees and agents come to check on Janela.
– Kip Sabian is backstage for an interview. He says when he arrived in AEW he found that everyone else had formed alliances, so he had to carve his own path. Kip brings over Penelope Ford, and says it’s time to bring some sex appeal back to this loser-infested company. Penelope says why be bad when you can be super bad.
– Private Party vs. The Lucha Brothers vs. SCU (c): Kaz starts off against Marq going back and forth. The aprons clear as this one turns into a brawl early on. When the referee restores order, The Lucha Bros have Kaz down. Kassidy gets the tag and starts cleaning house now. Marq tags back in, but the Lucha Brothers take him out with a double team. They give Kassidy a double team superkick next, then they hit a slam on Marq in the corner for a two count. The aprons clear and this one turns into an all-out brawl at ringside, and Phoenix hits a big corkscrew moonsault on everyone. Back in the ring, Kazarian takes control and SCU hits the SCU-later on Kassidy for the three count.
Winners: SCU
– After the match, the Lucha Brothers attack SCU. The lights suddenly go out, and when the lights come back on there are two people dressed as Pentagon in the ring. The other Pentagon slams Phoenix on top of the real Pentagon. He takes his mask off to reveal himself as “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels. He grabs a steel chair and beats the Lucha Brothers out of the ring.
– Riho (c) vs. Emi Sakura: The AEW Women’s World Championship is on the line in this one. Emi starts off strong with lots of offense in the opening moments. Riho dodges some shots, but Emi dumps her out to ringside. They fight on the turnbuckle now and Riho hits a stomp on Emi on the apron. Riho and Emi trade shots in the ring now and Emi hits tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. She follows up with another backbreaker, and then a stomp off the middle rope. Emi hits a senton bomb for a two count. Emi hits a sit-out powerbomb, but Riho no-sells it and gives Emi a double stomp. Riho and Emi trade strikes in the middle of the ring now. Riho hits the double stomp off the top rope for a two count. Emi comes back with a German suplex, then a facebuster slam for a two count. After a series of reversals, Riho hits a knee to the head. Riho spins around Emi now and rolls her up into a small package pin for the three count.
Winner & still Champion: Riho
– Riho and Emi hug after the match.
– The judges for the AEW Championship match up next are sitting at ringside: Dean Malenko, Arn Anderson, and The Great Muta.
– Chris Jericho (c) vs. Cody Rhodes: MJF is in Rhodes’ corner and Jake Hager is in Jericho’s corner. Rhodes connects with strikes in the opening moments and Jericho repeatedly rolls outside for a breather. Jericho has a brief stare-down with Malenko at ringside. Back in the ring, Rhodes controls the pace and dumps Jericho out to ringside. Rhodes looks for a suicide dive, but Jericho dodges it, and Rhodes lands face-first on the ramp. It looks like Rhodes has been busted open the hard way on the ramp, and he’s now heavily bleeding. Jericho takes control now. Cody tries to mount a comeback, but Jericho shuts him down with a dropkick. Jericho keeps Rhodes grounded now with various holds. Jericho looks for a Lionsault, but Rhodes blocks it with his knees. Rhodes hits a springboard Diamond Cutter for a two count. Rhodes follows up with a springboard kick that sends Jericho out to ringside. Rhodes follows, and Jericho comes back with a lariat on the ringside floor. Rhodes is still bleeding from the forehead. Jericho exchanges words with members of the Rhodes family at ringside. Cody’s mom slaps Jericho across the face, then Cody spears Jericho on the floor. Back in the ring, Rhodes hits an Alabama Slam for a two count. Rhodes applies a Figure Four, but Jericho reverses it. Jake Hager hits a cheap shot on Rhodes from the apron, then Rhodes throws Jericho into Jake to knock him down to the floor. Jake hits another cheap shot behind the ref’s back, but the ref still ejects Jake. Jake beats down MJF near the ramp before leaving. While the ref is distracted, Jericho nails Rhodes in the face with the Title belt. Jericho pins for a two count. Rhodes comes back with the Cross Rhodes for a two count of his own. Jericho and Rhodes trade punches on the mat now. Cody hits a series of strikes and the Bionic Elbow for a two count. Cody looks for a springboard kick, but Jericho intercepts him with a Codebreaker for a two count. Jericho takes off his weightlifting belt and whips Cody with it until the ref takes it way from him. Rhodes fights back with a superkick, then goes to the top turnbuckle with Jericho. Cody looks for a Frankensteiner, but Jericho turns it into the Walls Of Jericho. Jericho and the ref shove each other, then Cody rolls up Jericho from behind for a two count. Jericho applies the Walls Of Jericho again, and stomps on Cody’s head a few times while he’s got it in. MJF throws in the towel, and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner & still Champion: Chris Jericho
– Jericho celebrates on the stage with the Inner Circle. Rhodes seems confused about why the match stopped, and MJF is in the ring talking to him about it. Rhodes shakes MJF’s hand, but then MJF kicks Rhodes with a low blow. MJF pushes Rhodes down to the mat as the crowd chants “asshole.” As MJF leaves, someone off-screen throws a drink at him. MJF leaves as Cody recovers in the ring.
– We see a video package looking at the feud between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. Justin Roberts explains that this is an unsanctioned “lights out” match.
– Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley: Omega starts off strong with a series of strikes on Moxley. Jon comes back with a side slam, then he rolls out to ringside. He throws a trash can in the ring and then nails Omega with it. Omega fights back and tackles Moxley out to ringside. They fight out into the crowd now. Omega hits Moxley with a chair, then hits him in the face with a beer and throws a trash can on him. Omega climbs some stairs and hits a flying double foot stomp down on to Moxley. Moxley fights back and throws Omega back into the ringside area. Moxley hits a vertical suplex on the floor. Moxely grabs a barbed wire baseball bat from under the ring now, and brings it and Omega into the ring. Moxely nails Omega with the bat a few times across the back. Omega appears to be bleeding from the back. Moxley puts the barbed wire on Omega’s back and stomps on it. Omega fights back with chops and then he looks for a German suplex, but Moxley hits him with the barbed wire. Omega grabs the trash can and nails Moxley with it. Omega gives Moxley a pile driver on to the trash can. Omega pulls out a table and leans it up against the barricade. Omega then grabs what appears to be a broom wrapped in barbed wire. Moxley throws the trash can out of the ring and hits Omega. Moxley looks for a dive, but Omega blocks him with the barbed wire broom to the head. Omega brings the broom in the ring now and starts hitting Moxley with it. Omega scratches the barbed wire across Moxley’s back repeatedly. Moxley appears to be bleeding heavily from his head. Omega slams Moxley on to the barbed wire broom for a two count. Omega puts a trash can on the ring post, climbs up, grabs the can and hits a moonsault with the can on top of Moxley for another two count. Omega pulls out a board that appears to have mouse traps glued to it. Moxley and Omega trade strikes and both men go down. Moxley is up first and he moves the mouse trap board towards the middle of the ring. Ambrose then suplexes Omega on to the mouse traps. Moxley brings some big chains into the ring and slams Omega on to them for a two count. Omega fights back with some trash can shots, but Moxley shuts him down with a side slam. Moxley grabs what looks like an ice pick or a needle out from under the ring. Omega fights back with the chain. Moxley misses a shot and stabs the ice pick into the turnbuckle. Omega answers with a back suplex on to the chains. Omega continues with more suplexes, then he wraps the chain around Ambrose’s neck and hangs him from the ropes down to the floor. The chain clips through Omega’s hands and Moxley falls to the floor. Omega hits a suicide dive on Moxley through the table leaning against the fan barricade. Omega grabs a bag from under the ring and it looks like it’s full of pieces of broken glass. Omega starts cutting Moxley in the head and hand with the glass. Omega pours the broken glass out into the ring. Omega slams Moxley on to the galss for a two count, then he drags him across the glass. Omega applies a Sharpshooter next, with Moxley having to crawl through the glass to reach the ropes. Moxel pulls himself through the ropes and Omega lets go. Omega picks up some pieces of glass, and he shows the camera, then he tries to force the glass into Moxley’s mouth. Omega misses a shot and Ambroe comes back with a German suplex on to the broken glass. Omega fires back with some strikes and Moxley falls out on to the ramp. Omega grabs the ice pick from the turnbuckle pad and chases Moxley up the ramp. Omega pokes into Moxley’s forehead with the ice pick. The Young Bucks walk out, and Page joins them, and they try to tell Omega to stop. Omega tells them to bring out something, and they start bringing out a small cage structure with a bunch of barbed wire in it. Omega picks up Moxley and brings him over towards the web of barbed wire, but Moxley breaks free. Moley ends up suplexing Omega off the ramp and into the web of barbed wire. Some people try to help pull Omega and Moxley out of the barbed wire bedding. Moxley starts punching out everyone who’s trying to help Kenny. Kenny picks up a light and nails Jon in the head with it. Omega hits a running knee on Jon and they both crash through an AEW sign near the stage. Moxley and Omega both emerge from the wreckage, and Omega chases Moxley back to the ring. Moxley hits the underhook DDT for a two count. Moxley unties the canvas on the ring and rips it back. Moxley pulls back the padding and exposes the wooden planks of the ring. Moxley looks for a piledriver, but Omega reverses into a back body drop. Omega follows up with a knee to the back of the head, then he looks for the One Winged Angel but Moxley escapes. Omega hits an underhook DDT on Moxley for a two count. Omega looks for a Phoenix Splash but misses on the exposed boards of the ring. Moxley follows up with a big underhook DDT on the exposed boards for the three count.
Winner: Jon Moxley
– After the match, trainers and The Young Bucks come to check on Omega. Moxley flips off the camera as we go to replays.
The card for tonight’s (Saturday, November 9th) AEW Full Gear event has been finalized.
The company has officially announced the main event of this event that takes place from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland and will air on B/R Live, which is Bleacher Report’s streaming service, traditional PPV outlets, and FITE TV in international markets.
This special will be headlined by AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes.
This show marks the third pay-per-view event for All Elite in 2019, which features a stacked lineup.
As a reminder, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this special later tonight. Here’s the final card:
AEW Full Gear Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes – if Cody loses, he won’t ever challenge for the world title again
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Tag Team Match
AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers – Triple Threat Match
Adam Page vs. PAC – Singles Match
AEW Women’s Champion Riho vs. Emu Sakura
Joey Janela vs. Shawn Spears – Singles Match
Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestley – Pre-Show Match
What are your thoughts on this card and the feuds that AEW is presenting to its fans? Sound off in the comment section.
All Elite Wrestling has announced the first AEW Rankings for the week ending Friday, November 8th 2019.
Rankings have been talked about for some time as another opportunity for the company to utilize statistics and embrace a more sports-like presentation.
During the AEW Full Gear Media Call (Recap), Cody said we can expect this to be updated on Fridays for the men’s, women’s and tag team divisions.
AEW Rankings (Men’s): 11/8/19
Cody Rhodes
PAC
Hangman Page
Kenny Omega
Jon Moxley
AEW Rankings (Women’s): 11/8/19
Emi Sakura
Britt Baker
Hikaru Shida
Allie
Nyla Rose
AEW Rankings (Tag Teams): 11/8/19
The Lucha Bros
Private Party
The Young Bucks
The Dark Order
Best Friends
Join us here Saturday night for our AEW Full Gear live coverage.
Ahead of the show, check out our expert staff predictions:
AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes took part in a media call on Friday afternoon to hype Saturday night’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view from Baltimore, Maryland. Cody will challenge Chris Jericho for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship in one of the most anticipated bouts in AEW history.
Cody said he was just being himself this week when he delivered what many are calling the best promo of his career. He’s not hiding who he is, he’s not hiding the fact that he’s one of the key power players behind the scenes in AEW. “Wrestling is best when it’s real, so I don’t know if you can even call it a promo. It was just a real statement from me, and I’m glad it resonated with fans. I really am.”
Following up on his announcement that he’ll never challenge for the AEW Championship if he does not defeat Chris Jericho, Cody said the stipulation is authentic.
AEW’s production style:
AEW’s lead producer Keith Mitchell helps them deliver an “an element of danger, spontaneity, and grit.” He spoke about the importance of building a “family” relationship between the producers and the talent and named Darby Allin as someone who is very hands on with his presentation.
The possibility of an AEW mid-card championship:
Cody said he does not like the term “mid-card” but acknowledged they are considering a different route for recognizing rising stars. “I think it’s very possible within the next month or so, there will be a prize of some sort for the guys rising through the ranks,” he said. Cody stressed the importance of protecting AEW’s existing championships, which were only established recently.
“It’s not willy-nilly, handing these belts out, handing these prizes out,” he said. “They matter, and the next one will matter just as much.”
AEW Top 5 Rankings
AEW will begin announcing Top 5 Rankings for each division (Men, Women and Tag Teams) starting this Friday afternoon. The plan is to update the rankings every week.
Improving AEW Dynamite
A lot of work goes into each week’s episode of AEW Dynamite and they are constantly striving to improve the product. After each show Cody sends out a company-wide email detailing areas they need to work on. He enjoys getting constructive criticism from fans on social media.
Audio Issues on AEW TV
Cody acknowledged they are still working on getting the audio balancing where it needs to be. Some viewers have complained that entrance themes are too low, but they don’t want to pipe theme music into the television feed like WWE does, because he thinks it will drown out the crowd noise.
“There’s a lot of fire in that audience, and we want to hear them,” he said. “At the cost sometimes of not hearing the music, we would rather hear the fans as loud as they are, because they’ve been so generous and we’re so grateful for them.”
AEW’s Women’s Division
AEW plans to feature women more prominently in the months ahead. This includes not just in-ring action, but also interviews and vignettes. Fans can expect this initiative to be rolled out starting next week. They’ve wanted to feature even more international talent than they already have, but have dealt with some work visa issues so far.
Dynamite’s Television Ratings
Cody said many wrestling journalists are ‘stuck in the past’ as it relates to gauging AEW’s popularity. It’s not just about TV ratings anymore. “We’re not only looking at our Nielsens, we’re looking at our social Nielsens, we’re looking at our ITV representation, we’re looking at our FITE usage, we’re looking at an amazing amount of data.”
They are satisfied with AEW’s success so far, but sees a lot more room for improvement as fans learn about the product. “Six weeks in a row, we’ve gone head-to-head with WWE, the biggest wrestling company in the world, and six weeks in a row, they’ve been on the losing end.” Cody believes this solidifies that AEW is in fact a revolution.
The Panel of Judges for Full Gear’s Main Event
Cody commented on the 3-judge panel that will be ringside for his match against Chris Jericho at Full Gear. He assured everyone the judges will be of “championship caliber” and fans will be excited when they see who will show up. He’s not sure if they will continue the judge panel concept for future championship matches, but it’s something they’re trying out.
Future AEW Special Events
In addition to AEW’s “big four” pay-per-views (All Out, Double or Nothing, Full Gear and another show likely in February), they are interested in doing other smaller ‘special events’ like we saw this year with Fyter Fest and Fight for the Fallen.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Jon Moxley was recently interviewed by Yahoo! Sports to talk about several topics.
Moxley is slated to take on Kenny Omega at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event. This comes after their original match at the All Out event in August was nixed due to Moxley dealing with a staph infection in his elbow.
According to Moxley, he thinks this is the money match of the card.
“I’d say this is definitely the money match right now. You can tell when there’s a spark between two guys in the ring and there’s this combustible energy, an electricity you can feel. Our lives intersecting at this exact moment, it’s hugely fortunate for all involved. It seems like fate.”
Omega cut a promo in storyline about Moxley pulling out of their original match. Moxley was replaced by PAC at the show, who went over Omega.
For Moxley, he thinks it was a great creative thing for the promotion and something that they used heading into Full Gear. He sees it as a scenario where a curveball was thrown at them and that allowed them to make it a real situation that can go in any direction.
Moxley continued, “You don’t have to worry about going through red tape, using big words, reading a paragraph or something like that. If you have something to say in AEW, you just say it. Now we’ve got this legitimate thing that happened and it’s become part of the story now. It’s pretty cool. You can’t write it.
We could have sat in a room and thought, man how do we make this match even bigger. We could have never figured out a way that was as good as almost killing me with a staph infection and taking the match away.”
AEW holds the Full Gear pay-per-view event this Saturday at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
All Elite Wrestling returns to the pay-per-view arena this weekend with their AEW Full Gear show from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
The top matches heading into this Saturday’s AEW show are Chris Jericho vs. Cody for the AEW World’s Heavyweight Championship and an unsanctioned “Lights Out” match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley.
A Closer Look At AEW Full Gear Lineup
Other championship action at AEW Full Gear this weekend includes a three-way match for the AEW World Tag-Team Championships, as SoCal Uncensored defends against The Lucha Brothers and Private Party, and a singles match for the AEW Women’s World Championship, with Riho defending against Emi Sakura.
Also scheduled this Saturday night is The Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz, “Hangman” Adam Page vs. PAC and Joey Janela vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard), as well as a “Buy-In” pre-show match featuring Dr. Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestley.
SEScoops.com Round Table Writers For AEW Full Gear
As is the case before every major pay-per-view event, SEScoops.com compiles a handful of pro wrestling journalists to provide their in-depth insight and analysis into each match scheduled on the card in our SEScoops.com Predictions Roundtable feature.
Joining us for this AEW Full Gear installment will be veteran staff writers Ian Carey, Andrew Ravens and Jeff Moss.
Without further adieu, let’s take a look at our official AEW Full Gear Predictions.
Buy-In Pre-Show: Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestley
Ian Carey: I’m a little torn on this one. Baker just lost to Riho and they will likely want to rehab her from that but on the other hand, Bea Priestley seems like the biggest star they have in the division. They have to push her to a shot at Riho, right? It’s also weird this is on the preshow considering the role Baker seems to have and the rivalry that’s been brewing. I’m picking Bea but I’m not super confident about it. (Prediction: Bea Priestley)
Andrew Ravens: I think this is a pretty easy pick from all of the matches on the card. Baker should and will win. She is being groomed as a top star under the AEW banner in the women’s division. Outside of Riho, she is their biggest women’s talent that they have. I like this matchup, which will be a fun match. (Prediction: Britt Baker)
Jeff Moss: What’s interesting about this match is that Britt Baker, sorry, DOCTOR Britt Baker is a dentist, and AEW managed to go almost a whole show without mentioning it! Seriously though, Baker has a bit of payback to exact over the concussion she suffered courtesy of Priestly at Fight For The Fallen, so there’s a grudge to be settled here. With that said, I’d take Baker — who is totally a dentist — in this one, for the best reason of all: Revenge. (Prediction: Britt Baker)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Britt Baker
Shawn Spears vs Joey Janela
Ian: Both of these two need wins. Actually, I’m not certain Janela actually needs to win his matches to be popular but all the same. Spears has one singles win against Michael Nakazawa but it seemed like they would push him harder than they have after he aligned with Tully Blanchard. Perhaps, Full Gear will be the start of a winning streak for Spears. I wouldn’t be that surprised to see Janela pull off an upset though. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
Andrew: A late addition to the card and this is just a random thrown together match that I’m not sure why was added than other to fill time. They have no program but will be wrestling with each other. Following his match with Cody Rhodes at All Out, Spears has fallen off a cliff on television and seems to have no direction. I think a cheap win can get him back on track. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
Jeff: Another match that has the potential to get bloody, fast. I can’t stress how much I’m enjoying Asshole Tye Dillinger. Just being associated with Tully Blanchard makes him even more snake-like in my book. That said, Joey Janela is hardcore. I’d rather see Spears go over here, mainly so he doesn’t find himself back in an enhancement talent role, so we’ll see how things shake out. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, Shawn Spears
SCU vs. The Lucha Bros vs. Private Party
Ian: After Private Party won the bronze medal match against Dark Order this week, they were added to this match here. Triple threats are great for having a team win without them having to actually beat another team. For that reason, expect SCU to get the pin over Private Party and not the Lucha Bros, that way Pentagon and Fenix stay in the tag title picture. I’m predicting a successful title defense for SCU, followed by a post-match beatdown by the Lucha Bros, followed by a run-in save by Christopher Daniels. (Prediction: SoCal Uncensored)
Andrew: Since SCU just won the titles, I don’t see why a title change would take place here. They have a built-in story with SCU vs. The Lucha Brothers but since they made it a three-way, I think they didn’t want Lucha to eat the loss but wanted to continue this story. Thus, they put Private Party in the contest for them to take the fall. With that said, SCU should and will retain the straps here. (Prediction: SoCal Uncensored)
Jeff: SCU just won the titles on Dynamite, so I can’t see them dropping them so quickly here. I expect them to win, but the Lucha Brothers will do something spectacularly dangerous, if for no other reason than to upstage the Bucks in their match. Adding Private Party to the mix here adds an element of the unknown, but regardless, the titles stay put. (Prediction: SoCal Uncensored)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, SCU
Riho vs. Emi Sakura (AEW Women’s Title)
Ian: As much as we’d all love a Freddie Mercury cosplayer as champion, it feels as though the belt will stay on Riho here. Riho garners such sympathy whenever she takes a move that I have to imagine she’ll eventually drop the title to one of the divisions larger women, such as Awesome Kong or Nyla Rose or possibly to Bea Priestley. I just can’t see her dropping it here. (Prediction: Riho)
Andrew: Riho wins. This is a no brainer as Riho is a big fan favorite especially with women and young girls. The ratings back that up. Sakura is a talented star but is still unknown to most fans who watch the AEW product. It will be interesting to see if fans in attendance believe any of Sakura’s offense against Riho. (Prediction: Riho)
Jeff: I honestly didn’t know much about Riho when she first won the Women’s title, but I’ve grown quite fond of her. As we watch Brandi Rhodes slowly descend into madness, I like the idea of Riho establishing herself as a champion. This will be a really fast, cool NJPW match between two rising stars in North America, but in the end Riho retains. (Prediction: Riho)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, Riho
Hangman Page vs. PAC
Ian: So between the match they had in England and the match they had on Dynamite, these two are 1-1 against each other. The thing with Page is, he’s not going back to the world title picture anytime soon, at least I don’t think. It feels like Page chasing the title is a long-term plan, whereas they want PAC in the title picture soon. For that reason, I think PAC gets the win and moves closer to a title shot. (Prediction: PAC)
Andrew: So between the match they had in England and the match they had on Dynamite, these two are 1-1 against each other. The thing with Page is, he’s not going back to the world title picture anytime soon, at least I don’t think. It feels like Page chasing the title is a long-term plan, whereas they want PAC in the title picture soon. For that reason, I think PAC gets the win and moves closer to a title shot. (Prediction: PAC)
Jeff: Honestly? I’d watch PAC fight a potted plant and call it match of the year. The dude is practically unrecognizable from his NXT Champion days, and twice as entertaining. British Strong Style? More like BASTARD PAC STYLE. He’s the next contender for the AEW title in my mind, so I’d expect him to win decisively and brutally here. (Prediction: PAC)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, PAC
The Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz (AEW Tag Titles)
Ian: After dropping the semi-final of the tag tournament to Private Party, it feels like the Young Bucks could use a big win here. A loss for Santana and Ortiz this early after debuting isn’t great but losing to the Young Bucks never hurts anyone too hard. I’m fairly certain both of these teams will be in the title chase not long after this PPV. (Prediction: The Young Bucks)
Andrew: This is one of the hardest matches to pick as Santana and Ortiz should win and will likely do so but The Young Bucks lost at All Out and then in the Tag Team Title Tournament so they need a big win. I will take Santana and Ortiz only because they are part of the Inner Circle as Jake Hager could cause a distraction for the win. (Prediction: Santana & Ortiz)
Jeff: This should be a really fun match, with lots of hard hits, high flies, and of course tassels. The Bucks know how to put on a show, and Santana & Ortiz were one of the highlights of TNA (I’m told). This is a great match to forward the Elite Vs Inner Circle feud that’s taking over AEW storylines, so while the stakes aren’t that high on paper, overall it should have some impact. I have to take the Bucks in this one. (Prediction: The Young Bucks)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, The Young Bucks
Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega (Unsanctioned “Lights Out” Match)
Ian: This is a tough one to pick because it seems like AEW will want to push both of these guys into the world title scene sometime soon. Omega has lost to PAC and Jericho already and probably can’t afford another loss. Moxley hasn’t lost yet but did go to a time-limit draw with PAC. I think it makes sense for Omega to get the win and then we get a triple threat with these two and PAC with the winner earning a title shot. Otherwise, Omega is really going to have a hard time making up for some of these early losses. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
Andrew: This is going to be a fun match but a more interesting finish to it as both guys need to win. Yes, Moxley has been more protected than Omega up to this point and could eat a pinfall but I see Moxley heading to the world title picture quicker than Omega. I think Omega will lose here but I don’t agree with it. Prior to the launch of AEW, Omega was booked as a bigger deal and to the hardcore fans, he still is but in the eyes of the casual fans, he’s a top mid-card guy, which isn’t good. Moxley goes over. (Prediction: Jon Moxley)
Jeff: It’s been months in the making and this match is the leading candidate for match of the night for me. This should include some crazy spots, hardcore action and I’d expect a whole bunch of blood. If I had my way this match would be the official “Return of the Cleaner” and let Kenny Omega go full Omega on the guy who would take it the best (non-PAC division) Jon Moxley. I wonder if they will put this match on last, or save it for the title bout? At any rate, Kenny Omega will (and needs) the win here. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Kenny Omega
Chris Jericho vs. Cody (AEW World Title)
Ian: Well, up until Dynamite this week I would have said that Jericho is winning this match but now that’s all up in the air. Cody’s announcement that if he doesn’t beat Jericho then he’ll never challenge for the title again changes things. It’s possible Cody could lose and just decide he doesn’t want to ever book himself to win the title or he could win and become the 2nd ever champion. I’m betting he wins the title but then loses it back to Jericho fairly quickly after, similar to what his Dad used to do with Ric Flair. (Prediction: Cody)
Andrew: This is the rightful main event and the right #1 contender to the AEW World Title. While Rhodes is an executive in the company, he was the right star to be chosen for this spot at the moment. His win record backs that up and since AEW puts a focus on it, this was the right call. This has been a great build-up as both guys are great talkers and while it might not be the best match on the card, it will live up to expectations. There’s no reason to take the title off of Jericho right now as he’s the biggest star that AEW has right now. I don’t like the stipulation that Rhodes added as that means there will have to be a screw job finish to this contest. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)
Jeff: If the fact that Chris Jericho is universally beloved “Shampiown” right now, and Cody is the EVP of the company weren’t enough to telegraph the result of this match, adding a “I’ll never challenge for it again” stipulation certainly seals the deal. Who wins then? Well, I’d expect Cody to win, but Jericho to keep the title in what will assuredly be a DQ, run-in and outside interference filled match. (Prediction: Cody via DQ)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Cody
AEW Full Gear Predictions Outro
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All Elite Wrestling World Champion Chris Jericho has stated that the promotion is no longer hiring new talent at this point in time. “Le Champion” divulged the information during an interview with ScreenGeek.
“We’re not looking to hire anybody else right now,” Jericho shared. “If someone comes along that makes sense, we will, but we have so much talent that people don’t even know, they don’t even know the Young Bucks yet! That’s what I’m saying, you have to understand, this is our first show, you can’t assume that everyone knows who these guys are.”
He continued, “I haven’t been on TV for two years. What’s the first line I ever said on AEW TV? ‘My name is Chris Jericho, and I am the champion of AEW’. That pretty much tells the tale. ‘Oh, who is that guy? Oh, he’s the champion?’ Boom. Done. It’s like a good movie poster that tells you what it is.”
Rather than inflate their roster with every available free agent, Jericho believes it’s more important to establish those who already a part of the promotion.
“[…] it’s really important to establish who these guys are, so that when people see them they’ll freak out as to why they’ve never heard of them before and just how good they are because they’ve been doing this for years and chose NOT to go to WWE. The secret to AEW is that we all have passion to be here because we want to be.”
Jericho defends his AEW World Championship against Cody Rhodes at AEW’s next pay-per-view Full Gear on November 9th.
The sixth week of the WWE NXT vs. AEW Dynamite war is in the books.
Viewership data has been released for the November 6th editions of AEW Dynamite on TNT and NXT on the USA Network.
Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of Showbuzz Daily:
WWE NXT
WWE NXT averaged 813,000 viewers, which is up from the 580,000 viewers that the show drew last week on the USA Network. In the 18-49 demos, the show drew 0.30, up from 0.18 from last week.
Matches that took place on the NXT show included Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest, Shayna Baszler vs. Dakota Kai, Angel Garza vs. Tony Nese in a WWE NXT Cruiserweight Title #1 Contendership Match, and Keith Lee, Matt Riddle & Tommaso Ciampa vs. The OC in the headliner.
AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite that aired during the same time slot on TNT pulled in 822,000, which is up from last week’s episode that did 759,000. The key number is the 18-49 demos that saw AEW draw 0.35, up from the 0.33 last week.
Top matches on AEW included PAC vs. Trent, Private Party vs. The Dark Order, and Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Adam Page & Kenny Omega in the headliner.
Last week, both shows were down as expected as they went up against game seven of the MLB World Series Game on FOX that drew 23.013 million on FOX.
This marks the closest margin of viewership between the two shows to date. NXT and AEW went up an NBA game on ESPN that drew 1.491 million viewers.
WWE and AEW will attempt to increase viewership with next week’s episodes, which should be interesting to see what number it pulls in. AEW will have its post-show of Dynamite for the Full Gear pay-per-view event.
For fans who want different sets for both AEW television and pay-per-view events, Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks has some good news.
A fan asked Nick on Twitter if AEW will have individualized sets for their PPVs, which is where he confirmed the news that a new set will be used starting at Full Gear.
AEW has been using the same stage set for both Dynamite, which is their weekly television show that airs on TNT every Wednesday night, as well as PPV events. The current set has a titantron in the center with two separate rampways on each side for heels and babyfaces.
Nick will team up with his brother Matt to take on Santana & Ortiz of The Inner Circle in a tag team match at Full Gear.
Speaking of Full Gear, AEW announced a new match for the show in the AEW CountDown special that was released on YouTube. This match will see Joey Janela vs. Shawn Spears.
AEW Full Gear Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes – if Cody loses, he won’t ever challenge for the world title again
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Tag Team Match
AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers – Triple Threat Match
With just days away from AEW’s next pay-per-view event, Full Gear, the promotion has booked a new match as well as release the countdown special for the show.
During Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT, it was revealed that AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers in a Triple Threat Match will take place at this show.
Right after Dynamite went off the air, the promotion released the AEW Full Gear: Countdown special.
In the description, it was hyped that this video “takes an unfiltered, all-access, never before seen look at Santana and Ortiz vs the Young Bucks, Jon Moxley vs Kenny Omega and Cody vs the AEW World Champion Chris Jericho.”
The AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event will take place on Saturday, November 9th from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event is expected to begin at 8 p.m. ET and stream live in the United States on the B/R Live.
AEW Full Gear Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes – if Cody loses, he won’t ever challenge for the world title again
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Tag Team Match
AEW Tag Team Champions SCU vs. Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers – Triple Threat Match
