By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Full Gear
Newark, New Jersey, at Prudential Center
Aired live on November 22, 2025, on pay-per-view
Full Gear pre-show results: Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn defeated Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, Big Bill and Bryan Keith, and “The Outrunners” Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd in a four-way tag match in 7:30 to win $200,000, Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall beat Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero, and Eddie Kingston and Hook beat JD Drake and Anthony Henry in 1:50…
The main card started with the pre-show main event already in progress (I carried over my report from that match)…
Pre-Show: “El Sky Team” Mistico, Mascara Dorada, and Neon (w/Alex Abrahantes) vs. Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, and Hechicero for the CMLL Trios Titles. Okada didn’t come out with his team and wasn’t there to start the match. Don Callis joined Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness on commentary. At ringside, Hechicero wrapped Mistico’s arm in a chair and then wrenched on it. Okada was shown pulling into the parking garage. Okada exited his sports car dressed in his ring gear. The countdown clock showed one minute remaining, but they cut to a Full Gear video to close the pre-show. Ugh.
Okada made his entrance and went face-to-face with Takeshita once he was inside the ring. Hechicero tried to play peacemaker, but Okada flipped off Takeshita. Mistico returned to the match with his left arm wrapped. In the end, Mistico caught Hechicero in La Mistica and got the submission win.
“El Sky Team” Mistico, Mascara Dorada, and Neon defeated Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, and Hechicero for the CMLL Trios Titles.
After the match, Okada acted apologetic toward Takeshita, before heading to the back with Callis…
Powell’s POV: Good action with some crowd-pleasing flashy offense from El Sky Team. The drama between Okada and Takeshita continues. I didn’t mind AEW having the pre-show main event carry over to the pay-per-view last month, but I don’t think it’s something they should do regularly, or they run the risk that some fans will stop watching the pre-show if they sense that the only appealing match on the bunch will conclude on the pay-per-view. It would be different if I thought the pre-show main event was a big hook that might inspire last-minute pay-per-view buys, but I just don’t think that’s been the case with this match or last month’s pre-show main event.
A video package set up the opening pay-per-view match, and then the entrances took place with Arkady Aura as the ring announcer. The broadcast team was Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness
1. Pac vs. Darby Allin. Allin had his right arm, ribs, and back wrapped while the broadcast team played up his burns from Blood & Guts. Allin brought a baseball bat to the ring with him.
Schiavone said Allin was outwrestling Pac two minutes into the match. Pac pressed Allin over his head while on the apron and tossed him to the floor.
Back in the ring, Pac removed Allin’s arm bandages and then used his hands to mess with the burns. Pac slingshotted Allin into the ropes. He followed up by running Allin through the ropes in a corner of the ring. A “you can’t kill him” chant broke out. Darby pulled the ring skirting over Pac’s head and threw punches at him. Allin followed up with a suicide dive.
Darby sat Pac on a chair on the floor, and then went up top and hit him with a missile dropkick. Pac regained offensive control and put Allin in the Brutalizer in the middle of the ring. Darby avoided a top rope move and put Pac in the Scorpion Leg Lock. Pac motioned for help.
Wheeler Yuta ran out and distracted the referee. Pac grabbed Allin’s bat and hit him with it while the referee wasn’t looking. Pac covered Allin. The referee counted to two and then hesitated for a moment before hitting the mat for a third time…
Pac defeated Darby Allin in 16:55.
Powell’s POV: A solid match until the weak television match finish. I had a bad feeling that the bat would come into play when Darby came out with it. On a side note, I mentioned during the pre-show and during the last two AEW pay-per-views that my only complaint with the otherwise excellent HBO Max stream was the lack of closed captioning. It is working tonight. I had some issues with the closed captioning not showing up while I watched other shows on HBO Max via my Roku. I exited and relaunched the app multiple times until the closed captioning worked. I didn’t have time to do that while covering past pay-per-views, so perhaps the closed captioning was available for those shows, and I just didn’t realize it.
A video package set up the four-way tag team match, and then the entrances took place…
2. Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne (w/Penelope Ford) vs. Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart and Skye Blue in a four-way tag. The winning team will earn the right to pick the stipulation of their AEW Women’s Tag Team Title tournament semifinal match. A few minutes in, Willow took a hot tag and worked over Shafir while Excalibur noted that she had a lot of support from her hometown fans in attendance. There was some pushing and shoving between the heels teams.
Shafir caught Shirakawa in Mother’s Milk. Storm fought off Bayne and was able to break up the submission hold. There was a nice pop when Storm tagged in. Cameron made a blind tag. Storm mounted Shafir and threw punches at her. When Storm stood up, Cameron hit her with a crossbody block for a two count.
Hart and Blue kicked Storm. Bayne suplexed Hart and Blue. Willow took out Bayne with The Pounce. Willow performed a cannonball dive onto some wrestlers at ringside. There was a nice back-and-forth pinfall exchange between Storm and Cameron that ended with Storm using an inside cradle to get the three count.
Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa defeated Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale, Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne, and Julia Hart and Skye Blue in 13:15 in a four-way tag.
Powell’s POV: There were some clunky moments, but it got better as the match went on, and they saved the best for last with good action during the last couple of minutes. So Storm and Shirakawa get to pick the stipulation for their semifinal tournament match against Bayne and Shafir. I’d go with a handicap match that required the lone opponent to wear a blindfold and have both arms tied behind her back. Let the record show that I cared more about the needless stipulation in this match that set up another needless stipulation for a future match than I do about the $1.2 million in phony prize money on this show. Also, just before showtime, WrestleTix listed the venue as being set up for 10,595 with 10,229 tickets distributed. The crowd looks good on television, but the lights in the upper deck are off, so it’s hard to tell how many seats are filled.
FTR made their entrance after a brief video package, and then Brodido’s entrance followed…
3. “Brodido” Brody King and Bandido vs. “FTR” Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler (w/Stokely Hathaway) for the AEW Tag Team Titles. Referee Paul Turner held up the title belts before calling for the opening bell. Bandido set up for an early dive while FTR were at ringside, but Hathaway stood on the apron. Bandido backed up and then dove over Hathaway and onto Harwood and Wheeler, but they caught him and then took offensive control.
Bandido eventually picked up Harwood and Wheeler and slammed them to the mat awkwardly. Excalibur said he wasn’t sure what Bandido had in mind. Bandido tagged King, but the referee didn’t see it and therefore didn’t allow King to enter the match. King eventually took a hot tag and got the better of both opponents. Wheeler put King in a sleeper, but King launched Wheeler into Harwood, who was seated in a corner of the ring.
FTR battled back and attempted the Power & Glory spot. Harwood performed the superplex, but King caught a frog splashing Wheeler by the throat. Bandido hit Harwood with a frog splash, and then King slammed Wheeler. King and Bandido took turns hitting strikes on Harwood until he rolled to the floor. King set up for a suicide dive on Harwood, but Hathaway shoved Harwood out of the way and sacrificed himself (though King didn’t make much contact with Hathaway before crashing on the floor).
Harwood and Wheeler went for a Shatter Machine, but Bandido tried to counter with a huracanrana. Harwood powerbombed Bandido and then Wheeler frog splashed him, which led to a near fall. Bandido fought back and performed a top rope dive onto both opponents on the floor. Moments later, FTR went for the Shatter Machine again, but Bandido performed a DDT to avoid the move. Wheeler saved Harwood from taking the 21 Plex, but then Bandido hit the move on Wheeler. Harwood grabbed Bandido, and then hit and Wheeler hit him with a Shatter Machine. Harwood covered Bandido, but King returned to break it up at the last moment.
Wheeler grabbed a title belt to use as a weapon. King grabbed the belt while standing on the floor. Wheeler pulled it free just as Harwood kicked out, sending Bandido into the belt. Harwood covered Bandido for a good near fall. Bandido and King hit Harwood with a Shatter Machine, but Harwood kicked out at the last moment. Bandido and King set up for what McGuinness said was the move they used to win the titles, but Wheeler grabbed Bandido from the floor and pulled his groin into the ring post.
Harwood had Bandido on his shoulders, and then Wheeler went for a crossbody block, but Bandido turned it into a fallaway slam for a near fall. Harwood had King on the apron, and then he and Wheeler hit him with a spike piledriver. FTR slammed Bandido, and then Harwood covered him for a near fall. FTR hit Bandido with a spike piledriver, and Harwood covered him, but Bandido kicked out at the last moment. The fans stood and applauded. Bandido struggled to get to his feet and then gave double birds to Harwood and Wheeler, who hit him with the Shatter Machine. Wheeler covered Bandido and got the three count.
“FTR” Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler defeated “Brodido” Brody King and Bandido in 20:05 to win the AEW Tag Team Titles.
Powell’s POV: A hell of a match with several believable near falls. This was easily the best match of the night, and it should be a contender for that title at the end of the show. The wrestlers didn’t go overboard with near falls during the pre-show or in the first two pay-per-view matches, so they were highly effective during this match.
After a brief video, Justin Roberts took over as the ring announcer. The AEW National Championship title belt was on a podium on the stage. Bobby Lashley made his entrance with MVP, and then Shelton Benjamin’s entrance followed. All three men headed to the ring…
4. A Casino Gauntlet match to become the first AEW National Champion. Bryan Danielson replaced Nigel McGuinness on commentary, joining Excalibur and Tony Schiavone at the desk. Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin were the first two entrants. They slapped hands and then locked up. The countdown clock started less than a minute into the match (weak).
The No. 3 entrant was Ricochet, who came out with a mic. Ricochet stood on the stage and said everyone wanted to see Lashley and Benjamin throw hands. Meanwhile, Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun entered the ring behind Lashley and Benjamin before attacking them. Ricochet went to ringside and hit MVP with the microphone several times. Schiavone said the entrances occur randomly rather than at a set time. A group of referees came out and ordered Kaun and Liona away from ringside. MVP was helped to the back.
Powell’s POV: So what would have happened if Kaun and Liona refused to leave? I assume there are no disqualifications or Ricochet would have been disqualified for their involvement.
The No. 4 entrant was Claudio Castagnoli, who entered through the crowd and received some cheers. Castagnoli went after Ricochet, who was able to clear him from the ring using a head scissors.
The No. 5 entrant was Daniel Garcia. Ricochet showed frustration over another Death Rider coming out. Garcia mounted Ricochet in a corner of the ring and threw punches while the fans counted along, but then Garcia stopped and flipped off the fans.
The No. 6 entrant was Orange Cassidy, who slapped Ricochet on his bald head before Garcia suplexed Ricochet. Cassidy covered Ricochet for a pin, but Castagnoli grabbed Cassidy by the back of his pants and pulled him off of Ricochet. Cassidy rolled Castagnoli into a pin for a two count. Cassidy hit a suicide dive on Garcia and then returned to the ring and went for a sunset flip on Castagnoli, who stuffed it. Cassidy hit a Stundog Millionaire on Castagnoli.
The No. 7 entrant was Wheeler Yuta. Cassidy got a near fall on Garcia while Yuta entered through the crowd. Death Riders Castagnoli, Garcia, and Yuta ganged up on Cassidy while the other entrants were down on the floor. Ricochet tried to join the attack and buddy up to the Death Riders, but Castagnoli hit him with an uppercut, and then Garcia and Yuta worked him over with punches.
The No. 8 entrant was Kevin Knight, who got the better of Yuta and Garcia on the floor before entering the ring. Knight went up top and dove at Castagnoli, who caught him, and then they both tumbled over the top rope and onto the apron. Knight returned to the ring and dropkicked Ricochet.
The No. 9 entrant was Roderick Strong. Garcia stood on the floor and motioned for Strong to bring it. Strong ran to ringside and uranage slammed Garcia on the apron. Garcia went for a springboard move. Strong caught Knight and executed a backbreaker. Strong got the better of Castagnoli and then Ricochet. Strong hit a Sick Kick on Ricochet and covered him for a near fall.
The No. 10 entrant was Mark Davis, who performed piledrivers on Knight, Ricochet, and then Cassidy. Davis covered Cassidy, but Yuta broke up the pin.
The No. 11 entrant was Mike Bailey, who entered the ring and threw kicks at Davis. Knight returned to the ring and put King down with a DDT. Knight and Bailey both went for a pin, but they looked at one another and then stood up. Davis blindsided them. Knight cleared Davis from the ring. Bailey returned, slapped hands with Knight, and then they took turns going for rollups that resulted in two counts. They were about to shake hands when Garcia shoved Bailey into Knight, who tumbled out of the ring. Garcia put Bailey in the Dragonslayer.
The No. 12 entrant was Matt Menard. Excalibur said it was the last person that Garcia wanted to see. Menard entered the ring and yelled a lot before trading punches with Garcia. Menard chased Garcia to the floor and then into the crowd. Meanwhile, Castagnoli and Davis squared off in the ring, but Lashley and Benjamin returned and ended up trading punches with them while the fans sang, “We hurt people.” Lashley and Benjamin cleared several wrestlers from the ring. Ricochet ran in and then thought better of it when Benjamin spotted him. Ricochet tried to leave, but Benjamin stopped him. Lashley and Benjamin worked over Ricochet until Castagnoli and Davis returned. Cassidy took out Castagnoli and ended up alone in the ring for a moment. Cassidy charged Ricochet once he returned to the ring, but Yuta cut him off. Knight took out Yuta and hit him with a UFO splash. Ricochet hit Knight with the Spirit Gun and then pinned him.
Ricochet won the Casino Gauntlet in 22:35 to become the first AEW National Champion.
After the match, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona came out and hoisted up Ricochet on their shoulders.
Powell’s POV: There were some fun moments, but there were also exchanges between Bailey and Knight, and then Menard and Garcia, that weren’t as over as someone apparently thought they would be. You could tell the finish was coming because the entrants stopped coming out. The outcome was not surprising, as I mentioned on Wednesday that I suspected that Ricochet losing in short order to Bobby Lashley on Dynamite made him the favorite to win this match.
A video package set up the next match. Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir entered through the crowd, and then Kyle O’Reilly entered via the stage…
5. Jon Moxley (w/Marina Shafir) vs. Kyle O’Reilly in a No Holds Barred match. O’Reilly, who had his left shoulder taped, took Moxley down as the bell rang to start the match. O’Reilly put Moxley in the ankle lock, but Moxley fled to ringside. Shafir gave Moxley a fork before the three-minute mark. Danielson said it told him that Shafir didn’t trust Moxley to go submission for submission with O’Reilly.
Moxley returned to the ring and used the fork as a weapon, which led to O’Reilly bleeding heavily from the forehead. Moxley had O’Reilly on his knees, leaning against the middle rope, when he started clubbing him with shots from behind. Moxley bit O’Reilly’s bloody forehead. Moxley also bit O’Reilly’s fingers. O’Reilly caught Moxley in the ankle lock again, but Moxley escaped and then suplexed him. Moxley grabbed the fork and “jabbed a fork into the man’s nipple,” according to Excalibur.
The wrestlers ended up fighting on the floor. O’Reilly catapulted Moxley face-first into the ring post. Moxley came up bleeding from the forehead. O’Reilly performed a dropkick off the apron that drove Moxley into the barricade. Back in the ring, O’Reilly applied the ankle lock, but Moxley rolled out of it and countered into a triangle choke. O’Reilly countered that hold with what Danielson said was a straight ankle. Moxley grabbed the fork. O’Reilly put him in an armbar and then took the fork away and jabbed Moxley’s forehead with it.
O’Reilly left the ring and returned with a chain, which he wrapped around Moxley’s neck while going for a guillotine. Moxley avoided the hold and wrapped some of the chain around O’Reilly’s neck. Both men went for suplexes, and eventually O’Reilly came through. Both men stayed down for a moment while a faint “this is awesome” chant started briefly. Both wrestler got to their feet and traded elbow strikes. O’Reilly threw a couple of kicks and then hit a rolling elbow.
Moxley wrapped the chain around O’Reilly’s neck and then put him in the Bulldog Choke. O’Reilly rolled Moxley over to escape the hold, but Moxley drove his thumb into O’Reilly’s throat. O’Reilly applied a crossarm breaker, but Moxley countered with an ankle lock and then transitioned into a Bulldog Choke, which O’Reilly broke by jabbing the fork into Moxley’s hand. Moxley ran the ropes and hit the Stomp on O’Reilly. Moxley went to the floor and came back with a chair, which he wrapped O’Reilly’s left arm in before stomping on it.
Moxley hit a Death Rider and then caught O’Reilly in an armbar, which O’Reilly slipped out of before applying an ankle lock. Moxley reached the ropes, but Excalibur reminded viewers that there were no rope breaks. O’Reilly wrapped a chain around Moxley’s ankle and applied the ankle lock, which led to Moxley tapping out. Excalibur said Moxley has tapped out to O’Reilly twice in ten days.
Kyle O’Reilly defeated Jon Moxley in 20:30 in a No Holds Barred match.
After the match, Moxley showed frustration. Moxley stood up and looked at O’Reilly, and then nodded repeatedly before exiting the ring. Schiavone said it looked like a show of respect from Moxley, who then limped on the floor. Moxley and Shafir spoke at ringside while a trainer and referee, Rick Knox, checked on O’Reilly. Moxley returned to the ring and kicked O’Reilly and then wrenched on his arm.
Pac, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, and Wheeler Yuta came out and joined Moxley and Shafir at ringside. Moxely and Shafir hopped the barricade. Garcia looked at Castagnoli, who motioned with his head for Garcia to follow. Moxley held up double birds for the fans. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong came out and helped O’Reilly to the back…
Powell’s POV: Dot Net co-senior staffer Jake Barnett summed this one up nicely during a text exchange in which he labeled it a “death jitsu bloodbath.” Both wrestlers worked hard, and it was good to see O’Reilly go over again rather than have Moxley get his win back quickly. It’s fair to debate whether O’Reilly is the right guy for this push, but Moxley deserves a lot of credit for doing his best to elevate him.
A video package aired for the TNT Title match, and then the entrances took place…
6. Kyle Fletcher (w/Don Callis) vs. Mark Briscoe in a No DQ, no count-out match for the TNT Championship. Briscoe must join the Callis Family if he loses. Callis sat in on commentary. Fletcher slapped Briscoe, who returned the favor, and then they traded punches to start. Briscoe got the better of the punch exchange, but Fletcher put him down with a big boot. Fletcher connected with a running big boot that sent Briscoe to the floor.
Fletcher went to the apron and went for a PK, but Briscoe caught his foot and swung it, causing Fletcher to land face-first on the apron before tumbling to the floor. Briscoe grabbed a chair and threw it at Fletcher (he wisely put his hands up). Briscoe had Fletcher seated on a chair when he went for a move off the apron, but Fletcher caught him and hit a brainbuster on the chair.
Moments later, Briscoe had Fletcher on a ladder that was leaning on a chair that was against the barricade. Briscoe went for a cannonball, but Fletcher moved, causing Briscoe to crash and burn. Fletcher posed for heat at ringside while Callis said he would own Briscoe once Fletcher won the match. Back in the ring, Fletcher set up the small ladder in the corner and whipped Briscoe into it.
Briscoe bled heavily. Fletcher set up for a superplex while standing on the ladder that was draped over the middle ropes, but Briscoe knocked Fletcher down. Briscoe tossed the ladder to Fletcher, who caught it, and then Briscoe performed a missile dropkick that drove the ladder into Fletcher’s face. Fletcher also bled heavily from the forehead.
Briscoe went to the floor and set up a table next to a chair and the ring steps, which had been pulled away from the ring post. Briscoe placed Fletcher on the table and then jabbed him with the chair. Briscoe went up top, but Fletcher rolled off the table. Briscoe dropped down and went after Fletcher, who hit him with a half-and-half suplex on the floor. Fletcher jawed at a fan and then spat into the crowd. Gross. Fletcher set up six chairs on the floor. Briscoe grabbed another chair and threw it at Fletcher, who didn’t appear to get his hands up. Ugh.
Briscoe had Fletcher on the six chairs. Callis left the broadcast table and barked at Briscoe, who went to the ropes. Fletcher got up and shoved Briscoe off the top rope and through a table on the floor. Callis smiled. Fletcher kissed Callis on the cheek and then slid a table and Briscoe back inside the ring. Fletcher set up the table in a corner and then hit Briscoe with a Helluva Kick. Fletcher tried to run Briscoe into the table, but Briscoe avoided it. Briscoe performed a clunky enzuigiri. Fletcher stuffed a Jay Driller and then picked up Briscoe and ran him through the table. Fletcher hit a Last Ride-style powerbomb for a near fall.
Fletcher grabbed a bucket and then poured thumbtacks in the middle of the ring. Fletcher kicked Briscoe and then poured some tacks in his mouth before superkicking him. Briscoe came right back with a fisherman’s suplex onto the tacks. Briscoe pulled a barbed wire table out from underneath the ring. Briscoe leaned that table against the ring and then slid another table inside the ring. Briscoe pulled out a big ladder and slid it into the ring. Briscoe set up the ladder and the table while Fletcher slid under the ropes to the apron. Briscoe followed and hit a running neckbreaker that pulled Fletcher from the apron onto the chairs below.
Briscoe got Fletcher back inside the ring and put him on top of the table. Briscoe climbed the ladder, but Fletcher popped up and climbed up the other side. Briscoe hit Fletcher, who was standing on the middle rung of the ladder. Briscoe climbed to the top of the ladder and jumped off, and then clotheslined Fletcher through the table. Briscoe grabbed the barbed wire table. Callis got up and handed Fletcher a screwdriver, and tried to hit Briscoe with it, but Briscoe blocked it. Fletcher kicked Briscoe in the balls and then hit him with the screwdriver repeatedly.
Moments later, Briscoe hoisted up Fletcher for the Cutthroat, but Fletcher jabbed him with the screwdriver again. Fletcher hit Briscoe with the screwdriver again and then followed up with a brainbuster for a near fall. Fletcher placed Briscoe on the top turnbuckle and went for his turnbuckle brainbuster, but Briscoe flipped away. Briscoe got Fletcher on the top turnbuckle, facing the crowd. Briscoe grabbed Fletcher and used a Razor’s Edge to put him through the barbed wire table. Briscoe hit the Jay Driller and then covered Fletcher for the win.
Mark Briscoe defeated Kyle Fletcher in roughly 25:00 in a No DQ, no count-out match to win the TNT Championship.
After the match, a “you deserve it” chant broke out while Briscoe stood on the middle rope with the belt…
Powell’s POV: The only thing more insane than this bloodbath was putting it on right after the Moxley vs. O’Reilly bloodbath. Briscoe’s win leaves him and Fletcher at 3-3 in singles matches against one another, so I’m sure we’ll get a winner-take-all seventh match at some point. For a while, it seemed like this would be similar to the way Mick Foley elevated Triple H and Randy Orton in hardcore wars, but that wasn’t the case with Briscoe going over. Briscoe’s celebration felt rushed, as AEW is always in too much of a hurry to race to the next match on pay-per-view.
Toni Storm was featured in an ad from AEW’s daily fantasy partner… A video package set up the $1 million trios match, and then the entrances took place…
7. Kenny Omega and “Jurassic Express” Jack Perry, and Luchasaurus vs. Josh Alexander and “The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson in a trios match for $1 million. Yes, Don Callis was on commentary again. The prize money was in large duffel bags that were placed on the broadcast table. Alexander took a cheap shot at Omega from the apron. The Bucks didn’t seem pleased, but Alexander tagged himself into the match and targeted Omega’s left knee.
A short time later, Omega cued the fans for the Terminator clap as he set up for a dive on the Bucks, who were on the floor. Alexander hit Omega from behind to break it up. Omega sent Alexander to the floor and then hit him and the Bucks with a flip dive. Omega sold his left knee when he stood up. The heels bounced back. Alexander dropped off the apron and slammed Perry onto it on the way down. Matt went for a dive onto Luchasaurus, but something was off, and Matt crashed to the floor without making much contact with Luchasaurus. Matt somehow popped up and seemed okay as he returned to the ring and worked over Perry before tagging out.
Luchasaurus eventually tagged in and worked over the Bucks on his own. Luchasaurus set up for a double chokeslam, but Alexander broke it up. Luchasaurus headbutted Alexander and then chokeslammed him. Luchasaurus chokeslammed Matt onto Alexander, and then Nick onto Matt. Luchasaurus hit a standing moonsault on Matt that led to a near fall.
Omega returned to the apron and took a hot tag. Alexander tried to tag out to avoid facing Omega, but Matt dropped off the apron. Omega briefly got the better of Alexander. The Bucks and Jurassic Express got involved, and everyone was down following a series of big spots from all six wrestlers. There was another “this is awesome” crowd chant attempt, but it faded quickly. Omega and Alexander traded chops in the middle of the ring. Omega hit a snap dragon suplex. The Bucks ran in, and Omega hit them each with the same move.
Alexander put Omega in an ankle lock. Danielson pointed out that Alexander was bleeding from the forehead, and he said he wasn’t sure what caused it. The Bucks hit Omega with a BTE Trigger. Alexander had Omega in the ankle lock while Matt held Perry on the apron, but Omega reached the bottom rope to break the hold. The Bucks set up for a TK Driver, but Luchasaurus broke it up, and then he and Perry performed the move on one of the Bucks. Perry had Nick pinned moments later, but Alexander broke it up. A faint “Fight Forever” chant went nowhere.
Omega and Luchasaurus had the Bucks on their shoulders when Perry executed a springboard Doomsday Device, but the Bucks landed on their feet. Omega hit Alexander with a One Winged Angel on the floor. The Bucks hit Perry with a BTE trigger, and then Matt pinned him.
Josh Alexander and “The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson beat Kenny Omega and “Jurassic Express” Jack Perry, and Luchasaurus in a trios match in 19:10 to win $1 million.
After the match, Callis entered the ring while Hechicero, Rocky Romero, Mark Davis, and El Clon came out and joined him. Callis made sure the Bucks had their money and then welcomed them to the family and said it was time to go celebrate. The Bucks and Callis left the ring and headed toward the back. Alexander, Hechicero, Romero, Davis, and El Clon attacked Omega. The Bucks teased leaving with Callis, and a “you sold out” chant broke out.
The Bucks dropped the money bags next to Callis and then headed back to the ring and cleared the Callis Family members. Excalibur said the Bucks had to decide whether money or friendship was more important. Perry and Luchasaurus offered handshakes, which the Bucks accepted while Omega was still down. Omega got to his feet. A loud “hug it out” chant started. The Bucks extended their hands to Omega, who slapped their hands away. Omega motioned with his hand, and then he and the Bucks hugged.
Callis and his family members were still on the stage. Callis indicated that he was leaving with the money. Excalibur said the Callis Family was leaving with money, but the Bucks were leaving with something even more valuable. The babyfaces exited the ring. Omega collapsed on the stage to sell his injuries, and then Luchasaurus helped him to the stage. Omega turned and waved to the crowd…
Powell’s POV: The match was solid, yet below my high expectations for matches involving Omega and the Bucks. It’s not that it was bad by any means. They’ve just set the bar high. Unlike the rushed Briscoe celebration, the Omega and Bucks post-match reunion was given a good amount of time. I appreciate that Excalibur was trying to tell the story of the reunion, but he got a little too sappy with some of his lines for my taste.
A video package set up the AEW Women’s Championship match… A group of shirtless men walked onto the stage and held up Mercedes Mone’s title belts, and then she made her entrance. Kris Statlander’s entrance followed…
8. Kris Statlander vs. Mercedes Mone for the AEW Women’s Championship. Aubrey Edwards was the referee. Statlander hit an early standing moonsault for a two count. Statlander charged Mone and ate a kick. She charged Mone again, but this time Mone moved, causing Statlander to tumble through the ropes to the floor. Statlander came up selling her left arm. Statlander stuffed a Mone dive and hoisted her up on her shoulders and walked up the ring steps. After a brief fight on the apron, Statlander pulled Mone onto the ropes and then superplexed her. Statlander went up top and attempted a 450 Splash that Mone avoided. Statlander clutched her left arm and rolled to the floor.
Mone jumped off the apron and hit Statlander with a meteora. The referee scolded Mone, who mocked Statlander being hurt. Mone followed up with another meteora off the steps and then stomped the bad arm. Back in the ring, Mone covered Statlander for a two count. Mone rolled Statlander into a Fujiwara armbar. Mone placed the bad arm behind Statlander’s back and then drove her knee into it. Mone applied another armbar.
Mone controlled the majority of the offense for the next few minutes and ended up hitting Three Amigos. She kept going and ended up suplexing Statlander fourteen times. Somehow, Excalibur knew she was suplexing Statlander for each one of her titles. Some fans chanted “CEO” afterward. Mone played to the crowd by doing the Eddie Guerrero shimmy. Mone went to the apron and clutched her back for a moment. The broadcast team noted that she typically gets to the top rope sooner. Mone went for a frog splash, but Statlander put her feet up. Schiavone said that was Statlander’s best move thus far (ouch).
Excalibur announced Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart and Skye Blue in an AEW Women’s Tag Team Title tournament semifinal match, and the beginning of the Continental Classic for Wednesday’s Dynamite.
With Statlander standing on the floor, Mone dove off the apron and was caught by Statlander, who performed a powerbomb. Danielson played up the possibility that Statlander might be content to keep her title via count-out due to her injured arm, but Statlander returned to the ring. Mone beat the count at nine. Statlander went for a discus punch, but Mone hit her with a Codebreaker. Mone followed up with a Backstabber and then a sunset bomb into the corner. Mone charged for a meteora, but Statlander shot up and hit her with a discus clothesline.
Statlander covered Mone and got a two count, but Mone caught her in an armbar. Mone stood up and kicked the bad arm. Statlander performed a belly-to-bell suplex and then put Mone in her own Statement Maker hold. Mone hit Statlander’s injured wrist to force her to break the hold. Mone applied the Statement Maker. Statlander rolled over and hoisted up Mone on her shoulders. Statlander placed Mone on the top turnbuckle and joined her on the ropes. Statlander put Mone on her shoulders and then jumped from the ropes and executed a backbreaker on the way down. Statlander covered Mone for a two count.
Mone rolled Statlander into a pin for a near fall. Statlander hooked Mone into a pin of her own and also got a near fall. Statlander powered up Mone and hit a package piledriver and had the pin, but Mone grabbed the bottom rope at the last second. Mone rallied for a near fall moments later and showed frustration over not getting the pin. Mone and Statlander reversed tombstone piledriver position. Statlander eventually pulled Mone from the corner and hit her Staturday Night Fever finisher and got the three count.
Kris Statlander defeated Mercedes Mone in 23:05 to retain the AEW Women’s Championship.
Powell’s POV: There’s always at least one match that seems to pay a price for AEW running marathon pay-per-views, and this was it. The fans were invested in the match, but I think they would have been more vocal had this same match been held earlier in the night. That said, this didn’t pack nearly the same punch as when Mone challenged Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s Championship.
Lexi Nair spoke with Don Callis, Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, and Hechicero inside their dressing room. Callis boasted that they won a million dollars. He also spoke about how great Okada and Takeshita are when they are on the same page. Okada and Takeshita bickered for a moment. Callis said Okada would defend his title in the Continental Classic. Takeshita said he would also be in the Continental Classic. Callis said it was great news because the more entrants they have in the tournament, the better chance they have of winning it.
Kyle Fletcher entered the room and complained, presumably about no one helping him during his match with Mark Briscoe. Fletcher said he would also be in the Continental Classic. After Fletcher left, Okada told Takeshita that it was all his fault…
Powell’s POV: I love the idea of Okada, Takeshita, and Fletcher all entering the tournament and not being on the same page. I assumed Okada and Takeshita would be in the tournament, but Fletcher entering after expressing frustration with both men is a nice surprise.
The cage was shown lowering around the ring… A video package set up the AEW World Championship match… The Opps Dojo wrestlers stood on the stage. Samoa Joe walked past them, and they headed to the back, and then he headed to the ring. Hangman Page’s entrance followed…
9. Hangman Page vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage match for the AEW World Championship. Justin Roberts delivered in-cage entrances for the title match. Paul Turner was the referee. Page had his ribs wrapped, and Joe’s left elbow was also wrapped. Joe tossed Page up and over the top rope so that his back collided with the cage. Joe charged Page, who moved, and then Joe’s head hit the cage. Page ran Joe’s head into the cage again. Joe came up bleeding from the forehead, which is just par for the course on this show.
Page mounted Joe in the corner, and some fans counted along as he threw punches at Joe. Page hit a moonsault and went for the pin, but Joe kicked out immediately. Page took his boot off and ended up hitting Joe with it repeatedly. Joe once again kicked out at one after Page covered him. Joe, who had a crimson mask, avoided Page and ran him into the cage. The referee checked Joe’s wound while Page bladed, as he also came up bleeding from the forehead. A short time later, Joe performed a powerslam on Page that led to a two count.
A short time later, Page slipped away from Joe’s attempt to put him in a Coquina Clutch. Page put Joe in the move instead, but Joe escaped and performed a uranage slam. Joe had Page on the top turnbuckle and went for a Muscle Buster, but Page fought him off. Joe joined Page on the ropes. Page slammed Joe’s head into the cage and then performed a sunset bomb.
Katsuyori Shibata came out and distracted Page. Shibata grabbed the AEW World Championship and then started to climb the cage. Eddie Kingston came out and pulled Shibata down. Shibata and Kingston fought the back. Joe hit the referee. REF BUMP!!! Page hit Joe with a Deadeye and covered him for the visual pinfall while the referee was down and unable to count.
Powerhouse Hobbs came out and tripped the chain and lock off the door. Hobbs entered the cage and swung the title belt at Page, who ducked it and then kicked Hobbs in the balls. Page ran Hobbs into the cage. Joe applied a Coquina Clutch. Page pulled Joe into an exposed turnbuckle to break the hold.
Hook ran out and tried to wake up the referee. Hook picked up the title belt and hit Page with it. Hook removed his orange jacket to reveal an Opps t-shirt. Joe hit a Muscle Buster and then covered Page. Joe covered Page, and then the referee woke up and counted the pin.
Samoa Joe defeated Hangman Page in 16:00 to win the AEW World Championship.
After the match, pyro shot off on the stage. The Opps Dojo t-shirt guys came out and, after the cage had been raised and applauded Joe. The lights went out. They turned on briefly, but nothing happened. They turned off again. There was a burning house on the big screen. Prince Nana walked out onto the stage holding a coffee cup.
Swerve Strickland’s entrance theme played, and he walked out and headed slowly to the ring with Nana. Swerve entered the ring while the Opps t-shirt guys were split. Swerve took a couple of steps toward Page, who was down on the mat. Swerve punched one of the Opps t-shirt guys, and then the rest of them went after Swerve while Joe and his regular crew exited the ring. Swerve got the better of the Opps Dojo guys while Nana led “Swerve’s House” chants on the floor.
Swerve waited for an Opps Dojo guy, who looked like comedian Shane Gillis, to get up, and then he hit him with a House Call kick. Page got up and turned one of the t-shirt guys inside out with a clothesline. Joe, Hook, Hobbs, and Shibata watched from the stage and eventually headed to the back. Page and Swerve stood side-by-side in the ring to end the show…
Powell’s POV: Never underestimate any pro wrestling booker’s desire to shit all over the “no one gets in, no one gets out” original purpose of the cage match. As much as I enjoy Samoa Joe’s work, this title change does nothing for me. I was high on Joe winning the title the first time, but I thought they had the belt on the right guy with Page. It’s good to see Serve back, and I’m fine with Hook turning because he and Eddie Kingston were just spinning their wheels as a tag team. I’m not bothered in the least by blood in wrestling, but there was so much of it in the other hardcore matches that it meant nothing in the main event, even though Joe hit a gusher.
Overall, this was a decent show, yet below average by AEW pay-per-view standards. As usual, they could have trimmed the fat, not taken the marathon approach, and the show would have been better. I will have a lot more to say when Jake Barnett and I team up for our audio review of Full Gear later tonight. Let us know what you thought of the show by voting for the best match and grading the overall show below.
Ricochet winning because all the fans crying about how he has been wasted in AEW and WWE. Not sure how much winning a 7th tier tertiary title is going to help him though.
Over/under on what time this PPV is ends?
Tuesday
What was it, 4 or 5 hours? I went to bed at 10 ET because it was just at the bucks match.
Funny, streamers were all complaining they stayed up until 2 am on last cards
I have absolutely no idea. Didn’t watch a second of it.
Mone just can’t win the big one!All those belts she has ,but not the one that matters..
Lol
I’m genuinely concerned for kenny, I saw a clip the aew twitter account posted and his head is HUGE. What is going on there?
It’s difficult to even read about how terrible AEW is now. You couldn’t pay me enough to try and live blog a shitty indie fed with a retarded billionaire’s kid in charge.