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This weekend, AEW will host its next pay-per-view event, Full Gear, which boasts a fantastic card with exciting matches from start to finish.
All of the company’s championships are on the line plus Serena Deeb will defend the NWA Women’s World Championship, as well. In the main event, Jon Moxley will defend the AEW World Championship against “The Mad King” Eddie Kingston in an “I Quit” match.
Additionally, Cody Rhodes will defend the TNT Championship against Darby Allin. The Young Bucks will challenge FTR for the AEW Tag Team Championship in a match years in the making.
Hikaru Shida will put her AEW Women’s World Championship on the line in a rematch against “The Native Beast” Nyla Rose.
Kenny Omega meets Hangman Page in the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Finals. Chris Jericho will go one-on-one with MJF as attempts to join The Inner Circle. Finally, Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara will try to settle their rivalry in an Elite Deletion match.
The Dark Order’s John Silver faces Orange Cassidy and on the Buy-In, Serena Deeb takes on Allysin Kay for the NWA Women’s World Championship.
The fallout from Full Gear will have a drastic effect on AEW with potential new champions and challengers. In this article, we will look at five potential outcomes from AEW Full Gear.
#5 MJF defeats Chris Jericho to join the Inner Circle
MJF and Chris Jericho are undoubtedly two of the most entertaining and charismatic performers in AEW. The duo is set to clash at Full Gear to determine if MJF has what it takes to join the Inner Circle.
They have gone through song and dance routines, a town hall meeting, and in-ring promos. They finally got physical on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
During an interview segment at the beginning of the show, Jericho said that MJF lacked a killer instinct and wasn’t able to get the job done. This enraged MJF, who got into a scuffle with Jericho at the commentary booth, after he defeated Sammy Guevara and Ortiz in a tag match
If MJF wins at Full Gear, he will become the newest member of the Inner Circle
The match at Full Gear will be a fun match littered with interference and shenanigans. Despite the Inner Circle's presence, MJF will secure the victory against Le Champion to force his way into the faction.
At this point, Jericho is beginning to feel a little tired and overused. Since losing the championship earlier this year, he has seemed aimless and lost. His feud with Orange Cassidy was fun at first but it went on for far too long and did little to elevate anyone involved when it was over. Therefore, having Jericho go away for a while after a loss at Full Gear will do him and the overall product a world of good.
As for MJF, joining The Inner Circle and asserting himself as the new leader will make for great television. He and Guevara have great chemistry both in and out of the ring, which could lead to a fantastic feud.
Positioning MJF as the leader of the top heel faction in the company would put him at the top of the mountain as AEW’s most prominent antagonist, which is precisely where he belongs.
#4 Hangman Page defeats Kenny Omega to become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship
“Hangman” Adam Page and Kenny Omega and will face off at Full Gear in the finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament.
Heading into Full Gear, Page and Omega have some underlying tension. They were members of The Elite along with The Young Bucks, and the former AEW tag team champions for 228 days. Their partnership ended when they lost the titles to FTR at All Out, but the damage was done long before that.
During their run as a tag team, cracks began to appear in their partnership as Page and Matt Jackson ended their contentious friendship. Hangman would state that he was done with the Elite but remained one-half of the tag team champions with Omega.
To make matters worse, FTR entered the scene and played Page against his former friends. It would all come ahead at All Out. After losing the match, Hangman reached out to Omega for support but The Cleaner left his former partner beaten and exposed on the floor.
Page vs. Omega is set for AEW Full Gear
Since then, they have remained distant, until now. At Full Gear, the two former friends and tag team partners will go head to head for the chance to face the AEW World Champion.
Over the last two months, Omega has recaptured the edge that fans were yearning for. Meanwhile, Page got over his troubles and delivered some excellent performances in the ring.
Many fans are expecting a revitalized Omega to be victorious at Full Gear and go on to win the championship. This would be excellent for AEW's main event scene, However, if Hangman Page becomes the number one contender, it would be a much better story.
Hangman Page was the first wrestler in AEW to express his desire to win the AEW World Championship. He was unsuccessful in his first attempt against Chris Jericho, but now he has another chance at the title and redemption.
#3 The Young Bucks defeat FTR at Full Gear to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship
With the AEW World Tag Team Championship on the line, The Young Bucks and FTR will collide at Full Gear in a contest to prove who is the best tag team in the world. This is a match of the year in the making. Back in 2016 before AEW existed and fans knew FTR as The Revival from WWE, The Bucks and FTR started this feud online.
Now, four years later, fans will witness what some are expecting to be the best tag team match of all time.
The road to this match at Full Gear has taken a few unexpected turns. Rather than just a straightforward heel vs. face dynamic, AEW opted for a somewhat confusing journey in which FTR originally came into the company as faces. Then, they shook hands and even teamed up with The Young Bucks.
However, the uneasy relationship exploded when FTR attacked the Rock and Roll Express on Tag Team Appreciation Cight much to the disdain of Nick and Matt Jackson. Since then, they have been on a collision course.
Tensions reached a fever pitch when the Young Bucks won a match to become number one contenders for the tag team titles. After the match, FTR attacked both the Jacksons, severely damaging Matt’s ankle.
The Young Bucks recently added the stipulation that if they don’t win the match at Full Gear, then they will never challenge for the AEW Tag Team Championships ever again. This may be an admirable gesture but it could also be considered ill-advised as it the second time in AEW’s short history that one of the EVPs will be unable to challenge for the top in their respective division.
Last year at Full Gear, Cody took on the same stipulation in his match with Chris Jericho and unsuccessfully challenged for the AEW Championship. As such, he will never be able to challenge for the world title again.
However, Cody was able to create the TNT Championship, but this is something the Bucks will be unable to replicate. Therefore The Young Bucks must be successful at Full Gear and become AEW World Tag Team Champions as this could be their last chance.
#2 Darby Allin become the new TNT Champion by defeating Cody Rhodes at Full Gear
At Full Gear, Cody Rhodes is set to defend the TNT Championship against Darby Allin.
Cody and Allin have met before at Fyter Fest 2019. This breakout performance for the young star went to a time limit draw. Since then Allin has become a fan favorite with AEW and one of its future stars.
He has taken prominent positions such as his AEW World Championship match against Jon Moxley. Allin was unsuccessful in that match but once again proved that he is worthy of title opportunities. Now, he has a chance to win his first piece of gold with AEW when he faces Cody at Full Gear.
Cody made the TNT Championship the company's “workhorse” title through his tireless performances every week. Ever since Cody became the inaugural TNT champion, he issued an open challenge to the AEW locker room. Talent such as Warhorse, Ricky Starks, and Eddie Kingston answered the call to challenge the newly formed title giving it a fresh and exciting vibe.
Darby Allin could win his first title at Full Gear
Darby Allin is just the type of wrestler that the TNT Championship was created for. Similar to the WWE Intercontinental Championship, the TNT title is AEW’s midcard championship and a stepping stone to that coveted main event spot.
Cody has been an excellent TNT Champion, who has made it an important and worthy title. It now has the prestige to be the title that not only creates but solidifies the next generation of AEW stars. Darby Allin is most certainly that.
#1 Eddie Kingston defeats Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear
Jon Moxley will defend the AEW World Championship against "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston for the second time at Full Gear. However, this time is different as the match is an “I Quit” match. The last time these two met in the ring, it was a fierce clash, which Moxley won when Kingston passed via the Bulldog Choke.
Moxley is the perfect foil for Kingston. They are as hard-hitting and intense as they come. They both cut impassioned promos and give every last bit of energy, blood, sweat, and tears in the ring.
This match at Full Gear isn't going to be for the faint-hearted. Kingston and Moxley are going to beat and batter one another until one of them can’t take it anymore and declares "I quit."
There is very good reason to assume that this will be Kingston’s last shot at the top title in a top company. Therefore, he is willing to die rather than quit.
Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley at Full Gear is sure to be a brutal match
Moxley and Kingston have a legitimate bond; they are friends that have been through the good and bad times throughout their wrestling careers. They know each other’s limits, strengths, and weaknesses, which will make for a hot-blooded and emotional battle.
Since he arrived in AEW, Kingston has elevated the entire company with his striking and fervent promos. Eddie Kingston truly deserves a run with the title if not for his constant grind and hustle but for the inability to give up uplift, and create opportunities for all those around him.
