AEW Full Gear 2023
Highlights:
- Because of an injury sustained on Zero Hour, MJF was driven to the hospital. The injured Adam Cole agreed to step up to defend the AEW World Championship. In the main event, just as the introductions were being made, MJF returned in an ambulance to enter the match. Despite working with an injury, he was able to retain the AEW World Championship.
- The Young Bucks lost their tag team title shot to The Golden Jets. In the aftermath, they acted out like spoiled children before going on hiatus from television.
- The Texas Death Match between Swerve Strickland and “Hangman” Adam Page was bloody, intense, and highly acclaimed by fans and critics.
- Kris Statlander was not involved in the finish of her TBS Championship defense. Julia Hart stole the pin after Statlander hit her finisher on Skye Blue.
- Ricky Starks & Big Bill picked up their biggest win to date in a ladder match with three other capable tag teams.
- “Timeless” Toni Storm was shocked to win the AEW Women’s Championship for the third time (first time with this gimmick).
- Orange Cassidy arguably picked up the biggest win of his career to date, by retaining the International Championship against Jon Moxley.
- MJF finally accepted Samoa Joe’s help to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The Gunns, although it comes at the price of having to give Joe an AEW World title shot down the road.
Event Card
[ZERO HOUR] TAG TEAM MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) and Samoa Joe retained against The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn)
SINGLES MATCH FOR THE AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) retained against Jay White
SINGLES MATCH FOR THE AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
“Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Hikaru Shida to become the new champion
TRIOS MATCH:
Sting, Darby Allin, and Adam Copeland defeated Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne
SINGLES MATCH FOR THE AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Orange Cassidy (c) retained against Jon Moxley
TAG TEAM MATCH:
The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
* If The Golden Jets win, they will get the AEW World Tag Team Championship opportunity previously awarded to The Young Bucks. If they lose, they must disband as a team. *
TEXAS DEATH MATCH:
Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) defeated “Hangman” Adam Page
THREE-WAY MATCH FOR THE AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP:
Julia Hart defeated Kris Statlander & Skye Blue to become the new champion
FOUR-WAY TAG TEAM MATCH FOR THE AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) retained against La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralístico), FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood), and the Kings of The Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King)
[ZERO HOUR] ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Eddie Kingston (c) retained against Jay Lethal
[ZERO HOUR] SINGLES MATCH:
Claudio Castagnoli defeated Buddy Matthews
