Biased Thoughts: AEW Full Gear 2022
4 Hours. +11,7k Tickets Sold. November 19th 2022. Around 140k PPV buys
Eddie Kingston vs Jun Akiyama (****) A really great match followed by a very sentimental Kingston, and that felt genuine.
Jungleboy Jack Perry vs Luchasaurus in a Steel Cage match (****1/4) This was tremendous, maybe the Christian Cage spot was silly but it didn´t ruined my enjoyment of the match. The Jungleman did his job REALLY well and Luchasaurus looked like a killer. A success.
Triángulo de la Muerte vs The Elite for the Trios Championships (****1/2) This was another great match, the finish was executed perfectly and this turns Triángulo de la Muerte 100% heel. The Elite is back and by the way the crowd was reacting to them I think they will be babyfaces.
Jade Cargill vs Nyla Rose for the TBS Championship (**1/2) It was fun, the spot they were given was the hardest of the night so yeah.
Jericho vs Guevara vs Castagnoli vs Danielson for the ROH World Championship (***3/4) This had some wild stuff, the pure workrate of the match was really good, but this feud has been going for so long that I can´t really care about Sammy and Jericho interactions. Bryan and Claudio segments in the match were great.
Britt Baker vs Saraya (**3/4)
Wardlow vs Powerhouse Hobbs vs Samoa Joe for the TNT Championship (***1/4) This had some really great moments but I don´t know, it really didn´t hit at the level I thought it would hit. Joe as TNT Champion is interesting because we know the way he won the belt was a fluke, let´s see how it goes, also AEW needs heels so Joe is a good choice.
Darby Allin & Sting vs Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal (****) Sting & Darby are one of the best tag team in american wrestling history and Sting is a slam dunk Hall Of Famer. Jarrett´s guitar spot will never get old.
Jamie Hayter vs Toni Storm for the AEW Interim Women´s World Championship (****1/4) This was the best women´s match in any AEW PPV show, the perfect way to do execute the multiple interferences, to serve to the drama of a match. In other words, this shit ruled.
The Acclaimed vs Swerve In Our Glory for the AEW World Tag Team Championships (***1/2) A good match to served as the breaking point between Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland. Lee didn´t wanted to cheat and kept his word. The Acclaimed vs FTR will be interesting to see, I think FTR will turn heel.
MJF vs Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship (****) This was MJF´s night and when you have a wrestler as over as MJF it doesn´t really matter if they are heels or babyfaces, they will get cheered. Regal betrayal adds more interesting stuff to a Dynamite that looks must see.
Rating of the show: 8.5/10
Extra Note: This really felt like the AEW that I really love, the vibes were different. Maybe is because The Elite is back but even when they came back the first time it didn´t felt that way. This PPV bring new fresh directions as well as coronations of fresh, new and homegrown wrestlers like MJF (26 Years Old) and Jamie Hayter (27 Years Old). Hyped for Takeshita and for The Elite. AEW needed a great show and Full Gear was exactly that.
