AEW Full Gear 2023 Results 11/18: MJF Defends AEW World Title Against Jay White
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The fifth annual AEW Full Gear pay-per-view takes place at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. 11 matches are currently scheduled, including three pre-show bouts. Additionally, AEW's latest recruit will come to the Kia Forum to officially sign their contract with Tony Khan's promotion.
AEW Full Gear 2023 card
* MJF (c) vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship
* Hikaru Shida (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship
* "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland in a Texas Death match
* Kris Statlander (c) vs. Skye Blue vs. Julia Hart for the AEW TBS Championship
* Adam Copeland, Sting, and Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne
* Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW International Championship
* Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralístico) in a four-way ladder match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
* The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (If Omega and Jericho win, then they will take The Bucks' spot as the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. If Omega and Jericho lose, then they must disband their tag team)
* Zero Hour pre-show: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship
* Zero Hour pre-show: MJF and Samoa Joe (filling in for Adam Cole) (c) vs. The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
* Zero Hour pre-show: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews
Zero Hour
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Jay Lethal w/ Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh for the ROH World Championship
Lethal initially took control of the match before the champion fought back. Kingston sent Lethal to the floor. Kingston and Lethal then traded chops in the center of the ring. Outside of the ring, Lethal sent Kingston into the ring post. Jarrett attacked Kingston while the referee's back was turned.
Back inside the ring, Lethal continued to wear Kingston down. Dutt took a shot at Kingston from the outside while the referee was distracted. Lethal attempted a pin after sending Kingston into the corner with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Lethal delivered a series of hard chops. Kingston eventually stopped Lethal in his tracks.
Kingston began to rally and attempted a cover. Lethal went for a pin after delivering an elbow from the top turnbuckle. Kingston countered the Lethal Injection. Kingston knocked Dutt off the apron. Kingston and Lethal collided in the center of the ring. Kingston stopped Lethal from grabbing Jarrett's guitar on the apron. Ortiz grabbed the guitar and hit Dutt with it. Kingston countered another Lethal Injection. Kingston then caught Lethal with a Uraken to retain the gold.
Winner and STILL ROH World Champion: Eddie Kingston via pinfall
- Renee Paquette, RJ City, and Stokely Hathaway discussed some of the matches on tonight's Full Gear card.
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews
Matthews immediately went after Castagnoli and delivered several stomps in the corner. Matthews rolled to the floor after Castagnoli responded. Castagnoli and Matthews fought on the floor. Matthews attempted a cover upon returning to the ring. Matthews and Castagnoli went back and forth.
Castagnoli sent Matthews down with a big boot. Matthews attempted a pin after countering a swing. Castagnoli eventually spun Matthews around the center of the ring. Castagnoli delivered several headbutts to Matthews on the top turnbuckle. Matthews eventually countered. Moments later, Matthews locked Castagnoli in a crossface.
Castagnoli used his power and lifted Matthews into a cutter. Castagnoli went for a cover after connecting with an uppercut. Castagnoli sent Matthews down and forced him to tap out after locking in a sharpshooter.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli via submission
- Paquette, City, and Hathaway continued to talk about this evening's Full Gear card.
MJF and Samoa Joe (filling in for Adam Cole) (c) vs. The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
MJF immediately took the fight to Colten Gunn. The Gunns then attacked the reigning AEW World Champion. MJF took both Gunns down moments later. Joe then tagged himself in. Joe leaped through the ropes and wiped out both Gunns on the floor. Back inside the ring, Austin and Colten took control after MJF tagged in.
MJF eventually tagged in Joe. MJF tagged himself in while Joe was attempting a muscle buster. The Gunns stopped MJF from delivering his own muscle buster. MJF delivered a double DDT. Joe tagged in while MJF was going for the kangaroo kick. The Gunns countered a double muscle buster. The Gunns hit their finisher on Joe. MJF broke up the cover that followed.
Adam Cole's music hit. Cole made his way down to the ring on crutches. The distraction allowed Joe to lock in a sleeper on the mat and retain the gold for MJF and Cole.
Winners: MJF and Samoa Joe via submission (MJF and Adam Cole remain the ROH World Tag Team Champions)
- The Gunns attacked MJF after the match with a steel chair. The chair was then wrapped around MJF's ankle. Austin leaped from the turnbuckle and stomped on the chair. MJF was stretchered out of the arena and placed in an ambulance. Adam Cole promised to help retain MJF's AEW World Championship before the ambulance door was closed.
Main Card
- The commentary team recapped what happened with MJF on the Zero Hour pre-show. They then ran through tonight's Full Gear card.
Adam Copeland, Sting, and Darby Allin w/ Ric Flair vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne
Allin and Wayne began the match as the legal men. Allin took control and kept Wayne grounded. Allin eventually tagged in Sting. "The Icon" sent Wayne into the barricade on the floor. Sting sent Wayne back into the ring. Wayne then tagged in Cage. Sting tagged in Copeland. Cage decided to tag in Luchasaurus.
Luchasaurus attempted to get the better of Copeland. Allin was tagged back into the match. Cage attacked Allin from the apron. Luchasaurus chokeslammed Allin onto the apron from the ring. Wayne and Luchasaurus traded tags as they continued to wear Allin down.
Allin delivered a Code Red from the top turnbuckle. Cage crawled from underneath the ring and attacked Copeland. Luchasaurus took out Sting on the floor. Cage became the legal man. Cage and Allin bumped heads. Cage escaped after Copeland was tagged back in.
Copeland fought with Luchasaurus. Copeland threw Wayne out of the ring. Allin and Sting then leaped to the floor. Copeland and Sting worked together to take Luchasaurus off his feet. Copeland, Sting, and Allin then worked together to take out Allin.
Flair and Cage fought on the floor. Cage delivered a low blow to Flair. Cage accidentally hit Luchasaurus with the AEW TNT Championship inside the ring. Cage ran away from Copeland. Copeland speared Luchasaurus after Sting had landed a splash. Copeland then pinned Luchasaurus after Allin connected with the Coffin Drop.
Winners: Adam Copeland, Sting, and Darby Allin via pinfall
- Tony Schiavone stood on the stage with a referee. Schiavone brought out Jay White. Schiavone said that MJF is unable to defend the AEW World Championship due to injury. He said the world title match was canceled. Adam Cole came out on crutches while Schiavone was announcing White as the new champion by default. Cole said he talked to Tony Khan. Cole said he would defend the AEW World Championship on MJF's behalf.
AEW International Championship Match
Orange Cassidy (c) w/ HOOK vs. Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta for the AEW International Championship
Cassidy struck Moxley immediately after the bell rang. Moxley responded by sending Cassidy down. Moxley took control as the action spilled to the floor. Moxley kept Cassidy grounded back inside the ring. Moxley attempted a pin after slamming Cassidy into the mat.
Moxley bit Cassidy on the top turnbuckle. Cassidy and Moxley then went back and forth on the top. Cassidy delivered several headbutts before landing a superplex. Moxley was busted open. Cassidy connected with a diving DDT. Cassidy attempted a cover after a second DDT. Cassidy connected with repeated kicks.
Cassidy leaped through the ropes and took Moxley out on the floor. Cassidy connected with a second leap through the ropes. Moxley locked in a headlock on the mat back inside the ring. Cassidy responded with a sleeper hold. The top turnbuckle became exposed. Moxley attempted a pin after landing a cutter and a piledriver.
Moxley's face connected with the exposed turnbuckle after Cassidy moved out of the way. Cassidy then sent Moxley into the exposed turnbuckle. Cassidy delivered several Superman punches. Cassidy retained the gold after delivering his Beach Break finisher.
Winner and STILL AEW International Champion: Orange Cassidy via pinfall
- It was announced that Tony Khan had made the Cole-White AEW World Championship match official for tonight's main event. It was also announced that Mark Briscoe will enter the upcoming Continental Classic tournament.
AEW Women's World Championship Bout
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm w/ Luther for the AEW Women's World Championship
Storm ripped up her script ahead of the title clash. Storm and Shida went back and forth. Shida delivered several chops to Storm on the ropes. Mariah May was shown watching the match backstage. Storm fought back and delivered some chops of her own. Storm went for a cover after striking the champion.
Shida sent Storm down with a running knee. Shida hammered down with strikes in the corner of the ring. Shida attempted a pin after delivering a missile dropkick. Storm stopped Shida in her tracks. Storm struck Shida with a heel and went for a cover.
Shida drove Storm into the mat. Shida delivered several strikes to the challenger. Shida went for another cover after driving Storm into the canvas. Moments later, Storm caught Shida in an ankle lock. Shida broke the hold after grabbing the bottom rope. Storm ripped off Shida's shoe. Shida connected with an elbow strike.
Shida attacked Luther with a kendo stick on the floor. Back inside the ring, Storm stuffed a metal object in her wrestling gear. Storm then took Shida down and delivered a hip attack in the corner of the ring to win the title.
Winner and NEW AEW Women's World Champion: "Timeless" Toni Storm via pinfall
- Mariah May brought out some flowers for the new champion.
- Renee Paquette interviewed reigning ROH World Champion and NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston backstage. Kingston said he would put his titles on the line in the Continental Classic.
Four-Way Ladder Match
Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralístico) in a four-way ladder match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
The match immediately broke down. Bill and King came face-to-face before they were attacked. Harwood snatched a ladder from Starks and brought it into the ring. Rush set up the ladder in the middle of the ring. Rush and Wheeler climbed the ladder. They both came down from the ladder and fought.
Wheeler jumped through the ropes and speared Rush off the apron. Dralístico then leaped over the ropes. Harwood sent Starks out of the ring with a suplex from the top. Bill and King each sent a ladder into the ring. Bill and King went back and forth. Both men were sandwiched between ladders by Harwood and Rush.
Harwood placed a ladder on his shoulders and wiped everyone out. Dralístico returned and sent Harwood down. Dralístico attempted to climb a ladder in the center of the ring. Dralístico was pushed off the ladder. Rush and Wheeler fought. Wheeler began to climb a ladder. Black stopped Wheeler in his tracks. Black sent Wheeler down with a ladder.
Black placed Wheeler on a ladder in the corner of the ring. Harwood was sent to the floor by Black. King was sent to the floor by Wheeler. Wheeler drove Black into the ladder from the top with a piledriver. King leaped into a ladder held up by Big Bill at ringside. King was busted open.
Starks took control of the match in the ring. Starks sent Black into the ladder placed in the corner. King flung Harwood onto the ladder. King then landed a cannonball. King set up a ladder and began to climb it. Bill lifted the ladder and sent King into the ladder placed in the corner.
Bill delivered a chokeslam to Dralístico. Rush returned and attacked Bill with a ladder. Rush placed a ladder in front of Bill in the corner and landed a dropkick. Starks and Rush climbed a ladder in the center of the ring. More ladders were set up as wrestlers began to climb.
King drove Dralístico into a large ladder that was set up between the ring and barricade. Wheeler then delivered a splash to King on the large ladder. Harwood and Starks climbed a ladder in the center of the ring. Harwood was taken out. Starks managed to grab the gold after hitting Wheeler with one of the belts.
Winners and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Starks and Big Bill
AEW TBS Championship Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Skye Blue vs. Julia Hart for the AEW TBS Championship
Statlander invited Blue and Hart to fight her. Statlander sent both challengers down. Statlander continued to dominate. Blue took the fight to Statlander. The champion was sent to the floor. Blue and Hart worked together. Blue and Hart delivered a suplex to Statlander.
Blue and Hart delivered superkicks to Statlander back inside the ring. Blue and Hart shook hands. Hart then attacked Blue and repeatedly bounced her head off the canvas. Blue fought back and delivered several strikes on the mat. Blue went for a cover after delivering a kick.
Statlander returned and took control once again. Statlander attempted a pin on Blue after driving her into the canvas. Moments later, Blue delivered a neckbreaker to Statlander. Hart took out Blue. Hart attempted to climb to the top turnbuckle. Blue connected with a kick to the face. Statlander delivered a lariat to Blue and attempted a pin on Hart after planting her into the mat.
Statlander drove Blue's face into the mat. The champion dragged Blue into the corner. Hart sent Statlander to the floor. Hart connected with a moonsault from the top. Statlander pulled Hart out of the ring during her cover. Statlander landed a scoop powerslam on Hart.
Statlander kicked out of a cover after Blue hit Code Blue back inside the ring. Hart returned and connected with a lariat on Statlander. Hart locked Blue in a submission. Statlander delivered a series of German suplexes to Hart and Blue. Hart stole the pin after Statlander had planted Blue into the mat with Saturday Night Fever.
Winner and NEW AEW TBS Champion: Julia Hart via pinfall
AEW's latest recruit is revealed
Tony Schiavone brought out AEW's latest recruit. Will Ospreay made his entrance. Ospreay signed his AEW contract. Ospreay said he wasn't joining Tony Khan's promotion just yet. Ospreay explained that he needed to finish up with New Japan Pro-Wrestling first, and then he would be on the road to AEW Revolution. Ospreay said he is now All Elite. He told Khan to line up the best wrestlers he's got, especially for AEW All In at Wembley Stadium next year.
Texas Death Match
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland in a Texas Death match
Page came out to fight during Strickland's entrance. Page landed the Buckshot on Strickland. The former AEW World Champion continued to take the fight to Strickland at ringside. Page eventually sent Strickland back into the ring.
Page pulled out some duct tape and launched a chair at Strickland. Page taped Strickland's hands and used a staple gun on his chest. Page continued to use the staple gun on Strickland. Page opened his mouth to catch Strickland's blood.
Strickland delivered a low blow when Page attempted to hit him with a barbed wire chair. Page went back to using the staple gun. Strickland used the staple gun between Page's eyes. Strickland took control and used barbed wire on Page. Strickland brought out a concrete block from underneath the ring. Strickland drove Page into the concrete block on the apron.
Strickland delivered a piledriver to Page on top of the barricade. Page fought back as the action returned to the ring. Page used barbed wire on Strickland. Page grabbed the barbed wire chair and performed a moonsault from the top to the floor.
Nana attempted to get involved. Strickland countered the Buckshot. Strickland sent the barbed wire chair into Page with his boot. Page then delivered a Tombstone to Strickland on the barbed wire chair. Strickland hit Page with the barbed wire chair while he was on the top turnbuckle. Strickland then delivered a powerbomb to Page on the chair and followed up with a Swerve Stomp.
Strickland brought a bag into the ring. Strickland opened the bag and scattered glass on Page's back. Strickland then delivered a splash from the top and followed up by driving Page into the mat. Page managed to get back to his feet.
The action briefly spilled to the outside. Nana pulled out a barbed wire board and sent it into the ring. Strickland placed the barbed wire board on top of two chairs. Page sent Strickland through the board from the top. He followed up with a powerbomb and a Dead Eye onto the board.
Page wrapped barbed wire around Strickland's head. Page connected with the Buckshot. Nana pulled Strickland out of the ring to break the referee's count. Brian Cage appeared and attacked Page. Cage pulled out a table from underneath the ring. Page used barbed wire on Cage as he returned to the ring.
Nana entered the ring and hit Page with a steel chair. Page sent Nana through the table from the apron. Strickland struck Page with the concrete block. Strickland choked out Page with a steel chain. Page was unable to respond to the referee's count.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Tag Team Action
The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (If Omega and Jericho win, then they will take The Bucks' spot as the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. If Omega and Jericho lose, then they must disband their tag team)
Don Callis joined the commentary team for the match. Omega and Nick Jackson began the match as the legal men. Jericho and Matt Jackson were tagged in. Omega tagged in as Jericho was delivering chops to Matt in their corner.
Omega leaped to the floor and took out Matt. Nick trapped Jericho's arm between the ring post and steel steps. Nick attempted to injure Jericho's arm. Back inside the ring, Matt and Nick traded tags as they continued to focus on Jericho.
Jericho managed to deliver a dropkick to Nick from the middle turnbuckle. Omega tagged in and took out Matt and Nick. Omega leaped to the floor and wiped out Matt. Nick attempted a pin after countering Omega's offense. Jericho tagged in. Both teams went back and forth. Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho on Matt. Omega stopped Nick from entering the ring. Matt managed to escape the submission.
Jericho and Matt exchanged strikes. Matt delivered a double Northern Lights to Jericho and Omega. Jericho hit a running bulldog on Matt. Matt attempted a cover after Matt and Nick worked together. Jericho delivered a flurry of punches to Matt on the turnbuckles and followed up with a hurricanrana. Nick landed a low blow on Jericho while the referee was distracted.
Nick attempted a pin after connecting with the Judas Effect on Omega. Nick leaped over the ropes and wiped out Omega on the floor. The Young Bucks connected with a double kick to Jericho and attempted a cover. Jericho delivered a low blow while the referee was distracted. Omega became the legal man.
Omega hit a series of moves on Nick and Matt. Nick countered the One Winged Angel. Matt went for the cover after landing a One Winged Angel on Omega. Jericho landed a Codebreaker on Nick. Omega hit a German suplex on Matt and attempted a pin. Omega and Jericho received superkicks. Omega won the match for The Golden Jets after landing the One Winged Angel on Matt.
Winners: The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho) via pinfall
AEW World Championship
MJF w/ Adam Cole vs. Jay White w/ The Gunns for the AEW World Championship
MJF drove the ambulance that took him to the hospital on the Zero Hour pre-show back into the arena. MJF's left leg was taped up. Officials tried to stop him. The champion hugged Cole and prepared to face White.
White immediately went after MJF's injured leg. White sent MJF to the floor. Austin and Colten Gunn attacked MJF. White attempted a cover after Austin and Colten sent MJF back into the ring. White continued to target MJF's injured leg.
White sent MJF to the floor again. MJF tried to fight Austin and Colten. White went for another pin attempt as MJF was sent back into the ring. White sent MJF to the floor for the third time. The referee caught Austin and Colten trying to use a steel chair. The referee sent them to the back.
MJF managed to fight back. The champion repeatedly slammed White's head against the top turnbuckle. MJF delivered a series of strikes in the corner and bit his head. MJF sent White out of the ring with the kangaroo kick. White returned and delivered a dropkick to MJF's injured leg.
White took control once again. MJF attempted a high-risk move and landed on his injured leg. White took advantage and attempted a pin. MJF was sent over the top rope. MJF connected with a DDT on the floor. The announce table collapsed when MJF placed White on it. MJF performed an elbow drop from the top turnbuckle to the floor.
White targeted MJF's injured leg once again as the action returned to the ring. White hung MJF in the corner. MJF sent White down. White attempted a pin after slamming MJF into the mat from the top. Both wrestlers then went back and forth. MJF planted White with a Tombstone.
Moments later, MJF leaped over the ropes and caught White on the apron with a cutter. White kicked out of MJF's cover at the last moment. MJF began to suffer even more with his injured leg. The referee called for the doctor. MJF told the doctor to go away.
White immediately targeted MJF's injured leg and locked him in the figure-four leglock. Cole threatened to throw a towel in. MJF attempted to fight out of the submission hold. MJF managed to turn it over. White grabbed the bottom rope to break the hold. White grabbed the ROH World Tag Team Championship from Cole. White struck MJF without the referee seeing it. MJF kicked out of White's pin attempt.
The referee was inadvertently knocked down. Cole placed the "Dynamite" Diamond Ring on the apron. White took MJF down. White grabbed the ring and placed it on his finger. MJF connected with a low blow. MJF took out Austin and Colten after they reappeared. MJF then struck White while wearing the "Dynamite" Diamond Ring. MJF pinned White as the referee got back to his feet.
Winner and STILL AEW World Champion: MJF via pinfall
- That's all for AEW Full Gear 2023!