Full Gear (2023)

Full Gear
Full Gear
Information
Promotion	All Elite Wrestling
Date	November 18, 2023
Attendance	12,904
Venue	Kia Forum
City	Inglewood, California
Pay-per-view chronology
Full Gear chronology

Full Gear (2023) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on November 18, 2023 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. It was the fifth Full Gear event to take place.

The main event of the show saw MJF defeat Jay White to retain the AEW World Championship. After MJF left the arena in an ambulance after suffering an injury during the pre-show match, Adam Cole said that he would defend MJF's AEW World Championship for him. Before the match started, MJF drove the ambulance back to the arena and decided to defend the title himself. When the referee was distracted, MJF hit White with his Dynamite Diamond Ring and pinned him to win the match and retain his title.^[1]

Another notable match was a bloody and violent Texas Death match between "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland. There was some controversy in the match for a spot where Page stapled his son's drawing to Strickland's face, ripped it off and then drank Strickland's blood before spitting it into the air. Strickland would win the match after wrapping a chain around Page's neck and hanging him until Page passed out.^[2] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated the match 5 stars out of 5.^[3]

Before the event, AEW owner Tony Khan said that he would be announcing a major signing for the company. During the event, it was announced that Will Ospreay had signed a contract to become a member of the AEW roster. Osprey would become a member after finishing up his contract with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in February 2024.^[4]

Matches[change | change source]

#	Matches^[5]^[6]	Stipulations	Times
1^P	Eddie Kingston (c) defeated Jay Lethal (with Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt)	Singles match for the ROH World Championship	10:55
2^P	Claudio Castagnoli defeated Buddy Matthews	Singles match	10:30
3^P	MJF (c) and Samoa Joe defeated The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn)	Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship (Joe filled in for an injured Adam Cole)	9:25
4	Sting, Darby Allin, and Adam Copeland (with Ric Flair) defeated The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne)	Six-man tag team match	15:10
5	Orange Cassidy (c) (with Hook) defeated Jon Moxley (with Wheeler Yuta)	Singles match for the AEW International Championship	12:05
6	"Timeless" Toni Storm (with Luther) defeated Hikaru Shida (c)	Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship	10:25
7	Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) defeated La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralístico) (with José the Assistant and Preston Vance), FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood), and Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King)	Four-way tag team ladder match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship	20:35
8	Julia Hart defeated Kris Statlander (c) and Skye Blue	Three-way match for the AEW TBS Championship	11:20
9	Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page	Texas Death match	29:55
10	The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)	Tag team match	20:45
11	MJF (c) (with Adam Cole) defeated Jay White (with Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn)	Singles match for the AEW World Championship	29:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match P – match took place on the pre-show

References[change | change source]

↑ "MJF Hits One-Year Mark As AEW World Champion, Defeats Jay White At AEW Full Gear 2023". Fightful. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "Wrestler literally drinks opponent's blood and fans are absolutely sickened". Metro. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "Dave Meltzer Gives Divisive AEW Full Gear Match High Rating". Inside the Ropes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "Will Ospreay signs multi-year AEW contract at Full Gear". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "AEW Full Gear Zero Hour pre-show results: MJF and Samoa Joe vs. Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn for the ROH Tag Titles, Eddie Kingston vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH Title, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[1] "MJF Hits One-Year Mark As AEW World Champion, Defeats Jay White At AEW Full Gear 2023". Fightful. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[2] "Wrestler literally drinks opponent's blood and fans are absolutely sickened". Metro. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[3] "Dave Meltzer Gives Divisive AEW Full Gear Match High Rating". Inside the Ropes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[4] "Will Ospreay signs multi-year AEW contract at Full Gear". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[5] "AEW Full Gear Zero Hour pre-show results: MJF and Samoa Joe vs. Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn for the ROH Tag Titles, Eddie Kingston vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH Title, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[6] "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

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