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AEW Full Gear 2024 Live Blog: Full Results As Jon Moxley Retains World Title And New Challengers Emerge

AEW Full Gear delivered and one constant remained the same.

Steven Muelhausen

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The stars of All Elite Wrestling showed out for the second to last pay-per-view event of 2024 as they presented Full Gear from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

From top-to-bottom, AEW Full Gear delivered some of the best matches of 2024. One constant remained the same and that is Jon Moxley continuing his reign of terror in defeating Orange Cassidy in the headliner to remain the AEW World Heavyweight Champion with the help of fellow Death Rider member Wheeler Yuta.

After Moxley retained, Yuta came into the ring and poured some type of liquid into Cassidy. Then AEW overbooked the aftermath. Despite losing to Jay White earlier in the show, "Hangman" Adam Page came out and hit Yuta with a chair and went face-to-face with Moxley. Christian Cage snuck up from behind and got Moxley with Unprettier.

Despite some reluctance, Page handed Cage the clipboard with the contract to cash in for an AEW title match. Cage thought about it and inched closer to a fallen Moxley. Out of no where, a limping White came up and blasted Cage with a Bladerunner.

The Death Riders came and got Moxley out of harms way as White limped around ringside. The heel stable made their way to the parking lot when a car speed out of no where and smashed their truck. The Death Riders ran into another vehicle and got out of dodge. The person who drove the car was Darby Allin, who proceeded to smash the truck's windshield with his skateboard and ended up bloodying himself in the process.

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Here is what happened at AEW Full Gear.

No Quit In Orange Cassidy

Mox Draws First Blood

Quick Start For The Challenger

The Main Event

It's time for the main event of AEW Full Gear as Jon Moxley puts the AEW World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Orange Cassidy.

They each one win apiece in their matches on PPV. What can we expect here?

Only time will tell.

Bobby Lashley Smashes In AEW PPV Debut

Bobby Lashley runs through Swerve Strickland to emerge victorious in his AEW PPV debut. Lashley controlled the first 75 percent of the match. Strickland made a comeback including two Swerve Stomps, including one through a table.

Strickland looked to have things in control. But the athletic Lashley snatched Strickland on the outside for an overhead suplex immediately followed by a spear through the barricade. Once back in the ring, Lashley applied the Hurt Lock. Strickland was out for the count and the match got stopped.

Couldn't ask for a better AEW PPV debut for Lashley. He looked strong, dominant and everything in between.

Here Comes Swerve

Brute Force

Co-Main Event Time

It's the co-main event of AEW Full Gear as Bobby Lashley locks horns with Swerve Strickland. Lashley, a former WWE champion, made his AEW debut a few weeks back when he attacked Strickland.

This program has been well built. The crowd is on their feet and ready for a physical contest.

Takeshita Retains

Konosuke Takeshita beats Ricochet to retain the AEW International Title.

Ricochet went to the top rope for the 630. But he was slow getting himself up to the top rung and keep himself steady due the beating of his lower back. That gave Takeshita time to recoup and meet Ricochet up there. He delivered a top rope Falcon Arrow to make his third successful title defense.

A good match but one that couldn't get out of neutral. That appeared to be due to crowd fatigue, seeing many great matches and people not believing Ricochet had any chance of winning.

International Title

Next at AEW Full Gear has Konosuke Takeshita putting the International title on the line against Ricochet.

Anything less than spectacular would be a disappointment.

Daniel Garcia Wins The Big One

Daniel Garcia dethrones Jack Perry to capture the TNT Championship.

A very good technical match that saw both guys work very hard to get the crowd into the match. Perry nearly retained the gold when he blasted Garcia with a low blow and his running knee finisher. But Garcia kicked out after a long two count.

Garcia stormed back and put Perry in his version of the Sharpshooter. He leaned all the way back and Perry had no choice but to tap out and Garcia wins his first singles title in AEW.

TNT Title Match

Right now at AEW Full Gear, Jack Perry defends the TNT title against Daniel Garcia. A really well done build with the future of All Elite Wrestling.

A Shocking Upset

Kyle Fletcher wins in an upset over Will Ospreay. The first three-quarters of the match was captivating. So many great spots and the storytelling was superb. It was well on its way to becoming an instant classic.

Then it went downhill with the absurdity of too many head spots as Fletcher hit a Tombstone Piledriver onto the steel steps.

Then we seen Fletcher spiked Ospreay with a piledriver where he dropped Ospreay on his head and neck. Then in the finishing sequence, they were on the top rope. Fletcher had Ospreay up in suplex and dropped Ospreay's head on the turnbuckle for the pin.

Yes, the argument is there that a star was made in Fletcher. The argument isn't wrong. But continously having a talent get spiked on their head and neck isn't the way to do it. Too much risk that isn't worth the reward. There is more creative ways to go about it.

"This Is Awesome"

One Of A Kind

Will Ospreay Time

Now at AEW Full Gear, Will Ospreay goes one-on-one with former best friend Kyle Fletcher.

Big stakes here for Fletcher against perhaps the best wrestler in the world.

Jay White Continues His To Win Over Hangman Page

Jay White yet again bests "Hangman" Adam Page.

Page nailed two Dead Eyes on White, but somehow "The Switchblade" kicked out both times. Page went for The Buckshot Lariat. But White caught him and went for the Bladerunner. Page reversed and then went for another Buckshot. Then Page had White in an anklelock. White crawled to the rope, popped up and caught Page with a Bladerunner for the three count to notch win number five over the former AEW World Champion.

After the match, White was walking up the ramp when Page attacked him from behind. AEW Executive and a good friend of Page, Christopher Daniels to try and talk some sense into him. Page wasn't having it and blasted Daniels with a right hand.

Overall, a great match with Page and White. They overcame a tough crowd who had just seen Mone and Statlander. But down the stretch, they got the crowd and told a very good story.

Old School Grudge Match

Right now at AEW Full Gear, "Hangman" Adam Page battles Jay White. This feud has been dominated by White. Can Page finally get one?

Page and White have a tough obstacle to overcome after that great match with Mone and Statlander.

Mercedes Mone Wins By A Whisker

Mercedes Mone takes care of Kris Statlander to retain the TBS Championship. By far, the best AEW Women's match in quite some time.

We saw great chain wrestling, great storytelling by Mone and Statlander that had the crowd on their feet and chanting "This Is Awesome".

Statlander looked to be on the verge of regaining her belt. She hoisted Mone for Saturday Night Fever. However, Mone started punching and then biting Statlander's right leg. That sequence forced Statlander to drop Mone, who capitalized into a pinning maneuver to remain the champ.

Mone showed why she's the best female wrestler in the world. She hadn't had THAT MATCH since leaving WWE. We saw the old Mercedes Mone and it was a sight to behold.

What A Move By The Champ

Time For The CEO

Now at AEW Full Gear, Mercedes Mone puts the TBS Women's Championship on the line against Kris Statlander. A big match for Mone here. She needs to deliver in a major way.

MJF Gets The W; Takes Out Strong

MJF picks up the victory in a very good contest. A lot of hard-hitting, back-and-forth action. It came down to MJF absorbing numerous gut busters. Strong went for one more but MJF reversed it into a brainbuster suplex followed a Salt of The Earth submission attempt. Strong immediately tapped out to get the win.

Post-match, MJF rolled out of the ring and put Strong's forearm in a chair. MJF jumped and smashed Strong's forearm. Immediately, Adam Cole ran down and MJF hightailed it into the crowd.

Very likely heading to MJF and Cole in the not so distant future.

Unnecessary Comments

MJF Returns To The Ring

Up next at AEW Full Gear, MJF takes on Roderick Strong.

Strong won three straight matches to get a crack at the former AEW World Heavyweight Champion. A big chance for Strong in a marquee spot.

ANDSTILL

Private Party overcomes the odds to defeat The Outrunners, House of Black, and The Acclaimed to retain the AEW Tag Team titles.

The Acclaimed were having dissension and it showed at the end as thery couldn't along which allowed Private Party to nail Gin and Juice to remain the champs.

Match didn't seem to get out of the first gear. An odd choice for an opener.

AEW Full Gear Main Card Opener

Kicking off the main card at AEW Full Gear is Private Party defending their newly won AEW Tag Team Titles in a four-way match against The Outrunners, House of Black, and The Acclaimed.

A great way to begin the festivities. A sleeper for possible match of the night.

Big BOOM! AJ Gets First AEW Win

Big BOOM! AJ beats QT Marshall in the featured preliminary match at AEW Full Gear Zero Hour.

AJ hit an impressive superplex and was going for the PowerBoom powerbomb. But Aaron Solo stopped AJ and Marshall hit him with a boot. With the referee trying to get Solo out of the ring, Big Justice nailed Marshall with a spear.

AJ picked up Marshall with the PowerBoom powerbomb to get the win to an eruption from the crowd.

Big BOOM! AJ, Big Justice and The Rizzler might not be everyone's cup of tea. But they proved to be entertainers, have respect for pro wrestling and have brought a different set of eyes to the product which is never a bad thing.

The BOOM! vs. The DOOM!

The final match on the AEW Full Gear Zero Hour is Big BOOM! AJ of The Costco Guys taking on QT Marshall.

The relationship between the two goes back to when they wrestled on the indepedent scene in New Jersey.

Marshall turned his back on the TikTok sensation when AJ was signing his one-match AEW contract. Now, the former friends square off one-on-one. Who gets it done?

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Steven Muelhausen
STEVEN MUELHAUSEN

: Steven Muehlhausen is a veteran combat sports writer for various outlets including Sporting News and Yahoo Sports. He can be reached at stevemuehlhausen@yahoo.com and followed on Twitter @SMuehlhausenJr.

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