Full Gear 2024: Ospreay and Fletcher Steal a Deep, Consequential AEW Card

Anna Jay pinned Deonna Purrazzo with a cradle after turning Purrazzo's arm-focused attack against her in the Full Gear Zero Hour opener. Jay had escaped an early submission following a flatliner, then rallied with a flipping neckbreaker and thrust kick. Taya Valkyrie speared Jay outside the ring while Purrazzo distracted the referee, but the official caught enough of the interference to eject Valkyrie. Purrazzo returned to working the arm until Jay reversed her position into the deciding three-count. C (6.3) credits a clear comeback finish in a short singles match without turning Valkyrie into a scheduled participant.

Buddy Matthews won the four-way Zero Hour match by stomping Dante Martin and stealing the pin. Komander had walked the top rope and launched a dive onto all three opponents, while Beast Mortos landed a Samoan Drop on Dante and a crucifix bomb on Komander. Matthews contributed a diving attack outside and hit a jackhammer for a near fall, only for the other high flyers to break his rhythm. As Mortos and Komander exchanged spectacular counters, Matthews caught Dante with a double-foot stomp and secured the cover. B- (7.2) rewards the sustained pace and a decisive four-man finish; this was not a title match.

Big Boom A.J. pinned QT Marshall after a powerbomb in their Full Gear Zero Hour singles match. Marshall used his entourage to distract the challenger, and his cutter nearly ended A.J.'s comeback. Big Justice encouraged his father at ringside as A.J. connected with a spinebuster and flying forearm, but Aaron Solo's run-in threatened to turn the closing sequence. Big Justice then speared Marshall, allowing A.J. to counter with the winning powerbomb. C+ (6.6) reflects an entertaining celebrity-focused fight with a clear fall, while keeping Paul Wight, the Rizzler and the supporting cast out of the official two-person match field.

Private Party retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship when Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen hit Gin and Juice on Max Caster to secure the decisive fall. The Outrunners nearly won with Total Recall, but Caster interrupted their cover, while House of Black's Brody King dominated several exchanges with heavy strikes and a superplex. Friction between Anthony Bowens and Caster deepened when Caster invited his partner to pin him, an offer Bowens refused. Quen then returned to combine with Kassidy on Caster for their first successful title defense. B (7.6) credits a crowded four-team contest whose ending still identified the defending champions as winners.

MJF made Roderick Strong tap out to the Salt of the Earth armbar after targeting his injured hand and shoulder. Strong had attacked from behind before the bell and threatened the win with a Texas Cloverleaf, a gutbuster and End of Heartache, but MJF reached the bottom rope to break the latter cover. A brainbuster stopped Strong's next finishing attempt, and MJF caught his arm for the decisive submission. Afterward MJF trapped Strong's arm in a chair and stomped on it, drawing Adam Cole and Undisputed Kingdom members to the ring. B+ (8.2) credits a disciplined singles match while keeping the post-bell attack separate from the official result.

Mercedes Moné retained the TBS Championship by rolling up Kris Statlander after biting the challenger's knee to escape a second Staturday Night Fever attempt. Statlander had punished the champion with a press slam, buckle bomb and Chaos Theory suplex, then survived repeated Meteoras and Backstabbers despite damage to her back and right knee. Her first Staturday Night Fever produced a near fall that made the title change plausible. Moné's final escape was ugly and resourceful rather than decisive dominance, leaving both wrestlers stronger: the champion found a way out while the challenger proved she could push the division's featured title match to its limit. A (9.0) reflects the demanding exchanges and an outcome directly earned through the targeted injury.

Jay White survived Hangman Page's sustained attack on his leg, countered the final exchange and pinned him with Blade Runner. Page had trapped White's ankle against a barricade, stomped the injury and forced an ankle lock on the arena floor, but White returned to the knee with a dragon screw and an inverted figure-four hold. Page connected with two Dead Eyes without finishing the match; White's counter as they exchanged late attempts gave the pin a sharper ending than another sudden strike would have. The 19-minute contest had a coherent limb-targeting story underneath the hostility. Page's subsequent assault on White and Christopher Daniels was a post-match development, not part of the official pinfall. B+ (8.4) credits the escalating strategy and finish.

Kyle Fletcher defeated Will Ospreay with a top-rope brainbuster after a punishing finish that turned their familiar offense into an argument about who could endure more. Ospreay threatened victory with a Styles Clash and successive Hidden Blades, but Fletcher kicked out and then drove Ospreay through a cruel sequence: a jumping tombstone from the apron to the ring steps, the Grimstone and a short-arm lariat before the decisive brainbuster. Earlier, Fletcher had caught Ospreay with a floor brainbuster while Ospreay answered with a Sky Twister Press and a tombstone outside. The repeated counters were rooted in their personal history, not merely athletic exhibition. A (9.4) is the card's highest score because Fletcher's pinfall supplied both a gripping contest and a true singles breakthrough.

Daniel Garcia made Jack Perry submit to the Dragon Tamer to capture the TNT Championship, turning a deliberately frustrating chase into the night's clearest popular payoff. Perry repeatedly retreated, then tried to grind Garcia down with DDTs and a powerbomb through the timekeeper's table. His most cynical tactic came when he offered Garcia the title belt as a disqualification trap and used the referee's distraction to strike low. Garcia survived the ensuing knee strike, rallied with a piledriver and finally forced the champion to tap. Matt Menard's ringside encouragement underscored the long road to Garcia's first major AEW singles title. A- (8.5) rewards the character logic and submission finish rather than pretending Perry was beaten without obstruction.

Konosuke Takeshita retained the International Championship by planting Ricochet from the top rope after both wrestlers survived near-finishes that would have ended many defenses. Ricochet came close with a springboard 450, a poison rana into a shooting star press and a twisting brainbuster after sidestepping a knee strike. Takeshita answered with a Blue Thunder Bomb, an avalanche release German suplex and a Power Drive Knee that Ricochet still kicked out of. Their contest was built around whether Ricochet's speed could keep the stronger champion from controlling the next exchange. Takeshita finally won that struggle above the ring. A- (8.8) reflects a high-level title defense with its own escalating danger, not a generic claim about athletic work rate.

Bobby Lashley forced the referee to stop his match with Swerve Strickland when the former champion went unresponsive in the Hurt Lock. Swerve had briefly threatened to spoil Lashley's major-show arrival by driving him through the Spanish announce table with a Swerve Stomp, then landing another from the top rope for a near fall. Shelton Benjamin was ejected after grabbing Swerve's boot, but MVP later distracted him, creating an opening for Lashley to launch a spear through the barricade and another inside the ring. The technical submission established Lashley's raw power and the Hurt Syndicate's collective threat without presenting Swerve as someone who willingly surrendered. B (7.9) credits the credible introduction while recognizing the interference-heavy finish. Lashley's attack on Prince Nana followed the bell.

Jon Moxley retained the AEW World Championship after Wheeler Yuta struck Orange Cassidy with a knee while Moxley held the referee, allowing the champion to finish with the Death Rider. Cassidy had attacked before the introductions with three Orange Punches, then fought on after Moxley bloodied him against the ring steps and drove him down with a Paradigm Shift. The challenger nearly stole the title with another series of punches and a Beach Break; allies then arrived when the Death Riders surrounded the ring. Willow Nightingale neutralized Marina Shafir, but Yuta's intervention tipped the final exchange back toward Moxley. A- (8.7) captures the match's physical stakes and Cassidy's credibility without confusing the interference with a clean victory. The ensuing Christian Cage, Jay White and Darby Allin incidents were post-match chaos, not additional match participants.