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MOXLEY VS. KINGSTON, MJF VS. JERICHO, FTR VS. BUCKS, NEW CHAMPIONS & MORE: COMPLETE AEW FULL GEAR REPORT

Jake Roberts and Lance Archer on the streets of Jacksonville.  Basically puts all of AEW on notice.  He wants to hurt someone.

Chris Jericho vs. MJF w/Wardlow- If MJF wins, he joins the Inner Circle

MJF comes out in a Chris Jericho pose with a sparkly robe.  MJF with some classic posing to the crowd.  Crowd is definitely behind Le Champion.  Max wants a handshake but he gets a slap to the face and we're kicking things off with a slugfest.  Jericho flexes to the crowd after a shouldertackle.  They trade chops.  Shouldertackle by MJF.  His chest already looks raw.  Action spills to the outside.  Jericho throws MJF into the rail and grabs the camera and films his carnage.  Jericho misses a Judas Effect and nails the ringpost.  MJF sends Jericho back in.

Forearm smash by Jericho and big backdrop.  Jericho nails an elbow but immediately recoils due to the missed Judas Effect earlier.  The Salt of the Earth scores a 2 count.  Jericho tries a bulldog but MJF sends him into the turnbuckle.  MJF pounds him in the corner, Jericho with an eye poke.  Jericho with a big hurancanrana off the top rope for 2.  Double thrust by MJF followed by an armdrag takedown.  Jericho blocks an MJF climb to the top but gets sent to the mat facefirst after a superplex attempt.  Snap mare by MJF.  He seems frustrated. He's slapping Jericho around and riling him up with insults.

Jericho tries to find a second wind.  He nails some big chops.  MJF with a takedown and a Salt of the Earth armbar.  Jericho gets to his feet and slaps on the Walls of Jericho.  MJF makes the ropes and tries to use Aubrey Edwards as a shield.  MJF with a codebreaker and a heatseeker for 2.  MJF misses a Lionsault and a codebreaker by Jericho for 2.  Small package for 2 by MJF.  Friedman catches Jericho's arm during a Judas Effect attempt and tries an armbreaker.  Wardlow slips MJF the Dynamite Diamond ring and he misses the punch.  Jake Hager throws Floyd the bat into the ring.  As Edwards' back ins turned, MJF falls to the ground, pretending he got hit with the bat.  Edwards turns around and Jericho professes that he did nothing wrong. While Jericho is distracted, MJF rolls him up for the pin.

WINNER: MJF

The two exchange a post match handshake as Jericho welcomes MJF and Wardlow into the Inner Circle.

The next AEW PPV will be Revolution on February 27, 2021.

Dasha Gonzalez is with Best Friends and Orange Cassidy.  Kip Sabian and Miro interrupt.  Kip demands an apology and slaps Cassidy.  Cassidy casually walks away.  

I Quit Match for the AEW World Title: Jon Moxley (AEW World Champion) vs. Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingson's gear is a tribute to the late All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH legend Mitsuharu Misawa.  He also wore a t-shirt dedicated to Tracy Smothers to the ring.

Forearm exchanges, punches and chops right off the bat.  Eddie with a kick and Moxley with a takedown.  Kingston bites the ear and they go back to a chopfest.  Kingston with a legkick and a belly to belly suplex.  Eddie to the outside and grabs a chair but Moxley with a tope suicida. They brawl on the outside.  Moxley goes to work on the hand, the spinning backfist hand.  They exchange on the outside.  Suplex by Moxley.  Chokehold by Moxley, Kingston bites the forearm to escape.  Kingston sends Moxley into the railing and follows up with kicks on the ground.  Kingston throws a chair into the ring and Moxley comes up bloody but wielding a barb wired baseball bat.  Moxley goes to town with the bat and Kingston is bleeding from the mouth.

Moxley misses a bat swing and Kingston hits a belly to back suplex.  Moxley gouges the eyes but Kingston with a choke.  Eddie throws Moxley to the mat onto the bat.  Two chairshots by Kingston.  Kingston wraps the barb wire around his fist and pounds Moxley.  Spinning backfist and Kingston applies the kimaura.  Moxley bites his way out of it.  Kingston sets up 2 chairs but gets suplexed on them on a reversal.  Eddie hits a desperation clothesline and goes to the outside and grabs a bag.

Thumbtacks.

Mox with a German and Kingston replies with a belly to back.  Moxley responds with a clothesline.  T Bone suplex by Kingston on to the thumbtacks.  Moxley does not want to quit.  Kingston stomps the groin area and pours a bottle of rubbing alcohol on Moxley's open wounds.  I've been a fan over 40 years and I've never seen that before.  Bulldog choke by Kingston, Moxley makes it to his knees.  Kneelift by Kingston but Moxley grabs a sleeper.  Bulldog choke by Moxley, he follows up with a Paradigm Shift. Moxley wraps the barb wire around his forearm and applies the bulldog choke and Kingston quits.

WINNER: Jon Moxley (retains AEW World Title)

Moxley helps Kingston to his feet but Kingston wants none of it and walks away.  Moxley celebrates. 

Kenny Omega comes out with a smile and reminds Moxley that he's in line as the show goes off the air.

 

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