Elton's AEW Full Gear 2021 Preview and Predictions

All Elite Wrestling knocked it out of the park with its last PPV showing, All Out 2021.

CM Punk made his in-ring return against Darby Allin, the Lucha Brothers bested The Young Bucks to capture the AEW World Tag Team Championship, and Kenny Omega retained his AEW World Championship over Christian Cage. But that’s not all - former WWE superstars Ruby Soho, Adam Cole, and Daniel Bryan made their shocking AEW debuts in front of a raucous crowd. Now AEW is preparing to make history yet again with its latest special event, Full Gear 2021. To say this show is stacked would be an understatement - Adam Page will finally clash with Omega over AEW’s biggest prize, the Lucha Brothers will defend their belts against the always formidable FTR, and Dr. Britt Baker (don’t forget the D.M.D.!) will clash with Tay Conti over the AEW Women’s World Championship.

Before the big show (pun intended! Shout to Paul Wight) gets here, allow me to offer you all a preview of the entire match card and offer my predictions as to who’ll prevail in each one.

Four of the participants in this Buy In match are future opponents in the ongoing TBS Women's Championship Tournament, so it makes sense for all of them to be booked here. I feel like the babyfaces will be the ones to go forward in the tournament, so something tells me the heel duo will get the win here to give 'em some extra heat heading into their eventual tournament matches. I'm going with Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter here - a victory here makes them look a bit more formidable going into their future tourney bouts in the coming weeks.

The SuperKliq's constant attacks and verbal beatdown have caused Jungle Boy to grow a beard, Junglesaurus to get even more pissed than usual, and Christian Cage to get enraged enough to pull out the old Con-Chair-To. All that rage will be unleashed during this six-man, Falls Count Anywhere clash. Even with three very pissed-off individuals in their midst, I still get the feeling that Adam Cole and The Young Bucks will walk away with the big win here. I'll even go far as to say that Cole will pin Cage, which will set up a singles feud between them that will result in a fire match at a later date.

Two of the best tag teams on the current wrestling landscape are coming to blows once again. And this time, it's going to be over the AEW World Tag Team Championship. FTR used some masked shenanigans to rip the AAA World Tag Team titles out of the hands out of Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix, which added a bit more fuel to this feud's fire. I think the time for revenge is now - The Lucha Brothers' tag team title reign shall continue as they overcome the dastardly duo of Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood. The Lucha Brothers championship reign is just getting some steam behind it, which is why I don't see it coming to an end so soon after getting started.

C'mon, guys - we know the deal here. While I've enjoyed Tay Conti's quick improvement as a member of the AEW roster, it's clear that she's being set up as the latest challenger of the month for the incredibly dominant Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. And as we all know, Britt is still going strong as the clear-cut leader of the AEW women's division. I think a lot of folks will be shocked by how good this match ends up being. What won't be shocking is the eventual victor of this match. And it'll definitely be the good dentist we all love to cheer for even though she's on the opposite side of the babyface spectrum.

I gotta hand it to Dan Lambert - the man is just a natural promo and heat getter. Every time he takes hold of the mic, the crowd immediately dumps on him 'cause he's gotten them to despise his very existence. You just gotta respect the dedication to his craft. Lambert's dueling promos alongside his crew against The Inner Circle have gotten me extra invested in this Minneapolis Street Fight. The Men of the Year and American Top Team beat the hell out of The Inner Circle on the last episode of Dynamite, so you already know what that means - the babyfaces will finally get their revenge where it matters most. Lambert's the one that's going to go through a table this time by Jericho, which will result in The Inner Circle putting this feud to bed.

The present and the future of AEW are butting heads at this stacked PPV. And this is the match that's truly the hardest to call. Darby Allin and MJF could both walk away with the win here and not leave anyone feeling like it was undeserved. A loss for either man here also wouldn't do anything to dull their shine and negatively impact their placing among their AEW peers. But someone has to ultimately prevail. Something tells me MJF is being set up for a very convincing mean streak into the new year that will set up him quite nicely as the biggest contender for the AEW World Championship. A win here will do well to get the ball rolling on that mega push. I say all that to say this - Darby's going to take the L here via MJF's usual chicanery.

Man, these boys are tired of talking! That Rampage "disagreement" of theirs did so much to get me even more excited about their Full Gear matchup. I'm not expecting headlocks and a whole bunch of slick counters here - this match is going to be nothing but a drag-out brawl that's going to bring out the worst in both CM Punk and Eddie Kingston. I feel like the mayhem that will ensue during this heated bout will result in a result we rarely see from AEW - a no contest! I think Tony Khan realizes this isn't the sort of feud you end in just two weeks' time - it has to keep going and get even more intense so it results in a rematch with relaxed rules attached to it.

Cody Rhodes has been booed relentlessly in the past couple of months, yet he's averse to the idea of fully turning heel. The crowd's hate for the "American Nightmare" hasn't fully subsided, but at least it's calmed down just a tad thanks to the continuation of his beef with Malakai Black. Now that Pac and Andrade El Idoloo have become a part of their months-long rivalry, the fans have less time to boo Cody and more time to get caught up in all the amazing in-ring work provided by the other three men involved. My gut is telling me Black and Idolo will find a way to overcome their foes here - a slip-up by Cody will cause Pac to fall right into this enemies' hands and result in him eating the final pin. This mistake will give the fans even more reason to hate Cody afterward and ignite a new feud with Pac, which I think will finally convince Cody to ditch his babyface demeanor later on.

Due to Jon Moxley's exit from the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament (for very good reason, I might add), Miro ended up taking his place and beating Orange Cassidy for the right to face Bryan Danielson in the Finals. We only saw these men face each other while in WWE during a 2018 matchup on SmackDown (which you need to watch here). And based on that brief encounter, I'm expecting greatness with even more time allotted to this PPV meeting between the two. Now, this may come as a shocker to you all, but I think that Miro will actually emerge as the victor. Adam Page as the AEW World Champion (more on that later) is going to need a badass heel to contend with as we head into the near year - Miro is clearly that guy. And by breaking Danielson's undefeated AEW streak, Miro will get an extra surge of credibility going in his first AEW World Championship match.

IT'S TIME, FOLKS! Everyone doubted that Adam Page would still be in the running for this match now that CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole are in the mix. But Tonky Khan didn't abandon the natural push for the "Millenial Cowboy" and made sure to abide by the huge fan response for one of the most over personalities in the company. Kenny Omega and Page's grudge has been growing for a very long time and it's finally reached a fever pitch. This match is going to take everyone on an emotional roller coaster and make us all think Page may just lose again. But in the end, we all know what's going to happen once the bell rings - AND NEW AEW WORLD CHAMPION, "HANGMAN" ADAM PAGE! Cowboy Shit FTW.