Full Gear is one of AEW’s major annual pay-per-view events, traditionally delivering high-stakes championship matches, personal rivalries, brutal stipulations and major storyline developments
The focus heading into Full Gear is on championship opportunities, rivalries reaching their breaking point and wrestlers looking to make a statement on one of AEW’s biggest stages.
Location: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Main card: 8:00 p.m.
Pre-show: 7:00 p.m.
Championship matches and featured bouts
1. AEW World Championship
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
The biggest match of the evening brings two former allies into a personal and potentially career-defining showdown.
Fletcher has already proven he can beat Ospreay, and their history adds another layer to this championship contest.
Ospreay must overcome the mind games and aggression of a challenger who knows his weaknesses.
Key question: Can Ospreay retain his championship, or will Fletcher reclaim the spotlight?
Prediction: Will Ospreay retains.
2. AEW Women’s World Championship
Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Marina Shafir
Moné faces one of her toughest physical challenges.
Shafir brings a submission-heavy, hard-hitting style that could make this a very different championship defence.
Moné will need to use her speed and experience, while Shafir will look to take control on the mat.
Prediction: Mercedes Moné retains.
3. AEW International Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Adam Copeland
Copeland gets his opportunity to settle unfinished business with Okada.
The champion is technically gifted and dangerous, but Copeland has the experience and toughness to deliver a major challenge.
Prediction: Adam Copeland wins the championship.
4. AEW World Trios Championship — Texas Death Match
Hangman Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King (c) vs. Swerve Strickland, Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed
This could be one of the most violent matches on the card.
The Texas Death stipulation raises the stakes considerably, and the history between Page and Swerve adds plenty of personal intensity.
Expect a brutal contest where endurance and survival will matter as much as athletic ability.
Prediction: Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King retain.
5. AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks (c) vs. Mark Davis and Jake Doyle
The Young Bucks face a powerful challenge from the Don Callis Family representatives.
Davis and Doyle bring size and physicality, while Matt and Nick Jackson rely on speed, timing and tag-team chemistry.
Prediction: Mark Davis and Jake Doyle win the titles.
6. AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship
The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) (c) vs. Wrathlander (Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander)
The champions have a difficult defence ahead against two competitors with very different strengths.
Hayter and Windsor bring physical intensity, while Statlander and Cameron have the opportunity to use their chemistry to upset the champions.
Prediction: The Brawling Birds retain.
7. AEW National Championship
Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
Two relentless competitors collide in what could become one of the hardest-hitting matches of the night.
Both are known for their intensity, toughness and willingness to push through punishment.
Prediction: Ilja Dragunov wins the National Championship.
8. Anarchy in the Arena
The Death Riders and The Conglomeration vs. The Cut
This match is designed for chaos.
Jon Moxley and his partners join forces with The Conglomeration against Jay White and The Cut.
With multiple competitors involved, expect weapons, wild brawling and unpredictable moments.
This could steal the show.
Prediction: The Death Riders and The Conglomeration win.
Tailgate Brawl — Pre-show
AEW TBS Championship — Three-Way Match
Queen Aminata (c) vs. Persephone vs. Maya World
Aminata has two challengers to overcome.
Persephone wants her championship back, while Maya World has an opportunity to make a major statement.
Prediction: Queen Aminata retains.
Five matches to watch
Ospreay vs. Fletcher — World Championship drama.
Okada vs. Copeland — A major international title showdown.
Page and Swerve’s Texas Death Match — Potential brutality.
Ciampa vs. Dragunov — A physical championship battle.
Anarchy in the Arena — Unpredictable chaos.
Final thoughts
AEW Full Gear 2026 has the ingredients for a memorable pay-per-view.
The Ospreay-Fletcher rivalry gives the event a strong headline attraction, while the Texas Death Match and Anarchy in the Arena promise plenty of violence and excitement.
The championship picture could look very different by the end of the night, particularly if Copeland, Davis and Doyle, or Dragunov capture gold.
Final Prediction
Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
Ospreay and Fletcher have the history, the championship stakes and the personal rivalry to deliver the night’s defining performance.
Full Gear has the potential to be one of AEW’s biggest events of 2026.
