Phoenix Explodes as Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher and AEW Deliver a Wild Night
Date: November 14, 2026
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
AEW Full Gear delivered a major night of championship changes, brutal stipulation matches, surprise debuts and emotional rivalries.
The biggest stories included Ilja Dragunov capturing the National Championship, Wrathlander winning the Women’s World Tag Team Championships and the surprise arrival of the Kasper Brothers
The event also featured Will Ospreay defending the AEW World Championship against former friend and rival Kyle Fletcher.
Championship and Match Results
Main Card Results and Match Reviews
1. AEW World Championship
Will Ospreay (c) defeats Kyle Fletcher
The main event delivered an emotional and physical battle between former friends.
Fletcher entered determined to win his first AEW World Championship and prove he had surpassed his former mentor.
Ospreay fought through the Don Callis Family’s interference and refused to surrender his championship.
After 40 minutes of action, Ospreay secured the victory by pinfall.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Result: Pinfall
Championship: Ospreay retains.
2. AEW Women’s World Championship
Mercedes Moné (c) defeats Marina Shafir
Moné faced one of her toughest physical challenges against Shafir.
Shafir used her grappling and submission skills to pressure the champion, but Moné found a way to survive and retain her championship by pinfall.
Winner: Mercedes Moné
Result: Pinfall
Championship: Moné retains.
3. Anarchy in the Arena
The Cut defeats The Death Riders and The Conglomeration
Chaos took over Phoenix as the two groups battled throughout the arena.
Jon Moxley, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly and their teammates faced Jay White, David Finlay and The Cut in a violent encounter.
The match featured weapons, wild brawling and several memorable moments. The Cut ultimately emerged victorious.
Winners: The Cut
Result: Pinfall.
One of the most violent matches of the evening.
4. Swerve Strickland joined Austin Creed and Kofi of The New Level against Hangman Page, Brody King and Bandido.
The match featured barbed wire, tables, chairs, glass and other weapons.
Page and Strickland once again took their rivalry to another level.
Strickland survived the punishment and delivered the decisive House Call to prevent Page from answering the referee’s count.
Winners: Swerve Strickland and The New Level.
Championship: New AEW World Trios Champions.
5. AEW National Championship
Ilja Dragunov defeats Tommaso Ciampa (c)
An outstanding technical and hard-hitting contest.
Dragunov brought relentless aggression and refused to back down from Ciampa.
Both competitors delivered punishing offence, but Dragunov eventually connected with the D-Bomb to score the victory.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov
Championship: New National Champion.
6. AEW International Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) defeats Adam Copeland
Okada and Copeland delivered a major international championship showdown.
Copeland battled through Okada’s offence and attempted to finish the match with the Spear.
Don Callis’ interference helped change the momentum.
Okada capitalized and retained his championship.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Championship: Okada retains.
7. AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship
Wrathlander defeats The Brawling Birds (c)
Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron captured the championships in an entertaining tag team encounter.
The Brawling Birds had opportunities to put the challengers away, but Statlander made the difference late in the match.
A Saturday Night Fever secured the pinfall victory.
Winners: Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron.
Championship: New Women’s World Tag Team Champions.
8. AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks (c) defeat Mark Davis and Jake Doyle
The Young Bucks survived a difficult championship defence against Davis and Doyle.
Their opponents controlled significant portions of the match, but the champions used their experience and teamwork to secure the victory.
Winners: The Young Bucks.
Championship: Young Bucks retain.
Tailgate Brawl – Pre-Show Results
Jack Perry vs. Beast Mortos
Winner Jack Perry
Wardlow, El Clon and Kevin Knight vs. Jaden Monroe, RJ Wylde and Jordan Cruz
Winners Wardlow’s team
Boom & Doom and partners vs. Don Callis Family team
Winners Boom & Doom’s team
TBS Championship four-way
Queen Aminata successfully retained the TBS Championship against Persephone, Skye Blue and Hyan.
Biggest Surprise of the Night
The Kasper Brothers arrive in AEW
One of the biggest talking points came after the Young Bucks’ championship defence
Jacob and Drew Kasper, formerly known as the Creed Brothers in WWE, made their surprise AEW debut.
They confronted the Young Bucks and Motor City Machine Guns before FTR became involved.
The arrival immediately created new possibilities for AEW’s tag team division.
Full Gear – Top Performers
Will Ospreay: Successful world title defence.
Ilja Dragunov: New National Champion.
Swerve Strickland: Captures the Trios Championship.
Mercedes Moné: Successful championship defence.
Kris Statlander: Leads Wrathlander to championship gold.
Final Verdict
AEW Full Gear 2026 was a major night for All Elite Wrestling.
The championship changes gave the event a significant impact, while the Kasper Brothers’ arrival added another exciting development to the tag team division.
Ospreay remains the face of the men’s championship picture, Dragunov begins his National Championship reign, and Swerve Strickland has another major championship accomplishment.
The biggest winner of the evening was AEW itself, with new champions, fresh rivalries and several major storylines heading into the winter season.
