10 AEW Full Gear 2020 Impulse Reactions

10. Serena Deeb (c) Vs. Allysin Kay

Unlike Britt Baker and Big Swole's wholly unfair pre-show spot before All Out, this did not face public pressure for a promotion following its annoncement. Kicking off the night just right, this exactly where it needed to be for both All Elite Wrestling and the wrestlers themselves.

As awesome a signing as Serena Deeb's been for the company already, her NWA Championship match against Allysin Kay was neither official AEW business nor something they had built on television. Deeb will look to keep herself in the mix at every quarterly supershow going forward though, and did so here with a hugely enjoyable successful title defence.

The whole contest played like the payoff to a long rivalry, with an accelerated viciousness that seemed structured to make a statement on behalf of women's wrestling the free agent status of Kay. Excalibur referenced it several times in between solid strikes and some chain wrestling and submission work some way beyond many of the short-changed Dynamite quarter hours.

After rolling out of the ring to save herself following Kay's AK47, Deeb zeroed in on Kay's knee with a dragon screw and the match-winning Serenity Lock. Thunder Rosa arrived to stare down Deeb after her win, too. Bangers upon potential bangers - are better days finally ahead?