10 Moments That Literally Stopped AEW Wrestling Matches
1. An Elite Nod Of Approval
Because we don't want to end this list on a total downer, let's look at a match that was paused for a very happy reason.
After one of the best-told stories in modern wrestling, Hangman Page and Kenny Omega faced off for the AEW World Championship in the main event of Full Gear 2021.
Page had fought tooth and nail to get to this point, overcoming his own self-doubt as much as anything else. The former tag partners put on an amazing display that culminated in Page hitting one final buckshot lariat to pin Omega and become champion.
But not before this touching exchange.
The Young Bucks had made their way down to ringside during the final stages of the match. It looked as if Matt Jackson was going to prevent Page from hitting his finisher, but he gave his nod of approval to the cowboy instead.
In that moment, time froze. All the bad blood between Page and The Elite was washed away, as his former adversaries could do nothing but admire the man he had become.
The perfect ending to the perfect story, this is a much nicer moment to end this list on than the match that shall not be named.