10 Things That MUST Happen Before AEW Full Gear 2022

Ten months is a long time.

In this weird, multiverse-esque world of All Elite Wrestling, there's a lot to look forward to over the forthcoming ten-month period. 2022, you see, will mark their fourth year in operation. It's an important achievement, one that must be celebrated with the maximum gravitas possible.

Jungle Boy will have presumably captured his first championship - the TNT Title seems a solid bet, given its reputation as the company's work-rate championship - to further cement his legacy as the sport's next big top star. Tony Khan's insane signing spree will have been given time to pay off, with Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, CM Punk, and perhaps future signings selling out arena after arena, and indeed, stadium after stadium. Dr. Britt Baker, similarly, will have paid off in her role of boosting the women's division, ideally reaching one full year as its champion.

These are all possibilities because of the way AEW is booked. It's booked so meticulously that a current goober on Dark and Dark: Elevation could be a credible championship contender this time next year. Tony Khan and co. invest time and effort into their product to create these possibilities.

Before All Out 4, though, there's a few things needing ticked off...

Adam Page is winning the AEW World Title at Full Gear 2021.

How could he not?

All Elite Wrestling, unlike WWE, is built upon building and building to these huge moments that benefit from months, even years of teases and subtle details being layered upon one another. This triumphant arc for Adam Page began when AEW did; some would argue even before then, dating back to All In and his Being The Elite escapades.

When he failed in his conquest to earn a World Title match at All Out, Twitter discourse quickly shifted to outrage. How, how, had AEW "failed" to pull the trigger on Adam Page? They hadn't. 'Hangman' had far more important things going on in his life to justify his time away from television, thus creating this euphoric feeling when he ultimately returned on the 6 October Dynamite.

That his anticipated title clash with Kenny Omega is penned in for the Full Gear card, one year to the event that Omega leaned closer to his own World Title capture and perfectly-executed heel turn, is very telling of Tony Khan's booking mentality.

All Out would have provided a solid platform for this moment, but it would have been overshadowed by Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson, et al. Full Gear should be free of said debuts, allowing Page to soak in all his glory.

But, there's more to this...