8 Match Star Ratings For AEW Full Gear 2023
2. The Golden Jets Vs. The Young Bucks
The crowd was absolutely exhausted after Texas Death and, realistically, while the Bucks turning heel is a much-needed development, yet another are we still fwiends storyline with Kenny Omega feels like parody. This was all so incredibly pointed after the Swerve/Hangman war. Pure hatred somehow feels daring and refreshing in the pro wrestling sphere these days.
That war left them zero chance, in fairness, and yet the incredible collective prowess of all four men allowed them to click into a virtually impossible gear.
It was difficult for the audience to give two damns about tracking which arm Jericho could or couldn't use after what could well be the most disturbing match in the history of mainstream pro wrestling. AEW's excessive approach undid a match that was probably already inherently flawed. That idea was a good one. Jericho blading his arm to put it over was strong. This was put together intelligently in general, though the fans struggled, and badly for a while, to go with them gear by gear. It was a shame. Omega and Nick Jackson's friendly exhibition would have probably tore the house down, had the match opened. The last five minutes ruled, mind.
In a very good twist, Nick stopped short of kicking Omega in the balls, and insisted that he'd never planned on doing it when caught out. Drawing elusive heat at last, and super-charging the closing stretch, Matt showed no such compunction. They eventually generated a loud reaction. It took some doing.
In an awesome tease, Omega threatened to deliver a V-Trigger to Jericho before running the ropes again and smashing the back of Nick's head. In one swift, electrifying motion, Omega rediscovered that 2016-18 pace and drop-stepped into two crunching snap dragons on Matt, whose ring positioning was typically perfect.
At long last, this crackled with the expected electricity; Matt failed to put Omega away with the One-Winged Angel before Jericho cut off the Indytaker with a gorgeous, crisp Codebreaker. The sequence that led to the finish blew a burned out crowd away.
Impressive more than great, if that makes any sense.
Star Rating: ★★★★¼