9 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Full Gear 2022

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Future Is Now

AEW Full Gear 2022 MJF
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MJF winning the World Title works for multiple reasons.

Jon Moxley finally gets that long-awaited vacation he was supposed to enjoy after All Out, and one of AEW's best young lions gets the top belt. Friedman is the future of this company, no doubt, and he damn well knows it too. If you haven't seen it, check out his post-PPV media scrum rant for more proof.

MJF had to win here, and it's even better than he whiffed on doing things "the right way" in favour of being a world class d*ck who delights in messing with fan minds. Thought you were getting some kind of antihero babyface/tweener run? Nope!

The future of All Elite Wrestling is now. CM Punk will be viewed as a temporary experiment, one that didn't pan out, and history books will say that MJF picked up the pieces to become a full-time champ the promotion needed.

Strap in.

What did you think of AEW Full Gear 2022? For more wrestling, check out 10 Trades WWE & AEW Need To Make In 2023 and 10 Genius Ways Wrestlers Survived WWE Humiliations!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.