The B/R Wrestling Staff Predictions for AEW Full Gear 2023 Match Card

The annual AEW Full Gear pay-per-view is upon us.

On Saturday night in Los Angeles, the All Elite Wrestling roster will step into the Kia Forum to do battle at one of the company's original core PPV events.

More matches could be added during the dual Rampage and Collision show Friday night, but here is a look at the card as it stands:

• MJF and TBD vs. The Gunns (ROH Tag Team Championships)
• Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne
• Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley (International Championship)
• "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland (Texas death match)
• The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega) vs. The Young Bucks
• Kris Statlander vs. Julia Hart vs. Skye Blue (TBS Championship)
• Hikaru Shida vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm (AEW Women's World Championship)
• Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. FTR vs. LFI vs. Kings of the Black Throne (AEW Tag Team Championships)
• MJF vs. Jay White (AEW World Championship)

As always, we have our panel of contributors here to answer questions and offer predictions.

• Chris Mueller (CM) (@BR_Doctor)
• Erik Beaston (EB) (@ErikBeaston)
• Graham Matthews (GM) (@WrestleRant)
• Kevin Berge (KB) (@KevinBerge)
• Donald Wood (DW) (@RingRustRadio) 
• Jeff J (JJ) (@JeffJSays)

Kevin Berge

MJF vs. Jay White

Would this match benefit from having some kind of stipulation?

MJF vs. White is a first-ever match, so it's best to keep it as a traditional singles bout. Both men know how to skirt the rules and will keep this heated. While it's clear this has grown personal, both still are focused on proving who is the better wrestler. That can only be proved one-on-one.

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Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland vs. Nick Wayne, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus

If you were booking this show, how would you lay out this match? Who gets the win and who takes the loss for their team?

The faces cannot afford to lose. Sting and Copeland are undefeated in AEW and should not lose here. It would be most appropriate to give Copeland a big win here, pinning Wayne after Christian bails on fighting his former friend.

Donald Wood

Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho vs. The Young Bucks

Do you think Jericho and Omega should defeat one of the top tag teams in AEW?

The combination of Jericho and Omega is likely based on one of the two men eventually turning on the other, as with most impromptu tag teams. The two men coming together to defeat The Young Bucks would cement their status as a dominant duo while also getting fans interested in their storyline. When Jericho or Omega does turn, the crowd will be emotionally invested in the subsequent feud.

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MJF and TBD vs. The Gunns

Who do you think should team up with MJF?

The best-case scenario from a storyline perspective would be Samoa Joe. As MJF continues to wear down from the constant battles as a tag team and world champion, Joe should use the moment to fulfill his selfish need to win, while also taking the chance to beat down the man he wants to defeat for the AEW title. MJF will keep winning, but expect Joe to be slow to the tag and not excited to make the save.

Graham Matthews

Omega and Jericho vs. The Young Bucks

What do you think of Jericho and Omega as a tag team and how long should they stay together?

Despite how well they work together, Jericho and Omega as a team is fairly pointless, especially at a time when there are so many other teams AEW could and should be focusing on. Omega needs to be back in the singles ranks as soon as possible. That said, I assume they win here to secure the title shot and set up a possible Bucks heel turn.

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Statlander vs. Velvet vs. Hart vs. Blue

If you were going to book the title to change hands, which challenger would win and why?

Julia Hart has shown a lot of growth in the ring, on the mic and even as a character in recent months. Her WrestleDream match with Statlander in particular proved she was more than capable of holding her own. This will likely be where she finally becomes the champion.

Erik Beaston

Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm

Who do you think should leave with the women's title?

Shida. Storm is fantastic and has been the best thing about AEW TV over the last two months, but the title has switched hands too many times as of late. This is an opportunity for AEW to stop playing hot potato with it and let Shida have some stability as champion. Plus, an indignant Storm is more effective than if she just wins the title outright.

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Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page

What hardcore stipulation would you use to this match to make it feel even more personal?

The Texas death match that is already assigned to it is a solid choice. With that said, a regular Street Fight would be apropos, but since Tony Khan already booked that match for Dynamite three days before the show, it would be watered down.

Mr. Jeff J

Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm

How would you book this match if you were Tony Khan? How would it be laid out and who would win?

First of all, Shida better win if they want to beat the "transitional champion" allegations. Secondly, if Mariah May is supposed to become a major foil to Storm, then you have her interfere at the end of the match to cost her the title. It could be an intentional move, or "accidental" as May's obsessed fangirling leads to an L for Storm. Let her and Shida tell a great story in the ring and let May play spoiler to a "Timeless" moment.

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Starks and Big Bill vs. LFI vs. FTR vs. HOB

Who do you think will win this match and is it the right decision?

Starks and Bill need to win this in order to legitimize their tag team title victory. Losing the belts after defeating FTR would make their haphazardly constructed team look foolish.

Why have FTR lose in order to get the titles back at Full Gear? What's the purpose for a Starks/Bill tag team when other well-established teams on the roster would be better champions? I don't think any other option at this point makes sense. If they do lose, it has to be to HOB. They have already shown their dominance as a trio and as a faction.

Chris Mueller

MJF vs. Jay White

Do you think it's the right time to take the title off of MJF?

While I would personally be fine if White won the world title, I think the story of MJF having several people targeting him at once is too interesting to end right now. Samoa Joe, Wardlow and possibly even Adam Cole are looking for a shot. Those stories should be told before he drops the belt.

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Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy

Offer an argument for why Cassidy should win this match.

Moxley has already proved he is one of the baddest men in AEW, so beating a guy he already beat for the same title will do nothing for him. For Cassidy, a win over a guy like Moxley, who is a former world champion and one of the top stars in the company, would mean so much more. It could even be by a roll-up. Just beating Mox clean will do so much for OC's career at this stage.

Predictions

B/R Wrestling writers' predictions are represented by their initials:

• MJF and TBD (EB, KB, GM, DW, JJ, CM) vs. The Gunns 
• Sting, Allin and Copeland (EB, KB, GM, DW, CM) vs. Cage, Luchasaurus and Wayne (JJ)
• Cassidy (EB, KB, GM, DW, CM) vs. Moxley (JJ)
• Page (EB, KB, GM, DW, JJ, CM) vs. Strickland
• The Golden Jets (CM, DW, GM) vs. The Young Bucks (EB, KB, JJ)
• Statlander (DW) vs. Hart (EB, KB, GM, JJ, CM) vs. Blue
• Shida (EB) vs. Storm (KB, GM, DW, JJ, CM)
• Starks and Big Bill (KB, GM, JJ, CM) vs. FTR vs. LFI vs. Kings of the Black Throne (EB, DW)
• MJF (EB, KB, GM, DW, JJ, CM) vs. Jay White