Darby Allin and The Real Winners and Losers from 2020 AEW Full Gear

All Elite Wrestling rarely brings anything less than everything to major events, and Full Gear 2020 was no different. Saturday's show was intense and physical from the outset. While the number of long contests on the card wore with time, the overall impact was impressive.

The show opened hot with an impressively athletic bout between "Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega. The Cleaner brought his main event talent to this contest against a challenger who was hungrier than he had ever been.

Darby Allin put everything on the line as he challenged Cody Rhodes for the fourth time, uncertain whether he could finally defeat The American Nightmare to capture the TNT Championship.

A dream match finally happened. The Young Bucks fought FTR in a battle of two tag teams that could lay claim to the title of best in the world. Both teams did everything to they to steal the show and emerge victorious.

The Elite Deletion was anything but traditional. Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara got weird and physical with the help of some friends. Only one man could end this rivalry for good.

The final contest was different than anything else on the show. Jon Moxley walked into a war with Eddie Kingston. Blood was spilled early and often in a contest so brutal many had a tough time watching.

This show was all about success and failure. The winners on this night will walk into 2021 as defining talent for AEW. The losers may never be the same.

Loser: 'Hangman' Adam Page

"Hangman" Adam Page came into Full Gear as the underdog. Most expected that Kenny Omega would become The Cleaner again in order to dethrone Jon Moxley. While Hangman has been on a roll of his own, he was at a disadvantage.

However, Page put everything into this. He needed this. This was his chance to redeem himself for his loss to Chris Jericho at All Out 2019. Instead, he fell short to the man always considered his better. Despite always seemingly putting in more of an effort, he was outshone by The Cleaner's pure talent.

Everything about the presentation in this contest sold who was better. Page gave everything he had, but he could not quite bring it to a close. Omega did not even give Hangman a second look once he won. He left his former friend lying in the center of the ring.

The story will develop from this moment on, and Page will rise up the ranks with more victories. He put on an incredible performance with Omega. He is immensely talented and one of AEW's best young stars.

Whether or not it was the right move, AEW decided to go with Omega over Page when it mattered. This could mean it's Hangman's moment further down the line. However, this could have—and perhaps should have—been his time. Falling short at the finish line again makes this a devastating loss.

Winner: Darby Allin

Cody Rhodes explained just before AEW Full Gear that Darby Allin was not the ace, meaning he could never be the ace champion. He proved that assertion wrong when he survived his battle with The American Nightmare, catching him with a crucifix trap pinfall for three to win the TNT Championship.

This match was set up as make or break. If the underdog pulled out the victory, he would be made. If he lost, he would likely never recover. He proved, when the chips were down, that he was ready to take that next step.

Allin is the perfect young star to carry the TNT Championship. He is a competitive, resilient performer and immensely talented. As Cody has said many times, the TNT Championship is the ace title. It is the belt that should be defended most weeks on AEW Dynamite.

The new champion can do just that. He is a workhorse performer with the workhorse championship. All eyes are on him now. His immediate focus will be on Team Taz, as Brian Cage and Ricky Starks attacked him following his victory.

Battles with Starks and Cage should make for great openers to his title reign. He can shock many by never letting up, even against a powerhouse like The Machine. This is a fantastic and well-deserved opportunity for Allin.

Winner: FTR

FTR came into the dream match with The Young Bucks knowing the expectations of the contest. This was the chance for Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood to prove they could deliver at the same level as Matt and Nick Jackson. The match delivered, even though The Young Bucks won.

It may sound odd to call FTR the winner of this contest while losing the AEW World Tag Team Championship. However, the goal was not to win but to prove that they can claim dominance in tag team wrestling.

While AEW booked FTR as the top tag team in the company, the champions' work has not quite lived up to that legacy. This was the breakout moment. This was on the level of FTR's incredible work with DIY in WWE NXT.

The telegraphed stipulation forced AEW's hand with the result of this contest, but it should not be the end. FTR proved that the tag team division runs through these teams. It is likely FTR win back the gold soon.

The Young Bucks finally reached the mountaintop. The team everyone expected to be the first AEW tag team champions had to wait until the fourth reign. FTR will forever hold it over Matt and Nick Jackson that they won the gold before the supposed best tag team in wrestling.

Loser: Sammy Guevara

Sammy Guevara promised that he would not quit until he had ended Matt Hardy. Santana and Ortiz were glad to help, invading the compound to aid their Inner Circle friend. Private Party evened the odds, and Hardy got Guevara alone, knocking him out cold with a steel chair.

This was The Spanish God's chance to finally start picking up momentum. Instead, he fell short once again. At every turn, Guevara lost in this rivalry. This makes sense only if the plan is for Hardy to go after the AEW World Championship.

Hardy does not need momentum to build toward the future for the most part. He has been established for life as a Hall of Fame talent in any business. Despite all this, he defeated Guevara once again, embarrassing the young star once more.

The Spanish God has had a rocky year, but he is still immensely talented. He can rebound, but it is certainly not coming in 2020. He will need a full reset likely connected to the drama surrounding The Inner Circle after MJF's victory Saturday.

Winner: Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston was not taking anything less than a victory against Jon Moxley. He brought in steel chairs and thumb tacks. He ripped a piece of barbed wire off a bat and wrapped it around his hand to attack the AEW world champion. Ultimately, that piece of barbed wire, used with a bulldog choke, forced him to quit.

No one expected Kingston to get a main event spot in AEW. He came in on a whim and knocked it out of the park. His promos have been phenomenal, and his work in the ring has shown he still has something left in the tank.

This contest was all about Kingston. The Mad King gave it his all in a bout that was more about spectacle than psychology. He came off like a threat throughout, and Moxley was glad to bump for him at every turn.

He may have lost the fight, but it still feels like Kingston has been made. Wins and losses are the foundation of AEW. If Kingston can build off this performance with a series of victories, he could be back in the title scene sooner rather than later.

Many hoped beyond hope that Saturday could be Kingston's night, but it was not to be. Still, he brought his heart and soul to the ring. It was a physical contest echoing early Kingston matches from Combat Zone Wrestling but with a much better story at its core.