5 things AEW subtly told us at Full Gear: Major tension within top faction, megastar turning heel?

AEW Full Gear 2021 is in the history books, and there is plenty of stuff for us to sink our teeth into.

There were plenty of matches, and nearly every top star in AEW was involved. AEW World Championship changed hands in an excellent main event while two of the four pillars of AEW tore the house down in the opener.

On the same night that a new world champion was crowned, the company booked the number one contender as well. There was a lengthy bout for the AEW Women's Championship, while some matches had strange finishes dividing opinions in the process.

A top star displayed heel-ish antics while the company reiterated trust in its young stars. Despite a lot of action, there were subtle hints AEW dropped throughout the show. Let's take a look at five things AEW told us subtly at Full Gear.

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#5. Kenny Omega's loss at AEW Full Gear will have major ramifications within The Super Elite

Enough cannot be said about the depths of storytelling The Elite has gone into. Hangman Adam Page's journey to the top of the mountain has been nothing short of incredible.

At Full Gear, fans got the happy ending they had been craving for many months. However, in typical Elite fashion, there were subtle hints at what the future holds for the faction.

Despite The Millennial Cowboy telling The Young Bucks to stay away from his match against Kenny Omega, the former AEW Tag Team Champions showed up. Just as Adam Page was closing in on the victory, Matt Jackson didn't attempt to stop him. This was a throwback to the spot when Adam Page cost The Young Bucks the AEW Tag Team Championship by grabbing one of the Bucks' legs. Matt Jackson simply nodded and 3 seconds later we had a new champion.

Kenny Omega will probably not be pleased and, with Adam Cole coming in and becoming the most popular member of the group, there could be some tension. Cole has also reunited with former stablemate Bobby Fish so that's another angle to look out for.

The Superkliq lost their match at Full Gear as well, and Adam Cole will not be pleased. With the Belt Collector losing the AEW World Championship, it was a night to forget for The Elite. With so much happening, it will be interesting to see how The Elite addresses everything.

#4. Could we see CM Punk turn heel in AEW?

CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston at AEW Full Gear 2021 was the most anticipated clash for many people. Despite the build-up lasting just a few weeks, exceptional promo and character work from both men propelled this feud to the very top of the card.

The Mad King did the impossible by getting CM Punk booed during their promo segment on AEW Rampage. The trend continued at Full Gear, as a crowd firmly behind Eddie Kingston booed the Second City Saint at times.

A month back, it would've sounded ridiculous that the biggest star in AEW would be booed, but that is the magic of Eddie Kingston. Interestingly, when CM Punk had Eddie Kingston reeling, the crowd booed him which seemed to spur the former WWE champion on. The louder the boos, the harder he hit.

At one point, the Voice of the Voiceless gave a pretty blatant tribute to John Cena by executing his traditional moveset. John Cena, towards the latter stages of his full-time run, was booed pretty vigorously.

With all these antics, could we have seen the beginning of a heel turn for CM Punk? Only time will tell.

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#3. AEW values its women's division highly

Full Gear witnessed a women's tag team match during the buy-in and a match for the AEW Women's Championship between Britt Baker and Tay Conti during the main show.

The two women got over 15 minutes to produce a great match, that elevated the Brazilian star despite her loss. Women wrestlers in North America aren't given such a long time to wrestle and the fact that Britt and Tay got that shows AEW's faith in their top women holding the audience's attention.

Couple that with AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam being the main event by Ruby Soho and Britt Baker as well as a secondary women's championship, AEW is on the right path to make their women's division infinitely better than it was two years ago.

#2. AEW stars are big fans of Eddie Guerrero

AEW stars are huge fans of Eddie Guerrero, and they made it sufficiently clear before and during Full Gear.

Full Gear 2021 and The Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show in 2005 both took place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Throughout the show, multiple stars paid tribute to the former WWE Champion.

It started with CM Punk dedicating his match against Eddie Kingston to the great Latino Heat and Matt Hardy posting an emotional tweet on the 16th death anniversary of the greatest Latino wrestler of all time.

Penta El Zero Miedo delivered the Three Amigos, as did CM Punk and Dax Harwood during their respective matches. The move was made famous by Eddie Guerrero.

Chris Jericho, a frequent opponent of Guerrero back in the WCW Cruiserweight Division, finished off The Inner Circle vs. American Top Team Minneapolis Street Fight with a frog splash on Dan Lambert. The frog splash was Eddie's finisher as well.

The AEW fans in attendance broke into "Eddie" chants multiple times. Guerrero's influence cannot be understated, and the fact that top stars of the current generation still take inspiration from him is a testament to his incredible legacy.

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#1. AEW is firmly behind its Four Pillars

MJF, Darby Allin, Jungle Boy, and Sammy Guevara have been touted as the future superstars of AEW. At Full Gear, the company made it abundantly clear that it's fully behind the four talented stars.

MJF and Darby Allin opened the show with an absolute barnburner of a match. Both men wrestled a clinic as the show got off to the best possible start. The Salt of the Earth emerged victorious, albeit with underhanded methods.

Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Christian Cage defeated the Young Bucks and Adam Cole in a Falls Count Anywhere match that saw Jungle Boy deliver the final con-chair-to to pick up the win.

It was a significant moment in Jungle Boy's career as he requested Captain Charisma to hand him the chair so he could finish the job, thus adding a new layer to his character, a more unforgiving edge to his persona.

Sammy Guevara is the TNT Champion. Though he wasn't the focus of The Inner Circle vs American Top Team feud, he got his moment when Jay Lethal, a 20-year veteran and one of the very few surprises during AEW Full Gear, challenged him for AEW Dynamite. The match will be for the TNT Championship, and the Spanish God is likely to come out on top.

All four pillars shone for sufficient time, and AEW should continue to spotlight their biggest talents in the same vein.