AEW Full Gear 2021 - Best and Worst - Title reign ends after 346 days, TNA veteran debuts, strange finish to major match

#2 Worst: A train-wreck of a match at AEW Full Gear

Despite an overall impressive AEW Full Gear, a few bouts like the tag team match pitting Cody Rhodes and PAC against Andrade and Malakai Black didn't deliver on the hype. The entire playout felt rushed, and it went longer than it should have been.

Given that all four members were forcefully tagging themselves, especially Rhodes and PAC, it diminished the quality of what could have been a show-stealer. If the company was planting seeds for Cody Rhodes' potential heel turn on The Bastard, then the outcome of this match shouldn't have gone in their favor.

With Black and Andrade losing yet another contest, it appears as if the credibility and steam that they picked up recently have blown away. All Elite Wrestling must end this feud so that every man can move on to bigger and better things.

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#1 Best/Worst: Strange finish to MJF-Darby Allin opening match at AEW Full Gear

MJF pinning Darby Allin after hitting a side headlock takedown felt like an absurd booking decision at Full Gear. Mr. Friedman used the Dynamite Diamond Ring first before putting down the former TNT Champion for good.

The shoddy finish came as a disappointment since both men delivered a hellacious opening encounter on the show. It had even set the level of the bar for the rest of the matches to follow.

Even though the company had to book MJF over, there could have been multiple ways of doing it. Fans wouldn't have complained to see a clean finish to the bout. Nevertheless, both the stars proved why people call them the top two pillars of AEW. It was a match for the ages, but whether or not their rivalry will continue remains to be seen.