#3 AEW Double Or Nothing 2021
Despite the gradual inclusion of live fans at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, the company didn't have a full capacity crowd until AEW Double Or Nothing 2021. All Elite Wrestling assembled an exceptional lineup of their top stars and featured some stellar in-ring action.
The main event saw The Inner Circle beat The Pinnacle in the second Stadium Stampede Match. This wasn't quite as good as the first edition, but it was an entertaining main event. The AEW World Championship was defended in a three-way with Kenny Omega defeating PAC and Orange Cassidy in a fantastic match.
The Young Bucks stole the show with their amazing tag team clash against Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston for the AEW World Tag Team Titles. It was awesome to see the fans respond to Kingston and sing "Wild Thing" for Mox. The show opened with Hangman Page defeating Brian Cage in a banger.
Fans witnessed Jungle Boy winning the Casino Battle Royale, Sting and Darby Allin beating The Men of the Year in a fun tag team showdown, and the coronation of Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. as the AEW Women's World Champion.
Overall, this was an exciting night to have fans return live to an All Elite Wrestling major event.
#2 AEW Full Gear 2021
From top-to-bottom, there may not have been a complete professional wrestling card quite like AEW Full Gear 2021. The lineup had everything fans could want to see.
It opened with an outstanding encounter between two of the four pillars of the company in MJF and Darby Allin. The Lucha Brothers followed with a victory over FTR to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Bryan Danielson defeated Miro to win the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament next. Christian Cage and Jurassic Express beat The SuperKliq in an incredible six-man Falls Count Anywhere Match, completing their best four-match start to a major show for the promotion.
CM Punk put on a blistering fight against Eddie Kingston. There was blood, drama and hate that thrilled the Minneapolis crowd in attendance. The Inner Circle defeated American Top Team in a Minneapolis Street Fight, while Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., beat Tay Conti to retain the AEW Women's World Title.
This night will be remembered for the main event though. Hangman Adam Page completed his near-three-year story arc by defeating Kenny Omega to win the AEW World Championship.
It was a superb match that might go down as the greatest main event in the company's history. All of this shows that AEW Full Gear 2021 was one of the best major shows of the year.