AEW Full Gear kicks-off with a video package of all the matches taking place tonight, from PAC Vs. Hangman Page to Chris Jericho Vs. Cody.
The Younc Bucks are out first, and they stand with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express at ringside. Santana & Ortiz come out and try to antagonise the legendary tag team but the Bucks shoo them away.
The Young Bucks Vs. Santana & Ortiz
The match starts with Matt Jackson and Ortiz, but both men attack their opponents partners right away. A brawl breaks out and The Bucks clear the ring, then hit dives onto Santana and Ortiz at ringside. Nick throws Santana into the crowd.
Back in the ring, Nick is legal and both he and Matt make use of quick tags to double team Ortiz in the ring. Matt gets the tag and hits a spear while Santana is working on Nick. The Bucks slingshot themselves onto their opponents a few times. Santana starts to make a comeback with fierce chops but realizes Ortiz isn’t on the apron. The Bucks continue to wear down Santana until he finally makes the tag.
Ortiz comes in but gets taken down with an arm drag from Nick. Ortiz is down for a minute and makes a tag but the referee didn’t see it and forced Santana back out. Matt and Nick continue to beat down Ortiz until Santana finally gets the tag and they lock the Bucks in a gory special/Boston crab at the same time!
Santana and Ortiz hit multiple sentons and a splash before taunting the crowd. Santana works on Nick’s leg in their corner. Ortiz tag in and slows the pace down, making use of quick tags. Eventually, Matt and Santana get the tag at the same time, with Matt dropping Ortiz with a dropkick and knocking Santana from the ring. Nick takes out Santana at ringside with a crossbody from the top rope to the floor!
Nick heads up-top and hits Ortiz with a Macho Man elbow drop for a two count. The Bucks double team Santana in the corner. Evenually Ortiz gets the tag again and they toss The Bucks from the ring. Santana and Ortiz toss Matt into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express at ringside!
Back inside the ring, Santana and Ortiz attempt a double superplex but Nick fights out of it. Lots of reversals until Santana and Ortiz hit double dropkicks to Nick’s knees. Ortiz and Nick are legal and Ortiz is working him over, while Matt starts to get hot on the apron. They trade strikes until Nick hits a superkick and Matt gets the hot tag. Matt comes in with a double northern lights suplex to both men for a two-count. Nick and Matt hit a moonsault/splash combo on Santana for two.
Santana counters Matt with a cutter and Ortiz hits a dive through the ropes onto Nick – the pace is picking up. Matt clocks Ortiz with a superkick, then two more to the back of the head. Santana then moonsaults into a pair of superkicks and he’s down. Nick and Matt hit a powerbomb and sliced bread for a near-fall. They look for it again but this time Matt’s leg gives out.
Santana makes the tag and hits his own superkick. Nick tags in and spits his gum at Santana, who picks it up and puts it in his mouth – to the disgust of everybody. Santana spits it at Nick and misses, then Nick starts unloading on both men with kicks but his knee is still bugging im. Ortiz capitalises on that and hits a powerbomb but the pin is broken up by Matt. Santana and Ortiz knocks Matt from the ring and hit their finisher for the pin and the win!
Winners: Santana & Ortiz
After the match, Sammy Guevara comes out and gives Ortiz a sock with baseballs in it, apparently. Before they can make use of it though, the Rock n’ Roll get on the apron. They slingshot Ricky Morton into the ring but he ends up hitting Ortiz with a Canadian Destroyer in the process! Morton and Co. then clear the ring and he hits a suicide dive! Madness!
