AEW Full Gear is just hours away, and fans are already getting their first look at what the company has built inside the Mortgage Matchup Center. AEW definitely didn’t just drag its usual weekly television setup into Phoenix and call it a day.
The first look at the Full Gear stage shows a much more elaborate setup built around the pay-per-view’s theme. A massive centerpiece dominates the entrance area, with oversized gears surrounding the stage alongside LED lighting and several highway-style signs.
One of those signs reads “West Phoenix,” while the surrounding screens and graphics help give the entrance area a highway-inspired look. The gears remain the main attraction, making the Full Gear branding immediately obvious without simply relying on a giant logo across the video wall.
It’s a noticeable departure from the more standardized stage setups fans regularly see on AEW television. For one of the company’s biggest pay-per-views of the year, AEW appears to have put some extra effort into making the arena actually feel different before anyone even walks through the curtain.
The reveal comes after a pretty chaotic road to Full Gear thanks to the nationwide flight problems that left several AEW wrestlers struggling to reach Phoenix. Tony Khan has since confirmed that everyone scheduled for the main pay-per-view card has arrived, meaning the lineup itself will remain unchanged despite some adjustments being necessary for the earlier Tailgate Brawl.
With the travel drama apparently handled and the stage now ready to go, there’s not much left to do besides fill the building and start the show. Full Gear’s main card begins at 8 PM ET, and at least visually, AEW is making sure this one doesn’t look like another episode of Dynamite.
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