Swerve Strickland and The New Level walked into AEW Full Gear looking for a fight, and they got one of the nastiest matches of the night. During AEW Full Gear on November 14 2026, Strickland teamed with Austin Creed and Kofi Kingston to challenge Hangman Page and Brodido for the AEW World Trios Championships in a Texas Death Match that quickly got out of control.
The match started with all six men fighting before weapons came into play. Hangman Page and Brodido grabbed wooden skewers and drove them into the heads of Strickland, Creed and Kofi. The New Level immediately panicked as Prince Nana helped pull the skewers out.
Things only got worse from there. Creed pulled out a trombone wrapped in barbed wire and used it to attack Brody King. Page later wrapped barbed wire around his arm and went after Kofi and Strickland, while Bandido sent Strickland crashing onto a pile of steel chairs.
King then sent Creed through a barbed wire table with a cannonball. Meanwhile, Page and Strickland pulled out staple guns and started shooting staples into each other’s chests. King also brought out a glove covered in thumbtacks before Creed slammed him onto a pile of tacks. Creed wasn’t finished showing off his weapons either. He pulled out a Power Glove and hit King with a Dragon Punch that caused an explosion right in his face.
The violence continued outside the ring as Kofi hit a double leg drop through a glass pane placed over Page. Strickland and The New Level also used chains and padlocks to attack King before turning their attention to Bandido.
Bandido fought back and sent Strickland into thumbtacks with a frog splash. Strickland then tried ripping apart Bandido’s mask before Page made the save. The two longtime rivals continued beating each other bloody as the match reached its final moments.
Strickland brought out a cinder block, but Bandido stopped him from using it on Page. The New Level then took Bandido out with a move onto the edge of the block, while Strickland dropped King onto the steel steps with a Vertebreaker.
Back inside the ring, Page nailed Strickland with a Buckshot Lariat but couldn’t finish him off. Strickland stopped a second attempt with a chair shot, leaving all six men down as the referee started counting.
Strickland managed to get back to his feet at eight. Page struggled to stand before the count of ten, but Strickland caught him with a House Call that knocked him out for good. The referee completed the count, giving Swerve Strickland and The New Level the victory and making them the new AEW World Trios Champions.
Strickland, Creed and Kofi survived a match filled with blood, glass, barbed wire and explosions to walk out with championship gold. Hangman Page and Brodido threw everything they had at their opponents, but it wasn’t enough to stop the title change.
What do you think about Swerve Strickland and The New Level winning the AEW World Trios Championships? Did AEW take things too far with this Texas Death Match? Let us know your thoughts and feedback in the comments below.
