For one big night, All Elite Wrestling talent performed in the Prudential Center (also known as The Rock) in Newark, New Jersey for Full Gear 2024.

This pay-per-view started with a wild Zero Hour closed out by the much hyped QT Marshall vs. "Big Boom" A.J, a fun novelty match that the crowd loved.

The main card started strong with a successful retention by Private Party and MJF making a statement at Roderick Strong's expense.

Mercedes Moné and Kris Statlander went to war in a showstealer where The CEO barely survived the best shots of Born Again Kristen.

Jay White once again proved that Hangman Adam Page cannot beat him though only barely surviving this encounter with his knee intact.

Kyle Fletcher overwhelmed Will Ospreay complete with a tombstone piledriver on the steel steps and a corner brainbuster to pick up a definitive win over The Aerial Assassin.

Daniel Garcia finally won the big one, capturing the TNT Championship with a Dragon Slayer on Jack Perry.

Ricochet failed in his Intercontinental Championship bid against Konosuke Takeshita. Bobby Lashley dominated Swerve Strickland with pure power in his PPV debut.

The night ended with an important next chapter in AEW's most dramatic story. Orange Cassidy fought hard but fell short to Jon Moxley.

It was a wild night that kept the top stories of AEW moving into the future.

Winner: Buddy Matthews

Buddy Matthews may have only worked on the Zero Hour card, but he was massively over with the crowd filling into the The Rock.

The Fatal 4-Way did not have a clear story but highlighted the athleticism of all involved.

The Beast Mortos has made a serious impact in recent months while Komander and Dante Martin are high reel performers that are often relied upon in moments like this.

The member of the House of Black was the only former champion in the match but also the man with the least spotlight in the recent weeks.

Matthews rode the wave of the crowd cheers to a big singles win that could push him in the right direction.

Alongside a rare PPV appearance for the House of Black fighting the AEW Tag Team Championships, this could be a turning point for a stable that has fallen into the background in AEW.

Winner: QT Marshall

QT Marshall has rarely gotten a serious in-ring role in AEW. A feud with "Big Boom" A.J. was a major risk.

Even if A.J. had past independent wrestling experience, he had never performed on this big a stage and not wrestled for 20 years. His major success was The Costco Guys on TikTok.

Luckily, with a unique audience watching at home and a hot New Jersey crowd live, this was a hit, playing old-school hits and highlighting the talent of QT.

While guiding the action, QT showed off his athleticism and quality selling to make this match so much more than it had any right to be.

This is likely the end of Big Boom's AEW career, but it should further prove to Tony Khan that he can trust QT in specialty spots like this.

Loser: Max Caster

Two years ago, The Acclaimed broke out and won the AEW Tag Team Championships.

Much has changed since that time. More than anything, Max Caster has lost his good will with the AEW faithful.

While Anthony Bowens was always the most beloved member of The Acclaimed, Caster was able to carry the crowd with his entrance raps.

However, his edgy humor has grown stale. His out-of-the-ring behavior made him a heel long before AEW began to turn him.

At this point, he comes off more as a hindrance than a help to Bowens. He was clearly set up as the reason The Acclaimed failed at Full Gear.

All indications are that Caster will join The Hurt Syndicate. Perhaps a character change behind MVP can help him thrive again, but it will not come with The Acclaimed.

Bowens will certainly thrive once AEW pushes him as a solo act given every reaction he receives on his own.

Loser: Roderick Strong

Neither man won the spray tan game in this one, but Roderick Strong especially had a rough night in a match he demanded.

MJF has tormented everyone in AEW, and he is a hard man to beat. However, after all the promises Strong made to take out The Salt of the Earth, he was forced to tap out in their collision.

In particular, the left hand of The Messiah of the Backbreaker was targeted by MJF, who continued the attack even after the bell.

Adam Cole was unable to help his friend in time, which could indicate that Strong will out of action for a while nursing this injury.

Nothing went right for Strong in this match, and it clearly set him up as the secondary man behind Cole and maybe even Kyle O'Reilly, who has slowly involved himself in this story.

Winner: Mercedes Moné

No one in AEW falls under more scrutiny on a weekly basis than Mercedes Moné after signing the largest contract of any wrestler in women's wrestling.

She has consistently put on strong performances.

However, after two all-time great women's matches in AEW history against Willow Nightingale and Stephanie Vaquer, she has not been able to deliver at the same level.

That changed against Kris Statlander. The CEO had chemistry with Born Again Kristen that could rival even her work with Bayley in NXT.

This was the kind of performance that proves the value Moné brings to AEW. She has elevated the level of competition in the women's division.

Plenty more work needs to be done to elevate the rest of the women's division, especially with the level of in-ring talent in the men's division, but it starts with talent like The CEO and Statlander.

Loser: Hangman Adam Page/Winner: Jay White

Hangman Adam Page has followed up the biggest win of his career, crushing Swerve Strickland in a brutal Lights Out Steel Cage match, by losing his next two PPV matches.

Both losses came against the same man, Jay White, who has defeated The Cowboy time and again across their careers.

From a story perspective, Hangman needed this win. His sanity may have relied upon it.

However, White also needed the win, and he got it. It was not as dominant as he wanted though, failing to make The Cowboy tap out.

The Switchblade is a certain title contender after this victory. He has his pick of championship to challenge for, perhaps even Jon Moxley.

This rivalry is not over, and White may regret getting on the bad side of The Cowboy long term. For this night though, The Switchblade has never been hotter in AEW.

Winner: Kyle Fletcher

Kyle Fletcher promised to beat Will Ospreay, but few expected he could actually do it. The Aerial Assassin has been so cleanly protected in AEW since his arrival.

Despite this, Fletcher did not just beat Ospreay. He destroyed him. He was an incredible match where both men got in their best shot.

That said, in the end, The Aussie Arrow kicked out of the Hidden Blade and managed to cleanly pin Ospreay after a corner brainbuster.

He did not need Don Callis or any of his family to overwhelm arguably AEW's top star. This was a statement win that makes him an instant title contender.

It is likely that Ospreay will sell his injuries from this match and remain out of action through the end of the year. When he returns, he will eventually get his win back.

In the meantime, Fletcher could enter the Continental Classic and make a name for himself all the more.

Winner: Daniel Garcia

Since a tough Continental Classic, Daniel Garcia has clearly set his path toward gold. It took a year to get there, but Red Death holds the TNT Championship.

His match with Jack Perry was focused on selling why Garcia has done that was needed to make him a champion.

He was resilient. He was physical. He showed a killer instinct. He looked like a champion before had officially won the gold.

This was an important moment for Garcia, but the TNT Championship should only be the beginning for a man that has been established as the future of the company.

The next stage is to keep his popularity as a champion, selling each title defense as a necessary match to watch.

Loser: Ricochet

If there was an unnecessary match on this card, it was Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ricochet.

While there was a story to the match and strong action, it never felt like the two had the crowd believing in the drama of this contest.

On a night of a great action, this may have worked better saved for a future Dynamite main event, especially following Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher just two matches later.

The One and Only is still trying to find his spot on the AEW roster with so many great athletes across the card. This did not help.

Ricochet fell short to Takeshita, who looked like the more complete performer on the night. Hopefully, a future rematch or a Continental Classic run can change perception of Ricochet.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

Even fighting a former AEW world champion like Swerve Strickland, Bobby Lashley needed to win his first AEW PPV match.

He did so in impressive fashion. He overwhelmed Swerve Strickland after kicking out of the House Call and Swerve Stomp, making him pass out to the Hurt Lock.

It was exactly the kind of performance The All Mighty needed to have, especially to sell The Hurt Syndicate as a lethal force in AEW.

He did not come to this company to pay his dues. Lashley has been a world champion in every company he entered.

This match made him the most dangerous man in wrestling. This match sold that The Mogul had a long road to take in combating The Hurt Syndicate since he refused to join them.

Loser: Orange Cassidy

Even if Orange Cassidy solidified his role as a main event star of the future for AEW, he lost a chance to be AEW world champion. That is a major loss.

Time and again, Freshly Squeezed has proved why he is one of AEW's best. He is a fighter and competitor that will step up to anyone.

He was the rare man willing to challenge Jon Moxley, and he has done so multiple times. This is their third PPV title match, and he has always belonged.

The question posed by this match was: is he ready to be the top man in AEW?

The answer based on this result: not quite yet.