# Full Gear (2021)
**Full Gear (2021)** was the third Full Gear professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by [All Elite Wrestling](https://www.edgepedia.org/all-elite-wrestling) (AEW), held on November 13, 2021 at the [Target Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/target-center) in [Minneapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/minneapolis), Minnesota. Its main event saw "Hangman" Adam Page defeat Kenny Omega to win the AEW World Championship, completing a title chase that had run since the promotion's first championship match in 2019.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/) • [2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | November 13, 2021, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/) |
| Main event | "Hangman" Adam Page defeated Kenny Omega (c) by pinfall to win the AEW World Championship[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) |
| Tournament final | Bryan Danielson defeated Miro in 19:59 to become the new #1 contender for the AEW World Championship[3](https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/11/13/leclairs-aew-full-gear-2021-report-detailed-coverage-of-omega-vs-page-danielson-vs-miro-punk-vs-kingston-more/) |
| Attendance | 10,442[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/) |
| Pay-per-view buys | An estimated 145,000 worldwide, then the second-most in AEW pay-per-view history[4](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/11/aew-full-gear-ppv-buys/) |
| Other title results | The Lucha Bros retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship against FTR; Britt Baker retained the AEW Women's World Championship against Tay Conti[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) |
| Critical ratings | Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter ratings included 5.5 stars for Omega-Page and 5 stars for the Falls Count Anywhere match and MJF-Darby Allin[5](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/257-pro-wrestling-other-federations/79767177) |
## Background and build
The event closed AEW's pay-per-view calendar for 2021 and centered on the promotion's longest-running character story. Page had competed in the inaugural [AEW World Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/aew-world-championship) match against [Chris Jericho](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-jericho) on August 31, 2019 and lost, beginning what [Sports Illustrated](https://www.edgepedia.org/sports-illustrated) described as a two-year battle with confidence that ended with his title win at Full Gear.[6](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/11/15/aew-full-gear-hangman-adam-page-kenny-omega) The challenger had also lost to Omega in the finals of the previous year's title eliminator tournament at Full Gear 2020, giving the 2021 rematch a direct narrative line.[3](https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/11/13/leclairs-aew-full-gear-2021-report-detailed-coverage-of-omega-vs-page-danielson-vs-miro-punk-vs-kingston-more/)
The tournament final grew out of the World Title Eliminator bracket. [Bryan Danielson](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-danielson), who had debuted for AEW at All Out on September 5, 2021, won the eight-man single-elimination tournament by defeating [Dustin Rhodes](https://www.edgepedia.org/dustin-rhodes), Eddie Kingston, and finally Miro on November 13, earning a future AEW World Championship match.[7](https://von-erich-family.net/vonerichs/graphics/superstars/pdfs/Bryan_Danielson.pdf)
## The card
**Main event.** Omega, accompanied by [Don Callis](https://www.edgepedia.org/don-callis), defended the AEW World Championship against Page. Page won by pinfall to take the title, and celebrated with the Dark Order after the match.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) [CBS Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/cbs-sports) called the title change the completion of this stage of Page's career and graded the show's ending as the payoff the night was built around.[8](https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2021-aew-full-gear-results-recap-grades-hangman-adam-page-wins-world-title-to-end-incredible-show/live/)
**Tournament final.** Danielson defeated Miro when the referee stopped the match after a DDT left Miro unable to continue, making Danielson the #1 contender; the winner was slated to face either Omega or Page depending on the main event outcome.[3](https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/11/13/leclairs-aew-full-gear-2021-report-detailed-coverage-of-omega-vs-page-danielson-vs-miro-punk-vs-kingston-more/) • [2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results)
**Other matches.** [CM Punk](https://www.edgepedia.org/cm-punk) defeated [Eddie Kingston](https://www.edgepedia.org/eddie-kingston) in a grudge match in which Kingston bloodied Punk early and refused a post-match handshake.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) [Christian Cage](https://www.edgepedia.org/christian-cage) and Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat The SuperKliq (Adam Cole and the Young Bucks) in a Falls Count Anywhere match that ran 22:20 and included balcony dives, tables, ladders, and thumbtacks.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) • [1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/) MJF defeated Darby Allin in the pay-per-view opener, pinning Allin after using his Dynamite diamond ring while the referee was distracted.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) In title matches, The Lucha Bros retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship against FTR, and Britt Baker retained the AEW Women's World Championship against Tay Conti by cradle pin.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) The Inner Circle defeated Men of the Year and American Top Team in a Minneapolis Street Fight, with Chris Jericho pinning Dan Lambert after a frog splash.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results) On the Buy-In pre-show, Hikaru Shida and Thunder Rosa defeated Jamie Hayter and Nyla Rose.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results)
The show also included a signing announcement: veteran [Jay Lethal](https://www.edgepedia.org/jay-lethal) appeared after the street fight, declared himself All Elite, and challenged TNT Champion Sammy Guevara to a match on the following Dynamite.[2](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results)
## Business and reception
**Buyrate.** Wrestling Inc., citing Wrestlenomics, reported an estimated 145,000 pay-per-view buys worldwide across traditional and digital platforms, live and late. That figure was down 29.3% from the estimated 205,000 buys for All Out in September 2021, but it stood as the second-most buys in AEW history at the time, 7.4% above the 135,000 estimated for Revolution that March; Double or Nothing in May had drawn an estimated 115,000.[4](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/11/aew-full-gear-ppv-buys/)
**Critical response.** [Dave Meltzer](https://www.edgepedia.org/dave-meltzer), the journalist behind the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's star-rating scale, rated Omega versus Page at 5.5 stars, the Falls Count Anywhere six-man at 5 stars, and MJF versus Darby Allin at 5 stars, with the Danielson-Miro final, Punk-Kingston, and the Shida-Rosa pre-show tag all lower on the card at 4.5 stars or below in his published ratings for the event.[5](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/257-pro-wrestling-other-federations/79767177) Sports Illustrated wrote that the show might be remembered as the greatest in-ring show in company history and the best wrestling event top-to-bottom of 2021.[6](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/11/15/aew-full-gear-hangman-adam-page-kenny-omega) IMDb users have rated the television special 8.2 out of 10.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14761044/) WrestleFile's retrospective scored the event 9.2 out of 10, arguing that the title change gave the card lasting consequence beyond the individual matches.[1](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/)
The event's significance rests mainly on the main event outcome. Page's win converted a two-year storyline into a championship reign, and Danielson's tournament victory set up his subsequent World Championship match against the newly crowned champion at Winter is Coming on December 15, 2021.[7](https://von-erich-family.net/vonerichs/graphics/superstars/pdfs/Bryan_Danielson.pdf)
## References
1. [Full Gear 2021 Review & Final Grade, WrestleFile](https://wrestlefile.com/events/full-gear-2021/)
2. [AEW Full Gear 2021 Results, All Elite Wrestling](https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-full-gear-2021-results)
3. [LeClair's AEW Full Gear 2021 Report, Pro Wrestling Torch](https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/11/13/leclairs-aew-full-gear-2021-report-detailed-coverage-of-omega-vs-page-danielson-vs-miro-punk-vs-kingston-more/)
4. [AEW Full Gear Estimated Pay-Per-View Buys And Gate Revealed, Wrestling Inc.](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/11/aew-full-gear-ppv-buys/)
5. [Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings for AEW Full Gear '21, GameFAQs message board](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/257-pro-wrestling-other-federations/79767177)
6. [AEW Gives Fans a Little Bit of Everything With Stellar 'Full Gear' Pay-Per-View, Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/11/15/aew-full-gear-hangman-adam-page-kenny-omega)
7. [Bryan Danielson career record PDF (AEW 2021 section)](https://von-erich-family.net/vonerichs/graphics/superstars/pdfs/Bryan_Danielson.pdf)
8. [2021 AEW Full Gear results, recap, grades, CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2021-aew-full-gear-results-recap-grades-hangman-adam-page-wins-world-title-to-end-incredible-show/live/)
9. [All Elite Wrestling: Full Gear (TV Special 2021), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14761044/)
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