Full Gears mixed bag made it one of AEWs most frustrating PPVs but it left one thing clear

Full Gear may go down as one of AEW’s more frustrating pay-per-views.There was some true brilliance, some head-scratching decisions and maybe a case of trying too hard on a card from Prudential Center on Saturday night that might have been better off spread out over a few Dynamite and Collisions.One thing is certain, while not everything clicked, AEW is making a concerted effort to push some fresher faces up the card and feel committed to Death Riders and Hurt Syndicates stories and that’s a good thing.

Here are five takeaways from Full Gear.AEW tried to do too much at once after Jon Moxley finally put down Orange Cassidy to retain the AEW world championship that it kind of undid some of the good that came from the match.

But thank God for Darby AllinAfter a flurry of Orange Punches from the challenger right at the bell, Moxley beat down and bloodied Cassidy — biting him and racking his nails into his back.Cassidy’s strikes didn’t seem to faze the champ, but things turned after he defiantly put his hand in his pockets and delivered his signature shin kicks.Three more Orange Punches and a Beach Break couldn’t keep Moxley down before the rest of the Death Riders came to the ring only to be cut off from the Conglomeration.

Marina Shafir was set to hit Cassidy with the championship briefcase but Willow Nightingale, back from injury, ran down and speared her to a big pop — knocking the case to Cassidy.The challenger smashed Moxley with it, but the champion still kicked.

As Cassidy was set to deliver another Orange Punch, turncoat Wheeler Yuta took him out with a Psycho Knee.Moxley hit a Death Rider DDT to win it.

The fans care about Cassidy and this leaves things open for him if need be — like Solo Sikoa costing Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39.Then things got weird.“Hangman” Adam Page came out to hit Yuta with a chair as the Death Riders looked to do more damage to Cassidy.

Then Christan Cage smashed Moxley with his AEW championship contract cas...