AEW Full Gear 2019: Results, Grades, and Analysis

Cody Rhodes (4-0-1) w/ MJF vs. Chris Jericho (6-0) w/ Jake Hager – AEW World Championship

Jericho came out wearing his own weight belt with the bubbly and Le Champion on him, mocking Cody’s weight belt. Jericho and Cody went for a lockup, and Cody cartwheeled out to a pop from the crowd. Jericho rolled out of the ring to get heat, and when he came back in, Jericho and Cody exchanged headlocks before Jericho hit a shoulder block.

Jericho hit two chops, but Cody dropped down and uppercutted Jericho, who went back to the floor. Jericho went after Dean Malenko, who was one of the judges. It appears that the hard feelings between those two since WCW are still being felt today. Jericho went behind on Cody and Cody broke it into a wristlock, but Jericho countered and Cody ducked down and sent him to the floor.

Cody hit the ropes and hit a suicide dive on Jericho before hitting a missile dropkick for a 2 count in the ring. Cody started working over Jericho’s arm, looking to make the Judas Effect useless. Cody stomped on Jericho’s elbow, to continue to beat him down and neutralize the Judas Effect. Jericho ran at the corner, but Cody floated over and hit a powerslam for a 2 count.

Cody sent Jericho to the ramp and went for another tope, but Jericho moved and Cody crashed face-first into the ramp at ringside. Cody came up bleeding, and he had a horrific cut right above his eye. That looked like a hard-way cut. The doctor checked on Cody as Jericho grabbed a chair and put it in the ring, but he just sat on it and then continued to beat on Cody.

Jericho punched Cody in the face, trying to open him up more, but Cody fired up, but Jericho hit a kitchen sink and started working over Cody again. Jericho started choking Cody in the ring. Jericho went for a corner charge, but Cody moved and went for a moonsault, but Jericho dodged and got a 2 count.

Jericho locked on an abdominal stretch on Cody and started grinding his elbow into Cody’s ribs. Cody managed to hit a hip toss, but Jericho dropkicked him right in the face for another 2 count. Jericho started slapping Cody and then locked on a chin lock, but Cody fought out with punches and sent Jericho to the ropes. Jericho dodged a dropkick and went for the Lionsault, but Cody barely got the knees up.

Cody hit a springboard back into a cutter for a 2 count. Cody fired up, and the crowd started to cheer wildly before Cody did the 10 punches in the corner. Jericho was on the apron, and Cody hit the disaster kick that sent Jericho to the floor. Cody went to the outside, but Jericho kicked Cody in the ribs and then drove him into the corner posts.

Jericho went to the ringside area and Cody’s mom slapped Jericho. Jericho went after her, but Cody speared Jericho into the guardrail. Cody brought him into the ring and hit the Alabama slam on Jericho. Cody locked on the figure four leg lock. Jericho rolled over and reversed the pressure, but Cody rolled back into the ropes.

As the ref was checking on Jericho, Hager punched Cody right in the face. Cody sent Jericho into Hager, then he rolled up Jericho, but as Jericho kicked out he sent Cody right into a punch from Hager. The referee ejected Hager to a huge pop, and as MJF mocked him, Hager attacked MJF. As the ref was checking on MJF and getting rid of Hager, Jericho nailed Cody with the title belt for a 2 count.

Jericho went for the Judas Effect, but Cody caught him and hit the Cross Rhodes! Jericho barely kicked out, and now they both fully had the crowd. Cody and Jericho were on their knees and started exchanging punches, and it ended with Cody hitting the Bionic Elbow, but he only got a 2 count. Cody went for the disaster kick again but Jericho countered with a Code Breaker for a 2 count.

Jericho took his weight belt and started killing Cody with it repeatedly. The ref took the belt from him and Jericho went to the middle turnbuckle. Cody superkicked Jericho and went for a hurricanrana, but Jericho blocked it and locked on the Walls of Jericho. Cody tried to push up and get to the ropes, and finally dragged himself there. Jericho returned to punching Cody, leaving him on the mat.

Jericho shoved the ref, and she shoved him back into a cradle, but Jericho kicked out. Jericho took Cody again, and locked on the full Lion Tamer this time, bending Cody in half. Cody refused to give up, but MJF threw in the towel! MJF was practically in tears as he threw it in, and he came in the ring and kneeled with Cody.

Result: Chris Jericho (7-0)

Rating: ****1/4 (4.25 stars)

This was a great old school match, and Cody and Jericho won the crowd over by the end of the match. The crowd was upset at the finish and chanted “You f***ed up” at MJF. MJF was repeatedly apologizing in the ring, practically in tears. Jericho was breaking Cody in half, and he MJF did want he thought was right.

Cody gabbed MJF’s hand and shook it, so MJF booted Cody low! MJF has turned on Cody Rhodes! The crowd lost their mind booing MJF. The camera focused on Cody, who was laying there in shock. MJF sabotaged Cody, and as he was going back up the ramp, a fan threw a drink on him.

Security took the fan out, but MJF looked at the fan with disgust and then walked away with an evil smirk on his face. The fans chanted Cody as he left the arena. It looks like AEW has a good 2nd top heel in MJF now, and the feud between him and Cody will be great.