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Jon Moxley defeated Orange Cassidy at Full Gear on Saturday to retain the AEW World Championship.
In a grotesque match between the 2 heavy-hitters, Moxley walked away with extra than simply the title—he additionally had loads of Cassidy’s blood on him after biting him on the brow and tearing his again open along with his nails.
The 2 didn’t disappoint in the principle occasion of the evening, as Moxley capped it off by delivering the Loss of life Rider after an affordable shot from Wheeler Yuta, securing the victory and placing Cassidy out of his distress with a pinfall.
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Full Gear marked the renewal of a rivalry between Moxley and Cassidy that started final yr once they confronted one another in a pair of pay-per-view matches for the Worldwide Championship.
Cassidy held the title for a document 326 consecutive days earlier than dropping it to Mox at All Out in September 2023. Mox misplaced it to Rey Fénix later that month, and OC later recaptured the title by beating Fénix for it.
Moxley and Cassidy had their rematch at Full Gear in November 2023, and it was Orange who prevailed to retain the worldwide title.
Whereas Moxley and Cassidy largely stayed away from one another after that, issues modified final month at WrestleDream following Moxley’s win over former Blackpool Fight Membership stablemate Bryan Danielson.
Mox beat Danielson for the AEW World Championship, primarily sending him into retirement as a full-time wrestler. Merely successful wasn’t sufficient, as Moxley had Wheeler Yuta activate Danielson and put a plastic bag over his head.
A number of AEW stars ran out to cease the assault with Cassidy being amongst them, however the injury was already completed, as Danielson was taken from the ring on a stretcher.
Popping out of WrestleDream, Moxley primarily declared warfare on AEW, noting that he was taking issues into his personal palms with chaos and brutality.
Various AEW originals had been focused by Moxley and his new Loss of life Riders steady after making an attempt to face as much as him, and in an obvious effort to get revenge on Cassidy for standing in his means, Moxley attacked his former Greatest Buddies teammate, Chuck Taylor, with a metal chair.
In response, OC challenged Mox to an AEW World Championship match, and Moxley accepted, which means they might conflict at Full Gear for a second consecutive yr.
Moxley retained in his first title protection since beating Danielson at WrestleDream, which means his reign of terror in AEW is probably going removed from over.
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