The card for AEW Full Gear was mostly set coming into this week’s episodes of AEW Collision and AEW Rampage, but there was still one more match to be revealed for the anticipated pay-per-view. The setup took place during Collision, where Blackpool Combat Club’s Claudio Castagnoli issued a challenge to House of Black’s Buddy Matthews. After some goading by Castagnoli (including a shot at Matthews’ ability to accept a match without approval from Malakai Black), Matthews accepted, and the two will battle one-on-one on Zero Hour, which will be streamed free of charge ahead of the main Full Gear pay-per-view.
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Castagnoli stood in the ring and issued the challenge to Buddy, and he just had to take one more jab at Matthews and the House of Black while he did. Castagnoli said, “So what do you say, if it’s you and me…unless, you have to go back and ask Malakai for approval first, I understand.”
You could tell that annoyed Matthews, and Castagnoli kept prodding, saying, “So what do you say Buddy, if you’re man enough. You and me right here tomorrow at Full Gear.” The crowd was clearly into it, and it didn’t take long for Tony Khan to make the match official for Zero Hour. Knowing those two and what they are capable of, it should be a great match, and you can find Khan’s official post below.
“Tomorrow Night, Sat. 11/18 #AEWFullGear Zero Hour Los Angeles @thekiaforum 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT @SNM_Buddy vs @ClaudioCSRO The challenge was accepted; tomorrow night at Full Gear, free worldwide on Zero Hour, it will be House of Black vs BCC: Buddy vs Claudio TOMORROW!”
With Matthews accepting the challenge, the entire House of Black will be in action at Full Gear. Black and Brody King will be competing against LFI, FTR, and Ricky Starks and Big Bill for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, while Julia Hart will be competing against Sky Blue and Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship. There’s a chance that House of Black leaves Full Gear with three Titles and a win against BCC, and that would be quite the night for the fearsome faction.
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- AEW World Championship: MJF (C) vs. Jay White
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (C) vs. Jon Moxley
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Ricky Starks and Big Bill (C) vs. La Facción Ingobernable vs. FTR vs. Kings of the Black Throne
- AEW Women’s Championship: Hikaru Shida (C) vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm
- AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (C) vs. Julia Hart vs. Red Velvet OR Skye Blue
- Texas Death Match: “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
- Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne
- Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho vs. The Young Bucks
- Zero Hour – ROH Tag Team Championships: MJF and TBD (C) vs. The Gunns
- Zero Hour – Buddy Matthews vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Are you excited for Full Gear, and will House of Black leave with Championship Gold? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!
