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AEW Full Gear 2026 Preview: Ospreay to retain World Championship title
AEW heads to Pheonix on Saturday night for Full Gear with six titles on the line and an Anarchy in the Arena brawl on the card. William Hill News are here to preview each fight.
Fans in the UK can watch the action unfold from 1am on Sunday morning. Here’s our run-down of the card with a preview and a pick for each fight.
AEW World Championship
Will Ospreay vs Kyle Fletcher
Ospreay retained at WrestleDream and leads the pair’s AEW series 3-1. Fletcher did beat him at Full Gear 2024, though, and the history between the former United Empire stablemates is personal. Fletcher is the live underdog, but Ospreay has looked sharp in the build.
Our prediction: Ospreay to retain the title.
AEW Women’s World Championship
Mercedes Mone vs Marina Shafir
Shafir has The Death Riders behind her and has pushed Moné hard on TV. But the champion is one of AEW’s biggest stars and the feud has been short. Expect Shafir to make her work for it.
Our prediction: Mone to retain the title
AEW World Trios Championship (Texas Death Match)
Hangman Page, Bandido & Brody King vs Swerve Strickland, Kofi & Austin Creed
This is a rematch from WrestleDream, and Strickland pushed for the Texas Death stipulation. He and Page already have history under these rules from Full Gear 2023. It’s one of the tightest matches on the card, but the champions get the nod.
Our prediction: page, Bandido and King to retain the title.
AEW International Championship
Kazuchika Okada v Adam Copeland
There’s no price at the time of writing. This is the first singles meeting between the pair, and Okada has already cost Copeland a match against The Don Callis Family. Copeland has the babyface momentum and a score to settle.
Our prediction: Copeland to win the title.
AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks vs Mark Davis & Jake Doyle
Davis and Doyle earned this shot by beating The Young Bucks in an eliminator in under three minutes. A win that dominant usually signals a push, and 6/4 looks the value play on the show.
Our prediction: Davis and Doyle to win the title.
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship
The Brawling Birds vs Wrathlander
Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor have been dominant champions. Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron are a newer team, and the tension from their recent Blood & Guts match adds spice. The champions should have enough.
Our prediction: The Brawling Birds to retain the title.
Anarchy in the Arena
The Death Riders v The Cut
There’s no price here either. Jay White and David Finlay beat Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia on Dynamite with help from The Cut, and Moxley responded by issuing this challenge. Anarchy in the Arena is the Death Riders’ kind of fight.
Our prediction: The Death Riders to win.
