AEW President Tony Khan says Full Gear’s main pay-per-view card will go ahead unchanged despite widespread flight disruption in the United States.
Khan said in a social media update on Saturday that every wrestler booked for the main card had arrived in Phoenix. AEW sent three private planes to different U.S. hub locations to help get talent to the event.
Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop created travel problems across the country.
Khan said AEW began working on alternative travel plans once the grounding took effect. He added that the company probably would have needed to alter the Full Gear lineup without those arrangements.
At the start of AEW’s Buy In live preview show on Saturday evening, RJ City was on hosting duty and noted that Renee Paquette was not there. He did not give a reason for her absence.
Khan acknowledged that the travel problems had forced changes to the separate Tailgate Brawl airing on TNT and HBO Max ahead of the pay-per-view. AEW’s final event preview advertised Queen Aminata defending the TBS Championship against Persephone and Maya World in a three-way match.
Full Gear’s eight-match main card remained intact, with AEW World Champion Will Ospreay defending against Kyle Fletcher in the headline match at the Mortgage Matchup Center.
Continental Classic selection show set for Monday
Khan also announced Saturday that AEW will reveal the field for the 2026 Continental Classic during a special presentation on Monday.
Khan and Tony Schiavone will host the selection show, which AEW plans to release through its social media accounts during halftime of Monday Night Football.
The AEW president said he would assess wrestlers coming out of Full Gear before finalizing the tournament blocks. Participants must be available for five round-robin matches across five weeks, with the possibility of advancing to the semifinals and final.
This year’s Continental Classic begins on the November 18 edition of Dynamite at the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado.
It will be the fourth edition of the tournament. Eddie Kingston won the inaugural Continental Classic in 2023, followed by Kazuchika Okada in 2024 and Jon Moxley in 2025.
