Congratulations to AEW star Ricochet

Ricochet is finally a champion in AEW [Image Credits: AEW
Ricochet is finally a champion in AEW [Image Credits: AEW's X profile]

Ricochet was in action this Saturday at AEW Full Gear. The top high-flyer has now got his first taste of championship gold in the Tony Khan-led promotion.

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Earlier this month, All Elite Wrestling unveiled a new title - the AEW National Championship - and announced a Casino Gauntlet Match for Full Gear 2025 to crown the inaugural holder of the belt. This Saturday at the pay-per-view, Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley started off the bout respectively as the second and first entrant, having won their spots by defeating Mike Bailey and Ricochet earlier this week on AEW Dynamite.

The Future of Flight entered the match as the third participant and managed to gain the upper hand over The Hurt Syndicate members (including MVP) thanks to interference from The Gates of Agony. However, after the GOA were ejected by the referee, the fourth entrant, Claudio Castagnoli, arrived and immediately took control. He was joined by the next arrival, fellow Death Rider Daniel Garcia, and the duo teamed up to punish Ricochet.

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Orange Cassidy then entered the bout to mix things up, and he was followed by his former protege, Wheeler Yuta. The Death Riders ganged up on the "Freshly Squeezed" star, continuing their ongoing rivalry. Kevin Knight was out next, followed by The Paragon's Roderick Strong and the Don Callis Family's Mark Davis. The playing field was soon joined by "Speedball" Mike Bailey, who squared off with his JetSpeed tag team. Matt Menard entered as #12, focusing his ire on Danny Garcia as the two fought their way through the crowd.

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Eventually, Benjamin and Lashley jumped back into the fray too, having recovered from GOA's assault earlier. However, the bout ended after Ricochet landed his Spirit Gun finisher on Knight, pinning him to become the first-ever AEW National Champion.

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Sportskeeda Wrestling congratulates Ricochet on his first title win in All Elite Wrestling.


Prior match results for AEW Full Gear

Four matches took place this Saturday on the main card of Full Gear 2025 before the Casino Gauntlet bout for the National Championship. The outcomes of the matchups are listed below:

  • Ely Sky Team (c) defeated Hechicero, Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita [CMLL World Trios Title Match]
  • Pac defeated Darby Allin
  • Timeless Love Bombs defeated The Babes of Wrath, The Sisters of Sin and Megan Bayne/Marina Shafir [4-Way tag bout to decide tag title tournament semifinal stipulation]
  • FTR defeated Brodido (c) [AEW World Tag Team Title Match]
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Card for Full Gear 2025 [Source: All Elite Wrestling on X]
Card for Full Gear 2025 [Source: All Elite Wrestling on X]

It remains to be seen what Tony Khan and company have in store for fans for the rest of Full Gear.

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Edited by Anurag Mukherjee
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