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Podcast: Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast
Episode: AEW Full Gear Full of Blood and a Boatload of Belt Changes
Description: AEW's Full Gear 2025 was a spectacle that swung wildly between brilliance and overkill, proving once again that the company thrives on high-stakes drama—but sometimes piles on the extremes like it's allergic to subtlety. Four title changes lit up the ledger (FTR's tag team triumph, Ricochet's gauntlet glory for the new National belt, Mark Briscoe's gritty TNT grab, and Samoa Joe's cage-clinching World Championship heist), but let's pump the brakes: that's not evolution; it's title turnover roulette. In one night? It risks diluting the prestige of every strap, turning reigns into revolving doors. AEW's booking is ambitious, sure, but this ma...