AEW Full Gear 2021 Results: Hangman Adam Page defeated Kenny Omega to win the AEW World Heavyweight Championship

Hangman Adam Page defeated Kenny Omega to win the AEW World Heavyweight Championship, and The Young Bucks appeared to be complicit in their rival's victory. Despite his late arrival at ringside, neither Young Buck nor Matt Jackson interfered with the match, with Matt Jackson even nodding in encouragement. Following his momentous win, Page celebrated with The Dark Order.

Hangman Adam Page's victory signals the end of a long road for the flamboyant top babyface, who faced Chris Jericho in AEW All Out's first AEW World Heavyweight Championship battle in 2019.

Page appeared prepared to unseat Kenny Omega ahead of AEW's New York City debut at AEW Grand Slam from Arthur Ashe Stadium, after making a name for himself as a beer-swilling cowboy. Hangman Adam Page, on the other hand, was defeated by The Elite in a 10-man elimination tag team match for the title of No. 1 Contender. Instead of a potentially pivotal moment in Flushing Meadows, Page chose to take a scheduled vacation. He and his wife were expecting their first child behind the scenes.

While nothing is guaranteed in the unpredictable world of professional wrestling, Page's time off allowed him to focus on creating a complex, successful, and dramatic babyface character. Returning in a Casino Ladder Match, where the familiar opening riff of his theme music gave way to a rockstar reaction, his momentum only strengthened. With a picture-perfect babyface advertisement on the October 16 broadcast of AEW Dynamite, Page all but clinched his ascension to the top of the corporation. Hardened AEW critic Jim Cornette praised Page's masterpiece, calling it "maybe, except for Punk's return, the best babyface promo ever on AEW television."

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— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) November 14, 2021

Page not only didn't miss a beat after pausing the most important push of his career, but he also appeared to have added a few more tools to the belt that keeps his chaps in place. The sole satisfactory result in a worthwhile saga that has produced AEW's next great star was Hangman Adam Page's victory in this bout.