10 Best AEW World Championship Matches (So Far)

5. Jon Moxley Vs. Eddie Kingston - Full Gear 2020

These last few months we've witnessed Eddie Kingston emerged as a true superstar and he goes into his match with CM Punk at Full Gear 2021 as one of the most talked-about performers in the business. 

One year ago, Kingston had been in AEW for less than half a year and was challenging Jon Moxley for the AEW Title in an I Quit match main event. 

It was a big test for the Mad King, who has since been very open about past struggles with confidence that led him to contemplate retirement years before signing with Tony Khan's promotion. 

Going into the match with Mox, it was hard to buy Eddie as a major threat, but he sure did raise his stock with this bruising, strong style affair that started off surly before, as Moxley's defences often did, becoming a sprawling, weapons-laden brawl. 

Both men bled and took some horrific bumps as they tried to get their opponent to quit. It was exactly what was promised and, though it might not be to everyone's tastes, you cannot deny the effort that went into making it a spectacle. 

After thumb tack bumps, piledrivers and the the introduction of barbed wire, Moxley finally managed to get Kingston to utter those two words in what turned out to be the last successful defence of his reign.