Tony Khan Confirms AEW Full Gear 2026 Main Card Unaffected by Ongoing Flight Issues, Teases Changes To Tailgate Brawl

AEW President Tony Khan went live on social media this afternoon and confirmed that the AEW Full Gear main card won’t be affected despite the ongoing flight disruption caused by hours-long FAA-enforced nationwide ground stop yesterday afternoon.

Khan said everyone scheduled to compete on the main card is in Phoenix, Arizona, though he did confirm that changes will be made to the pre-show. Currently, only one match has been announced for Tailgate Brawl, with Queen Aminata set to defend the AEW TBS Championship against Maya World and Persephone in a three-way.

Additionally, Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall issued a challenge to RPG Vice for the pre-show, though the match hasn’t been confirmed by AEW. AJ and Marshal did declare earlier today that they’re headed to Full Gear.

Tony further revealed that he sent three private planes to get talent to the venue, confirming an earlier report from Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer. Here’s what Tony Khan said:

“Yesterday, as you can imagine, it was a pretty hectic day, as it was for a lot of people. And with the flights grounded, that applies to all flights yesterday, private and public flights. So for AEW, we’re the same as everyone else. We’re not trying to break any rules. Everybody was grounded, and we started formulating a plan that has come together really, really well. Now, the main pay-per-view card is completely unchanged. Everybody we planned to be at this pay-per-view is here now, and I’m so excited.

“On the Tailgate Brawl, there have been some delays, some changes. I am going to have to change some things around. I think there probably would have been some changes to the main card, but there will be no changes. Everybody on the main card is here.”

As things stand, check out the card for AEW Full Gear HERE. You can check out Khan’s posts below:

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— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 14, 2026

The show goes on! 💥 AEW CEO + GM @TonyKhan confirms that EVERY competitor on the #AEWFullGear main card has made it to Phoenix!

Don’t miss #AEWFullGear LIVE TONIGHT at 8e/5p on HBO Max PPV! https://t.co/mIXTuh4Fvw

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 14, 2026