Backstage Notes on How FAA Flight Grounding Affected AEW Full Gear 2026, Other Weekend Events

As previously reported, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the grounding of all flights in the United States yesterday (Nov. 13), potentially impacting travel to multiple major events scheduled for this weekend, including AEW Full Gear 2026 and TNA Destination X 2026. The FAA lifted the grounding later in the afternoon.

During a later daily update from F4WOnline.com, Dave Meltzer provided an update on how the travel issue affected Full Gear, which is slated for later today in Phoenix, Arizona. Meltzer noted that “the majority of talent” scheduled for Full Gear was “already in Phoenix” before tonight’s event, but not everyone.

Bandido was among the AEW wrestlers not in Phoenix for Full Gear yesterday, as he was scheduled for CMLL Viernes Espectacular at Arena Mexico in Mexico City. However, Meltzer reports that now the flight grounding has been lifted, Bandido flying to Phoenix from Mexico City shouldn’t be an issue.

Meltzer speculated that much of the TNA roster wasn’t in Edmonton yet on Friday, with Destination X slated for Sunday (Nov. 15). However, he expects that most of the roster should be able to make it now to that event as well.

Additionally, Meltzer reports that the shutdown took place after the WWE roster arrived in Sunrise, Florida for yesterday’s Friday Night SmackDown, so the shutdown did not affect last night’s show.

AEW Full Gear 2026 is set for later tonight at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. It will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.