AEW Fined By The Maryland State Athletic Commission For Unsanctioned Match

AEW has been fined by the Maryland Athletic State Commission for the unsanctioned match which main evented last year's Full Gear PPV.

Although many wrestling fans appear to be on board with the product AEW has been putting out there, it hasn't all been rainbows and butterflies for the fledgling promotion. Some of its actions and matches have left fans split, and not necessarily right down the middle. One of the most polarizing things to have happened in its short history was the main event of 2019's Full Gear.

Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega clashed in the main event of the show. Since the match was originally supposed to have taken place three months earlier at All Out, there was a lot more momentum than expected going into this one. The match was an unsanctioned one which meant it was anything goes. The competitors took advantage of that.

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It wound up featuring a lot of blood, barbed wire, and just all-around violence. So much that a lot of fans were not okay with it. Others enjoyed the match. However, since the match took place in Baltimore, the Maryland State Atheltic Commission had something to say about it. Needless to say, it was not impressed.

The promotion has been under investigation for the past few months and this week was issued a $10,000 fine by the commission. It seems as if the commission's biggest reason for issuing a fine was the use of blood in the match. Sections of the filing focus in on Moxley causing Omega to bleed using a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, and Omega using a broom to make Moxley bleed.

In the grand scheme of things, Tony Khan probably isn't too bothered about a $10,000 fine. However, that doesn't mean he will be in any rush to have another match as violent as Moxley versus Omega, especially next time they're back in Maryland. Upsetting the commission for a second time might not only result in a bigger fine but also end up getting AEW banned from performing in the state should it happen too many times.

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