Private planes and roadtrips: AEW goes above and beyond to get to Phoenix for Full Gear despite travel chaos

AEW owner Tony Khan arranged private flights to get wrestlers and staff to Phoenix for Full Gear after widespread flight cancellations and delays disrupted travel across the United States. He said the measures helped ensure the full pay-per-view card could go ahead, avoiding possible changes to its main matches.

Khan sent planes to three hub locations after public and private flights were grounded. Adam Copeland described repeated cancellations on his route from the East Coast, while commentator Tony Schiavone changed his departure city and said he would have driven the 27 hours if necessary. The Tailgate Brawl was moved to the pre-show; the article also recounts travel difficulties faced by tag-team challengers Mark Davis and Jake Doyle.