Maybe Full Gear will be the moment it all comes to an end, but it feels like the show could represent a cementing of Brodido’s position instead, a statement victory to say they aren’t just a flash in the pan. If so, who should be the team to take the titles from Brodido beyond Full Gear? That honor goes to the ones that had a hand in making them the Tag Team Champions in the first place. 

The Gates of Agony and Ricochet were the ones who took Lashley and Benjamin out of the match at Forbidden Door, clearing the field for Brodido to win the match, and have since continued their trios feud. But they are not presently on the card for Full Gear as Ricochet enters the Casino Gauntlet to inaugurate the AEW National Championship alongside Lashley and Benjamin. 

If Brodido were to retain the titles against FTR then the Gates of Agony stand out as the best option to inherit the baton at the top of the division, legitimizing the pair for the dominant tandem they have been and giving some weight to The Demand as a whole. It would also open the door – or gate, rather – to all three members holding gold if Ricochet was to win the National Championship. 

Neither FTR nor Cage and Cope need the titles for their feud to continue, if that is the path, and it would arguably be better for the division not to be held up and to fall onto solid shoulders when Brodido drop it; a prize rather than a prop. The Gates of Agony could serve that purpose and stand for the younger babyface teams, both established and newfound like Private Party or JetSpeed respectively, to challenge.