 On the inaugural episode of "AEW Dynamite" on October 2, Cody defeated Sammy Guevara.On the November 6 episode of "Dynamite", Cody announced that if he were to lose at Full Gear, he would never challenge for the AEW world title again.At the pay-per-view on November 9, Cody failed to win the championship from Jericho after MJF threw in the towel.