AEW Fight Forever implements a momentum meter instead of a health bar like rival wrestling games. It is a throwback to the system used in classic AKI-developed wrestling titles from WCW vs. NWO World Tour up to WWF No Mercy on the N64.
With the momentum system, players can win matches in two or three minutes or go back and forth for ten or fifteen minutes. Like WWF No Mercy, the key to success in AEW Fight Forever is learning how to gain and regain momentum. It can instantly change the tide of a match and allow for exciting back-and-forth battles that make wrestling games fun and replayable. This guide will outline the best ways to gain and regain momentum in AEW Fight Forever.
How To Gain Momentum In AEW Fight Forever
There are several ways to gain the edge in momentum in an AEW Fight Forever match. Attacking and grappling an opponent consistently is the fastest way to increase it and trigger a Signature or Special move in the gauge.
However, an AEW wrestler, whether controlled by the CPU or a human, isn't going to let the player attack them without reversing, countering, and fighting back. The best way to gain moment is to be unpredictable, mix up the strikes and grapples, and avoid going for strong attacks too often.
Tips For Momentum in AEW Fight Forever
- Mix two light strikes with a strong attack followed by a quick grapple.
- Strike and grapple opponents on the ground.
- Strong grapple attacks - long pressing the grapple button are effective, but it's easier to reverse them.
- Use taunts when the opponent is stunned.
- High-flying attacks from the top rope, inside and outside the ring, will raise momentum.
- Weapon attacks in AEW Fight Forever and using the environment raise momentum and damage the opponent.
How To Regain Momentum In AEW Fight Forever
The challenging aspect of momentum in AEW Fight Forever is regaining a wrestler's momentum after taking a beatdown, signature, or special move. The com or a human player will go for a pin, and if a player is lucky enough to escape, they must try and get back on the offensive.
Tips To Regain Momentum In AEW Fight Forever
- Some AEW wrestlers have the Desperation Impulse skill. This can only be used once per match and is activated when the player wrestler is on the ground with their momentum bar in the danger zone by clicking the R stick or space bar on a keyboard. This will trigger a comeback move like a low blow, a schoolboy pin attempt, and more.
- If the player's wrestler is stunned on the ground, there's a small window to roll out to ringside by clicking the R stick or space bar. After rolling out, the player can regain momentum by using a taunt by moving the R stick in any direction.
- Use stronger strikes to regain the advantage, like Adam Cole's superkick.
- Perform quick grapples and mix ground attacks with strikes to rebuild momentum.
- With the wrestler grounded, use taunts to build momentum, but don't get caught in the middle of taunting.
That's everything a player needs to know about gaining and regaining momentum in AEW Fight Forever.
AEW Fight Forever is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.