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Renee Paquette to interview Mariah May on AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Bryan Rose

An interview with Mariah May is set for Wednesday’s Dynamite.

The final Dynamite of the year will have Renee Paquette interview Mariah May ahead of AEW Worlds End, where Toni Storm will defend the AEW Women’s Championship against Riho. May attacked Riho with the AEW Women’s Championship on last week’s Dynamite, saving Storm from an attack.

In recent weeks, May has been at the side of Storm, saying she’s her biggest fan, despite Storm acting as if she’s never met her. On Collision, May said that her American wrestling license has been approved, teasing her first in-ring AEW match would be happening soon. When May asked if Storm would be in her corner, Storm acted as if she didn’t hear her.

Here’s the current lineup for the New Year’s Smash edition of Dynamite from Orlando, Florida:

  • Continental Classic Gold League finals: Jon Moxley vs. Jay White vs. Swerve Strickland
  • Continental Classic Blue League finals: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston
  • ROH Tag Team Champions MJF & Samoa Joe defend against The Devil’s Henchmen
  • Keith Lee to appear
  • Renee Paquette to interview Mariah May

MJF & Samoa Joe to defend ROH Tag titles at AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The ROH Tag Team titles will be on the line at AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash on Wednesday, December 27. 

MJF & Samoa Joe accepted a challenge from The Devil to defend the ROH Tag titles on next week’s Dynamite following a promo segment on this week’s show. 

As MJF & Joe were in the ring, they were interrupted by The Devil’s masked henchmen. After fending the henchmen off, a message from The Devil played on the video wall challenging MJF to put the titles on the line next week. Joe accepted on MJF’s behalf, and will defend the titles with MJF in Adam Cole’s stead. MJF & Cole are the ROH Tag Team Champions, but Cole has been sidelined due to injury. 

MJF defended the titles in a handicap match at the WrestleDream pay-per-view in October, and Joe also substituted for Cole in a successful title defense against The Gunns at the Full Gear Zero Hour pre-show in November. 

The Continental Classic Gold League finals are also set for next week’s Dynamite, with Jon Moxley, Jay White, and Swerve Strickland squaring off in a three-way. The winner will advance to the Continental Classic finals at Worlds End. 

The Continental Classic Blue League finals will also be held on the New Year’s Smash episode of Dynamite.

The Dynamite New Year’s Smash lineup to this point: 

  • Continental Classic Gold League finals: Jon Moxley vs. Jay White vs. Swerve Strickland
  • Continental Classic Blue League finals: TBD vs. TBD
  • MJF & Samoa Joe defend the ROH Tag Team Championship

Bryan Danielson vs. Ethan Page added to AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Bryan Danielson vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page has been added to the December 28 AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash. 

Page and manager Stokely Hathaway interrupted an in-ring promo segment with Danielson and Renee Paquette on this week’s Dynamite where Danielson staked his claim to be next in line to face MJF for the AEW World title. Page pointed out that he had made it to the finals of last month’s AEW World title eliminator tournament and deserved the shot more than Danielson. Danielson then challenged Page, who accepted for next week.

Also set for next week’s New Year’s Smash is match six in the best-of-seven AEW World Trios Championship series, with Death Triangle taking on The Elite in a Falls Count Anywhere bout. 

Already announced for next week is a TNT title match, with Samoa Joe defending against Wardlow. 

Here is the announced lineup for next week: 

AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash, Wednesday, December 28 —

  • TNT Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
  • Trios Championship best-of-seven series Falls Count Anywhere match: Death Triangle vs. The Elite — Death Triangle leads 3-2
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Ethan Page

TNT title match set for AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A TNT Championship match has been announced for the December 28 AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash episode. 

In a bout set up on this week’s Rampage, Samoa Joe is set to defend the TNT Championship against former title holder Wardlow on December 28 in Broomfield, Colorado. 

After making quick work of Exodus Prime on Rampage, Wardlow called out Samoa Joe. Joe answered with a promo from backstage. He stated that he would not defend the TNT title in Texas, the site of the December 21 and December 23 AEW Holiday Bash episodes, but would put the belt on the line against Wardlow on the 28th. The match was officially announced later in Friday’s program. 

Joe defeated Powerhouse Hobbs and Wardlow in a triple threat match at Full Gear on November 19 to win the TNT title, submitting Hobbs to win the Championship. Joe also currently holds the ROH World Television Championship. 

AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash, Wednesday, December 28 —

  • TNT Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow

CM Punk appearance announced for AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A CM Punk appearance has been added to tonight’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash. 

AEW announced on Twitter that Punk would be appearing in the company’s Daily’s Place home base in Jacksonville, Florida for the first time on tonight’s show. 

Punk, Sting and Darby Allin defeated MJF, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler in the trios match main event of last week’s AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash. 

Also added to today’s show is a ten-man tag match, with AEW World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers, Jurassic Express and Christian Cage taking on Matt Hardy, FTR and Private Party. 

Jim Ross will also return to the commentary team after announcing that he is cancer-free after undergoing radiation treatments for skin cancer. 

Here is the announced lineup for Dynamite: 

  • Jim Ross returns
  • CM Punk appears
  • TBS Championship tournament semifinals: Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill
  • Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy, Trent & Chuck Taylor
  • Lucha Brothers, Christian Cage, Jurassic Express vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party & FTR
  • Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. Daniel Garcia & 2point0

AEW producer Keith Mitchell retiring

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Long-time wrestling producer and director Keith Mitchell will be retiring after tonight’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash. 

Mitchell, who began his time in the wrestling business with World Class Championship Wrestling, went on to work for WCW, TNA/Impact Wrestling, then joined AEW in 2019. 

AEW president Tony Khan tweeted:

“Tonight’s the last #AEWDynamite ever on TNT & this event New Year’s Smash is very special as this will be the final wrestling event produced by the great Keith Mitchell in his amazing 40 year career spanning World Class/WCW/Impact/@AEW. Let’s make Keith’s retirement show a Smash!”

Speaking on his Something to Wrestle podcast in 2019, WWE executive Bruce Prichard stated that he tried to hire Mitchell away from WCW decades ago. He also said that a highlight of his time in TNA was getting to work with Mitchell. Answering a fan question on his 83 Weeks podcast in 2019, Eric Bischoff stated that were he to start a wrestling company from the ground up, Mitchell would be the first person he would try to hire. 

Here is the announced lineup for Dynamite: 

  • Jim Ross returns
  • CM Punk appears
  • TBS Championship tournament semifinals: Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill
  • Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy, Trent & Chuck Taylor
  • Lucha Brothers, Christian Cage, Jurassic Express vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party & FTR
  • Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. Daniel Garcia & 2point0

Ten-man tag added to AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A new match has been added to this evening’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash lineup. 

AEW World Tag Team Champions Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus and Christian Cage will face AAA World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Isiah Kassidy and Mark Quen and Matt Hardy. 

GM Tony Khan made the announcement today on Twitter. Khan posted:

“It’s Wednesday, you know what that means: #AEWDynamite TONIGHT, our final show on TNT! I’m adding to tonight’s great card: 4 of wrestling’s top teams & a classic rivalry all collide TONIGHT: Lucha Bros/Jungle Boy/@luchasaurus/@Christian4Peeps vs #FTR/#privateparty/@MATTHARDYBRAND”

Six of FTR’s last ten matches as a unit have included Penta and Fenix, with all of those matches taking place since October 16. The teams are set to square off again next month at a AAA television taping for the AAA Tag titles. 

Here is the announced lineup for Dynamite: 

  • Jim Ross returns
  • TBS Championship tournament semifinals: Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill
  • Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy, Trent & Chuck Taylor
  • Lucha Brothers, Christian Cage, Jurassic Express vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party & FTR
  • Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. Daniel Garcia & 2point0