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Bryan Alvarez has posted his full recap of Wednesday’s Holiday Bash edition of AEW Dynamite and Collision — a three-hour show from Manchester, England.
From several Continental Classic matches to a $1 million challenge to the annual Dynamite Diamond Ring battle royal, it’s all here.
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The following are spoilers for Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite & Collision Holiday Bash show from Manchester, England, in addition to matches taped for Ring of Honor and another one hour Collision that will air on
The show will air in its usual 8 PM Eastern time slot Wednesday and will be a three hour edition.
These come courtesy of Thomas Lowson of eWrestling News and Smark Out Moment.
Hook defeated Serpentico
Tony Khan has announced a new match for AEW Dynamite & Collision Holiday Bash.
Jamie Hayter vs. Isla Dawn is now scheduled for tonight’s show. Khan revealed the news on Wednesday, writing:
“Before Jamie Hayter vs Women’s World Champion @callmekrisstat at #AEWWorldsEnd, Hayter will collide vs rising star Isla Dawn in Manchester on @AEWonTV
TONIGHT!”
Hayter last wrestled on Saturday’s Collision, teaming with her Worlds End opponent Kris Statlander in a win over The Sisters of Sin Julia Hart and Skye Blue. Dawn also wrestled on Saturday’s show in Cardiff, losing to Marina Shafir in a match that aired on AEW Dark: Stocking Stuffer.
Over 10,000 tickets have been distributed to today’s show from Co-Op Live in Manchester. The updated lineup for the show is below:
AEW has officially announced dates for both Winter is Coming and the Holiday Bash editions of Dynamite and Rampage.
As AEW head Tony Khan hinted at last month in an interview, Winter is Coming will return to Garland, Texas, on Wednesday, December 14th.
It will be the third Winter is Coming with the previous two featuring AEW World title matches and either the Dynamite Diamond Ring battle royal or the finals for the ring.
That show will be followed up by their annual Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite, set for Wednesday, December 21st in San Antonio, Texas. They will tape the Holiday Bash edition of Rampage that night as well.
The onsale for both shows will be on Friday, October 21st.
As of now, AEW will stop in Texas three times in December as they announced the December 3rd Dynamite for Cedar Park, Texas, last week. The only remaining date to be filled out for the rest of their year is Wednesday, December 28th.
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December 2022:
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Kyle O’Reilly has signed with AEW, appearing at Wednesday’s AEW Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite.
Toward the end of a match between Adam Cole and Orange Cassidy, Bobby Fish appeared at ringside. This distracted Cassidy long enough for O’Reilly to appear from behind and attack Cassidy which eventually led to Cole pinning Cassidy to win the match. Last week on Dynamite, Cole had promised a surprise for Holiday Bash.
Tony Khan later confirmed on Twitter that O’Reilly had signed with the company.
After the match had ended, Cole appeared surprised by O’Reilly’s arrival. The Young Bucks then came out and didn’t seem too pleased about the new developments. The segment ended with Cole leaving with O’Reilly and Fish.
Cole, O’Reilly, and Fish will be in action on next Wednesday’s Dynamite against Best Friends and Cassidy.
O’Reilly, who had been with WWE since 2017, had his contract with the company expire earlier this month. He was last seen on the December 7th edition of NXT, where he was laid out by Von Wagner following a cage match.
An announcement regarding AEW World Champion Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson II will come on Wednesday’s Holiday Bash edition of AEW Dynamite.
AEW head Tony Khan revealed the news during his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio, less than a week after he said Danielson was still the no. 1 contender and that he wanted to see a rematch. Khan said he believed Danielson was going to be on the show tonight.
Page and Danielson went to a 60-minute draw at last Wednesday’s Winter is Coming, leaving many to speculate the match might be run back at January’s 8th’s first-ever Battle of the Belts on TNT.
On Twitter, Khan said there were “huge announcements” coming Wednesday in addition to a surprise. Whether those are related to the surprise Adam Cole teased last week in a backstage promo is unknown. Khan did say more would be revealed about the Owen Hart Cup tournaments this week, including a special video.
Here’s the current lineup for Greensboro, North Carolina:
After being on a collision course for weeks, Adam Cole will face Orange Cassidy for the first time ever on this Wednesday’s Holiday Bash edition of AEW Dynamite.
Cole defeated Wheeler Yuta on last week’s Rampage which was followed by a Superkliq beatdown of Best Friends. Both Cole and Cassidy were on opposite ends of an eight-man tag on this week’s show which involved the Superkliq and Bobby Fish against Best Friends and Rocky Romero.
Wednesday will also see the first semifinal in the TBS title tournament as Ruby Soho will take on Nyla Rose. The winner will take on the victor of Jade Cargill vs. Thunder Rosa, the date for which has yet to be announced.
AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker and Tony Schiavone will also have a Christmas party. Baker will defend against Riho at Battle of the Belts on January 8th.
Excalibur also teased on commentary that fans might hear more about what’s next for AEW World Champion Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson after their 60-minute draw this past Wednesday.
Here’s what’s been announced thus far for Greensboro, North Carolina:
Hook will be in action on the Christmas night AEW Rampage.
Team Taz’s Hook will face Bear Country’s Bear Bronson on the Saturday, December 25 AEW Rampage Holiday Bash. The match was announced during tonight’s Rampage episode.
Hook vs. Bronson joins a TNT Championship match with Sammy Guevara defending the title against former two-time champ Cody Rhodes as the first matches announced for Rampage Holiday Bash. An angle with Guevara saving Rhodes from Dan Lambert, Scorpio Sly and Ethan Page of American Top Team also took place on tonight’s Rampage.
Hook debuted on the December 10 Rampage, defeating Fuego Del Sol in his first AEW match.
AEW GM Tony Khan tweeted:
“Thanks to @OfficialTAZ + @730hook, this Christmas, #AEWRampage, I’m giving the world the gift of HOOK!
It will be a much bigger test: HOOK vs. @bearbronsonBC on Saturday Night December 25 @ 9pm ET/8pm CT, as part of a huge Christmas Night Rampage at a special night and time!”
Sammy Guevara will defend the TNT Championship against Cody Rhodes on the AEW Rampage Holiday Bash, airing Christmas night on TNT.
The match was set up on tonight’s AEW Dynamite. Guevara came to the stage for a promo, but was quickly interrupted by Rhodes’s music. Rhodes said that AEW GM Tony Khan had made the match official, and wished Guevara luck.
Rampage will air on Saturday, December 25 rather than on Friday that week. AEW announced today that the Wednesday, December 22 Dynamite and the Christmas night Rampage will be their annual Holiday Bash episodes. Dynamite will air live from Greensboro, North Carolina, while the Christmas night Rampage will be taped on the 22nd after Dynamite.
Rhodes is a two-time former TNT Champion, and was the first to hold the title after winning a tournament final to crown the inaugural champ at the 2020 Double or Nothing pay-per-view.
Guevara has held the TNT title since defeating Miro on the September 29 Dynamite.
AEW is bringing back their Holiday Bash theme for the Wednesday, December 22nd edition of Dynamite with this year’s edition extending to a special Saturday Christmas night edition of Rampage as well.
Tony Khan announced the news during a Tuesday appearance on Barstool Sports’ Rasslin’ podcast, adding that he has “huge plans” for the shows.
It’s assumed Rampage is airing on Christmas night as opposed to its usual Friday night slot due to TNT’s annual 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story.
AEW will make their debut in Greensboro, NC, for that Wednesday’s Dynamite, with Rampage taped afterward. Khan said he hopes the city will be the annual location for their Holiday Bash show and that he didn’t choose the location by accident.
AEW is no stranger to traditions as September’s All Out pay-per-views have always been held at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and their Thanksgiving eve Dynamites have always been held in Chicago.
Last year’s taped Holiday Bash from Jacksonville, Florida, was headlined by then-Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defending against The Acclaimed, Chris Jericho and MJF vs. Top Flight, the announcement of Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford’s wedding date, and more.
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Number three-ranked contender Abadon made her case for an AEW Women’s Championship match last night, attacking champ Hikaru Shida and biting her neck on the Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite.
Abadon appeared at ringside during Shida’s match against Alex Gracia. Shida pulled Abadon over the barricade and Abadon appeared to be unconscious. Shida went on to defeat Gracia.
Shida then approached the fallen Abadon and poked her with a stick. Playing into her undead persona, Abadon jumped to her feet and the two brawled. Abadon then bit Shida’s neck, leaving the AEW Women’s Champion bloody.
In a more traditional wrestling story, The Young Bucks retained their AEW Tag Team titles in the main event of Dynamite. Other tag matches on the show saw Chris Jericho & MJF defeat Top Flight and Jurassic Express take down The Dark Order in a six-man. After Jericho & MJF’s win, Jake Hager challenged Wardlow to a match for next week.
The tease for an angle involving Sting and Darby Allin also continued on last night’s show. Sting was about to address Allin when Team Taz interrupted and cornered Sting in the ring. After the lights went out and came back on, Allin appeared in the ring, forcing Team Taz to stand down.
Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian announced the date for their wedding — February 3 at Beach Break. Best Friends’ music interrupted the announcement, but it turned out to be a swerve from Sabian and Miro. Trent was seen being placed into an ambulance, presumably after an attack from Miro and Sabian.
For more of what you missed, including PAC vs. The Butcher and a Kenny Omega promo, see below.
Chris Jericho & MJF vs. Top Flight
Jake Hager challenges Wardlow, Kenny Omega promo
Sting promo
Team Taz confronts Sting
PAC vs. The Butcher
Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford announce their wedding date
Dustin Rhodes vs. Evil Uno
Shawn Spears is fed up with AEW
Hikaru Shida vs. Alex Gracia, Abadon and Shida brawl
AEW Tag Team title match: The Young Bucks vs. The Acclaimed
Dynamite post-show
The Young Bucks will look for the first defense of their AEW Tag Team Titles on next Wednesday’s Holiday Bash edition of AEW Dynamite.
Matt and Nick Jackson will face The Acclaimed after Anthony Bowens and Max Caster won their eighth straight match Wednesday with a win over SCU. Afterward, they called out the Bucks who were at ringside, demanding a title shot for next week.
The taped show will air at 10 PM Eastern or immediately after the Boston Celtics-Milwaukee Bucks NBA game concludes.
in another featured match, Chris Jericho and MJF will team up to face Top Flight, made after Wednesday’s 12-man tag match when the young upstart team challenged the Inner Circle leaders afterward.
In other announced matches:
