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AEW returning to Hammerstein Ballroom next month

Posted on by Joseph Currier

For the second straight year, AEW will be spending some of the holiday season in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

AEW announced today that it will return to the Hammerstein Ballroom for events on Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21. The first date is a Dynamite taping named Dynamite on 34th Street. The second date is a taping for Christmas Collision.

Air dates for these shows have not been announced yet. If Dynamite airs in its normal time slot, it would be broadcast on Christmas Eve (December 24). AEW’s Worlds End pay-per-view is happening on Saturday, December 27 — so Collision would air on Christmas night if it’s moved to Thursday that week.

WBD airs a 24-hour marathon of the movie “A Christmas Story” starting on Christmas Eve every year, which could potentially impact when or where Dynamite airs.

The Hammerstein Ballroom has become a legendary venue for pro wrestling, dating back to its days hosting shows for ECW. AEW debuted there in December 2024 with events that included key matchups in that year’s Continental Classic tournament. That will likely be the case this year as well leading into the finals taking place at Worlds End.

Tickets for the Hammerstein shows are going on sale to the general public next Monday (November 24). Kris Statlander, Mercedes Mone, Darby Allin, Ricochet, and Willow Nightingale are featured on AEW’s graphic promoting the events.

AEW files for two trademarks hinting at Christmas programming

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has filed for two new trademarks with both hinting at upcoming Christmas-themed programming.

The promotion applied to trademark the terms “Dynamite on 34th Street” and “Christmas Collision” on November 18. Both filings are listed as relating to the following goods and services:

Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services in the nature of live professional wrestling performances; Entertainment services in the nature of production of professional wrestling programs and events; Entertainment services, namely, production and distribution of ongoing television programs in the field of professional wrestling.

The trademark applications are similar to the one AEW made for “Fright Night Dynamite” last month, which ended up being for a themed episode of Dynamite that took place on the day before Halloween.

Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, though whether Dynamite will be airing an episode that night has not been confirmed. AEW does not currently have any Dynamite or Collision locations announced past December 18, but Collision will reportedly air live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on December 21.

AEW will be building up its Worlds End pay-per-view during the holiday season with that event set to take place on Saturday, December 28.