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SICKOS! It’s Wednesday, you know what that means! AEW Dynamite is here and ready to rock your wrestling world! But tonight is, once again, no ordinary episode of Dynamite, because not only does this show take place across the pond in Manchester, England, but it is the Holiday Bash episode! And the long of the short with that is that we are getting three hours (plus the overrun) of amazing AEW content!

With World’s End coming closer into view, the finish line for the Continental Classic is fast approaching, and tonight we get three more round robin matches to enjoy! The Blue League will feature two matches from its side when Orange Cassidy and Mascara Dorada, men with matching 1-1 records, will face off, while Jon Moxley, looking to stay alive with his 1-2 record, will face Roderick Strong, who has yet to win and is 0-2. Meanwhile, from the Gold League, we will get a possible MOTN candidate when Kyle Fletcher, sporting a 2-1 record, will clash with PAC, who enters with a 1-1 record.

Outside of the C2, money and rings and will be contested for, starting with the return of the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale. The ring has only known one man to have worn it on his finger since its inception, that being MJF, but will someone else new finally get to put the ring on their finger? So far, we know that Ricochet, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Brody King, and Shelton Benjamin will be in the match, with more to be announced. The Elite will be reunited for one night, as The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega will face off with DCF members Konosuke Takeshita, Kazuchika Okada, and Hechicero, with the winning team taking all the money originally put up in the million-dollar challenge from Full Gear.

When it comes to titles, we got that covered, too, as FTR will be defending their AEW World Tag Team Titles against Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn of the Bang Bang Gang. We’ll also have an 8-woman All-Star match, as the team of the Timeless Love Bombs and the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions the Babes of Wrath will oppose Mercedes “Ultimo” Mone, “The Forever Champion” Athena, Megan Bayne, and Marina Shafir. We will also have the official contract signing for the AEW Men’s World Title Match taking place at World’s End, and considering the men involved are the champion Samoa Joe and his challengers Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland, you just KNOW that the signing is going to be very cordial!

AHEM…

Ordinarily, I would say and so much more in store for us tonight, but I feel like we could still get that from Tony Khan. After all, it IS the Holiday Season, and as the WBD execs gave to TK and AEW with the one-night return of AEW Dark, TK can give to us the endless cavalcade of gifts!

And, just as a reminder, our Continental Classic standings heading into tonight:

Blue League:
Claudio Castagnoli 2-1-1 (7 points)
Konosuke Takeshita 2-0-1 (7 points)
Jon Moxley 1-2-0 (3 points)
Mascara Dorada 1-1-0 (3 points)
Orange Cassidy 1-1-0 (3 points)
Roderick Strong 0-2-0 (Zero points)

Gold League
Kyle Fletcher 2-1-0 (6 points)
Kazuchika Okada 2-1-0 (6 points)
Mike Bailey 2-1-0 (6 points)
Kevin Knight 1-2-0 (3 points)
PAC 1-1-0 (3 points)
*Jack Perry 0-2-0 (Zero Points)
*Perry fills in for the injured Darby Allin, who was 0-1 before getting injured. This is reflected in Perry’s record.

Okay, this intro has gone on long enough, so let’s get ready to set some Dynamite to go BOOM! Just, you know, don’t open every gift box, because you don’t ever know which ones are ticking. 😉

LOL we are literally wasting NO time tonight!

Continental Classic Match – Blue League Match: Jon Moxley (1-1, 3 points) vs. Roderick Strong (0-2, 0 points)

The bell rings, as both men slowly approach one another. A lock-up, with Moxley having arm control. Strong reverses and looks to latch onto the head of Moxley, but Jon says no, I want your arm buddy. Moxley leans back trying to apply a choke, but Strong counters with the ankle lock, as Jon quickly gets to the ropes. Another lock-up, Strong goes behind, while Renee Paquette tells us the obvious about both of these men needing the win to stay alive in the tournament.

Both men to their feet, they collide with shoulder tackles, but no one will budge. Slaps ensue, and Strong takes advantage and hits a Dragon Screw. To the opposite corner, Strong puts Moxley’s foot up and stomps on the hamstring. Strong looking for the leg again, but Moxley is like the Terminator and comes after Strong. Strike battle ensues in the middle of the ring. It ends with Strong sending Moxley out of the ring and to the floor.

Moxley favors his leg as he heads towards the barricade. Strong leaves the ring and gives chase to Moxley, who attempts to flee through the crowd. After some hands being traded, Strong dumps Moxley back to ring side. Strong goes into the ring to break the count, but while he does that, Moxley re-enters the ring and turns into Kommander Moxley, as he hits a suicide dive through the ropes to Strong. That’ll take us to the break.

Moxley is toying with Strong on the mat as we return from break. Excalibur says a loss for either of these guys would eliminate them, so are we thinking another draw? Moxley has stretched out Strong into a submission looking like PAC’s Brutalizer, but Strong leans back to score a two count. Both men to their feet, Strong is not winning this strike battle, as Moxley puts him down.

Moxley thinking piledriver, but Strong is able to reverse it and send Jon to the floor. Strong off the ropes and hits the baseball slide. Roddy to the apron, big running knee strike! Back in the ring, Roddy with the flying lariat and the running kick. Angle Slam follows.

Chops incoming from Strong, as Moxley is against the ropes. Running forearm and the front face suplex gets Roddy a two. Strong looking for the Strong Hold, but Moxley escapes out to the floor. Strong follows, hits a chop, and plays with the ring steps. Strong picks up Moxley and goes on top of the steps. Moxley cuts off Roddy, looking for a piledriver, but Strong with a pump handle slam to Jon on the steps!

Strong stalks Moxley back into the ring, but he gets Jon’s bootin his face. Moxley to the top, but Strong with an enziguri to stop his momentum. Roddy to the top, and he gives Jon a nice back rake! Takes two to dance lol. Roddy with the superplex from the top, into the pin for a two.

Both men to their feet, forearms are traded. Strong with a back elbow, but Moxley with the King Kong Lariat. Moxley wants the Death Rider, but Strong counters with the Tiger Driver for a two. Strong holds on for the Strong Hold, but Moxley rolls up Roddy for a two. Moxley pops up and hits a CUTTER for a two. Piledriver from Moxley, but yet again just two. Full Body Sleeper from Moxley. Strong is hold on for dear life, but he manages to roll himself and Moxley to the ropes for a break.

Under four minutes to go, as Strong hits a jumping knee strike for a two. Roddy going back to the Strong Hold and this time he has it locked in! Moxley looks around for a bit, he turns over and kicks Strong out of the ring. Roddy back in, but he runs into a Paradigm Shift! Moxley cannot follow up as he favors his shin. He FINALLY pins Roddy, but Strong kicks out at two. Two Minute Warning now, as Moxley hits the Death Rider proper, and that gets him two important points.
WINNER: Jon Moxley (2-2, 6 points)
TIME: 18:05
THOUGHTS: A really fun fight to open the show. It felt like either man could win, and both men were desperate for points, and they went at it like it was life and death.
RATING: ***1/2

Eddie Kingston is here! You either win or you learn, you never lose. He tapped out to Joe, blah, blah, blah, but he learned from that. He feels bad for everyone else he faces from here on out. He has never stopped and he never quit. Professional Wrestling is his everything. You think one loss bothers him? No. He issues a challenge for Collision this Saturday.

THE DRONES ARE HERE! Don Callis has something important to say! Wait, no, he is here to introduce his guys for the million-dollar match!

Million Dollar Winner Takes All Challenge: The Elite vs. The Don Callis Family

Konosuke Takeshita, Hechicero, and Kazuchika Okada are representing the DCF tonight. We get a super closeup of Don’s throat and face as he introduces Hechicero. Nothing weird about that. Also, interesting that Okada got his own entrance in full and he wasn’t introduced by Callis. SUSPENSE! The Elite boot the Kansas song and come out the BTE theme song. Well, the Bucks do anyway, lol, Kenny comes out to Battle Cry.

Omega and Takeshita to start this match off, as they talk some in the middle of the ring. Really lax start here with the money on the line. Takeshita with a side headlock, Omega sends him off, and a shoulder tackle battle ensues. Takeshita off the ropes, he missed the Takeshita Line, arm drag from Omega as he tags in Matt Jackson.

Matt tags in Nick, as they work over the arm of Takeshita. Another quick tag, double team arm work, and a double suplex. Okada comes in, but he eats a double team dropkick. Hechicero gets kicked off the apron by all three members of the Elite. Omega gets the tag, and he hits a backbreaker. That will take us to commercial break.

Nick Jackson escapes from Hechicero and tags in Omega as we return from break. Omega takes it to Hechicero, as Callis complains about Kenny lol. Hechicero puts a stop to that offense with a thrust chop to the throat, as he tags in Okada. and, not for nothing, but Okada and Omega in the same ring will never get old. Takeshita comes in, he is going to do a double suplex of Omega, but Takeshita shoves Okada across the ring. OH, Takeshita’s turn is going to be glorious.

Omega does reverse Okada on a suplex, as Okada looks like he just dumped in his tights lol. Hechicero gets the tag, as he keeps Omega in his corner. Shoulder tackles to the stomach of Omega because of stuff that happened to Kenny. Omega escapes Hechicero and hits a Rana, but instead of tagging out he attacks Okada and Takeshita. Okay then. That leaves him open to an attack from Takeshita. He picks him up though, YOU CANNOT ESCAPE, and Omega rolls though to tag in Matt.

The Bucks launch into double team offense to both Hechicero and Takeshita, but Okada is back. He tries to take on the Bucks, but Nick and Matt do the pop up into the Rana spot. TRIPLE TERMINATOR INCOMING! Omega gets a running head start, but all three guys fly out and wipe out the DCF! Hechicero and Matt are back in the ring, Mad Scientist Bomb from the Alchemist! He hits a basement dropkick to Omega as we head out for break.

Okada locks on the dread chinlock as we return from break. Okada with a cheap shot to Nick on the apron. Matt and Okada take turns dropping guys on the apron to the floor. Matt with a dive into Takeshita, as he tries to get back into the ring to get the tag, but Okada stops that. That is, until he hits a bulldog on Okada.

Tags to Nick and Takeshita now. Nick cleans house of the DCF as Okada and Takeshita are going to try and place nice. Well, until Nick sends them into one another. Nick to the top rope and springs into a double head scissor! See ya, as Nick kicks Okada in the face and hits a Rana to Hechicero. Back in the ring, Nick with the CUTTER to Takeshita. Matt is in, Risky Business! The cover, Takeshita out at two.

Takeshita says F this and smashes Nick with a forearm and tags in Hechicero. Backbreaker from Hechicero, he whips Nick and follows him in with a running knee. Mad Scientist Bomb, but Nick lands on his feet and hits the Destroyer! Okada gets the tag, as he calls his shot and wants Omega to enter.

Kenny gets the tag and yeah, this NEVER gets old, BRUV! They circle one another in the middle of the ring, and the forearm battle is under way. Omega tells Okada to COME ON, so he does, and so does Kenny. Perverse as that sounds, I promise it is not lol. Omega charges into Okada, who sits him on the top rope, but Omega kicks him away. OWA attempt, but Okada escapes and eats a SUPERKICK from Nick. Everyone is in the ring now to hit their shit lol.

The ring looks like a car crash, as Nick and Takeshita are tagged in. Takeshita looking powerbomb, but Nick takes a page from Billy Kidman’s book and reverses it into a face buster. The Bucks are in, and they hit a double team Destroyer into a German on Takeshita. The Bucks with SUPERKICKS to Hechicero. Meltzer Driver attempt, but Okada picks off Nick with a dropkick. German from Okada, Slam from Hechicero, Power Drive Knee from Takeshita! The cover, but Omega breaks it up.

The DCF line up Matt in the middle of the ring. Okada is thinking Rainmaker, but Takeshita was looking for the knee. Okada and Takeshita almost come to blows again, but Matt interrupts that. He tags in Omega, and Kenny tries to suplex Takeshita out of the ring. He is brought into the ring and hits a snap German on Takeshita. One for Hechicero! One for Okada!

Triple Superkicks from the Elite to Hechicero! V-Trigger from Okada! One Winged Angel set up by Omega, Matt launches Nick so he helps Omega spike Hechicero! The pin, and the Elite are a million dollars richer!
WINNER: Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks
TIME: 22:30
THOUGHTS: This was, for all intents and purposes, a PPV caliber match. These guys all went out there and delivered for the love of the money, and again I will state the fact that, anytime we get Okada and Omega in the same ring together, it really is a joy.
RATING: ****1/4

Post-match, we see Callis holding on to the bag of money for dear life. The DCF launched an attack, which turns into a game on one-upmanship between Takeshita and Okada. They start to argue, as Callis is telling them to watch out, as Omega has the broom, and the DCF escape the ring. Makes sense, he is the CLEANER lol. Rick Knox hands the bag of money to Omega, and the Elite pose in the ring!

The AEW World Title contract signing is up next!

COMMERCIALS!

Tony Schiavone is in the ring after the break for what will CLEARLY be a very cordial contract signing! Tony introduces Hangman Page first, as somewhere, Arilyn is losing her got dang mind. Excalibur says that if there is any physicality, that the person in question will forfeit their spot in the title match. I’m guessing that will NOT include outside people, though. Opps Dojo, time to do the JOB!

WHOSE HOUSE? Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana are here with his awesome new theme song featuring Raekwon of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan!

Samoa Joe arrives last with Hook and Hobbs.

Gentlemen, please, we are here to sign the contract, pleads Tony. He says what three men we have vying for the World Title.

Joe wishes that, sometimes, Tony would shut his big yapper. Gentlemen, forgive him, because he brought his Opps guys out here. But these guys are volatile and unpredictable, so they are out here to make sure that they don’t do anything stupid. Joe signs the contract, says he will see them at World’s End, and hopes that they make it there in one piece.

Funny you say that, says Swerve, because he is coming after the AEW World Title. If the result of the match from Full Gear, he would be coming for Page instead. But there is a mutual respect between Hangman and Swerve, but there is mutual hatred for Joe. You made Swerve sign his contract in blood, and he took his title for it. Now, you have Swerve jumping through hoops, so he is going to take his title. And he is going to stomp on Joe’s face so bad it will look as bad as that face tattoo he had back in 2007.

BURN!!!

Swerve implores Joe to bring all of his men to World’s End, but it won’t be enough to stop him from taking that title belt. He signs the contract.

Hangman wants to remind both of them what happened. They were fighting to free the World Title from the Death Riders and their bullshit reign. If they had figured it out before Joe faced Moxley, he could have won then. If they had figured it out before Swerve faced Moxley, then he could have been the one. But it came down to Hangman, and he figured it out, and he became the World Champion! And he knew that, one by one, they would find themselves across the ring from me. Joe, you failed against me at WrestleDream. So instead, you turned to Hobbs, you turned to Shibata, you turned to Hook to help you. You are worse than the Death Riders on their best day. The world title is all you have left. And the twilight years of your career, Hangman wouldn’t want Joe to be remembered as the piece of shit that he is today.

Joe says if anyone would know about that, it would be this Godforsaken town.

Page says he planned on defending the championship against everyone who helped him. That includes Darby Allin, Will Ospreay (of course that gets a huge pop and a chant), and that includes standing across the ring from you, Swerve. You said that you came back to AEW to challenge the World Champion, and if not Joe, it would have been me, and I would have expected nothing less from you. I would have given you the title match that deserved, and if you had defeated me, I would have handed the title over to you. But that is not the world that we live in. At World’s End, this will be a 3-way match, and I can’t tell you who is leaving the champion, but it won’t be Joe. You messed up when you made an enemy of the two of us.

Page signs the contract. Tony says it is official, and the lights go out.

THE DEVIL IS BACK! MJF IS HERE!

MJF enters the ring wearing his sunglasses and wants his music to be cut off. He has Smart Mark Sterling give him his guaranteed world title shot, he signs it, and hands it to Tony. Tony says it will now be a 4-way match for the World Title.

MJF says they get the point, so get out of the ring you tub of goo lol. You are probably wondering why I am cashing in my title shot against three other guys.

Hey, Seabiscuit! You have been calling him a coward since he arrived here. MJF was going to take shortcuts, but that wouldn’t cut Page deep enough, would it? So, he is going to take the title from Page and two of his biggest rivals.

Joe goes to talk, but MJF tells him to shut up. What are you going to do, give him a Supervillain Silooy? You took the title from me, I admit it. But these schmucks dictate who is good, and he needs to go down in history as the greatest. You made these people question my ability, but your time has run out, Sloppy Joe. He going to make Joe fall back harder than his hairline. At World’s End, the same place you ended my title reign, I will end yours.

Bootyius Maximus, says Swerve, if there is anyone in this ring that you should be worried about, it’s me. MJF says there is a bar spitter that Swerve reminds him of. They both wear fake jewelry and way too much baby oil. Oh, it’s P Diddy. Woof. Pop Quiz, whose house? Ever since he started wrestling at age 17, he has known him as Shane. While MJF proved himself, but Swerve went to WWE. And while it was…Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…he did like seeing Strickland twerk for Top Dolla. But when you came to AEW, you became a tag champion, and you defeated Sloppy Joe and held the World Title for 126 days! 406 days, says MJF, but who is counting lol.

See, now they have a problem, Shane, because you are Swerve Stomping like you own the place. MJF mocks the dance for effect. This is MJF’s house, the rent is due, and the Devil is here to collect. Call him Michael Corleone, because he is about to handle all of his business in one night. At World’s End in Chicago, he is getting his World Title, his Triple B back. And do you folks know why? It’s because my name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, I am better than you, and you know it!

Well, that was a lot of talk lol. But at least we know how MJF factored into the plans for World’s End.

Jet Speed are in the back. Mike Bailey puts over Kevin Knight, and Knight says he will prove himself, and they will have that Jet Speed Finals.

It’s time for the ladies!

The Babes of Wrath and the Timeless Love Bombs vs. Mercedes Mone, Athena, Megan Bayne, and Marina Shafir

Willow and Mone to start, as Mone grabs arm control. Willow says that’s cute, as she carries Mone to her corner lol. The tag to Harley, and Willow with a suplex to Harley on to Mone for a one. Cameron and Athena in the ring, as Athena decks her and poses. She tells Mone this is how you do it, but she eats a Soul Food for her trouble.

Shafir gets the tag, as she peppers Cameron with some offense. Blind tag by Mina, as she hits a springboard splash for a two. Bayne comes into the match because she can, forcing Mina to fight them both off. Mina locks the legs of Shafir and hits a DDT on Bayne. Storm enters and slams Mina on top of Shafir, and the pin is broken up, as all the women are in the ring. The battle spills to the floor as we head out for break.

Cameron needs to take out as we return from break. Unfortunately for her, the heels take some of her partners off the apron. Cameron manages to get a tag to Storm, who intercepts Shafir with Mongolian chops, snapmares, and a DDT. Storm pulls up her tights some and hits the hip attack. Storm Zero attempt, but Athena hits a thrust kick. This is the part of the match where everyone hits their shit lol.

Toni tries Storm Zero again, but Shafir boxes her ears. Headbutt from Storm, and Willow and Bayne get the tags. They trade forearms, pump kick from Bayne, Spinebuster from Willow! The cover for a two. Bayne charges Willow into her team’s corner. Shafir with the blind tag as Bayne hits a Rana from the top rope! Cameron sends Bayne from the ring, Shafir sends Cameron from the ring, Storm knocks her off the apron, Athena kicks Storm in the head, and Mone gets the blind tag.

Mone goes to fly, but here comes Willow with the POUNCE, PERIOD! Willow with the CANNONABLL from the apron to Bayne, as Mone kind of short of shoved her in the way lol. Back in the ring, Athena with the O-Face to Willow! Mone hurries in and gets the pin for her team!
WINNER: Mercedes Mone, Athena, Megan Bayne, and Marina Shafir
TIME: 9:30
THOUGHTS: This needed more time, but it was Hella fun for what we got. This was also a nice little way to get all of the feuds into one “All-Star” match, and hopefully, we get some answers as to who moves on to challenge for the titles in the women’s division.
RATING: ***1/2

Sudden cut to COMMERCIALS!

And we are back for more C2 action!

Continental Classic Match – Gold League: PAC (1-1, 3 points) vs. Kyle Fletcher (2-1, 6 points)

The bell rings, as Fletcher strips away his pink pants! HE’S OUR BASTARD chants because, you know, PAC is from England, of course. Both men circle each other, Fletcher with a side headlock, but PAC fires him off and hits an arm drag. Fletcher back to his feet as he grabs wrist control. PAC eventually spins out and grounds Fletcher. Kyle to his feet, but PAC takes him right back down. Fletcher back to his feet and he hits a scoop slam.

Fletcher follows PAC to the corner, but he eats boot leather. PAC snaps off a Rana, as Fletcher hits the floor. PAC looks to take off, but he slides out of the ring and runs into a huge lariat from Kyle. Fletcher returns PAC to the ring, kicks him in the back, and applies the dreaded chinlock. Jawbreaker from PAC breaks the hold, and he sends Fletcher out of the ring and to the floor. PAC to the apron, and he hits a Rana to Kyle on the floor.

PAC returns Fletcher to the ring and goes to the top, but Fletcher rolls across the ring. PAC climbs down and runs into a kick from Fletcher. Kyle now to the top rope, but PAC explodes to the top and catches Flecther with an avalanche Belly-to-Belly suplex! That’ll take us to the break.

Fletcher and PAC are trading forearms from their knees as we return from break. Back on their feet, the forearm battle continues. Fletcher changes it up with a kick and a release German, but PAC rolls through. He hits his own German, but his exercise in rope running was cut off by a Michinoku Driver from Kyle for a two. PAC is first to his feet, however, as he decides to go to the top. Fletcher, however, retreats to the floor, but he gets an unexpected moonsault from PAC instead!

PAC returns Fletcher to the ring and hits the Tiger Suplex for a two. We are halfway through this match as PAC again heads to the top rope, but once more, Fletcher rolls away. PAC climbs down and goes after Fletcher and counters Kule with a Poison Rana. PAC again runs the ropes, but Fletcher with a thrust kick and a Liger Bomb! PAC kicks out at two.

Fletcher eyes up PAC and closes in with the big kick. Brainbuster is avoided by PAC as he snaps Kyle’s neck over the top rope. PAC springboards back in, but Fletcher catches him. PAC turns that into a standing Brutalizer! Fletcher fades a bit, but he gets to the ropes. PAC grounds Fletcher instead, Fletcher starts to fade out, but his foot hits the bottom rope for the break. Third time is the charm for the running lariat from PAC, but Kyle kicks out at two.

PAC goes to the top again, but Fletcher gets up and shakes the ropes. He hits a big kick to PAC and hits the Sheer Drop Brainbuster! The cover, but PAC kicks out at 2.9! Fletcher is beside himself as the fans claim PAC as their bastard lol.

Fletcher sits PAC on the top, looking for the avalanche Brainbuster, but PAC fights him off. PAC shifts himself around Fletcher AND HITS AN AVALANCHE POISON RANA! PAC to the top again, BLACK ARROW, AND PAC HAS KNOCKED OFF FLETCHER!
WINNER: PAC (2-1, 6 points)
TIME: 14:55
THOUGHTS: All kinds of kick ass, simply put. PAC got a win in his home country, while Fletcher continued to be awesome and prove why he is the future of AEW.
RATING: ****1/4

The Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale is up next!

COMMERCIALS!

Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale

We see competitors making their way to the ring. Jurassic Express and Brodido get their entrances during the show itself. As Bandido and Brody come down, The Demand jump them from behind! Ace Austin attacks them on the floor. The bell rings, as we see Mark Davis and Josh Alexander attack the former Acclaimed. The battle rages on around the ring, since people have to go over the top rope and to the floor to be eliminated. The Acclaimed have a moment, as they hit the Scissor Me Timbers to Bishop Kaun! They are going to scissor, but Ricochet eliminates Max Caster!

Max Caster is eliminated

Ricky is chased to the floor by Shelton Benjamin, while Ace Austin fights the DCF members in the ring. It did not end well for Ace.

Ace Austin is eliminated

Bowens with a neck breaker to Ricky. He tells him to get his bald ass up and tries to throw him out. Luckily, Ricky hangs on to the ropes, and Davis helps him to send Bowens from the match as we head to break.

Anthony Bowens is eliminated

King and Davis are doing battle in the middle of the ring as we return from break. Luchasaurus tries to attack both men, but they chop him away. Ricky tries to drop in on Benjamin, but he throws him to Luchasaurus for a power slam lol. In one fell swoop, we went on an eliminating spree.

Shelton Benjamin, Mark Davis, and Luchasaurus are eliminated

We are done to the Demand, Brodido, and Alexander. The Demand think they are going to run train over King, but Bordy takes care of the GOA. Ricky turns around, oblivious to what happened lol. King with a cannonball DVD to both members of the GOA. In the melee, Alexander was eliminated by Brodido.

Josh Alexander is eliminated

In the ring, Kaun catches Bandido and tries to eliminate him. Bandido stays alive with an enziguri. King is back, and he does a Cactus Jack and eliminated himself and Toa Liona!

Brody King and Toa Liona are eliminated

Bandido is in disbelief as Kaun is on the attack. Bandido reverses him and sends him out of the ring!

Bishop Kaun is eliminated: Ricochet and Bandido will advance
WINNER: Bandido and Ricochet
TIME: 10:20
THOUGHTS: I mean, you could do worse than to have two of your biggest superstars fight over the ring that MJF had in his possession since its inception. Kind of a wonky match with a lot of stuff happening, but it got the winners right.
RATING: ***

And it’s now time for Christmas Collision!

Jon Moxley in the back. He loves the Continental Classic. He lays it out there every night, that is what everyone should do. He pushes peoples’ buttons; some people react differently. Kyle O’Reilly turned into a monster and tried to break my foot. Roderick Strong and him danced for 16 and a half minutes. He will leave no bullets in the chamber; he is leaving it all out there.

Nigel McGuinness is here for the Collision portion of the show.

Continental Classic Match – Blue League: Orange Cassidy (1-1, 3 points) vs, Mascara Dorada (1-1, 3 points)

The bell rings, as Dorada wants to shake hands. Cassidy gives him the lazy handshake and Dorada is like WTF lol. Dorada goes behind Cassidy, OC sits out, but Dorada with the headlock. Cassidy rolls the legs of Dorada, but Dorada reverses it, only for Cassidy to get to the bottom rope. Lock-up, Dorada sweeps the leg of Cassidy, and Dorada rolls Cassidy around into a pin for a two.

Cassidy tells Dorada to stand back as he gets back to his feet. Cassidy grabs a headlock and hits an arm drag. Cassidy with an airplane head scissor spin and another arm drag as we head to break.

Dorada does some gymnastics as we return from break. Cassidy seems confused by him lol. Cassidy goes to put his hands in his pockets, but Dorada is like no. To the top rope, Dorada gets pulled down by Cassidy. He does some lazy chops before laying in some serious ones. Cassidy to the top very slowly, he puts his hand in his pocket, but Dorada shakes him from the top rope lol.

Cassidy does, however, manages to send Dorada from the ring. Tope Suicida from Cassidy is blocked by Dorada, as he uses the bottom rope to hit the Area Code Jones to Cassidy. Back in the ring, and Dorada hits the Tope properly. Shooting Star Press by Dorada to Cassidy on the floor. Dorada returns Cassidy to the ring and hits a springboard crossbody for a two.

Cassidy tries the Beach Break, but his back gives out, and Dorada with a powerslam for a two. Sunset Flip from Cassidy, but Dorada lifts him up. Cassidy sneaks out the back door and tries the DDT, but Dorada does a handstand! Undeterred, Cassidy hits the DDT anyway lol. Orange Punch is blocked by an enziguri into a backbreaker from Dorada!

Dorada to the top rope, Cassidy moves, roll through by Cassidy for a two, Dorada rolls him through for a two. Cassidy up and over the corner, here comes Dorada, but Cassidy shoves him from the top and to the apron. Back in the ring, Cassidy scores a crucifix pin for the win!
WINNER: Orange Cassidy (2-1, 6 points)
TIME: 11:15
THOUGHTS: Some serious moments, and some funny moments, which is to be expected from an Orange Cassidy match. Dorada was game, and again, it felt like either man could win this match, but Cassidy worked smarter and not harder.
RATING: ***1/2

Women’s action is up next!

COMMERCIALS!

Lexy Nair has Athena and Mercedes Mone in the back. Lexy wants to know if this win erases the tag team title lose that they suffered. What kind of question is that, wonders Mone. She thinks that they should be talking about coming for the Women’s Tag Team Titles. Athena says they can beat those hussies, hell, she has beaten Willow so much that they can win those titles. Mone says she is in the giving mood and is going to put her Rev Pro Women’s Title on the line! Athena says she doesn’t care what she does as long as she is dialed in for their match.

Hayter Hits Hard!

Jamie Hayter vs. Isla Dawn

The bell rings, as Dawn takes Hayter to the mat. Hayter returns the favor, so we’re back to the beginning. Dawn with some kicks to Hayter, but Jamie responds with forearms and a big boot. She charges Dawn, but Isla sends her to the floor. Baseball slide to Hayter and a running PK from the apron floors Hayter as Dawn poses on the apron as we hit the break.

Dawn continues the assault in the ring on Hayter as we return form break. Good for her, she’s already managed to look WAY better than she did last night against Shafir! Eventually, though, Hayter is going to hit hard, and she hits a jawbreaker to Isla. They trade shots from afar before crashing into one another in the middle of the ring.

Both ladies to their feet, Hayter with a boot to Dawn and a missile dropkick follows. Back suplex by Hayter for a two. Hayter is cut off by Dawn with elbows and a side suplex for a two. Hayter slips behind Dawn with some elbows. Hate Breaker is avoided, kind of, and Hayter hits Hayterade for the win!
WINNER: Jamie Hayter
TIME: 6:45
THOUGHTS: As I mentioned above, Dawn looked WAY better and got more in here than she did against Shafir on Dark. But obviously, Jamie was winning, since she has a title shot against Kris Statlander on the horizon. At least we were guaranteed a redhead was going to win, at any rate!
RATING: ***

Post-match, Dawn and Hayter show respect, but here comes the Triangle of Madness! They attack Dawn and Hayter, and Julia Hart uses her belt to whip Hayter. Here comes Statlander to make the save! In the confusion, Hayter “accidently” hits Kris with a Hayterade, and she was all like WHOOPS lol. She picks up the title belt and stares at Kris from across the ring.

The main event tag team title match is up next!

COMMERCIALS!

AEW Men’s Tag Team Titles Match: FTR (C) vs. The Bang Bang Gang

The bell rings, as Gunn and Wheeler will start us off. Early lockup, and Gunn panders to the crowd. Wheeler with the go-behind, Gunn reverses, but Cash with wrist control. Cash looking for a sleeper, but Gunn out the side and into the headlock. Rope running exercises ensue, with Gunn hitting a shoulder tackle. Gunn tags in Robinson, who hits an axe handle smash from the top.

Harwood reaches out to drag Wheeler to his corner. In the melee, Wheeler gouges the eyes of Robinson, and a tag is officially made. Harwood with chops to Juice in the corner. He sits him on the top rope, but Juice finds his way out. Leg drop from the middle rope and the pin, here comes Wheeler to make the save. Robinson sends him from the ring, Stoke distracts the ref, and Wheeler trips up Robinson. FTR look for a double team suplex, but Austin is in and he catches his tag team partner. They send FTR from the ring and hold serve as we head out for what should be the final break.

Harwood as an abdominal stretch on Gunn as we return from break. We see FTR doing the old school heel tactic of reaching out behind the refs back lol. While the ref admonishes them, Gunn rolls up Harwood, but the count is late, and he only gets a two. Harwood with the sleeper, Gunn counters it, but Wheeler with the blind tag. Cash walks over Gunn and poses in the corner. He goes for a Vader Bomb, but Gunn gets the knees up. Harwood tries to keep Juice from tagging in, but he seems to push Gunn to the corner lol.

Robinson is in with the Juice Jabs for each member of FTR and then both at the same time lol. Equal opportunity puncher! Robinson with a double lariat and a spinebuster to Harwood for a two. Both members of FTR are in the ring, the assisted suplex is cut off by Gunn, allowing Robinson to rollup Harwood for a two.

Stoke gets on the apron, but Robinson cuts him off. He smashes Stoke and Wheeler’s heads together, and powder flies up into the air. Harwood charges in, but he knocks them to the floor. Harwood is set on the top by Robinson. Dax fights off Juice, but here comes Austin. He hits a Superplex, and Juice with the splash! The cover, Wheeler tries to save his partner with a splash, but Juice moves and Cash splashes Dax instead. The pin, two count.

Gunn goes running after Cash on the floor, but Wheeler sends him over the barricade. Juice’s DDT is countered, as Robinson is shoved into the ring post. FTR lines up the Shatter Machine, but Gunn pulls Wheeler out of the ring and posts him. Dax goes for the Shatter Machine, only to realize that Cash isn’t there lol. Harwood gets pinned, but Wheeler gets his foot on the rope. The ref sees it, but the BBG don’t. They think they won, but the match continues.

FTR with chop blocks, top rope stomp from Wheeler to the leg of Robinson. Wheeler with the submission, as Harwood keeps Gunn at bay, and Robinson taps out.
WINNER: FTR (Still Champions)
TIME: 14:30
THOUGHTS: It didn’t seem feasible to me at least that FTR were going to drop the titles to the makeshift team within the BBG, but damn if Juice and Austin didn’t give it a go at any rate. FTR continue to prove why they are money as heels and one of the best teams in the world today, even with all of their follies in this match.
RATING: ***1/2

Post-match, FTR and Stoke celebrate. And with that, we are done!