Welcome to Fightful's live coverage of AEW Dynamite for December 21, 2022.
Here is what's on tap for the show:
AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash (12/21)
- AEW Women's World Championship: Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
- FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn)
- Best-Of-Seven: Match Five (No Disqualification): The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) (1-3) vs. Death Triangle (PAC, Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero Miedo)
- Bryan Danielson set to speak
- Ricky Starks will appear on the show
- Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland meet face-to-face with Rick Ross as mediator
- Ricky Starks kicked off the show by saying that the next time he gets in the ring with Maxwell Jacob Friedman, he will become champion. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Daniel Garcia interrupt Ricky. Chris Jericho tries to offer Ricky Starks a spot in the JAS and Ricky Starks declines and chooses to challenge Chris Jericho for a match on January 4. Jake Hager attacks Ricky from behind and the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society hits the ring. Action Andretti makes the save.
Best-Of-Seven: Match Five (No Disqualification): The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) (1-3) vs. Death Triangle (PAC, Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero Miedo)
A crazy match that saw an artificial Christmas tree utilized. Death Triangle tried to utilize simultaneous hammer shots but, the Young Bucks were able to pull PAC and Pentagon out of the ring. Kenny Omega hit a Dragon Suplex on Rey Fenix. The Young Bucks hit The Meltzer Driver for the victory. After the match, The Elite were bloodied by Death Triangle.
Winners: The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) by pinfall (2-3)
- Footage was shown of Maxwell Jacob Friedman cutting a promo on Bryan Danielson after the show last week.
- Action Andretti is confronted by 2point0. Andretti is greeted by a fireball by Chris Jericho. Jericho rubs Andretti's face in the flop of the backstage area.
- Bryan Danielson promises to make MJF realize that there are consequences for his actions. Ethan Page and Stokely Hathaway interrupt. Danielson says if Ethan wants to fight him, they can fight right here and right now. Ethan refuses. Ethan Page agrees to fight Bryan Danielson next week.
- Jon Moxley cuts a promo on Hangman Page and says he's tired of taking the blame for what happened to Page in October because Hangman should understand that this is a rough business.
- Samoa Joe promises to beat Wardlow next week.
HOOK vs. Exodus Prime
Short and sweet. HOOK hits a Capture HOOKplex, Crossface blows, and the Red Rum for the victory.
Winner: HOOK by surrender.
- After the match, Stokely Hathaway, Lee Moriarty, and Bigg Bill are shown beating up Jack Perry. Bill Chokeslams Jack into a dumpster. As HOOK exits, Jon Moxley enters.
Jon Moxley vs. Darius Martin
Darius tries his best and even delivers a nice Slingshot Pele Kick but in the end, Jon Moxley is able to deliver Stomps to the face, the Hammer Elbows, and the Death Rider for the victory.
Winner: Jon Moxley by pinfall.
- A vignette hypes the main event Women's Championship match
- Powerhouse Hobbs promises to spill blood in the next chapter of The Book of Hobbs.
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn)
FTR dominates the opening moments.
Toward the backend of the match, The Gunns went for a Double Piledriver on the outside, but Cash fought back. Colten shoves Harwood into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Dax Harwood goes for a pile driver but his back gives out. eventually, The Gunns get the victory with a roll-up as Colten holds his brother’s hand for leverage.
Winners: The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn) by pinfall.
- Sonjay Dutt raps about The Acclaimed.
- Rick Ross is in the ring with Keith Lee. Ross introduced Swerve Strickland. swerve comes out and it's revealed that he's starting a new group called Mogul Affiliates. Parker Boudreaux attacks Lee from behind. Lee overpowers him and starts eyeing Swerve. Another man attacks Lee, and they jump Lee. Swerve Double Stomps a cinderblock onto Lee’s chest, as Mogul Affiliates stands tall alongside Swerve.
AEW Women’s World Championship: Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
A great back-and-forth match. In the end, Britt Baker tried to attack Shida with her Kendo Stick but Shida ended up using it on Baker. Jamie Hayter would get the victory with a Ripcord Lariat.
Winner and still champion: Jamie Hayter by pinfall.
- After the match, Baker jumps Shida and Toni Storm makes to save. When she begins to be attacked by Hayter, Saraya makes the final save and the babyfaces stand tall to end the show.
