AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming on December 11, 2024, coming to you live from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri!
Mariah May will be putting the AEW Women's World Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Anna Jay in a No Disqualification Match on the November 16 episode of "AEW Collision" as she defends against former friend Mina Shirakawa. May betrayed Shirakawa in the midst of a Champagne Championship Celebration at AEW Full Gear, which ultimately resulted in the two crashing off the entrance ramp through a table and led to a tense confrontation between the two during last week's edition of "Dynamite" as May was being interviewed by Renee Paquette.
After they both emerged victorious in the 2024 "Dynamite" Dozen Battle Royal last week, Kyle O'Reilly will be colliding with Adam Cole to determine MJF's challenger for the "Dynamite" Diamond Ring at AEW Worlds End on December 28. Despite warnings from O'Reilly, Cole has been vocal about wanting to seek retribution against his former Better Than You Bay Bay tag team partner with his Undisputed Kingdom stablemate Roderick Strong having come up short against him at Full Gear.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and PAC of The Death Riders will be joining forces to go head-to-head with Orange Cassidy and Jay White in tag team action. After White defeated PAC last week in a singles match, he was blindsided by Moxley and Marina Shafir in a post match beat down until Cassidy and "Hangman" Adam Page came to his aid.
Additionally, Will Ospreay will be taking on Claudio Castagnoli and Ricochet will be going one-on-one with Brody King in a pair of a Gold League matches for the Continental Classic. Castagnoli currently leads the Gold League with six points, while Ospreay, Ricochet, King, and Darby Allin trail behind with three points and Komander has zero.
We are live! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness greet audiences at home as The Death Riders make their way out to the ring. Orange Cassidy and Jay White follow.
Jon Moxley and PAC (w/ Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta) vs. Orange Cassidy and Jay White
PAC looks to blindside Cassidy and White from behind, but White and Cassidy see him coming. They begin brawling with PAC and Moxley on the outside, with Cassidy sending PAC crashing into several of the barricades and White sending Moxley crashing into the ring apron and one of the barricades before raining down right hands on him and biting him. White and Cassidy send Moxley and PAC crashing into opposite barricades, and Cassidy rains down right hands on Moxley in the corner. White sends PAC's head bouncing off the announce desk as Moxley sends Cassidy crashing into the ring steps head first.
White dumps PAC inside the ring, and the bell sounds. White connects with a backbreaker on PAC and goes for a pin, but Moxley breaks the fall and tags in. Moxley fires off a right hand on White, but White responds with several of his own. White and Moxley then exchange chops with one another, but White gains the upper hand and tags in Cassidy. Cassidy sets up for the Orange Punch on Moxley, but Moxley rolls out of the ring to avoid it. PAC sends Cassidy out to join him, and PAC fires off stomps on him on the outside.
PAC tags in and stomps on the side of Cassidy's neck twice as we see The Patriarchy watching the action from a box in the crowd. Moxley tags in and fires off stomps on the side of Cassidy's jaw, but Cassidy rocks him with a kick. White tags back in and connects with an uppercut on PAC in the corner, then lands a chop on him and hits a DDT on him. He delivers a second one to an interfering Moxley, then charges at PAC. PAC intercepts him with a boot.
Back from the break, Moxley rains down right hands on White and fires off knees on his head in the corner. PAC tags in and pins White, but White kicks out as we see Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne, and Mother Wayne leave Christian Cage alone in the box. PAC sends White's face bouncing off the turnbuckle, then tags in Moxley. Moxley locks in a submission on White, then tags PAC back in. White trips PAC, then tags in Cassidy as Moxley tags in on his side.
Cassidy and Moxley fire off right hands and strikes on one another, but Cassidy lands a kick on Moxley's face and levels an interfering PAC with a Tornado DDT. He ascends up the ropes, but Moxley joins him. Cassidy bites Moxley and delivers a Tornado DDT off the top, then goes for a pin but Moxley kicks out. Cassidy lands a second Tornado DDT, then connects with Stun Dog Millionaire on PAC. White takes down PAC, but Moxley levels him with a right hand.
Yuta hops up on the apron, but Cassidy delivers an Orange Punch to level him and connects with a second one on Moxley. "Hangman" Adam Page appears and rains down right hands on Moxley, causing the disqualification.
Winners: N/A (double disqualification due to outside interference)
Page continues raining down right hands on Moxley, but Cassidy pulls him off Moxley. Page then begins brawling with Cassidy, and White becomes involved until the three men are left laying in the ring. The Death Riders then get involved and beat down Cassidy, Page, and White.
Back from the break, we head over to a video hyping up the return of Bandido. We then head over to a message from Moxley, who proposes a Fatal Four-Way Match between Cassidy, White, and Page at Worlds End before Cage sends a message of his own from the box in the crowd. HOOK appears behind Cage and locks in the Redrum on him.
Will Ospreay then makes his way down to the ring. Claudio Castagnoli follows.
Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a Gold League Match For The Continental Classic
The bell rings and Ospreay sends Castagnoli crashing out of the ring. Ospreay flies out of the ring to level Castagnoli, then dumps him back inside of the ring and goes for a pin. Castagnoli kicks out, then looks to connect with an Os-Cutter. Castagnoli catches him with a strike mid-air, then lands an uppercut. Ospreay and Castagnoli then exchange right hands, but Castagnoli sends Ospreay crashing into the corner and connects with an uppercut on him on the outside. Castagnoli sends Ospreay crashing into the ring steps with The Swing, then sends his face bouncing off them and traps him in them. He delivers a stomp on his arm and looks to fly off the top, but Castagnoli catches him with an uppercut.
Back from the break, Ospreay connects with a springboard hurricanrana to Castagnoli and follows it up with a vertical suplex. He follows it up with a standing Phoenix Splash and goes for a pin, but Castagnoli kicks out. Castagnoli lands a double stomp on the spine of Ospreay, then sends him crashing into the mat and charges at him. Ospreay catches him with a boot and looks to land a Phoenix Splash, but Castagnoli sees him coming.
Castagnoli fires off stomps on Ospreay's head, but Ospreay responds with the Os-Cutter. Castagnoli then delivers the pop-up uppercut and sets up for the Neutralizer. Ospreay rolls up Castagnoli for the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
After the match, Castagnoli blindsides Ospreay from behind and connects with the Neutralizer. He grabs a chair, but Darby Allin runs down to the ring to even the odds.
We then head outside the arena and see MJF arrive.
Back from the break, Adam Cole makes his way out to the ring. Kyle O'Reilly follows.
Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole - Winner Challenges MJF For the Dynamite Diamond Ring At Worlds End
Cole offers his hand to O'Reilly, but O'Reilly pushes it away. The bell rings and the two lock up. O'Reilly connects with a shoulder tackle, but Cole connects with a kick on his head and the two lock up again. O'Reilly locks in an Armbar on Cole, then rolls him up. Cole kick out and slides out of the ring, but O'Reilly follows him out there and sends him crashing onto the floor.
Back from the break, Cole intercepts O'Reilly with a superkick and sets up for the Panama City Sunrise. O'Reilly catches him with a knee to her midsection, then follows it up with a second knee off the apron and dumps him back inside the ring. He ascends to the top and looks to land a flying knee, but Cole avoids it and delivers a sliding knee.
O'Reilly cinches in a Knee Bar on Cole, but Cole grabs onto the bottom rope to escape and connects with the Panama City Sunrise. He sets up for a running knee, but O'Reilly cinches in an Ankle Lock on him. Cole escapes by sending O'Reilly crashing out of the ring, then connects with a superkick on her head. MJF appears on the apron and looks to hit Cole with his "Dynamite" Diamond Ring, but Cole levels him. O'Reilly looks to take advantage and rolls up Cole, but Cole kicks out and rolls up O'Reilly for the win.
Winner: Adam Cole
Ricochet then makes his way down to the ring. Brody King follows.
Ricochet vs. Brody King in a Gold League Match For The Continental Classic
The bell rings and the two lock up. King dumps Ricochet into the corner, then dumps him out of the ring and powerbombs him onto the apron spine first. King sits Ricochet in a chair and connects with a crossbody.
Back from the break, Ricochet fires off right hands on King but King intercepts him with a German suplex. Ricochet rocks King with an enzuigiri, then follows it up with a second one that sends King crashing off the apron and flies to level him. He dumps him back inside and delivers a 450 Splash to him over the top rope from the apron, then goes for a pin but King kicks out.
Ricochet connects with a boot on the side of King's jaw, but King turns him inside out with a clothesline and goes for a pin. Ricochet kicks out and rolls up King, but King kicks out and Ricochet rocks him with a jumping knee. King delivers a chop to Ricochet, then hits a splash on him in the corner and follows it up with a cannonball in the corner. He goes for a pin, but Ricochet kicks out. King and Ricochet then teeter on the ropes, but Ricochet powerbombs King off the middle rope and lands a Shooting Star Press. King cinches in a Sleeper on Ricochet, but Ricochet escapes and connects with the Spirit Gun for the win.
Winner: Ricochet
Mina Shirakawa then makes her way out to the ring. Mariah May follows.
Mariah May (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa for the AEW Women's World Championship
The bell rings and Shirakawa fires off right hands on May in the corner. May gets in Shirakawa's face, but Shirakawa trips her and cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on her. May rolls out of the ring with the submission locked in on her as we see Thunder Rosa in the crowd holding a sign. Shirakawa trips May on the apron and sends her leg bouncing off the ring post, then cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock using the ring post and sends her leg bouncing off it again.
Back from the break, May fires off right hands on Shirakawa's head. Shirakawa responds with a kick to May's head, and the two continue going back and forth before Shirakawa connects with a spinning back fist and a reverse DDT. May responds with a running knee to Shirakawa's face, then connects with May Day and goes for a pin. Shirakawa kicks out, then connects with a Crucifix Bomb and flies off the apron to level May. May then sends Shirakawa crashing into the mat for the win.
Winner (and still): Mariah May
After the match, Toni Storm's music hits and she makes her way out in her return to AEW with her old gimmick. She stares down May from the entrance ramp as a shocked Rosa watches on and the show goes off the air.
Comments