LIVE 12/18 AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash Results – This week’s show kicks off with an arrival shot of Jon Moxley and The Death Riders in the parking lot, as Excalibur and Tony Schiavone welcome us to the show.
Backstage With Jay White, Orange Cassidy, Hangman Page, Darby Allin & Will Ospreay
Backstage, Renee Paquette is standing by with Orange Cassidy and Jay White. She asks if they’re more focused on The Death Riders tonight, or each other heading into their world title tilt at AEW Worlds End 2024. White says Cassidy is all talked out, so he’ll answer. He mentions being focused on the world title. He says he doesn’t have the Bang Bang Gang by his side, so he’s got to rely on Orange and Hangman Page. Hangman walks up and cuts White off and says Jon Moxley is all his tonight.
From there, we go to a quick one-line promo from Darby Allin about his Continental Classic showdown tonight against Will Ospreay. After that, we cut to “The Aerial Assassin” himself, who also talks about the match and closes with his new “on another level” catchphrase. Excalibur runs down the Continental Classic Standings.
TBS Championship
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Anna Jay
The bell rings and Mone slaps Jay. She goes for a pin, but Jay kicks out and Mone levels her with a shoulder tackle. Jay fires off right hands on Mone in the corner, but Mone delivers The Three Amigos to her and ascends to the top rope. She looks to land a splash, but Jay rolls out of the ring and delivers a boot to her midsection. She follows it up with a neckbreaker and goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out. Mone connects with a backstabber to Jay, then delivers a meteora and goes for a pin. Jay kicks out, but Mone wears her down with a submission. Jay escapes by sending Mone crashing into the corner, then delivers a meteora off the middle rope.
Back from the break, Jay delivers a Blockbuster off the middle rope and goes for a pin. Mone kicks out, but Jay connects with a pair of roundhouse kicks and pulls Mone off the middle rope. She lands a Gory Bomb on her and goes for a pin, but Mone grabs the bottom rope to break the fall. Mone then locks in the Mone Statement before she follows it up with a meteora in the corner and the Mone Maker for the win.
Winner (and still): Mercedes Mone
We Hear From MJF
As fans boo him, MJF tells them that he doesn’t care about their opinions. He rags on the Washington Wizards, then says he wants to talk about a fundraiser he’s started a campaign to get help for Adam Cole. Cole appears on the jumbo tron and informs MJF he had a meeting with Tony Khan. He says there will be two men at ringside to make sure MJF doesn’t cheat to use his “Dynamite” Diamond Ring at Worlds End: Matt Taven and Mike Bennett. Cole then appears behind MJF in the ring and rains down right hands on him. He lands a superkick on him, then looks to land the Panama City Sunrise. MJF rolls out of the ring before he can land it.
Jamie Hayter Challenges Julia Hart For AEW Fight For The Fallen
Highlights are shown of Willow Nightingale beating Jamie Hayter on AEW Collision to qualify for the International Women’s Cup Tournament at Wrestle Dynasty. Back live, Hayter appears backstage and addresses Julia Hart’s AEW return and attack of her after the Nightingale bout. She issues a challenge to Julia for AEW Fight for the Fallen.
Kenny Omega’s AEW Return Coming “Soon”
From there, Excalibur mentions that Kenny Omega has been gone from the scene for a while. He says he’s scheduled to return to the ring at the Tokyo Dome for NJPW in January, and mentions that he’ll be back in AEW “soon” as well. A video package airs to promote the highly-anticipated return of Omega. When it wraps up, we hear the crowd chanting his name.
Nick Wayne & Christian Cage vs. HOOK & Katsuyori Shibata
Nick and HOOK begin the action. The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Cage and Shibata tag in and lock up with each other, but Cage delivers a boot to Shibata’s midsection. Shibata fires off chops on Cage before HOOK and Nick tag back in. HOOK low bridges Nick out of the ring, then delivers a shoulder to Cage’s midsection and sends him crashing on top of Nick on the outside over the top rope. Cage then trips HOOK as he runs the ropes after HOOK and Nick return to the ring.
Back from the break, HOOK connects with a suplex on Nick. Shibata tags in and fires off chops on Nick in the corner, then connects with a dropkick on him and follows it up with a suplex. Shibata cinches in an Arm Bar on Nick, but Nick escapes and Shibata delivers a stomp to him on the spine. Shibata trips Nick, then sends Cage crashing into the mat and HOOK connects with a suplex to him on the floor. Shibata cinches in a Sleeper on Nick, but Sabian hops up on the apron. HOOK locks in the Redrum on Sabian, but Mother Wayne then hops up on the apron. This opens the door for Cage to deliver the Killswitch to Shibata and place Nick on top of him to pin him for the win.
Winners: Christian Cage and Nick Wayne
“The Glamour” Mariah May is shown backstage cutting a promo accepting the Tijuana Street Fight challenge from Thunder Rosa for AEW Worlds End 2024. She encourages her to bring her dad so she can ruin two generations at once.
AEW Continental Classic
Shelton Benjamin vs. The Beast Mortos
Tony Schiavone is in the ring when we return inside the arena. He introduces his guest at this time, Ricochet. Ricochet makes his way out in a suit. Schiavone brings up him having six points in the AEW Continental Classic. He brings up Ricochet’s recent change of attitude the last time we saw him. Ricochet says it looked real good on him, though.
The theme for The Hurt Syndicate hits and out comes MVP with Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. They confront Ricochet in the ring, who acts nervous and starts sucking up, trying to act friendly with the trio. They aren’t acting friendly back. In fact, MVP asks Ricochet if he still has the business card he gave him.
Ricochet goes to pull it out as Lashley snatches him up by the scruff of his neck and coat. MVP tells Ricochet no one likes a kiss-ass or a suck-up. Ricochet backs off and heads to the back. Benjamin stays in the ring. MVP tells him to “hurt somebody,” and he awaits the arrival of his opponent for tonight.
Meanwhile, MVP heads over to join the gang on special guest commentary for this one. The Beast Mortos makes his way out, the bell sounds and off we go with AEW Continental Classic action. Benjamin takes the early offensive lead and after dumping Mortos out to the floor, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break.
The bell rings and Benjamin delivers a bodyslam to Mortos. Mortos sends Benjamin crashing into the mat, but Mortos cinches in a Half Boston Crab on Benjamin. Benjamin escapes and Mortos connects with a chop on him, then sends him crashing out of the ring.
Back from the break, Mortos rolls up Benjamin. Benjamin kicks out, but Mortos catches him with a powerslam and flies off the top to level him. Benjamin gets Mortos up on one shoulder and connects with a powerslam, but Mortos rocks Benjamin with a headbutt. Benjamin responds with three German suplexes and a jumping knee in the corner, then follows it up with a slam for the win.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin
After the match, Lashley and MVP join Benjamin in the ring. Lashley and Benjamin beat down Mortos, but Daniel Garcia appears and challenges The Hurt Syndicate to a fight. Mark Briscoe’s music hits and he joins Garcia. Garcia and Mark begin brawling with Benjamin and Lashley, but MVP hits Mark with his cane and Lashley levels Garcia. Benjamin then gets hold of the TNT Championship and holds it up.
Swerve Strickland Says Ricochet Is Still A “Follower”
The show heads to another commercial break. When we return, we see Ricochet backstage with Renee Paquette. He talks about The Hurt Syndicate snubbing him and plays it off. He talks about the Continental Classic and Will Ospreay and their upcoming match.
As he turns to leave, he runs into Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana. He talks about how he’s going to win the Continental Classic, something Swerve didn’t do last year. Swerve calls him by his real name and says he can see he’s still a follower.
AEW Continental Classic
Will Ospreay vs. Darby Allin
The bell rings and the two lock up. Allin rolls up Ospreay, but Ospreay kicks out and connects with a chop on Allin. Allin dropkicks Ospreay into the corner, then flies through the bottom rope to level Ospreay on the outside and dumps him back inside. He ascends to the top and looks to land a Coffin Drop on Ospreay on the ring apron, but Ospreay moves out of the way and Allin is sent crashing into the ring apron spine first.
Back from the break, Ospreay connects with the Hidden Blade on Allin. Allin responds with a Code Red and goes for a pin, but Ospreay kicks out. Allin fires off right hands on Ospreay, but Ospreay levels Allin with a pair of chops. Allin connects with a Crucifix Bomb on Ospreay, but Ospreay responds with a Styles Clash onto the floor off the ring apron. Allin connects with a Coffin Drop on Ospreay and pins him for the win.
Winner: Darby Allin
Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & PAC vs. Jay White, Orange Cassidy & Hangman Page
Once the match wraps up, The Death Riders theme cuts off Allin’s music during his post-match celebration in the ring. Claudio Castagnoli, Allin’s next opponent in the AEW Continental Classic, comes out through the crowd and stares Allin down. The show heads into another commercial break on that note.
When we return, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC and Marina Shafir are with Castagnoli at ringside. It’s main event time! The theme for Jay White hits and out comes “Switchblade” by himself. He stops and Orange Cassidy’s theme hits. The “Freshly Squeezed” one joins him and then Hangman Page’s theme hits and the three head down to get our final match of the evening officially off-and-running.
Cassidy and Wheeler Yuta begin the action. The bell rings and Cassidy goes straight after Yuta. He levels him, but Jon Moxley tags in and Cassidy levels him with Beach Break. Yuta and Page tag in, and Page delivers a Fallaway Slam to Yuta. Page gets Yuta up on his shoulders, but Yuta escapes and Page levels him with a clothesline. He sends him crashing into the corner, but White tags in. Page storms to the back as White sets up for Blade Runner. Moxley avoids it, and Castagnoli takes a cheap shot Cassidy on the outside before Moxey delivers a piledriver to White.
Back from the break, Yuta delivers a knee drop to White’s neck. He fires off stomps on him, but White tosses Yuta out of the ring. White looks to tag in Cassidy, but Cassidy is nowhere to be found. PAC tags in and White delivers a back body drop on him. PAC connects with a cutter over the top rope and from the apron, but White levels him with a double underhook suplex. PAC lands a German suplex on White, but Moxley tags in and White catches him with a DDT. Cassidy tags in and lands a Tornado DDT on Moxley off the top, then fires off stomps on him and connects with a second Tornado DDT.
Moxley sets up for the Death Rider on Cassidy, but Cassidy escapes and sets up for Orange Punch. Moxley avoids it, but Page reemerges at ringside and clocks him from behind. Cassidy delivers Stun-Dog Millionaire on Yuta and Page follows it up with the Buckshot Lariat. Page then begins arguing with White, opening the door for Moxley to roll up Cassidy while they’re distracted for the win.
Winners: The Death Riders
Page, White, and Cassidy continue arguing after the match as Moxley grabs a chair and hops up on the apron as PAC does the same thing. Moxley and Shafir retreat through the crowd as Page, White, and Cassidy brawl at ringside and the show goes off the air.
–– Here is what’s in store for tonight’s show ––
- AEW Continental Classic Gold League Match: Will Ospreay vs. Darby Allin
- AEW Continental Classic Blue League Match: Shelton Benjamin vs. The Beast Mortos
- TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Anna Jay
- MJF to speak
- The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & PAC) vs. Orange Cassidy, Hangman Page, and Jay White
- FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) to speak
- Nick Wayne & Christian Cage vs. HOOK & Katsuyori Shibata
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LIVE 12/18 AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash Results
