Simply having a wonderful Dynamite!

As World’s End approaches, everyone is scrambling for their spot in the Continental Classic playoffs! Who gets those precious final points?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Continental Classic Blue League: Konosuke Takeshita VS Orange Cassidy; Konosuke wins.
• Continental Classic Blue League: Roderick Strong VS Mascara Dorada; Dorada wins.
• MJF VS Dustin Waller; MJF wins.
• Dynamite Diamond Ring Finals: Ricochet VS Bandido; Bandido wins and advances to Maximum Carnage.
• Mina Shirakawa VS Marina Shafir; Marina wins.
• Continental Classic Gold League: PAC VS “Jungle” Jack Perry; Jack wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Continental Classic Blue League: Konosuke Takeshita VS Orange Cassidy!

After a tie with Claudio Castagnoli, The Alpha leads with seven points, but Freshly Squeezed is just a step behind him! Will Cassidy slingshot his way to the front of Blue League with a win over Konosuke? Or will THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion be headed to World’s End without question?

As before, Don Callis joins commentary, and the fans already tell him off. The bell rings and we are on the clock as the fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Konosuke and Cassidy stare down, then Cassidy takes his glasses off to throw at Konosuke! They just bounce off Konosuke, but he picks them up. Cassidy rolls Konosuke up! TWO, but Cassidy headlocks. Konosuke power sup and out, Cassidy goes up and out then slingshots in. Cassidy runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then sunset flips! Konosuke stays up, he YANKS Cassidy up, but Cassidy RANAS through! Cover, TWO! Cassidy wheelbarrows, but Konosuke stops the roll!

Konosuke BLUE THUNDER- NO, headlock takeover! Then a roll  to a ghost pin, TWO!!! Konosuke barely escapes, and everyone is shocked! Callis plays it off but he was just as shocked. Konosuke runs up, he blocks Cassidy’s boot, then he CHOPS! Konosuke whips corner to corner, Cassidy goes up and out again, but the HELLUVA KICK knocks Cassidy down! The fans rally, the ref starts the ring count, but Konosuke goes out to RAM Cassidy into railing! The fans are torn as Konosuke stalks Cassidy. Konosuke ROCKS Cassidy with a forearm to the back! Konosuke then gives Cassidy an APRON BACK SUPLEX!

Cassidy flounders around, the fans rally up, and Konosuke rolls into the ring. Konosuke wrenches and hammerlocks Cassidy to ROCK him with a shot to the back! Konosuke looms over Cassidy, he clamps on with a chinlock, but Cassidy endures. The fans rally, Cassidy endures, but Konosuke HIP DROPS! Konosuke stalks Cassidy, brings him up, and lifts, but Cassidy fights with elbows. Then he FLYING MARES free, runs up at the corner, but Konosuke puts him on the apron. Cassidy SMACKS Konosuke off buckles, then runs him side to side for more buckles! And more buckles! But Konosuke stops the third try!

Cassidy RAMS Konosuke, slingshots, and TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up as things keep moving, tilt-o-whirl DDT! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives but Cassidy stays focused. Callis admits, Cassidy is experienced and sneaky athletic. Cassidy stalks Konosuke to a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, Cassidy goes to TEN, then backs off. Cassidy climbs up again, the fans fire up, and Cassidy rains down more fists! Cassidy goes to TEN again, and then he backs off. The fans cheer as Cassidy climbs up on a seated Konosuke, to rain down even more fists! TEN! The fans cheer for thirty total punches!

Cassidy goes back to Konosuke, but Konosuke stops 31! So Cassidy stomps a mudhole in! The fans count, and Cassidy goes to TEN stomps! But Konosuke has the foot now, and he SHOVES Cassidy! Cassidy goes Matrix to avoid the elbow! Then he puts his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Cassidy “unleashes” kicks! Konosuke sighs, then whips Cassidy to a corner. Konosuke runs up, Cassidy dodges, and then Cassidy comes back! Konosuke puts Cassidy up top, but Cassidy boots free! And FLYING RANAS! Cassidy keeps moving to SHOTGUN< but Konosuke stays put?! Cassidy kips up but is surprised! SHOTGUN!

Konosuke is still standing, so Cassidy fires up and runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS! Down goes Konosuke! Cassidy kips up, Callis wants to choke Cassidy with those acid-washed jeans. But then Konosuke rises up and reels Cassidy in! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cassidy flounders away and Konosuke lets him bail out while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Konosuke goes out after Cassidy, and whips him hard into railing! Then he BOOTS Cassidy down! The fans fire up, Konosuke puts Cassidy in the ring, cover, ONE!! Cassidy toughs it out but Konosuke clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Cassidy endures, even as Konosuke grinds him into the mat. Konosuke drags Cassidy up, shoves him, and ROCKS him in the back! Cassidy drops to his knees while Konosuke huffs ‘n’ puffs. Konosuke brings Cassidy up to shove him again, and ROCKS him with another forearm to the back! Cassidy gets mad, but Konosuke drags him back up to shove again. Cassidy BOOTS Konosuke!

Cassidy fires off forearms of his own, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks him down! Konosuke then drags Cassidy back up, but Cassidy fights the suplex! Konosuke CLUBS away on Cassidy’s back, but Cassidy still fights the suplex! Konosuke suplexes again, but Cassidy slips free! Cassidy shoves, then Alabama Lifts! But the back won’t let him! Konosuke sunset flips, Cassidy rolls through, basement BOOT! Dynamite on 34th Street returns to single picture as Cassidy waits on Konosuke. The elbow pad comes off, and he runs up on Konosuke, but into an ELBOW! The fans fire up as Konosuke then goes up the corner.

Konosuke drags Cassidy up to join him, and SUPER- STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Cassidy turns things around on Konosuke and the fans fire up again! Konosuke bails out, Cassidy builds speed, DIVE and TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up more as Cassidy hurries to get Konosuke in. Cassidy runs up, but into a KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and Konosuke snarls. There’s blood in Konosuke’s mouth, but he drags Cassidy back up. The fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener. Konosuke suplexes, STUN- NO! Konosuke stops that, dragon sleepers, and then lifts, but Cassidy fights the tuck! Wheelbarrow and victory roll, TWO!

WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Konosuke sends Cassidy tumbling, but he comes back! ORANGE- NO, Konosuke ducks to ROLLING ALPHA ELBOW!! ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as both men sputter and crawl. Konosuke goes to the apron while Cassidy rises at center. Cassidy powers up and runs up, but Konosuke avoids the punch to KNEE Cassidy down again! The fans fire up, and Konosuke drags Cassidy to the apron. Konosuke reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy lifts! APRON BEACH BREAK!! Both men fall while the fans lose their minds!

Cassidy and Konosuke rise as the ring count climbs, but Konosuke THROWS Cassidy into railing! Konosuke then runs up, but the boot misses! ORANGE PUNCH hits!! Konosuke falls into the crowd! Cassidy hears the count, he hurries into the ring at 6 of 10! Konosuke sputters, the fans shout for him to get up! But we’re at 8! Konosuke scrambles, stumbles, and slides in at 9.9!! OKLAHOMA ROLL! TWO!!! Konosuke and Cassidy roll at the five minute mark, cradle!! TWO!!! ORANGE- NO, Konosuke ducks it, RAGING- CRADLE COUNGTER! TWO and deadlift RAGING FIRE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Cassidy earns 0)

And with TEN points, Konosuke is a LOCK for the semifinals! But will he be Blue League’s number one? Or will another move past him in the final rounds?

Gabe Kidd speaks.

“Do you hear that? If you listen hard enough, you can hear Darby Allin’s head clattering down these stairs. I hear the zipper, I hear the body bag tearing from underneath me, I feel my skin tearing from my back! Setting that table on fire was nothing. It’s funny to me you’ve created this image that you’re some kind of indestructible man. That’s all you are, Darby: a man! And you’ve been standing on thin ice, and now it’s starting to crack from underneath you. I’m gonna be the one who shatters that ice and drags you down. Please, I’m begging you, PLEASE… World’s End.” The Mad Man wants his fight with The Relentless One, but will Darby make him regret it?

Bang Bang Gang speaks.

Austin Gunn calls out FTR, saying, “Every day, we’re constantly reminded of the legacy that you want to leave in professional wrestling. Constantly reminded about how you’re the best tag team in the world. What’s not clocking to you? We agree, everyone agrees with you. But you weren’t the best tag team in Manchester, England.” Juice Robinson points out, “There were shenanigans involved. Everyone was confused! I’ll tell you one thing, I am not confused, cuz I saw with my own two eyes, your shoulders were on the mat! I don’t care if your foot was on the ropes, let’s get rid of the ropes. Let’s get rid of the rules!”

Juice grew up 60 miles south of Chicago, and the thing about Chicago is, sometimes you gotta get down and dirty and violent to settle the score! ‘Tis the season, so reach down and find your jingle bells for a CHICAGO STREET FIGHT! And if you’re not down with that, they’ve got two words for you: GUNNS UP! But will the words we hear at World’s End be #AndNEW? Or #AndStill?

Continental Classic Blue League: Roderick Strong VS Mascara Dorada!

The Savior of the Backbreaker may be mathematically eliminated in the C2, but it’s still the Season of Giving. Will Roddy give the King of the Ropes a spoiler for Christmas? Or will this be a Feliz Navidad for the CMLL World Trios & Historical Welterweight Champion?

The bell rings and the fans rally up again. Dorada and Roddy circle, tie up, and they go around. Roddy wrenches, wristlocks, but Dorada rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks. Roddy wrenches through, goes for a leg, but Dorada fights with his own waistlock. Roddy wrenches free, YANKS the arm, and has the wristlock. Dorada uses the ropes to flip through as fans sing Feliz Navidad for him. Roddy goes to the ROPEBREAK, and the fans cheer. Dorada and Roddy feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. Roddy slips around, headlocks, then hits a takeover. Dorada fights with a leg, and he pries free into a short arm scissor!

Roddy fights around, rolls Dorada, then ties up the legs. Roddy has a modified Queen Angelito but Dorada endures. Roddy shifts up to a CAMEL CLUTCH! Dorada endures, slips out the back, and he trips Roddy to tie up the legs! Dorada has the arms to pull Roddy up and up into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Roddy endures, Dorada makes it a bridging cover, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as the two reset. The two tie up, Roddy puts Dorada on the ropes, but Dorada turns things around. Dorada whips, Roddy reverses, but Dorada front-flips over the dropdown! The fans cheer, Dorada rolls back, btu Roddy stops the wheelbarrow to FLIP Dorada

Dorada handsprings, Roddy dodges, and Roddy puts Dorada on the apron! Dorada GAMANGIRIS while fans cheer on “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Dorada knuckle locks, ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAGS, and Roddy tumbles out! The fans fire up, Dorada builds speed, and Dorada slides, only for Roddy to dodge! Dorada just runs up, but Roddy SPIN-OUT BOMBS Dorada on the apron! The fans fire up while the ref checks Dorada, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Roddy storms back over, he drags Dorada up and whips him hard into railing! Roddy flexes, then he drags Dorada up to put back in the ring. Roddy stomps Dorada around, drags him back up, and CHOPS him in the corner! Dorada flops down but Roddy looms over him. Roddy drags Dorada up, scoops, and BACKBREAKER! Dorada writhes, Roddy covers, TWO! Roddy clamps on with a headlock and he grinds Dorada down. Roddy clamps on a COBRA TWIST, but Dorada endures. Dorada fights the hold, rises up, but Roddy fires a forearm! Dorada fires back, they go back and forth, then Roddy blocks a knee! But Dorada knees free of the lift!

Dorada runs, but Roddy dodges, only for the handspring BACK ELBOW to hit! Both men are down, and Roddy crawls to a corner. Dorada rises at center, Roddy storms up and ROCKS him with a forearm! Roddy CHOPS Dorada, Dorada CHOPS back, and they CHOP again and again! Roddy ROCKS Dorada, Dorada hits back, and it is a brawl as Dynamite on 34th Street returns to single picture! Dorada ROCKS Roddy, roars, and the fans are with him! Dorada runs, but into a KNEE! Roddy TOSSES Dorada to the apron, blocks a kick, and he spins Dorada, only for Dorada to GAMANGIRI! Dorada goes up, up, and TORNILLO ARM-DRAGS!

Dorada keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl RANA! Roddy tumbles out, Dorada builds speed, and Dorada fakes with the handspring! He goes to the apron to DAREDEVIL DIVE ARM-DRAG! The fans are fired up again, and Dorada stalks Roddy up the ramp. Dorada gets Roddy back into the ring, and Dorada goes to the corner. The fans rally up as Dorada climbs, and SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Roddy survives and Dorada grows frustrated, but he just calls his next shot. The fans rally up again, Dorada climbs again, and 450- NO, Roddy dodges! And BOOTS! ENZIGIRIS! Then torture rack! BUCKLE BACKBREAKER!

Roddy runs up, SHINING WIZARD! Then an ATOMIC SLAM! Cover, TWO! Dorada survives but Roddy hauls him right up! SICK KICK!! Cover, TWO! Dorada survives again, and Roddy snarls as he stalks Dorada to center. Roddy hauls Dorada up, underhooks, and TIGER- RANA! Cover, TWO! Roddy is right back on Dorada, URENAGE BACKBREAKER! And then a suplex, END OF- NO, Dorada slips out to THROW Roddy down, BUZZSAW! Dorada hurries up the corner again, SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, DORADA WINS!

Winner: Mascara Dorada, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Roddy earns 0)

And Dorada stays alive in the Blue League! He has moved up into second with Moxley and Cassidy, but Dorada is going to face Konosuke for Christmas Collision! Could Dorada turn everything upside-down with one win? Or will The Alpha solidify himself as the top seed in the C2?

Renee Paquette is on stage.

And without further ado, she introduces the AEW Women’s World Champion, Kris Statlander! The Manhattan Center cheers the Galaxy’s Greatest, and then Renee welcomes out the #1 contender, Jamie Hayter! The fans again cheer as the Southampton Slugger steps on stage. She shakes hands with Stat Daddy, and Renee says let’s start with Kris. The title is on the line at World’s End, and Kris gave Jamie this opportunity rather easily. However, last week in the UK, Jamie also just as easily hit Kris with the Hayterade and posed with the title. Kris says she decided to give Jamie the shot because she knows what it is to have things taken away.

Kris knows Jamie was on top of the world when everything was ripped from her hands. But Jamie, stop dwelling on what you had, and look forward what you could be. Kris was a pitiful loser. Couldn’t win gold, her legs were shredded, couldn’t keep her friends. And when she thought she was finally on top, she lost it all, too. But then she realized her sob story was over. She is THE champion of the world because she focused on who she deserves to be! The fans cheer that! Kris says don’t pity her for what she’s been through, fear her for what she has become. The fans also cheer that!

Kris tells Jamie, “When you said you’d be a different person when we wrestled, it felt all too familiar. I am transforming every single day to better myself. And look at where I stand. You may have beaten me before, but at World’s End, you’ll be face to face with the Cosmic Killer. So prove to me, and prove to the world that you deserve to reclaim your throne!” Renee asks Jamie for her response, and Jamie says she has plenty to add. She swings on Kris! But Kris blocks it! The fans cheer as the two smile, and Jamie says, “Just remember, mate, the last time I hit you with this, you didn’t get back up.”

Kris nods, then pushes Jamie back. They talk some trash, but refs and security step in. The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but we’ve just gotta wait a few more days. Will Hayter Hit Hard enough to take that title back? Or will Kris still be the Galaxy’s Greatest?

MJF VS Dustin Waller!

The Manhattan Center is more than happy to have Maxwell Jacob Friedman back in action. And while he’s cashing in that Casino Gauntlet contract at World’s End, will the Scumbag fall for this trap game? Or will he make quick work of “The Speed Sensation?”

The bell rings, MJF runs up and TACKLES Waller to rain down fast hands! Then he whips Waller into buckles, SCRAPES his face off ropes, then whips him to ropes. MJF ducks down to then ELBOW Waller off his feet! The fans fire up as MJF is indeed putting pedal to the metal! MJF runs, and runs, and runs, and then just TEABAGS Waller! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands, and MJF stands Waller up. Waller CHOPS MJF, MJF DECKS Waller! MJF drags Waller up, hooks him up, HAMMERLOCK DDT! SALT OF THE EARTH ARMBAR! Waller TAPS, MJF wins!

Winner: MJF, by submission

Indeed, a fast and furious win for MJF, but now he gets the mic to talk. The fans cheer him on, and even chant, “Happy Hannukah!” But before MJF can respond, HANGMAN PAGE is here! The Cowboy is in the Manhattan Center, but he’s up in the stands! MJF sees Hangman up in the balcony, and the two stare down. But wait, that’s not all! “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” MJF spots The Most Dangerous Man in another balcony! MJF is annoyed, but there’s little he can do about two of his opponents staring him down like this.

MJF paces, but Hangman tells him, “I want to remind you that the contractual agreement to No Physicality got left in England. But tonight, we are in the Hammerstein!” The fans cheer that! “So go ahead, say what you were gonna say. Go ahead, say it. Make another lowbrow, 1990s, misogynistic, bottom of the barrel, morally reprehensible joke at our expense. I’m sure that the casting directors and the PR teams of the movies that you would love to be on would love to hear the kinds of things you say in public. Go ahead and do it.” The fans cheer that, and Hangman continues to dare MJF. Go ahead, compare one of them to a sex pest in the news, because MJF’s surely got a whole slew of them!

Hangman asks, “Cat got your tongue?” Hanbgman is making his way down to the ground level, as is Swerve! Hangman wonders if MJF wants to make a differnt kind of joke. Like maybe how the TWO-TIME AEW World Champion, the man who beat MJF TWICE this year, isn’t a star? Is that the joke? But Hangman will tell MJF, regardless of what he says tonight, he is getting his ass beat! Hangman goes to ringside, as does Swerve, and they’ve each got a chain! But then The Opps Dojo rushes out here, at the command of Shibata & Hobbs! Hangman & swerve beat these goons down again, then they go for MJF!

MJF ducks, Hangman and Swerve almost hit each other! Samoa Joe then tells them all from the tron, “Gentlemen, gentlemen! Up here, it’s the champ. Now, I can see you all enjoyed our little training exercise I arranged today, and rest assured, I knew none of those men would be any real threat. No, you see, those men were out there to expose all your true natures. You see, you all claim to have this unending hate for me, but as I look around and see the men in that ring right now… Well, gentlemen, it seems the hatred spreads a little bit further than you all anticipated. So now that we’ve had this moment of clarity, now that we understand where we all stand…

“Know that I am going to come for each and every one of you, one by one. And rest assured, all your hopes and dreams of taking this from me come to an end at World’s End. Now, do me a favor gents, one of you hit your snappy little catchphrases, send the people home happy. I’ll see you soon.” Joe laughs, MJF runs up, but Hangman DECKS him first! Swerve takes aim now, and “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” HOUSE CALL for MJF! Hangman drags MJF around to then wrap the chain around him and CHOKE him out! Swerve says he’ll tell us a little something about Maxwell Jacob Friedman that he doesn’t want us to know.

See, Maxwell here… He doesn’t hate all the fans, he doesn’t despise you. He actually likes you, despite what he says. Especially here in New York! In fact, MJF loves the likes, the retweets, the comments, the attention, because it feeds his fragile little ego. No, no, MJF, stay awake for this. The fans chant, “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” Swerve  promises, MJF is gonna be HIS scumbag. But Swerve tells MJF, “Never in my life have I ever met such a selfish, egotistical, narcissistic, bigoted, idiotic, selfish, jealous, piece of garbage like you. On top of all that, you are a man that has power, and that right there makes it a toxic combination for any man in this world.

“So quite frankly, that makes you more of a Diddy than I will ever be.” DAMN! But Swerve says let’s talk about the victims of MJF, and while Swerve will always be above him. The Pinnacle! Wardlow! Jay White! And Swerve’s good friend, Adam Cole BAYBAY. All fell victim and were worse off after dealing with MJF’s BS. Swerve is always gonna be above MJF because no matter who he deals with, whether it is an enemy or an ally… Swerve looks at Hangman with that, and Swerve says, “I make them better!” Swerve doesn’t care where MJF goes in life, whether it is in the wrestling ring, Hollywood, or even as a husband, Swerve is better than MFJ will ever be.

Now he’s that catchphrase Joe wants: Whose House? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” See you at World’s End, B*TCH! Swerve & Hangman leave MJF sputtering, but will they be able to work together when only one man can take that title off Samoa Joe?

Backstage interview with The Babes of Wrath.

Renee Paquette is now with Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron, and brings up their first defense of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships will be at World’s End against Mercedes Mone & Athena! However, Christmas Collision will see them taking on Maya World & Hyan. Harley says The Babes like the cut of their gib, so they wanna welcome them to AEW, and give them a taste of wrath! Willow says they were rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’ through that tournament, and they won it all to have these titles. But then Athena rocked Willow so hard, she didn’t know what hit her! Willow admits, she needs a confidence booster.

Harley says they are Babes, and Babes need to babe each other up! Harley wants Willow to know she is a gorgeous, amazing, positive ray of violent sunshine! Willow says Harley is so talented and wonderful, unquantifiably so! And Renee is gorgeous, funny, and a great interviewer! They are what? BABES! And what do they have? WRATH! Mercedes, Athena, these two are coming after you! CHIKA CHIKA~! Will Willow & Harley make sure to derail the Money Train at World’s End? Or will The CEO & Fallen Goddess simply add more belts to the collection?

Dynamite Diamond Ring Finals: Ricochet w/ The Demand VS Bandido!

The AEW National Champion and the ROH World Champion were the final two in last week’s Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal, and now they fight for a shot at THE AEW World Championship! But will The One & Only fly like an eagle into the New Year? Or will The Outlaw be the one chasing down a new bounty?

The introductions are made, the Dynamite Diamond Ring is presented, and we see who uses that ring to go after a belt!

The bell rings and the fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Ricochet and Bandido tie up, Ricochet pulls hair as if to make a point, but Bandido turns things around. Ricochet uses the ropes as a defense and the ref backs Bandido down. The fans rally behind Bandido but Ricochet flips them off. Ricochet and Bandido circle, tie up, and Ricochet wrenches an arm to wristlock, hammerlock, headlock, and then step over to spin and arm-drag! Ricochet has the armlock, then has the ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet soaks up the heat while doing a Macho Man spin. Ricochet and Bandido reset, the fans chant, “You’re Still Bald!”

Bandido uses his hair to taunt Ricochet, but Ricochet bails out to pace around. The Demand coaches him up, Ricochet slides back in, and the two tie up again. Bandido trips Ricochet, runs, but Ricochet drops down. Bandido rolls, whips, but Ricochet reverses, only for Bandido to slide under. Bandido shoves Ricochet, Ricochet rolls off Bandido’s back to handspring. Bandido dodges, ducks, then RANAS! Ricochet stands, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Bandido does the macarena! But Ricochet CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo as Ricochet wags his finger. Ricochet TOSSES Bandido out, but Bandido skins the cat!

The fans fire up, but not for Ricochet mocking the macarena! Bandido SLAPS Ricochet’s bald head! Then Bandido JABS, JABS, and JABS again! Bandido whips, Ricochet reverses to CHOP! Bandido sputters, Ricochet ROCKS him and runs, but into a military press! ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Ricochet to the apron! Ricochet writhes and flounders about while The Demand hurries to his side. Bandido does the macarena in full, “HEY~, Macarena! AIGHT!” Bandido is feeling good as he goes out to fetch Ricochet, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Bandido SLAPS Ricochet’s head again, but Ricochet SHOVES Bandido into the steel steps! Ricochet drags Bandido up, and THROWS him into railing! Ricochet catches his breath leaning against railing, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet stomps Bandido, then drags him up to put him in the ring. Ricochet then stomps Bandido again and again while soaking up more heat. Ricochet rains down some fists, but he hears the fans taunting him back. Ricochet stands on Bandido’s hair while he pulls Bandido’s arms! The ref reprimands, Ricochet steps off, and he taunts Bandido for having such long hair.

Ricochet sits Bandido up to KNEE him in the back! And KNEE him again! Ricochet struts around, soaks up more heat, then storms up on Bandido. Bandido CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Bandido runs, but into a DROPKICK! Ricochet gloats while he covers, TWO! Ricochet is annoyed but he drags Bandido into a chinlock. Ricochet pretends to wear Bandido’s hair, then turns him from the ropes. Dynamite on 34th Street returns to single picture as the fans rally up. Bandido rises, but Ricochet THROWS him down by his hair! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Ricochet stomps away on Bandido!

Ricochet stalks Bandido, drags him up, and KNEES him in the back! Bandido endures as Ricochet digs his knee in, and Bandido rises to fire body shots! Ricochet KNEES Bandido in the head! Ricochet CHOPS Bandido, puts him in the corner, and whips corner to corner. Bandido reverses, Ricochet goes up and over, then Ricochet wrenches to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, and then BIG suplex! Ricochet holds on again to drag Bandido to the apron, APRON SUPLEX! They roll from apron to floor, but now Bandido suplexes onto the floor! The fans fire up while both men are down, and The Demand coaches Ricochet.

The ring count begins, both men stir at 3 of 10, and they slowly rise up. Ricochet and Bandido stand at 5 to slide into the ring! The fans fire up but Ricochet reels Bandido in! Bandido slips free of the suplex, waistlocks, but Ricochet ELBOWS free! Ricochet runs, but Bandido BOOTS back! Bandido runs, but into the TIGER WALL KICK! SOBAT! Turn and DREAM SMASHER ELBOW! Ricochet then dragon sleepers for VERT- NO, Bandido drops down to victory roll, TWO! Ricochet has the cover, TWO as Bandido MONKEY FLIPS him! Ricochet lands on his feet, and sends Bandido at the ref! Then he THROWS Bandido down by his hair!

The fans boo but Ricochet dragon sleepers, VERTIGO DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet is frustrated but the fans rally up. Ricochet goes to a corner, takes aim, and SPIRIT- NO, Bandido ducks the shot! SUPERK- NO, Ricochet blocks to spin Bandido! JUMP KNEE! HEEL KICK! And he puts one out for the POW- NO, Bandido slips around to POISON-RANA!! The fans are thunderous and Ricochet is on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Ricochet lands out! He sits on the victory roll, TWO!! Bandido escapes, Ricochet goes back to ropes, and the fans rally again!

Ricochet runs up, Bandido dodges and POP-UP RAN- NO!! Bandido stops the rana, and he steps through for a STYLES CLASH POWERBOMB?!?! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives whatever you wanna call that, and the Manhattan Center is going nuts! “This is Awesome!” as Bandido goes up the corner, Latino Heat for the FROG- NO, Bandido has to roll through as Ricochet moves! Ricochet runs back up, but into a SUPERKICK! And then the gut wrench, torture rack, and X KNEE! Ricochet is back on ropes, Bandido shuffles again, but LIONA is on the apron! The ref stops Liona, but Kaun anchors Ricochet! RICOCHET LOW BLOWS!

The fans boo but Ricochet loads up in the corner! SPIRIT- NO, Bandido slides under to ghost pin! BANDIDO WINS!!

Winner: Bandido, by pinfall (NEW Dynamite Diamond Ringbearer)

Ricochet hammers Bandido, but he doesn’t realize he’s already lost! So BRODY KING rushes out here! He chases off The Demand, and he gets to personally present the Dynamite Diamond Ring to Bandido! The Most Wanted is now aimed at Phoenix, Arizona and the Maximum Carnage! Will Bandido have it all in the New Year?

Backstage interview with Darby Allin.

Lexy Nair is with The Relentless One, and she congratulates him on being medically cleared to compete. With World’s End on the horizon, what is next for Darby? Darby says his whole life, he’s been turning brick walls into doors. You set up an obstacle, he’ll knock it down. And these past few weeks while he was out, he has had time to think about where he’s going and how he’s getting there. Lexy says speaking of, Gabe Kidd issued that challenge to World’s End. What is Darby’s decision? Darby says, “Gabe Kidd. I’ve got bigger things to worry about than Gabe Kidd.” BUT GABE IS RUNNING RIGHT UP BEHIND HIM!!

The Mad Man CLOBBERS Darby, knocks him into the cameraman, and we lose visual but not audio! Gabe shouts at Darby, “You think I didn’t know where you were?! You think I didn’t know where you’ve been!?” Gabe beats up Darby, probably throws him around, but Darby hits back! Gabe says Darby made a mistake coming back! We get visual again and Gabe is throwing hands! Gabe says, “You don’t get it!” Gabe SHOVES Darby into a wall, then CHOKES him while he drags him over to those steps! Gabe tells Darby to look at them! Gabe drags Darby up the steps, CHOKES him more, then BODY BLOWS!

Gabe then throws Darby’s words at him, “Better things to worry about?!” Gabe KICKS DRABY DOWN THE STEPS!! Darby sputters and coughs as he just relived the night he was put on the shelf earlier this year! Gabe again says, “Better things to worry about than Gabe Kidd?” The Mad Man leaves Darby down on the ground, will Darby even be able to make it to World’s End now?

Mina Shirakawa VS Marina Shafir!

The Timeless Love Bombs aren’t fighting for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships, but neither are the #MegaProblems. Will Marina just have to destroy #MinaNow? Or will the Fighting Gravure Idol have the solution to this Problem?

The bell rings and Mina DROPKICKS Marina! The fans rally as Mina KICKS and KICKS and KICKS away in the corner! The ref counts, Mina stops, but Marina blocks the next kick. Mina blocks the kick in return, and she DRAGON SCREWS! The fans cheer, Mina CLUBS Marina, then Mina SMASHES Marina’s knee on the mat! Marina shakes out the leg but Mina clamps on to SMASH, SMASH, SMASH! The fans rally behind Mina, she grabs the leg again, and she steps through, only for Marina to BOOT her away! Mina ends up on the apron, but she avoids the boot, to then KNEE JAMMER!

Marina is stuck in the ropes and Mina sweeps the legs! The fans cheer as Mina then SLINGSHOT SPLASHES! Cover, ONE!! Marina toughs it out but Mina stays on her. Mina whips, Marina reverses, and Mina tumbles out of the ring. Marina hobbles, but she pursues Mina, only for Mina to trip her again! Mina hurries up the corner while the fans fire up, MISSILE DROPKICK! Marina tumbles, Mina covers, TWO! Mina stays cool while the fans fire up, and Mina kicks Marina around. Marina hobbles but she keeps her dukes up. Mina KICKS the leg, KICKS again, then CLUBS away on Marina! The fans rally as Mina winds up, but Marina blocks!

Marina gets under Mina, and STRETCH MUFFLER BOMBS! The fans boo as Marina scowls, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Marina looms over Mina, paces around her, then slaps her leg into working. Marina kicks Mina around, eggs her on, and puts her in the ropes. Marina CHOKES Mina, the ref counts, and Marina stops. Marina then KICKS Mina in the back, and spins her around to snap suplex! Mina writhes, Marina looms over her, and Marina stands Mina up to KNEE low! And KNEE again! And again! But Mina blocks to DRAGON SCREW Marina! Marina hobbles, comes back, and she BOOTS Mina down! Marina then clamps onto the arms for a FULL NELSON! Mina endures, fights the hold, but Marina talks trash while she does.

Marina drags Mina around, thrashes her, then spins Mina to KNEE! And LEG SWEEP! Marina hobbles a bit, a little cocky about that bad leg, but she kneels on Mina while pulling her back. Mina endures, but Marina ties up the legs and chinbars for the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Mina pops free, covers, ONE! Mina takes a swing but Marina BOOTS the arm! Marina then whips Mina to a corner, and talks more trash on the fans before she fires body shots! Marina KICKS a leg, KICKS the other leg, then repeat! Marina winds up, but Mina slips out to the apron! Marina’s kick hits buckles, and with no shoes on, that hurts her toes!

Mina goes up, up, and Dynamite on 34th Street returns to single picture for the FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Marina survives but Mina fires up! The fans are with Mina and she brings Marina up. Marina breaks free, but Mina SHOTEIS! And SLAPS! Marina tells Mina to do better, then she CHOPS! So Mina ROLLING ELBOWS! And BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOWS! Then BUZZSAWS! The fans fire up with Mina, and she winds up again! URAK- NO, Marina ducks, but then Mina SOBATS! And then wheelbarrow, victory roll, and step through to the FIGURE FOUR! The fans fire up and “WOO~” while Marina endures!

Marina says she ain’t tapping, b*tch! BREAK IT! Marina SLAPS Mina, Mina puts on the pressure, but then Marina grabs Mina’s hand! She SNAPS fingers! Mina lets the hold go while she clutches her hand! But she still blocks a kick to URAKEN! And then Mina runs, but into a BELL CLAP! MOTHER’S MILK!! Mina is OUT, Marina wins!

Winner: Marina Shafir, by submission

All that fire from Mina and Marina put it out like a candle! The Problem is just that hard to solve, but she’s also not done with Mina! Marina wraps Mina back into the MOTHER’S MILK!! The fans boo as Marina THRASHES Mina around! BUT HERE COMES TONI! The fans cheer as The Timeless One storms into the ring, only for Marina to BOOT her down! Toni falls on Mina, and Marina smirks. Marina soaks up the heat from the fans, then leaves the Love Bombs down and out. Will no one stop Marina from making 2026 her year?

AEW shares footage from after Holiday Bash.

Lexy Nair waited outside AEW Medical to get word on The Elite’s physical status after their win in the $1 Million Six Man Tag. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks walk into the hall, she congratulates them on the win, but she asks about the rumors already going around that they might not be cleared for action for quite some time. Matt Jackson says yes, tonight was bittersweet. The big Elite reunion, they finally got the money from Don Callis, but unfortunately, it seems Matt & Nick will not be cleared for the remainder of 2025. Oh… Then, The Elite won’t be together again until 2026?

Omega says teaming or not, they’re still The Elite, he will always have The Bucks’ backs and they’ll have his. But this could give Kenny the chance to handle something he has to handle on his own. While Matt & Nick rest up, Kenny’s gonna do something he should’ve a long time ago. They head out to talk more on that in private, just what is The Best Bout Machine planning?

Continental Classic Gold League: PAC VS “Jungle” Jack Perry!

Just as we saw with Blue League, things are only heating up in the final week of this tournament, and three very important points hang in the balance! On top of that, everyone has to turn right around and fight it out on Christmas Collision! Will it be a Bastard or a Jungle Boy that has all the momentum going into the endgame?

The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Pac and Jack circle as the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Pac puts Jack on the ropes, the ref counts, and Pac backs off. The fans applaud, Jack dusts himself off and the two reset. They tie up, Pac wrenches to wristlock, then he YANKS the arm. Pac stands Jack back up, wrenches again, but Jack wrenches back! Jack wristlocks, Pac spins, and Pac wrenches, but Jack rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks. Pac spins, drop toeholds, then facelocks. But Jack slips out to wrench and hammerlock. Pac switches the hold, spins Jack, and snapmares, but Jack slips through to hammerlock again!

Pac fights up, puts Jack on the ropes, and the ref counts. Pac and Jack let go slowly, but then Pac cravats! Pac cranks the neck wrench, but Jack endures. Pac snapmares, runs, but Jack DROPKICKS! The fans cheer and Jack facelocks, but Pac puts Jack back on the ropes. The ref counts the break, the fans duel, but Pac snapmares, and he SCRAPES his sole off Jack’s face. Pac scoffs at the fans cheering him on, goes back to Jack, but Jack arm-drags free! Jack ducks ‘n’ dodges, RANAS, and Pac tumbles out! Jack builds speed but Pac hurries away. Pac wags his finger while the fans boo, but Jack runs, slides, and wheelbarrows to BULLDOG on the floor!

The fans fire up and Jack hurries back into the ring! Jack DIVES, Pac is sent into railing! The fans fire up for Jack and he hurries to put Pac back in the ring. Jack goes up the corner, Pac stands, and Jack FLYING LARIATS! Cover, ONE!! Jack hurries back up top, Pac bails out, and the fans boo. Jack hops down, slides out again, but Pac dodges. Pac kicks the bad leg! And then snap suplexes Jack on the floor! Jack writhes, clutches the leg, and the ref reprimands Pac while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Pac refreshes the ring count, then he stomps Jack! Pac drags Jack up, then puts him back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! Pac clamps onto Jack, ELBOWS him in the head, then clamps on with the chinlock. Jack endures, fights around, and rises up to fire body shots. Jack is free, and he CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Pac shoves him to ropes! Jack BOOTS Pac, but Pac runs up to LARIAT Jack up and out! Jack clutches the leg again, but Pac hurries out after him. Pac drags Jack up to whip him hard into railing! Now Jack clutches his back while on the floor. Pac storms over and drags Jack up again, just to whip back into railing!

Jack falls in a heap, Pac refreshes the ring count, and then Pac goes back to Jack. Pac stomps Jack, the ref reprimands, but Pac drags Jack up again. Pac puts Jack back in the ring, then stomps him around. Pac drops a leg, then waits on Jack. Pac KICKS Jack down, then he goes to the apron. Pac watches like a hawk as he climbs up the corner. Jack rises, Pac aims, and Dynamite on 34th Street returns to single picture once more before the MISSILE DROPKICK! Jack tumbles away into the other corner! Pac storms up, covers, TWO! Jack survives and the fans rally up again. Pac stays focused as he watches Jack crawl.

Pac goes back to the apron, aims again, but Jack runs up! Pac RAMS Jack, slingshots up and over, then keeps moving, but Jack SUPERKICKS! Pack and Jack fire fast ‘n’ furious forearms and the fans fire up! Pac kicks low, reels Jack in, but Jack suplexes first! BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Jack and Pac go to opposite ends. Pac rises up first, runs in, but Jack ELBOWS him! And CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Jack whips, Pac reverses, but Jack tiger wall kicks to go up and over in the corner! GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while both men are down again!

Jack roars as he rises, and he pounds the mat. The fans rally with Jack, he runs to JUMPING DDT! Cover, TWO!! Pac survives being spiked but Jack stays focused. Jack goes to a corner and the fans rally up again. Jack waits for Pac to rise, and time for a sacrifice! But Pac BOOTS first! Jack still comes back, but Pac BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Jack into buckles! Jack falls down, we hit the ten minute mark, and Pac drags Jack up. Pac hoists Jack up top, then climbs up to join him. Pac is on the very top, and he brings Jack up again, for a SUPER DUPER OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! The fans lose their minds while Pac crawls over! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Jack survives, and now Pac grows frustrated. Pac checks his own neck and shoulders, and Jack crawls over. Jack grab at Pac’s foot, but Pac sits him up. Pac talks trash, eggs Jack on, but Jack rises to fire a forearm! There wasn’t much to it, and Jack flops back down, but the fans rally. Pac stands Jack up again, talks more trash, then SHOVES Jack to a corner! Jack BOOTS Pac! Jack runs up, Pac BOOTS back! Pac goes up, leaps over, then SUPERKICKS! Pac runs, into a SUPERKICK! POISON-RANA! Jack keeps moving, but Pac dodges! COMEBACKER!! Jack gets Pac then covers, TWO!!

The fans fire up again while both men are down! Pac and Jack stir, and Jack crawls to the ropes. Jack drags himself up, and he still wants that sacrifice! GLASS- NO, Pac blocks the knee! And SOBATS! FRONT KICKS! SOB- NO, Jack SUPERKICKS! And ANGLE SLAMS! Then the GLASS SHATTER KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!? BRUTALIZER!!! Pac has Jack trapped! Jack flails, reaches out, and kicks his way to roll, and ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer, Pac holds until 4, but Pac lets Jack go! Pac argues with the ref but Jack’s legs saved him. Pac runs and runs and LARIATS!! Then the BRUTAL- CRADLE!! TWO!!! Pac escapes, and snatches Jack’s arm!

Pac wrangles Jack into a BRUTALIZER!! LOCKJAW!?! But Jack BITES Pac’s hand!!! The fans fire up as Jack is going savage! Pac breaks free, but Jack dodges to victory roll, JACK WINS!!!

Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Pac earns 0)

Quite literally by the skin of his teeth, Jack makes sure he still has Tarzan Life in this tournament! And somehow, Gold League is a SIX MAN TIE!! And to celebrate tonight, Santasaurus is back! He gives Jack some reindeer antlers, as well as milk and cookies, before handing out some free merch to the fans! Will Jack be able to pull of a Christmas miracle of sorts tomorrow night? Or will Kyle Fletcher make sure no one gets in his way of the Continental Classic semifinals?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite Christmas Eve, which was of course recorded this past weekend so that everyone could be home tonight and tomorrow. Though I feel like they really tipped their hand on some things for World’s End. MJF not only wins his squash match, but he got bullied by Swerve and Hangman, and everyone else promo’d all over him. I feel like this heavily favors MJF in the Fatal 4 Way, assuming nothing happens between them all tomorrow night. And even then, there’s the face Bandido won the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Great match with Ricochet, and honestly a little surprised given The Demand was ringside, but this is great stuff for Bandido. So with a Face challenger waiting in the wings, a Heel surely has the title after World’s End.

Gabe Kidd had a great vignette, and then his attack on Darby was pretty good, though maybe redundant. But it kinda had to happen now because Christmas is going to be ALL C2, aside from Willow & Harley VS Hyan & Maya. Obviously Gave VS Darby is gonna happen now, but I feel like Gabe having to go back and forth between AEW and NJPW hurt the build to this. It’ll still be a great match, and I would think Darby wins. Then speaking of Babes of Wrath, very good promo to call out Mone & Athena, and I would really hope Babes of Wrath also retain the titles at World’s End.

Marina VS Mina was really good stuff, and a really good win for Marina. Marina whooping Toni in an instant was also wild, I wonder if we get Love Bombs VS Mega Problems for the “Tailgate Brawl.” Good face-to-face from Kris and Jamie, but I’m not really a fan of these on-stage interviews. Kris kept saying her lines really loud as if she wasn’t on mic. Jamie trying to take that shot was surprising, and I can’t be sure if this counted as Kris standing tall. I don’t see Kris losing here, she worked so hard to be the top champion. And in the end, I would think Thekla goes after the winner to set things up for Maximum Carnage.

And of course, awesome stuff in the Continental Classic as they jam all the final matches in the last two nights they’ve got. It’s partly why Collision will be two-and-a-half hours. Feels like a pacing and scheduling problem to me, but whatever. Awesome opener from Konosuke VS Cassidy, and great match from Roddy VS Dorada. Blue League is boiling down to Konosuke and Claudio, or whoever beats Claudio to get ahead, but Gold League is going bonkers. Pac VS Jack was an awesome main event, especially for Jack to win that and tie it all up. Even so, it still feels like Okada and Fletcher should get into the semifinals, I’m pretty sure they both win tomorrow.

My Score: 9/10