AEW Holiday Bash
| AEW Holiday Bash | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion(s) | All Elite Wrestling |
| First event | 2020 |
AEW Holiday Bash is a yearly professional wrestling event made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event started in 2020 and is usually held in December as their Christmas special.[1] The event airs as special episodes of AEW's television shows Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision. The 2021 event's Rampage episode aired on delay on December 25 at 9pm ET. It was pushed back because of a tradition that TNT has where they show the 1983 movie A Christmas Story during their holiday marathon.[2]
Dates and venues
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Bash (2020) | Dynamite: December 17, 2020 (aired December 23) |
Jacksonville, Florida | Daily's Place | The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. |
| Holiday Bash (2021) | Night 1: Dynamite – December 22, 2021 |
Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | Sting, CM Punk, and Darby Allin vs. The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)). |
| Night 2: Rampage – December 22, 2021 (aired December 25) |
Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Championship. | |||
| Holiday Bash (2022) | Night 1: Dynamite – December 21, 2022 |
San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum | Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship. |
| Night 2: Rampage – December 21, 2022 (aired December 23) |
Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett vs. Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn. | |||
| Holiday Bash (2023) | Night 1: Dynamite – December 20, 2023 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Paycom Center | Jon Moxley vs. Jay White in a Gold League match of the AEW Continental Classic tournament. |
| Night 2: Rampage – December 20, 2023 (aired December 22) |
El Hijo del Vikingo (c) vs. Black Taurus for the AAA Mega Championship. | |||
| Night 3: Collision – December 23, 2023 |
San Antonio, Texas | Frost Bank Center | Andrade El Idolo vs. Eddie Kingston in a Blue League match of the AEW Continental Classic tournament. | |
| Holiday Bash (2024) | Night 1: Dynamite – December 18, 2024 |
Washington, D.C. | Entertainment & Sports Arena | Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page, Jay White, and Orange Cassidy |
| Night 2: Rampage – December 18, 2024 (aired December 20) |
Brody King vs. Komander in a Gold League match of the Continental Classic tournament | |||
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
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References
- ↑ "AEW Announces Holiday Bash, New Year's Smash Special Events". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Holiday Bash set for both Dynamite, Christmas night Rampage". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 30, 2023.