Live AEW: Holiday Bash Results Coverage, Reactions, & Highlights For December 21, 2022

It’s Wednesday night, and you know what that means! AEW Dynamite will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage.

The start time for AEW Dynamite is at 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite is called “Holiday Bash” and promises another night of exciting action. The show is headlined Match 5 of the best of 7 series for the AEW World Trios Championship. The match card is as follows:

• We’ll hear from Bryan Danielson
• AEW Women’s Championship Match: Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida
• We’ll hear from Ricky Starks
• FTR vs. The Gunns
• Rick Ross mediates face-to-face between Keith Less and Swerve Strickland
• No DQ Match 5 of the best of 7 series: Death Triangle (c) vs. The Elite

AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash Opener

The opening package for the show airs.

Ricky Starks’ music plays and he comes out to the ring.

He gets on the mic and says it would be nice to standing as the new AEW Champion and it sucks. He says he lost like a man whereas MJF lost like a coward. He says there will be a next time between himself and MJF. He says this is just the start and if he has to work his way back to a title shot, he will do it. He says he will be the man around here because he is absolute Ricky Starks.

Chris Jericho’s theme song plays and he walks out with Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara.

Jericho says he has been watching him for a long time and he came close to winning last week and guarantees that Ricky will be World Champion someday and he doesn’t want him to be a flash in the pan.

He says Ricky has everything it takes to be something in AEW and all he needs is Chris Jericho.

he says they want him to join the JAS. Ricky mocks Jericho. He says that he like how Jericho is able to evolve. He says that while the offer is tempting but he says hell no. He continues to say that he doesn’t want to have a leash around his neck.

He says that the J in JAS stands for jobbers. He asks what has Jericho done for Garcia and he could care less for Sammy. He says that he proposes a match between himself and Chris. Jake Hager appears from behind and attacks Starks. JAS continues to assault Ricky.

Action Andretti’s music plays and he comes to the rescues Ricky Starks. Andretti hits the split-legged moonsault on Jericho.

No DQ Match 5 of the Best of 7 Series for the AEW World Trios Championship: Death Triangle (c) vs. The Elite

The Elite’s music plays and they come out to the ring. Death Triangle’s theme song plays and the group walks out to the ring.

As soon as the bell rings they all brawl in the ring but Death Triangle superkicks Th Elite out of the ring and dives onto them. Fenix attacks Nick in the corner.

The Elite turn the tables and attack Penta in the corner. They all kick each other and Kenny Omega gains the advantage but Penta hits him with a trash can. They place the trash can on Kenny and Penta hits a dropkick.

Fenix with elbow strikes to Matt Jackson and they dropkick him. Penta and Fenix sent outside and Nick hits the facebuster and moonsault combination before being hit with a slingblade by Penta.

Fenix gets a table from under the ring. Penta grabs a Christmas tree. Pac and Fenix set up two tables. Fenix attacks Matt in the corner. Pac and Fenix Irish whip Kenny and Nick into the Christmas tree.

Nick Jackson with a crossbody and hits the Knee strike in the corner and hits a superkick but Pac evades and he hits the steel chair. Pac places a chair around Nick’s ankle. Kenny hits Pac with a trash can while Matt takes out the Lucha Bros. on the outside.

Kenny hits more bang for your buck on Pac. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

Kenny takes out a barbed wire broom from under the ring. He hits Fenix with it. He then hits Kotaru Crusher on the broom. Penta and Pac sent outside and placed on the table. The Young Bucks climb the top rope and dive onto Penta and Pac driving then through the table while Kenny hits Tiger Driver 98 on the broom. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

They set up for BTE Trigger but Alex grabs the leg of Kenny. Fenix goes for the cutter but Kenny hits the V Trigger and goes for the One Winged Angle but Fenix rolls him up but cant get the win.

Alex gives the hammer to Fenix and he hits Kenny. Cover! 1..2…kick out. Pac locks in the Brutalizer. Nick comes in but Fenix catches him a submission. Matt breaks up both submissions.

Penta also has a hammer. They get ready to hit Kenny but Young Bucks save him and Kenny hits snapdragon suplex and the Young Bucks hit the Indietaker for the win.

Winner: The Elite

After the match, Death triangle attacks The Elite. Nick is busted open. Fexni stops Penta and Pac from attacking The Elite as they lie in the corner.

A video of MJF from last week is shown and he accuses of stealing his moment and continues to insults Bryan Danielson.

*Commercial break*

Andretti is interviewed backstage and he says he did the unthinkable last week by defeating Chris Jericho and his life hasn’t been the same since. He says that the JAS will be frustrated after last week and they took out their frustration on any and he says he has Ricky’s back.

Matt Menard and Angelo Parker come out and say he is on fire. He turns around and Jericho throws a fireball in Andretti’s face.

Renee is in the ring and she introduces Bryan Danielson.

Bryan starts by saying he doesn’t expect the Blackpool Combat Club to forgive Regal. He says he first trained to wrestle in San Antonio Texas and his first match was at Far West Rodeo.

He says he was first trained by Rudy Boy Gonzales and Shawn Michaels but the man who turned him into the wrestler he is today is Regal. He says that Regal also turned him into the person he is today.

He also says that the rest of BCC don’t have the same relationship. He says he cried when he was in the hospital with Regal. He says he loved having Regal in AEW. Regal thought him there are consequences to your actions. He says he has been listening to every single word MJF has been saying.

He calls out MJF. Ethan Page’s music plays and he comes out. He says that he made it all the way to the final of the World Title Elimator tournament and the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal but Bryan thinks he can jump the line.

Stokely says Bryan should go home and be a family man. Bryan says he can’t concentrate because the glare coming off Stokely’s head and asks him to grow his hair.

Ethan says that he didn’t call Bryan a vegetable man because of his way of life but because he will turn Bryan into a vegetable. Bryan asks Ethan to turn him into a vegetable tonight. Ethan unbuttons his shirt and then says he has no problem removing his top but his pants are staying on and says they will fight next week.

Moxley is backstage and he says the battle royale on Rampage sounds like a good time. He then says he and Page can brawl all they want but when will they settle this in the ring. He then says he is sick and tired about the accident. He says it isn’t his problem Hangman has a glass jaw.

He then says Darius is talented and calls him injury prone and asks if it is fault too. He says he is going to teach Darius a hard lesson tonight.

*Commercial break*

Samoa is shown wishing everyone a happy holidays and says he hopes Wardlow has a great holiday because he isn’t going to have a happy new year. He says the holiday cheer ends on December 28.

Hook vs. Exodus Prime

Hook’s music plays and he comes to the ring.

Hook with a takedown and a front headlock. He attacks Prime in the corner. Hook with a clothesline. He attacks Prime viciously and locks in Red Rum as Exodus Prime taps out.

Winner: Hook

After the match, lee and Big Bill attack Jungle Boy and chokeslam him into the dumpster. Hook walks out of the ring

Jon Moxley vs. Darius Martin

Jon Moxley’s music plays first and he comes out to the ring. Moxley goes back through the crowd and walks back up to the rafters and walks back to the ring. Darius Martin’s theme song plays next and he comes out to the ring.

The match starts and Moxley with a snapmare and a kick to the back. Moxley slaps Darius. Darius with. a dropkick sending him outside. Moxley gets back in the ring and kicks Darius before sending him out. He sends Darius into the barricade.

Moxley takes him into the crowd and hits the suplex. Darius fights back with a suicide dive and attacks Moxley. He climbs the top rope but is stopped by Jon. Darius back into the ring and Moxley slams him to the mat and goes to work on Darius.

He attacks Darius in the corner. He sets him up in the corner and hits the superplex. He then hits the anvil elbows and pulls him up and goes for brainbuster but Darius escapes and both men exchange strikes.

Moxley with a kick to the knee and targets the knee brace but Darius fights out of it. Darius knocks down Moxley and attacks him in the corner. He hits the flatliner. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

He hits the diving crossbody but Moxley reverses it and stomps him brutally and follows with the anvil elbows. He hits the Death Rider for the win.

Winner: Jon Moxley

*Commercial break*

FTR vs The Gunns

The Gunns’ music plays and they walk out to the ring. FTR’s music plays next and the duo walks to the ring.

Cash with a elbow strike to the back of Colton Gunn. He then hits the atomic drop and knocks him down. Austin comes in and gets hit with an Atomic drop.

Cash with a back drop and FTR send the Gunns to the outside. Cash sends Colton into the barricade. Colton turning things around on Cash but Cash fights back and stomps him in the corner.

Colton with a dropkick and attacks him. Colton tags out and Austin continues the attack. Austin locks in the chin lock. Cash fights back but not enough.

Austin tags out. Colton goes for an attack but misses and both men tag out. Dax with some strikes on The Gunns. Hit the clothesline on Colton and the Manhattan drop on Austin. He goes for a sharpshooter but is stopped by Colton. Cash with a suicide dive but he is sent to the barricade. Austin sends Cash into the ring.

Austin fakes going for Sweet Chin Music but instead locks in sharpshooter. Cash breaks up the submission and he sends Colton outside. He then dives but misses. Dax tries to pick up Austin but he is unable to.

Dax rolls him up but Austing reverses and Colton catches him to help him get the pinfall.

Winner: The Gunns

Sonjay Dutt rap insults The Acclaimed.

Tony Schiavone is inside the ring with Rick Ross. He asks Keith to come out. Keith Lee’s music plays and he comes out to the ring.

Rick Ross asks the crowd to make some noise and says he is the biggest boss and when he comes out he comes out to make history. he says that have big business to discuss. He asks the crowd to welcome Swerve.

They are waiting for Swerve but he hasn’t come out. Swerve comes out saying he wasn’t aware he was doing things on Lee’s time and he is not waiting for anybody and he is going to do things his way.

He says that he and Lee should own everything but he can’t deal with all the accusations. Swerve tells him to keep an eye on the ball and on the back of his head from now on. Parker Boudreaux attacks Keith Lee from behind. But Lee sends him outside with a clothesline.

Ross says Swerve is a legend. Lee goes for Swerve but Lee is attacked from behind again. Lee fights back but Parker hits him with a chair. They attack Keith Lee. They place Lee on the steel steps and place a cinder block on Lee. Swerve climbs the rope and hits the stomp on Lee.

*Commercial break*

The participants of The Battle Royal talk about the match next week.

AEW Women’s World Championship: Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Hikaru Shida

Hikaru Shida’s music plays first and she comes out to the ring. Jamie Hayter’s theme song plays next and she comes out to the ring.

The match starts and both women brawl. Jamie with vicious chops and Shida returns the favor. Shida stomps Jamie in the corner. Shida bodyslams Jamie and attacks her. Shida with a suplex into the turnbuckle.

Shida with a knee strike. She sends Hayter back into the ring. Shida attacks her in the corner. Hayter hangs Shida on the turnbuckle. Hayter stomps Shida in the corner.

Hayter hits the suplex into the turnbuckle. She sends Shida into the steel steps. She sends Shida into the barricade. Hayter with brutal kicks to Shida. She sends Shida into the ring. Both women exchange forearms. Shida sent into the second turnbuckle.

Hayter with a suplex. Cover! 1….2……kick out. Both women knock each other down with a clothesline. Both women exchange strikes. Shida with a dropkick. She then attacks Jamie in the corner. She hits the missile dropkick.

Hayter drops Shida on the apron and attempts a German suplex but is blocked. Shida with an elbow and sends her into the post. She then hits the brainbuster on the outside. Both women get back in the ring.

Shida with an enzuigiri by Hayter with a big boot. Shida returns a jumping knee. Cover! 1….2…..Kickout. Shida hits the meteora and falcon arrow. Cover! 1….2…..kick out.

She sets her up on the rope. Hayter drops Shida down and goes for moonsault and misses and Shida hits the knee. Cover! 1..2….kick out. Hayter picks her up and hits neckbreaker followed by sliding lariat. Cover! 1…2..kick out

Hayter with a backbreaker. Cover! 1….2…Kick out. She goes for Haytorade but Shida with a couple of kicks and hits the German suplex. Reba and Britt Baker distract Shida. She takes down Britt Baker with a kendo stick.

Hayter hits the powerbomb. Cover! 1….2….kick out. She hits the lariat. Cover! 1..2…kick out. Hayter with Haytorade for the win.

Winner: Jamie Hayter (c)

After the match, Britt and Rebel attack Shida. Toni Storm comes out and attacks them but Jamie takes her out with the title belt. Saraya’s music hits and she comes out and takes out Rebel and Britt Baker.

This ends our live coverage of AEW: Holiday Bash.