Holiday Bash (2022)
The 2022 Holiday Bash was the third annual Holiday Bash professional wrestling Christmas television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on December 21, 2022, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The two-part event was broadcast as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on December 23 on TNT.
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 21, 2022 (aired December 21, 2022 and December 23, 2022) | ||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Venue | Freeman Coliseum | ||
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Production
Background
Holiday Bash is an annual Christmas television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2020. While the original event only aired as a special episode of AEW's flagship program, Wednesday Night Dynamite,[1] the 2021 event expanded it to a two-part event, with the second part airing as a special episode of Rampage, which aired on Saturday instead of its usual Friday.[2] On October 12, 2022, it was announced that the third Holiday Bash would take place on December 21 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on Friday, December 23 on TNT.[3]
Storylines
Holiday Bash featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Rampage, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.
At Full Gear, Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix) defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) to retain the AEW World Trios Championship. Afterwards, it was announced that the Full Gear match was the first in a Best of Seven Series for the championship.[5] Death Triangle would again defeat The Elite on the following episode of Dynamite, but The Elite gained a win on the next week's episode.[6] At Winter Is Coming, Death Triangle secured another win to lead the series at 3–1. The fifth match in the series was scheduled for Dynamite: Holiday Bash as a No Disqualification match.[7]
Aftermath
With The Elite's (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) win over Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix), it brought the series to 3–2, with the sixth match scheduled for Dynamite: New Year's Smash as a Falls Count Anywhere match.[8]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[8] | ||
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| 1 | The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) (with Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix) (with Alex Abrahantes) by pinfall | No Disqualification Six-man tag team match[9] Match five in a Best of Seven Series for the AEW World Trios Championship (Death Triangle leads 3–2) | 13:35 | ||
| 2 | Hook defeated Exodus Prime by submission | Singles match[9] | 1:10 | ||
| 3 | Jon Moxley (with Claudio Castagnoli) defeated Darius Martin (with Dante Martin) by pinfall | Singles match[9] | 8:50 | ||
| 4 | The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) defeated FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) by pinfall | Tag team match[9] | 9:10 | ||
| 5 | Jamie Hayter (c) (with Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Rebel) defeated Hikaru Shida by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship[9] | 16:15 | ||
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| No. | Results[10] | Stipulations | Times[11] |
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| 1 | AR Fox and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) won by last eliminating Claudio Castagnoli (representing Blackpool Combat Club)[lower-alpha 1] | $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Royale[12] | 22:01 |
| 2 | Jade Cargill (with The Baddies (Kiera Hogan and Leila Grey)) defeated VertVixen by pinfall | AEW TBS Championship Eliminator match[12] Had VertVixen won, she would have received a future title shot at Cargill's AEW TBS Championship. | 4:57 |
| 3 | Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett (with Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh) defeated Anthony Bowens and "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn (with Max Caster) by pinfall[12] | Tag team match | 11:46 |
Notes
- Participants were: La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dralístico and Preston Vance), Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade, Orange Cassidy and Best Friends (Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor), The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds, and Evil Uno), The Spanish Announce Project (Angélico, Serpentico, and Luther), Ari Daivari and The Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese and Josh Woods), Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta) and A.R. Fox and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin)
References
- Rose, Bryan (December 9, 2020). "AEW ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY BASH, NEW YEAR'S SMASH SPECIAL EVENTS". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- Nason, Josh (December 8, 2021). "AEW HOLIDAY BASH SET FOR BOTH DYNAMITE, CHRISTMAS NIGHT RAMPAGE". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Nason, Josh (October 12, 2022). "AEW announces dates & locations for Winter is Coming, Holiday Bash". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- Powell, Jason (November 19, 2022). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- Thomas, Jeremy (November 30, 2022). "The Elite Beat Death Triangle In Match Three Of Best Of Seven Series On AEW Dynamite". 411Mania. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- Powell, Jason (December 14, 2022). "12/14 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Ricky Starks for the AEW World Championship, "Death Triangle" Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fenix vs. "The Elite" Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson in the fourth match of a Best of Seven series for the AEW Trios Titles, Ruby Soho vs. Tay Melo, House of Black and Chris Jericho in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- Powell, Jason (December 21, 2022). "12/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Death Triangle vs. The Elite in a No DQ match in the fifth match of a Best of Seven series for the AEW Trios Titles, Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's Title, FTR vs. Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn, Rick Ross mediates a Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee meeting". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- AEW Staff (December 21, 2022). "AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash Results for December 21, 2022". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- James, Jerry (December 21, 2022). "Complete AEW Rampage spoilers for Friday". PWInsider. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- McGuire, Colin (December 23, 2022). "12/23 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royale, TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Vertvixen in an eliminator match, Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn vs. Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- AEW Staff (December 24, 2022). "AEW Rampage Holiday Bash 2022 Results for December 23, 2022". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved October 16, 2023.