New Year's Smash (2022)
The 2022 New Year's Smash was the third New Year's Smash professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on December 28, 2022, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. 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 30 on TNT.
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 28, 2022 | ||
| City | Broomfield, Colorado | ||
| Venue | 1stBank Center | ||
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Production
Background
New Year's Smash is a two-part television special held around New Year's by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2021.[1] On October 18, 2022, AEW announced that the third New Year's Smash would return live on December 28 for Wednesday Night Dynamite on TBS and an episode of Friday Night Rampage that would air on tape delay on December 30 on TNT. The event took place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.[2]
Storylines
New Year's Smash 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] At Winter Is Coming, Death Triangle secured another win to lead the series at 3–1.[6] The Elite then gained another win at Dynamite: Holiday Bash to bring the series to 3–2, with the sixth match scheduled for Dynamite: New Year's Smash as a Falls Count Anywhere 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), the series tied at 3–3.[8] The seventh and final match took place on the January 11, 2023 episode of Dynamite as a ladder match where The Elite defeated Death Triangle to become two-time AEW World Trios Champions.[9]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[10] | ||
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| 1 | Bryan Danielson defeated Ethan Page (with Stokely Hathaway) by technical submission | Singles match | 17:39 | ||
| 2 | Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) (with Wheeler Yuta) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) by pinfall | Tag team match | 13:55 | ||
| 3 | Hook defeated Baylum Lynx by submission | Singles match | 0:51 | ||
| 4 | The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) (with Michael Nakazawa and Brandon Cutler) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix) (with Alex Abrahantes) | Falls Count Anywhere Six-man tag team match Match six in a Best of Seven Series for the AEW World Trios Championship (Series tied 3–3) | 16:02 | ||
| 5 | TayJay A.S. (Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S.) defeated Willow Nightingale and Ruby Soho | Tag team match | 5:03 | ||
| 6 | Samoa Joe (c) defeated Wardlow | Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship | 10:48 | ||
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| No. | Results[11] | Stipulations | Times[12] | ||
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| 1 | Orange Cassidy (c) (with Danhausen) defeated Trent Beretta (with Chuck Taylor) by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship | 11:20 | ||
| 2 | Kip Sabian (with Penelope Ford) defeated Atiba by pinfall | Singles match | 1:20 | ||
| 3 | Jade Cargill (c) (with The Baddies (Leila Grey and Red Velvet)) defeated Kiera Hogan by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship | 7:30 | ||
| 4 | Swerve Strickland (with Mogul Affiliates (Parker Boudreaux and Granden Goetzman)) defeated Wheeler Yuta by pinfall | Singles match | 12:25 | ||
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References
- Rose, Bryan (December 9, 2020). "AEW announces Holiday Bash, New Year's Smash special events". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "AEW returning to Los Angeles in January 2023". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- 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". 41mania. 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.
- Russell, Skylar (December 28, 2022). "The Elite Win Falls Count Anywhere Match On 12/28 AEW Dynamite, Tie Series Against Death Triangle". Fightful. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- Russell, Skylar (January 11, 2023). "The Elite Win Best Of Seven Series & AEW World Trios Championships On 1/11 Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- Barnett, Jake (December 28, 2022). "12/28 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the TNT Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite in a Falls Count Anywhere match in the sixth match of the best of seven series, Ethan Page vs. Bryan Danielson, Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale vs. Anna Jay and Tay Melo, Top Flight vs. Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- Krotschen, Billy (December 28, 2022). "Complete AEW Rampage spoilers from Colorado". PWInsider. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- Powell, Jason (December 30, 2022). "12/30 AEW Rampage results: Powell's review of Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta for the AEW All-Atlantic Title, Jade Cargill vs. Kiera Hogan for the TBS Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta, plus promos from Darby Allin and Sting, Jamie Hayter, Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal, and Jon Moxley". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 30, 2022.