The 2021 Holiday Bash was the second annual Holiday Bash

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produced by

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(AEW). It took place on December 22, 2021, at the

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. The two-part event was broadcast on

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as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and '' Friday Night Rampage''. ''Dynamite'' aired

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while ''Rampage'' aired on tape delay on December 25 at 9pm ET as a special Saturday night episode, which was moved back from its usual Friday night 10pm ET slot because of TNT's traditional holiday marathon showing of ''

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''. The ''Dynamite'' broadcast is notable for the AEW debut of

Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Edward Greenwood (born March 1, 1987) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs under the ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is also known for his time in Ring of Hono ...

, who previously wrestled on

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's NXT brand. O'Reilly reunited with

Adam Cole Austin Kirk Jenkins (born July 5, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Adam Cole. He is also known for his tenures with WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH). Col ...

and

Bobby Fish Robert Anthony Fish (born October 27, 1976) is an American professional wrestler currently appearing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand and was a member of The Undisputed Era ...

, the original three members of

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in NXT. It was also the first time that

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and

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Best known for ...

main evented an AEW event; the two teamed with

Darby Allin Samuel Ratsch (born January 7, 1993), better known by the ring name Darby Allin, is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former and longest-reigning AEW TNT Champion. He is also known for his app ...

and defeated The Pinnacle (

MJF Maxwell T. Friedman (born March 15, 1996), better known by his ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman (often abbreviated to MJF), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), wh ...

and FTR (

Dax Harwood David Michael Harwood (born June 30, 1984) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Dax Harwood, where he and his FTR tag team partner, Cash Wheeler, he also makes appearanc ...

and

Cash Wheeler Daniel Marshall Wheeler (born May 17, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Cash Wheeler. Wheeler is also known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Dash Wilder. ...

)). In the main event of the ''Rampage'' broadcast,

Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (''né'' Runnels; born June 30, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Rhodes is also known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW ...

defeated

Sammy Guevara Samuel George Guevara (born July 28, 1993) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. He is a record tying three-time former AEW TNT Champion. He also appea ...

to win the

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for a record third time.

Production

Background

In December 2020,

(AEW) held a

titled Holiday Bash, which aired as a special episode of AEW's flagship program, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite''. On December 7, 2021, AEW President

Tony Khan Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, promoter, and sports executive. He is known for his involvement in American football, professional wrestling and soccer. He is best known as the founder and co-owner of All E ...

confirmed that Holiday Bash would return

on December 22 for ''Dynamite'' and an episode of '' Rampage'' that would air on tape delay on

Christmas Day Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, ...

. The event was scheduled to take place at the

. While ''Rampage'' usually airs on Fridays, for the Holiday Bash special, it was pushed back to Saturday night because of

's traditional Christmas Eve marathon showing of ''

''.

Storylines

Holiday Bash featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Rampage'', the supplementary online streaming shows, ''

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'' and ''

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'', and

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series ''

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''. On December 10, Tony Khan announced that

would make his return to the Greensboro Coliseum for ''Holiday Bash'' on December 22. Greensboro Coliseum was the location of Sting's first world championship match, which was against

Ric Flair Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler. Regarded by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair has had a career spanni ...

at the 1988

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. Sting and

were interviewed by

Tony Schiavone Noah Anthony Schiavone (, ; born November 7, 1957) is an American sports announcer, professional wrestling commentator and podcaster currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a play-by-play commentator and senior producer. He has pre ...

backstage on the December 10 episode of ''Rampage'' about Sting's return to Greensboro, however, they were interrupted by FTR (

and

) and their manager

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. On the December 15 episode of ''Dynamite'',

faced Dante Martin for the

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in the main event. After winning the ring for the third year in a row, FTR came out to celebrate with MJF but were attacked by Sting and Allin.

then came out to even the odds. A six-man tag team match with Punk teaming up with Sting and Allin against The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR) was made official for ''Holiday Bash''. On the December 8 episode of ''Dynamite'', The Varsity Blondes were interviewed by Tony Schiavone. Arena lights went out and

Malakai Black Tom Budgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Malakai Black. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Aleister Black from 2017 ...

appeared out of nowhere. He blew black mist in

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's eyes and then disappeared. The following week, Varsity Blondes'

Griff Garrison Garrett Griffith is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Griff Garrison. Griffith is one-half of the tag team the Varsity Blonds ...

challenged Black to a match which was made official for ''Holiday Bash''. On October 23, 2021, the

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Tournament began. On November 17,

Nyla Rose Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and actress signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She also starred in the 2016 Canadian television series '' The Switch''. Rose beca ...

defeated

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and on December 1, Ruby Soho defeated

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in Quarterfinal matches. Rose and Soho were then scheduled to face each other in the Semifinal match at ''Holiday Bash'' with

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in Rose's corner. After losing his

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Adam Page Stephen Blake Woltz (born July 27, 1991), better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Champion and AEW World Tag Team Champ ...

at Full Gear,

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name Kenny Omega, is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. Omega is an executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), in which he also performs. Omega is a former one-time ...

announced his

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on the November 17 episode of ''Dynamite''. After that,

teamed up with Omega's The Elite members,

(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson); they were eventually joined by

. On the December 15 episode, in a backstage segment, Cole announced to his teammates that he had the biggest

gift for them and they would find out what it was at ''Holiday Bash''. Cole was also scheduled for a match against

Orange Cassidy James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW All-Atlantic Champion ...

on the same night. On the December 8 episode of ''Dynamite'',

interrupted

by answering his

open challenge. Guevara accepted and the match was set for the ''Holiday Bash'' episode of ''Rampage''. This rivalry goes back to 2019, when Rhodes faced Guevara in the first-ever match on the first-ever episode of ''Dynamite''. Another match scheduled for the Christmas Day episode of ''Rampage'' was

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against Bear Bronson. Hook made his debut on the December 10 episode of ''Rampage'' against Fuego Del Sol. On December 17, while speaking on the ''Busted Open Radio'' podcast with David LaGreca and

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, Tony Khan announced that AEW would hold the "

Owen Hart Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrest ...

Cup", which would consist of both a men's and women's tournament. Initial information about the respective tournaments were announced on the December 17 episode of ''Rampage'' with more information to be revealed at ''Holiday Bash''.

Event

Dynamite (December 22)

Preliminary matches

The event opened with Orange Cassidy taking on Adam Cole. The Young Bucks and Best Friends also got involved in the match. In the end, Cole won after getting some help from the debuting

. O'Reilly reunited with Adam Cole and Bobby Fish, the original three members of

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. As they celebrated in the ring, The Young Bucks stood behind them, confused about what just happened. After the opening match,

interviewed AEW World Champion

. They were interrupted by

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he worked fro ...

, who said that due to their championship match at

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ending in a draw, they would have a rematch for the AEW World Championship in two weeks during the debut broadcast of ''Dynamite'' on TBS on January 5, 2022, in

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, defeated Shawn Dean in about one minute. Right after the match,

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appeared in the crowd alongside

Ethan Page Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Firm. Page is best known for his work in Impact ...

and

Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Andrews is also known for his appearances with Ring of ...

, talking about how unfair it was that Cody Rhodes was getting an AEW TNT Championship match against Sammy Guevara before one of Lambert's guys. After that segment, backstage,

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Brittany Baker (born April 23, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Britt Baker where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. Born in Punxsut ...

held a Christmas Party with

Jamie Hayter Paige Wooding (born 23 April 1995) better known by the ring name Jamie Hayter is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is the current AEW Women's World Champion in her first reign. Sh ...

and

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, while being interviewed about her match at

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by Tony Schiavone. After that segment, AEW aired special footage of Owen Hart in anticipation of the recently announced Owen Hart Cup. After that, Ruby Soho faced

, who was accompanied by

, in a semifinals match of the

tournament. Soho performed a No Future Kick on Nyla Rose to advance to the finals, taking place on the debut episode of ''Dynamite'' on TBS on January 5, 2022. In the penultimate match, Malakai Black faced Griff Garrison, who was accompanied by Brian Pillman Jr.. Black defeated Garrison in just three minutes and after the match, Black attacked Pillman Jr. also.

Main event

In the main event,

made his long-awaited return to the

to team up with

and Darby Allin to face The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR). Sting's face paint for this match included Punk's cross-armed logo. Punk also wore face paint, similar to Sting's old face paint before he took on the black and white "crow" look; Punk also wore similar ring gear of Sting's from that time. As the match went on, Sting performed several Stinger Splashes on his opponents. Every time MJF and Punk would be tagged-in at the same time, MJF would try to stay away from Punk. At one point, Punk chased MJF through the arena. In the end, Sting, Punk, and Allin defeated MJF and FTR. This match was Sting and Punk's first main event match in AEW.

Rampage (December 25)

Preliminary matches

Rampage: Holiday Bash took place on December 22 at the Greensboro Coliseum but did not air until Christmas night. In the opening match, Jungle Boy, who was accompanied by

Luchasaurus Austin Matelson (born March 10, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and television personality currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Luchasaurus, where he is a former AEW World Tag Team Cha ...

and

Christian Cage William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Christ ...

defeated Isiah Kassidy, who was accompanied by

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and

Matt Hardy Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time with WWE. With his real life brother Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag team d ...

. Also during the episode,

defeated Bear Bronson in his second match. After that match,

, who was accompanied by

defeated

Leyla Hirsch Leyla Hirsch (russian: Лейла Хирш; born September 27, 1996) is a Russian-born American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, but is currently inactive due to suffering a knee injury. Professional wrestling care ...

Main event

In the main event of Christmas night Rampage,

, who was accompanied by

Arn Anderson Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958), better known by the ring name Arn Anderson, is an American professional wrestling road agent, author, and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a m ...

, defeated

to win his third

. Following his victory,

Brandi Rhodes Brandi Alexis Runnels (née Reed; born June 23, 1983), known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American professional wrestler, ring announcer, model, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for her time as the former Chief B ...

Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes. He is best known for his multiple tenures with WWE f ...

, Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson entered the ring to celebrate with Rhodes. Legendary

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announcer,

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entered the ring to present the championship to Rhodes to close the show.

Reception

Television ratings

Dynamite averaged 1,020,000 television viewers on

, with a 0.37 rating in the

key demographic The key demographic or target demographic is a term in commercial broadcasting that refers to the most desirable demographic group to a given advertiser. Key demographics vary by outlet, time of day, and programming type, but they are generally co ...

. It was their highest rating since October. Rampage averaged 589,000 television viewers on TNT, with a 0.26 rating in the key demographic. It was also their highest rating since October.

Results

References

External links

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