AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash 2023 Notes: Results, Continental Classic Standings, Kenny Omega Update, ROH Tag Titles Match for 12/27, Women’s Title Set for Worlds End

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Steve C.

Dec 20, 2023

AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash 2023 Results – Dec. 20, 2023

December 20, 2023
Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
Commentary – Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz

Quick Match Results

AEW Continental Classic Gold League match – Swerve Strickland defeated RUSH via Swerve Stomp (pinfall)
AEW Continental Classic Gold League match – Mark Briscoe defeated Jay Lethal via Jay Driller (pinfall)
AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender match – Riho defeated Saraya via Running Double Knees Strike (pinfall)
Roderick Strong defeated Komander via End of Heartache (pinfall)
AEW Continental Classic Gold League match – Jay White defeated Jon Moxley via Bladerunner (pinfall)

Updated AEW Continental Classic Standings & Results

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash 2023 show featured three group stage matches for AEW’s ongoing Continental Classic tournament, all for the Gold League.

The first Gold League match was Swerve Strickland defeating RUSH.

The finish to this match involved RUSH hitting a straightjacket piledriver to Strickland for a near fall. RUSH and Strickland then went to the apron and exchanged strikers leading to RUSH hitting a belly-to-belly suplex to Strickland sending him onto the floor. After Strickland got back onto the ring, RUSH attempted a senton only for RUSH to dodge away and hit a 450 Splash in return for a near fall. RUSH then ran towards Strickland only to get caught in a rolling Flatliner and brainbuster combo for a near fall. Strickland then hit a House Call and followed it with the Swerve Stomp for the pinfall victory for another 3 points and put him tied at the moment with Jon Moxley on top of Gold League.

🎯 for the win!! That’s 12 points for @swerveconfident! #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/EMWI3BiLZ0
— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) December 21, 2023

The second Gold League match was Mark Briscoe defeating Jay Lethal.

The finish to this match involved Lethal attempting to hit a Lethal Injection to Briscoe who dodged the attack and got hit with a Jay Driller by Lethal in return for the near fall. Lethal attempted another Lethal Injection to Briscoe that was countered again by Briscoe who hit a Burning Hammer. Briscoe then hit a Jay Driller to Lethal for the pinfall victory to end the tournament with 3 points and Lethal with 0 points.

JAY DRILLER!! #MarkBriscoe wins!! #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/YkxOlA2FZZ
— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) December 21, 2023

The third Gold League match was Jay White defeating Jon Moxley.

The finish to this match involved White attempting to hit a Bladerunner to Moxley who countered by escaping the hold and hitting a Paradigm Shift in return for a near fall. After some more back-and-forth action, White attempted another Bladerunner only for Moxley to block it again and hit a wrist controlled lariat and followed it with a Curb Stomp to White. Moxley then attempted to hit a Death Rider to White which was countered by White escaping the hold and hit a Bladerunner for a pinfall victory to earn another 3 points resulting in a three-way tie between White, Moxley, and Strickland for first place in Gold League. It was announced that due to the three-way tie, Moxley, White, and Strickland all advanced to the Semifinal round match for next week’s Dynamite show.

With Jay White defeating Jon Moxley, Moxley defeating Swerve Strickland, and Swerve defeating Jay White…

We have a three-way tie in the Gold League NEXT WEDNESDAY live on #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/neqzAzDcQq
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) December 21, 2023

AEW Continental Classic Standings (as of Dec. 20):

Blue League:

Andrade El Idolo – 9 points (3-1)
Bryan Danielson – 9 points (3-1)
Brody King – 6 points (2-2)
Eddie Kingston – 6 points (2-2)
Claudio Castagnoli – 6 points (2-2)
Daniel Garcia – 0 points (0-4)

Gold League:

Jon Moxley – 12 points (4-1)
Swerve Strickland – 12 points (4-1)
Jay White – 12 points (4-1)
RUSH – 6 points (2-3)
Mark Briscoe – 3 points (1-4)
Jay Lethal – 0 points (0-5)

Full match results for Continental Classic 2023 tournament:

November 22nd (Gold League) – Chicago, IL:

Swerve Strickland defeated Jay Lethal
Jay White defeated RUSH
Jon Moxley defeated Jay Briscoe

November 25th (Blue League) – Pittsburgh, PA:

Claudio Castagnoli defeated Daniel Garcia
Brody King defeated Eddie Kingston

November 29th (Gold League) – Minneapolis, MN:

Jon Moxley defeated Jay Lethal
RUSH defeated Mark Briscoe
Swerve Strickland defeated Jay White

December 2nd (Blue League) – Eerie, PA:

Brody King defeated Claudio Castagnoli
Andrade El Idolo defeated Daniel Garcia
Bryan Danielson defeated Eddie Kingston

December 6th (Gold League) – Montreal, Canada:

Jon Moxley defeated RUSH
Swerve Strickland defeated Mark Briscoe
Jay White defeated Jay Lethal

December 8th (Blue League) – Montreal, Canada:

Bryan Danielson defeated Daniel Garcia

December 9th (Blue League) – Montreal, Canada:

Eddie Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli
Andrade El Idolo defeated Bryan Danielson

December 13th (Gold & Blue League) – Arlington, TX:

Blue League – Andrade El Idolo defeated Brody King
Gold League – RUSH defeated Jay Lethal
Gold League – Jay White defeated Mark Briscoe
Gold League – Jon Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland

December 16th (Blue League) – Garland, TX:

Claudio Castagnoli defeated Andrade El Idolo
Eddie Kingston defeated Daniel Garcia
Bryan Danielson defeated Brody King

December 20th (Gold League) – Oklahoma City, OK:

Swerve Strickland defeated RUSH
Mark Briscoe defeated Jay Lethal
Jay White defeated Jon Moxley

Kenny Omega Pulled from AEW Worlds End Event & AEW Tag Titles Match Status for Worlds End Uncertain

Wednesday’s Dynamite show also featured the announcement of Kenny Omega being officially pulled from AEW’s Worlds End event on December 30th in Long Island, New York.

This announcement was made following a backstage promo segment by Chris Jericho. During his promo, Jericho confirmed that Omega will no longer be competing at AEW’s upcoming Worlds End event due to him suffering from diverticulitis. Jericho also stated that it is currently not known how long Omega will be out of action but wished him well on his recovery.

Jericho also stated that as a result of Omega’s injury, the currently scheduled match of the Golden Jets vs. Big Bill & Ricky Starks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship will no longer be taking place and AEW is currently looking into new options for a potential AEW Tag titles match at the event.

First-ever #AEW World Champion Chris Jericho has a special message for Kenny Omega.

Watch #AEWDynamite: #HolidayBash LIVE on TBS!@IAmJericho pic.twitter.com/YUn6gDZbNl
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 21, 2023

ROH World Tag Team Titles Match Announced for Dec. 27th Dynamite Show

Wednesday’s Dynamite show also featured one new match announced for the card of the December 27th AEW Dynamite show in Orlando, Florida.

This is a ROH World Tag Team Championship match of AEW Devil’s mystery team vs. Samoa Joe & MJF (c).

This match was setup following an in-ring promo segment and brawl involving MJF, Joe, the AEW Devil, and the AEW Devil’s masked minions. During their promo, MJF and Joe got into a heated argument over MJF claiming Joe failed his promise to protect him until their AEW World title match at Worlds End. MJF and Joe also got into an argument over the other being the identity of the devil and denying each other’s accusation. This eventually lead to a lot of the AEW Devil’s masked minions flooding the ring and engaging in a brawl with MJF and Joe, who managed to fight off the minions. The lights then went off and when it returned, all of the minions disappeared and the AEW Devil showed up on the big screen. After taunting MJF, the AEW Devil issued a challenge to MJF and Joe for their ROH World Tag Team titles at next week’s Dynamite show. While MJF had expected Joe to be upset and not want to team up with him, Joe grabbed MJF’s microphone and yelled out that he accepted the challenge.

The mind games continue!

Watch #AEWDynamite: #HolidayBash LIVE on TBS!@SamoaJoe | @The_MJF pic.twitter.com/1ByXuhk2qu
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 21, 2023

Riho vs. Toni Storm for AEW Women’s World Title Set for AEW Worlds End

Wednesday’s Dynamite show also featured Riho defeating Saraya in a #1 Contender’s match to secure a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship at AEW’s Worlds End event on December 30th.

Following Riho’s victory over Saraya, current AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm was carried down to the ring by Luther. Storm confronted Riho and pulled out opera style binoculars in order to see Riho mocking Riho’s small size. This led to Riho getting up close to Storm and a brawl breaking out with Riho standing tall. Riho then leaned over Storm and made the motion of Storm’s title belt being around her waist soon leading to Mariah May coming out and attacking Riho from behind with the belt. While May wanted Storm to acknowledge her for helping her out, Storm gave a bewildered look acting as if she had no clue who May was and was carried to the back by Luther.

.@MariahMayx makes the save as Toni Storm’s confronting Riho did not go as planned#AEWDynamite Holiday Bash pic.twitter.com/tSxSifOwzW
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) December 21, 2023

Current confirmed card for AEW Worlds End:

AEW World Championship – Samoa Joe vs. MJF (c)
AEW Women’s World Championship – Riho vs. Toni Storm (c)
AEW Continental Classic Finals – Winner of Gold League vs. Winner of Blue League