Holiday Bash (2021)

all Elite Wrestling television special

Holiday Bash (2021) was a professional wrestling show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on December 22, 2021 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The event aired as special episodes of Dynamite and Rampage respectively. Dynamite aired in it's normal timeslot while Rampage aired on delay on December 25 at 9pm ET . It was pushed back because of a tradition that TNT has where they show the 1983 movie A Christmas Story during their holiday marathon.

Holiday Bash
Information
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateDecember 22, 2021
(aired December 22 and December 25, 2021)
VenueGreensboro Coliseum
CityGreensboro, North Carolina
Pay-per-view chronology
2020 Holiday Bash 2022
AEW Dynamite special episodes chronology
Winter Is Coming Holiday Bash New Year's Smash
AEW Rampage special episodes chronology
Grand Slam Holiday Bash New Year's Smash

The Dynamite main event of the event saw CM Punk, Sting, and Darby Allin defeated The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)). The Rampage main event saw Cody Rhodes defeat Sammy Guevara to win the AEW TNT Championship.[1][2]

During the event, Kyle O'Reilly made his AEW debut. He would help Adam Cole during his match. This was first time that all three original members of The Undisputed Era were reunited since their time in NXT.[3]

Matches

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Dynamite (December 22)
# Matches[4] Stipulations Times
1 Adam Cole defeated Orange Cassidy Singles match 17:21
2 Wardlow (with Shawn Spears) defeated Capt. Shawn Dean Singles match 1:12
3 Ruby Soho defeated Nyla Rose (with Vickie Guerrero) AEW TBS Championship tournament semifinals match 14:36
4 Malakai Black defeated Griff Garrison (with Brian Pillman Jr.) Singles match 3:12
5 CM Punk, Sting, and Darby Allin defeated The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)) Six-man tag team match 26:01
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Rampage (December 25)
# Matches[5] Stipulations Times
1 Jungle Boy (with Luchasaurus and Christian Cage) defeated Isiah Kassidy (with Marq Quen and Matt Hardy) Singles match 8:55
2 Hook defeated Bear Bronson (with Bear Boulder Singles match 3:06
3 Kris Statlander (with Orange Cassidy) defeated "Legit" Leyla Hirsch Singles match 6:22
4 Cody Rhodes (with Arn Anderson) defeated Sammy Guevara (c) Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship 15:09
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match


References

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  1. "AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash Results For 12/22/21 Cole vs. Cassidy, Owen Hart Tournament News, and more". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. "New AEW TNT Champion Crowned On AEW Rampage Holiday Bash". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. "Kyle O'Reilly Helps Adam Cole On AEW Holiday Bash, Officially Signs With AEW". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. "12/22 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of CM Punk, Sting, and Darby Allin vs. MJF and FTR, Nyla Rose vs. Ruby Soho in a TNT Title tournament semifinal match, Orange Cassidy vs. Adam Cole, Malakai Black vs. Griff Garrison, Britt Baker and Tony Schiavone' Christmas party". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. "12/25 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's live review of Sammy Guevara vs. Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship, Hook vs. Bear Bronson, Leyla Hirsch vs. Kris Statlander, and Jungle Boy vs. Isiah Kassidy". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 8, 2023.