December 17th AEW Rampage

*Emanating from Garland, TX

(1)  Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, Trent Baretta, & Rocky Romero defeat Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, & the Young Bucks…Trent hits Strong Zero (backpack piledriver) on Fish for the win (13:25).

*Dan Lambert & Men of the Year in the ring…Lambert says Tony Khan is two-faced & is turning the company into late 90s WCW…starts in on Cody…LIGHTS OUT…Cody Rhodes to the ring…Page & Sky attack Cody…Dustin Rhodes down for the save, but doesn’t have much luck…Sammy Guevara down for the save, clears the ring of Men of the Year.

(2)  Tay Conti defeats Penelope Ford…SUBMISSION MATCH…Conti counters Penelope’s cazadora into a seated position, taking her back…Conti uses her own leg to trap Penelope’s arm with a hammer lock & sinks in a modified choke for the submission win (05:53)…AFTER…Bunny in, KO’s Conti with the brass knux…Anna Jay in with a chair & the heels bail.

*Owen Hart Cup Tournaments (Men & Women) announced for Double or Nothing PPV in May…more info coming during Dynamite Holiday Bash.

*2.0, Acclaimed, Daniel Garcia & Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, Lucha Brothers split screen interview with Mark Henry…2.0 & Acclaimed never shut up…Kingston has little patience for talk…it’s time for the main event!

(3)  Daniel Garcia, 2.0, & the Acclaimed defeat Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, & the Lucha Brothers…the fight starts on the ramp before the bell…eventually we get to the ring to start the match…Garcia ducks Kingston’s spinning back fist & rolls him up with a handful of tights for the win (08:55)…AFTER…

*Bowens blasts Kingston with the chain-wrapped boombox…Christian & Jurassic Express make the save…Jungle Boy pauses before handing the Lucha Brothers their AEW tag titles, which gets a big reaction from the crowd in Texas.

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AEW  DYNAMITE HOLIDAY BASH – Wednesday, December 22, 2021

+ Malakai Black vs. Griff Garrison

+ MJF & FTR vs. CM Punk, Darby Allin, & Sting

+ Adam Cole vs. Orange Cassidy

+ Britt Baker & Tony Schiavone’s Christmas Party

+ TBS Tournament: Nyla Rose vs. Ruby Soho

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AEW  RAMPAGE CHRISTMAS – *Saturday*, December 25, 2021 @ 9pm

+ Hook vs. Bear Bronson

+ Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Cody Rhodes – for the TNT Championship

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AEW  BATTLE OF THE BELTS – Saturday, January 8, 2022

+ Britt Baker (c) vs. Riho – for the AEW Women’s Championship

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