On December 25th, 2024 AEW aired the 273rd episode of Dynamite live in New York City in Hammerstein Ballroom.
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
Continental Classic Gold League Match
Will Ospreay (6) vs. Brody King (6)
Ospreay advances with a win & a Darby Allin & Claudio Castagnoli lost or draw.
King advances with a win & a Castagnoli lost.
Brody King stops a Hidden Blade attempt with a Lariat followed by a driver for two and another Lariat for another two.
Ospreay hits Hidden Blade then a cover but King kicks out.
Ospreay finishes him off with Storm Breaker to get the win
Winner: Will Ospreay (9) (15:30)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
-We see The Hurt Syndicate making their way into the arena but they get stopped by Renee Paquette as she has Christopher Daniels and security behind her. Paquette tells them that MVP & Bobby Lashley have been banned from the building tonight. Shelton Benjamin says that Daniels can be a nice little warmup before his match tonight as MVP tells him to step off the gas a little bit and tells Paquette out of respect for her, that they will honor this request.
Gold League Match Of The 2024 Continental Classic
Ricochet (9) vs. Darby Allin (6)
Ricochet advances with a win or a draw.
Allin advances with a win & a Castagnoli lost.
Darby Allin dodges a springboarding Ricochet and traps on the arm bar as we hear a 2 minute warning from Justin Roberts.
Ricochet gets his foot on the bottom rope to break it up.
Allin hits Scorpion Death Drop followed by the Coffin Drop but time runs out.
Winner: No One (Time Limit Draw) (20:00) (Both men get a point) (Ricochet advances to the Semi Finals)
Rate: 7
-After the match Allin whispers something to Komander & Alex Abrahantes as they head down to the ring for the next match.
-We go to Jay White in the back & says he has been stomped out & choked out by the Death Riders. He says that Jon Moxley knows that the biggest threat to his reign is a 1 on 1 match with Jay White. He will find his way to Moxley and the AEW World Title.
Gold League Match Of The 2024 Continental Classic
Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli (9) vs. Komander (0)
Castagnoli advances with a win or a draw.
Komander heads to the top rope but gets knocked down by Claudio Castagnoli then drapes Komander on the ropes and kicks him off.
Komander looks under the ring and finds Darby Allin’s jacket which has brass knuckles in them.
Komander puts on and knocks Claudio out with them.
Komander follows with the rope walk moonsault to get the win.
Winner: Komander (3) (7:37) (Since Castagnoli lost Ospreay advances to the Semi Finals)
Rate: 6
-After the match Death Riders enter the ring and attack Komander. Marina Shafir brings a chair into the ring before Jay White’s music hits to distract them. Orange Cassidy enters the ring from the crowd and takes out Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta before White enters and takes out PAC with a uranage before Cassidy hits a Beach Break on Yuta. AEW World Champion Jon Moxley enters the ring with his briefcase and takes out White & Cassidy with it. Moxley gets on the mic and says as long as his heart is still beating, this is the closest White & Cassidy will come to the AEW World Title and they are delusional if either one of them thinks they deserve to lay eyes on it. Hangman Page makes his way down as he, Cassidy & White have Moxley surrounded before they take him out with an Orange Punch, a Buckshot Lariat and Blade Runner. Page, Cassidy & White then stand above the briefcase together.
Non Title Blue League Match Of The 2024 Continental Classic
Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada (7) vs. Shelton Benjamin (6)
Okada advances with a win or draw.
Kazuchika Okada hits 2 back 2 back German suplexes before Shelton Benjamin dodges the third and hits his 3 of German suplexes.
Okada stops Benjamin with a dropkick and Benjamin comes right back with a flatliner for two.
Benjamin goes for Hurt Fall but Okada reverses it and hits Rainmaker to get the win
Winner: Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada (10) (12:37) (He will face Ricochet in the Semi Finals)
Rate: 7
-After the match Benjamin goes to shake Okada’s hand after but Okada teases flipping him off before shaking it.
-Renee Paquette is in the back with Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana. After having an incredible 2024, Paquette asks Strickland what 2025 has in store for him. Strickland says he has a connection with these people chanting his name after having the type of 2024 that he had, calling himself a championship winner, history maker and franchise definer. He said he’s lost a lot in 2024, but it doesn’t compare to the amount that he’s gained and by 2025 he plans to rebound. He gets interrupted by Ricochet & says he knows Strickland saw how he beat Darby Allin’s ass out there. Ricochet says he’s going to do what Strickland couldn’t do last year and win the Continental Classic before referring to him by his real name Stephon. Strickland says Ricochet has got this all wrong and he isn’t rooting against him and he wants AEW to succeed but if Ricochet blows it he will embarrass him and make it big.
-We get another New York Minute as Chris Jericho is outside the Manhattan Center with Big Bill & Bryan Keith. Jericho says that he is feeling the Christmas Spirit here in the heart of Astoria on 34th Street. Jericho says he still has one more Christmas miracle to grant, 1 more gift to give and that is to Anthony Bowens. Jericho wasn’t ready when Bowens challenged him on Collision but he will be ready this Friday on Rampage and he hopes things get better for Bowens because it doesn’t seem that he has many friends lately.
Toni Storm vs. Taya Valkyrie
Taya Valkyrie & Toni Storm trade slaps before Valkyrie hits a spear.
She starts yelling that she knows who she is but Storm comes right back with an inside cradle to get the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
-Renee Paquette is in the back with Adam Page and asks if he, Orange Cassidy & Jay White are working together. Page says that Jon Moxley will walk into Orlando for the last time with the AEW World Title but Christopher Daniels interrupts and says that Page was right and has gone through a lot and the last thing he needs is someone telling him what he should do and starts asking if Page needs anything for Worlds End. Page stops him and asks why he would need help from an ineffectual office stooge like Daniels. Daniels says that’s fair but the other guys in this match have Bullet Club Gold, The Conglomeration & Death Riders and he can relate to not having friends anymore as SCU is not here anymore and Matt Sydal is gone and he’s alone in this locker room. All he’s saying is that he needs Page more than he thinks and if he needs a friend at Worlds End, he’ll be there.
Non Title Blue League Match Of The 2024 Continental Classic
TNT Champion Daniel Garcia (7) vs. Kyle Fletcher (9)
Garcia advances with a win.
Fletcher advances with a win or draw.
Daniel Garica & Kyle Fletcher start trading blows and chops.
Garcia rights into Dragon Tamer but Fletcher breaks it up by smashing Garcia’s head into the mat.
Fletcher stays in control before placing Garcia on the top rope and hits an Brainbuster
Winner: Kyle Fletcher (12) (15:06) (He will face Ospreay in the Semi Finals)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
-After the match Will Ospreay makes his way down to the ring and goes face 2 face with Fletcher.
-We go to AEW World Champion Jon Moxley in the back with Marina Shafir. Moxley says he almost forgot that it’s three for the price of one at Worlds End and that’s a hell of a deal. Everything is working out in his favor just like it’s supposed to even if it isn’t always pretty and comfortable. After Saturday, they will continue their work as there’s a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it as they continue their crusade against ego and delusion. His 3 opponents lack will, spirit and heart as nobody wants it in AEW. If you are not willing to sacrifice then he will sacrifice you. These guys think the AEW World Title is something you can win but it’s something you are, who you are and it’s not for him to parade trophies around by showing off his gold. He knows exactly who he is because when he speaks they listen and when he’s on the move they get the hell out of the way. He is the king, and he was born to be king and born for all the things that come with it and he is the only king there has ever been.
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