New Year's Smash (2022)

New Year's Smash (2022) was a two-part professional wrestling show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on December 28, 2022 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event aired as special episodes of Dynamite and Rampage respectively. It was the third New Year's Smash event held by AEW.

The main event of Dynamite saw Samoa Joe defeat Wardlow to keep his AEW TNT Championship. Joe choked Wardlow out with the Rear Naked Choke and the referee stopped the match, giving Joe the victory. The main event of Rampage saw Swerve Strickland defeat Wheeler Yuta. While the referee had their back turned, Strickland hit Yuta with a low blow and then a JML Driver for the pinfall victory.

Matches

 Dynamite (aired live December 28) 
No.MatchesStipulationsTimes1Bryan Danielson defeated Ethan Page (with Stokely Hathaway)Singles match17:392Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) (with Wheeler Yuta) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin)Tag team match13:553Hook defeated Baylum Lynx by submissionSingles match0:514The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) (with Michael Nakazawa and Brandon Cutler) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix) (with Alex Abrahantes)Falls Count Anywhere Six-man tag team match(This was the sixth match in a Best of Seven Series for the AEW World Trios Championship (Series tied 3–3)16:025TayJay A.S. (Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S.) defeated Willow Nightingale and Ruby Soho Tag team match5:036Samoa Joe (c) defeated WardlowSingles match for the AEW TNT Championship10:48 (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match

 Rampage (aired December 30) 
No.MatchesStipulationsTimes1Orange Cassidy (c) (with Danhausen) defeated Trent Beretta (with Chuck Taylor) Singles match for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship11:202Kip Sabian (with Penelope Ford) defeated AtibaSingles match1:203Jade Cargill (c) (with The Baddies (Leila Grey and Red Velvet)) defeated Kiera HoganSingles match for the AEW TBS Championship7:304Swerve Strickland (with Mogul Affiliates (Parker Boudreaux and Granden Goetzman)) defeated Wheeler YutaSingles match12:50 (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
References

Category:2022 in American sports
Category:AEW New Year's Smash