AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming 2025 Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights

All Elite Wrestling arrived in the Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta on Wednesday for the 2025 edition of Dynamite: Winter is Coming.

"Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa collided with Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale in the finals of Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament.

Eddie Kingston hoped to capture the AEW World Championship, dethroning the arrogant Samoa Joe. However, he had to look out for all of The Opps, especially his former friend, Hook.

"Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland hoped to make a statement at the expense of The Opps, battling Katsuyori Shibata and Powerhouse Hobbs in a Tornado Tag clash.

This show continued the Continental Classic where Kazuchika Okada fought Darby Allin's injury replacement, Jack Perry, and Kyle Fletcher collided with "Speedball" Mike Bailey.

Winter is Coming has delivered some of the biggest moments in AEW's history. Would this year's edition bring the same?

Women's World Tag Tournament: Timeless Love Bombs vs. Babes of Wrath

Last Time in Action: Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeated Julia Hart and Skye Blue to advance to the tournament finals (Dynamite Thanksgiving Eve, November 26); "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa defeated Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne to advance to the tournament finals (Dynamite, December 3).

Willow kept the pace up throughout this match, taking out Storm on the outside down the stretch. This allowed Harley to hit Mina with Her Finishing Move followed by Willow's Babe Bomb for the victory.

Renee Paquette interviewed an excited (and tired) Babes of Wrath after the finish, allowing Willow to put over her friendship with Harley.

The match opened the show based on the hype, the drama and the action. All four women knew what they needed to deliver to sell this historic moment.

While the match of the tournament remains The Babes of Wrath vs. Mercedes Moné and Athena, this was certainly the most dramatic.

Multiple times, it felt like either team could pull this out. In the end, the right team won.

Harley picked up her first-ever wrestling gold, and Willow put herself back in the championship conversation since losing the TBS title in 2023.

Forever, these two will stand as the first women's world tag team champions in AEW, and they have proved they can deliver against a variety of opponents.

Storm and Mina will rebound smoothly whether they continue to go after the Women's World Tag Team Championship or refocus on singles gold. The Timeless One remains AEW's biggest female star.

Result

Willow and Harley def. Mina and Storm by pinfall to become the first-ever women's world tag team champions.

Grade

A

Notable Moments and Observations

In a match of crowd favorites, Willow was easily the Atlanta favorite, earning massive reaction for everything she did.

Willow seemed a bit taken aback by Storm smelling her up, highlighting their limited interactions so far in AEW.

Mina caught Harley with a diving Slingblade into a Storm Zero, but Willow arrived in time to break up the pin with a running senton.

The Timeless Love Bombs hugged and raised the hands of the new champions.

C2 Gold League: Kazuchika Okada vs. 'Jungle' Jack Perry

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Last Time in Action: Kazuchika Okada (3) defeated Pac (3) (Dynamite, December 3); this was "Jungle" Jack Perry's first singles match since Wrestle Dynasty (January 5).

In Perry's first match in the C2 after officially replacing an injured Darby Allin, he had Okada on the ropes with an unorthodox counter.

Okada would not stay down, though, and he connected with two Rainmakers to pick up the victory.

Afterward, Don Callis tried to recruit Jungle Jack, who refused. The Family attacked Perry, but Luchasaurus and The Young Bucks turned the tide and sent The Family running.

In the first singles match for Perry in 2025 on AEW TV, he looked fantastic, pushing Okada to fight at a different speed and ferocity than anyone else in AEW has.

It led to some uneven moments but also delivered an exciting Okada sprint, a rarity for a man who often wrestles at a pace where the action does not truly pick up until the 10-minute mark.

Both styles work for The Rainmaker, though, and he did impressive work in continuing to elevate Jungle Jack back to a credible role near the top of the card.

Okada is not likely to lose to anyone else in the round-robin stage this year, so Perry was always going to be defeated here. He still looked like a serious challenger in the loss, though.

Result

Okada (6) def. Perry (0) by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

Jungle Jack came after Okada at the bell, pushing the pace faster than most Rainmaker matches.

After Perry's second counter of the Rainmaker, he hit him with a running knee for a dramatic near-fall that led to a "This is awesome!" chant.

Okada forced his way out of the first Snare Trap by biting his opponent, which Callis reminded fans was a receipt from Perry's bite last week.

The Rainmaker went for a Tombstone Piledriver, but Perry countered it by biting his rival in an intimate area.

In the follow-up brawl, Konosuke Takeshita took a superkick for Callis.

Backstage, Callis told The Young Bucks to bring his money back on Dynamite where Okada, Takeshita and Hechicero would fight The Bucks and any partner for the $1,000,000.

Matt and Nick Jackson went to Kenny Omega's locker room, who agreed to team with them "for free" to get back at The Callis Family.

Mark Briscoe Does Not Let The Death Riders Rattle Him

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Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir interrupted Tony Schiavone's in-ring interview of Mark Briscoe to taunt Chicken, who was unaffected.

He challenged Garcia to fight him right then and there, but Wheeler and Shafir backed him off for the moment.

This was kept short and sweet in a way that could have easily been a backstage segment, but it was in the ring to sell the importance of the TNT Championship match on Collision.

Garcia showed his own insecurities in his reaction to Briscoe's words, which is a great character wrinkle for Red Death. He needs something as a character hook to differentiate him from Wheeler.

He will lose in his challenge for the TNT Championship, but it could be a strong character moment for Garcia, seeing that being a Death Rider is not leading to success yet.

Grade

B-

Notable Moments and Observations

Backstage, Jon Moxley promised he was not out of the C2 yet while Garcia made clear The Death Riders

The Triangle of Madness attacked women backstage until Kris Statlander arrived to send all three running with the help of a steel chair.

Backstage, Stokely Hathaway announced FTR would grant The Bang Bang Gang an AEW World Tag Team Championship match on Dynamite next week.

Tornado Tag: 'Hangman' Adam Page and Swerve Strickland vs. The Opps

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Last Time in Action: Katsuyori Shibata and Powerhouse Hobbs alongside Hook defeated The Dark Order (Dynamite, December 3); this is the first time Hangman and Swerve have teamed together.

Page and Swerve looked dangerous apart and absolutely deadly once they were on the same page in the ring.

After a competitive fight, they sent Hobbs through a ringside table followed by a Buckshot Lariat and House Call to Shibata for the win.

Due to the way this was structured, this felt more like a hardcore brawl than a tag team match, which made sense based on the story so far.

The Cowboy and Mogul had to build their team chemistry over the course of this match, meeting in the ring fully once they were ready to work together toward a common goal.

The Opps were still outmatched by the former world champions throughout, making clear that both Hangman and Swerve are serious threats to the AEW World Championship.

This should mostly put Shibata and Hobbs behind these two, leaving Hook in the way of their direct fight with Samoa Joe.

Result

Page and Swerve def. Shibata and Hobbs by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

Hangman and Swerve appeared in the crowd with chains around their necks. The Opps sent their Dojo members into the crowd to attack them.

This match did not start for a while as The Cowboy and Mogul took out the Dojo members and brawled with Hobbs and Shibata in concessions and the crowd.

"It is clear that Winter is Coming when Hell has already frozen over." Fantastic call from Bryan Danielson as Swerve and Hangman worked perfectly together.

Josh Alexander watched the match backstage, scouting his Collision opponent.

Backstage, Hangman made clear he wanted the world title shot at Worlds End, regardless of who walked out of the main event with the gold.

C2 Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs. 'Speedball' Mike Bailey

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Last Time in Action: Kyle Fletcher (6) defeated Kevin Knight (3) (Dynamite, December 3); "Speedball" Mike Bailey (0) lost to Pac (3) (Collision Thanksgiving, November 27).

While Fletcher's resilience and strength was on full display in this contest, he could not figure out how to match the speed and ferocity of Bailey.

After a wild run of near-falls and with less than a minute on the clock, Speedball rolled up The Protostar, trapping his arms and legs for a pinfall victory.

Fletcher and Knight set the bar for the best match of the C2, and just one week later, Bailey and Fletcher passed it. This one is going to be hard for anyone to match.

Bryan Danielson called The Protostar the best wrestler in AEW at stringing together offense, but it might have been Bailey that one-upped him in that regard for this match.

It was the best Speedball has looked one-on-one in AEW throughout his run so far, and it should only be the beginning of his breakout in the C2.

Fletcher's loss was a shock, but it is unlikely anyone will go undefeated in the C2 this year. This makes the bracket look completely unpredictable as most of the competitors are three matches in.

Result

Bailey def. Fletcher by pinfall.

Grade

A+

Notable Moments and Observations

The Protostar tossed Speedball onto the barricade with force. The impact left a visible bruise on his back.

Fletcher got his feet up against a Shooting Star Press followed by sending him into the turnbuckle and a high-impact powerbomb for a near-fall.

Bailey rolled over Fletcher down the stretch, leading to a Time Adventure for a wild last-second kick-out.

They one-upped it with a 2.999 near-fall after Speedball hit another Time Adventure and Ultima Weapon.

That was still not the most shocking kick-out as Fletcher hit Speedball with a barricade powerbomb and brainbuster in the ring that was not enough.

AEW Men's World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Eddie Kingston

Last Time in Action: Eddie Kingston defeated Katsuyori Shibata (Collision Thanksgiving, November 27); Samoa Joe dethroned Hangman Adam Page as AEW men's world champion (Full Gear, November 22).

After a tough fight, Kingston caught Joe with a clean stunner to set up a Uraken, but Joe ducked it and locked in the Coquina Clutch, forcing a submission.

Since his return to the ring, The Mad King has struggled in the ring to find his footing again, but this was Kingston back in top form.

He and Joe sold this as a fight. Kingston was physically overwhelmed by the power and striking of The Samoan Submission Machine.

He sold the impact of Joe's offense like a boxer, slowly wearing down due to force of Joe.

By the end, it was clear that The Samoan Submission Machine had brought his best self to this fight and was giving Kingston exactly what he wanted. No cheap tricks or interference.

It is rare to see a babyface Kingston tap out, but it made sense given that Joe fought with respect and overwhelmed The Mad King like his old ROH self.

On a night of great action, this could have easily struggled to keep up with the field, but Joe and Kingston delivered an old-school brawl that worked perfectly for the moment.

The Samoan Submission Machine could not lose yet with so many interesting challengers on the horizon. Kingston though showed he is back and should eventually win the top title in AEW.

Result

Joe def. Kingston by submission to retain the AEW Men's World Championship.

Grade

A-

Notable Moments and Observations

Early in the night, Joe delivered a stern warning to Kingston that he would get what was coming to him.

In an interview with Renee Paquette, The Mad King gave respect to the champion and promised to give his all.

With a lollipop in his mouth, Hook came out with Joe, but the referee quickly threw him out of this match.

The crowd was fully behind Kingston early. Even when the dueling chants came out, the crowd was always more loudly behind The Mad King.

Joe caught Kingston in an STF with a salute in honor of the soon-to-retire John Cena, but The Mad King bit his hand to get free.

Overall Show

This was a sensational night focused on what makes AEW great.

It was all about the action, delivering multiple excellent matches to add to the legacy of Winter is Coming.

AEW finally has women's world tag team champions, and they are the deserving Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron.

The Continental Classic delivered two memorable fights that continued to show why this is the best time of the year for AEW.

"Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland looked fantastic as a tag team and individually, selling why both could be the next world title challenger.

Eddie Kingston showed he is back to delivering his best physical offense in the ring by giving Samoa Joe a worthy first world title defense to close out the show.

As a focused episode of television, it does not get much better than this.

Overall Grade: A+