AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From Dec. 17

All Elite Wrestling promised a memorable Holiday Bash from Co-op Live in Manchester, England over three hours of Dynamite and Collision.

The Elite reunited as Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks collided with The Don Callis Family's Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero fot $1,000,000.

Samoa Joe, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland sat down to sign the contract for their AEW Men's World Champion clash at Worlds End.

The AEW roster fought in a Dynamite Diamond Ring battle royal to earn the ring and a future world title opportunity.

As part of the Continental Classic, in the Blue League, Jon Moxley and Roderick Strong desperately fought to stay in the tournament while Máscara Dorada faced Orange Cassidy.

In the Gold League, Kyle Fletcher looked to rebound after his loss to "Speedball" Mike Bailey, but he had a tough challenge in The Death Riders' Pac.

The Babes of Wrath and Timeless Love Bombs worked together to face the dangerous alliance of Mercedes Moné, Athena, Megan Bayne and Marina Shafir.

FTR put the AEW World Tag Team Championships on the line against The Bang Bang Gang. Could Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn take out Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler?

This was a massive show for AEW in a packed arena with major stakes across the whole card.

Blue League: Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong

Last Time in Action in the C2: Jon Moxley (3) lost to Konosuke Takeshita (6); Roderick Strong (0) lost to Orange Cassidy (3).

Strong wore down Mox with his signature onslaught of backbreakers, but The Death Rider refused to give up. He caught The Messiah of the Backbreaker with a Paradigm Shift for the victory.

Strong and Mox are always good together, and a hot crowd in Manchester certainly sold the energy of this latest clash of rivals.

This was mostly forgettable in comparison to the high standard set by other matches in this tournament, but it was still a strong technical showcase for both men.

This was a telling result for the C2, giving Mox an outside chance to still advance in the tournament while Strong is eliminated from contention with two matches left.

Most of the time, this would not be surprising except that recent booking indicated that The Death Rider might have lost his mojo.

Instead, he has reaffirmed that he is still great, complete with a refusal to tap out in his losses.

All indications that The Death Riders would turn against their leader are becoming more muddled by this booking.

Strong, meanwhile, is clearly established as the "pin eater" of the C2 and can mostly just hope to play spoiler against Claudio Castagnoli in the final week.

Result

Mox (6) def. Strong (0) by pinfall.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments and Observations

The show started with Mox and Strong in the ring with no entrances.

Strong and Mox fought to the outside multiple times, but the most impactful brawl ended with a Strong backbreaker on the steel steps.

Mox caught Strong with a Gotch piledriver then locked in the Bulldog choke. Strong was foaming at the mouth before rolling to the ropes to break it.

Mox's submission weakness was tested late when Strong locked in the Stronghold, but The Death Rider fought free.

$1,000,000 Winner-Take-All: The Elite vs. Don Callis Family

Last Time in Action: Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero lost in their big for the CMLL World Trios Championships against El Sky Team (Full Gear Tailgate Brawl, November 22, 2025); Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson teamed up against Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh (Dynamite 200, August 2, 2023).

The Elite looked like their old selves together again while fighting a team that struggled to stay on the same page.

After sending out Okada and Takeshita, they hit Hechicero with a BTE Trigger, V-Trigger, and assisted One Winged Angel for the victory.

Don Callis did not want to give up the $1,000,000 while The Rainmaker and The Alpha beat down Omega and The Young Bucks. Rick Knox got the money while The Cleaner ran off the arguing heels with a broom.

Unsurprisingly, this was an excellent battle between six of the best in the business. Hechicero especially showed out despite being arguably the least established name involved.

While Omega will forever be medically compromised, this is the perfect spot for The Cleaner at this stage of his career.

He looked like the old Cleaner in his best moments while avoiding taking too many bumps along the way.

Okada and Takeshita have so much chemistry as a team, even when they use it to argue. It is a shame they are not likely to work together for much longer.

Luckily, The Young Bucks are wrestling as good as they ever have, and it is always a treat to see them in action in any format.

Result

Omega, Matt and Nick def. Hechicero, Okada and Takeshita by pinfall.

Grade

A-

Notable Moments and Observations

Takeshita and Hechicero came out together, only to be interrupted by Okada's solo entrance.

The Young Bucks came to their classic "Superkick Party" theme while Omega came out to "Battle Cry". No "Carry On My Wayward Son" this time.

The crowd was most loudly behind Omega throughout. They also lit up for The Elite working together well.

Takeshita and Okada struggled to work together including The Alpha pushing him aside before an Hechicero double team and Nick sending them head-first into one another.

The Rainmaker did not look too pleased to be in this match until he got The Cleaner one-on-one.

Okada interrupted Takeshita's Power Drive Knee to set up a Rainmaker and almost clotheslined The Alpha in the chaos.

MJF Inserts Himself Into the Worlds End Men's World Title Match

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MJF has finally returned from his various media obligations and reinserted himself into the Men's World Championship picture.

Samoa Joe flanked by Hook and Powerhouse Hobbs confidently signed the contract. Swerve Strickland admitted to his respect for The Cowboy and genuine hatred for The Samoan Submission Machine.

Hangman Adam Page declared that he was ready to defend his title one-on-one against everyone that helped him defeat The Death Riders, including Swerve, but everything changed when Joe betrayed him.

After everyone had signed, MJF arrived to sign his Casino Gauntlet to add himself to the Worlds End match. He explained that he wanted this match to hurt The Cowboy, to beat him and his two greatest rivals on the same night.

This started strong with Joe, Swerve and Hangman each delivering confident statements on the mic.

However, the arrival of The Salt of the Earth changed the dynamic of this segment in a big way. MJF roasted all three other men, selling why he wanted to beat them all at once.

He went long, but that is typical for MJF. The crowd certainly did not mind, following every word like The Salt of the Earth was the biggest hero in all of this.

This 4-Way could go any way, and that is what makes it extra exciting. Joe will probably find a way to escape with his gold, but there is no reason to believe anyone should be favored going in.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

Swerve pulled out an old TNA reference, calling out Joe's 2007 fake face tattoo.

Hangman called Joe worse than The Death Riders on their worst day.

He also worried that Joe's career would be ruined by The Samoan Submission Machine's pathetic ego trip in the "twilight" of his career.

MJF admitted that he still hated Joe for what he took from him.

The Salt of the Earth called out Swerve's WWE run, saying he was great "twerking for Top Dolla".

Backstage, Eddie Kingston warned his future opponents, starting on Collision, that he learned from his loss to Joe and is better than ever.

Also backstage, Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey promised to win their Collision C2 matches against Kazuchika Okada and Jack Perry.

Babes of Wrath and Timeless Love Bombs vs. Mercedes Moné, Athena and MegaProblems

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Mercedes Moné and Athena continued to work well together despite their ego clashes.

Last Time in Action: Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa to become the inaugural Women's tag team champions (December 10); Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne lost to The Timeless Love Bombs (December 3); Mercedes Moné and Athena lost to The Babes of Wrath (Dynamite, November 5).

This was a competitive battle between four of the best women's teams in AEW, leading to a chaotic pace. Athena caught Willow with the O'Face out of nowhere to allow Moné to pin her for the victory.

Everyone was working hard to deliver an action-packed sprint in this one, and it was never less than great.

This could have used at least five more minutes though. It would have been tough to find that time in a tightly paced three-hour show, but this did not feel like it had quite reached its top speed before the finish.

The finish was a surprise and immediately thrust The CEO and The Forever Champion back into title contention.

This is a smart first title defense for The Babes of Wrath as their match with Moné and Athena in the quarterfinals was the match of the tournament.

A rematch between them could even exceed that high bar and solidify Willow and Harley as champions.

It also could push Moné and Athena into full conflict. A singles rematch between them for the TBS Championship and/or ROH Women's World Championship has potential to blow everyone away.

Result

Moné, Athena, Shafir and Bayne def. Willow, Harley, Mina and Storm by pinfall.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

Athena and Moné argued all the way down to the ring.

Willow Pounced Moné nearly out of her boots then went for a Cannonball off the apron where The CEO shoved Bayne in the way.

Backstage later, The CEO and Forever Champion challenged the Women's world tag team champions for Worlds End. Moné also set an open challenge for her RevPro Undisputed British Women's Championship for Collision.

Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs. Pac

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Pac defeated Kyle Fletcher to set a strong path for him to advance in the Gold League of the C2.

Last Time in Action in the C2: Kyle Fletcher (6) lost to "Speedball" Mike Bailey (3)(Dynamite Winter is Coming, December 10); Pac (3) lost to Kazuchika Okada (3) (December 3).

The physical offense of Pac wore down Fletcher over the course of this match until he finally had an opening to seal it with a top-rope Poisonrana followed by a Black Arrow to win.

Somehow, this was both the weakest match of Fletcher's C2 and still one of the best of the tournament. That is a testament to his consistency in this tournament.

This was less flashy than the previous rounds, selling the way Pac's viciousness wore down The Protostar. This was the perfect match for the late stages of the tournament where everyone should be physically wearing thin.

The opening wins of Fletcher set a faux narrative that he was the leader of the Gold League, but after back-to-back losses, The Protostar is suddenly on the outside looking in.

Pac lost to Okada but actually has a clearer path to winning his bracket after this victory. Other than The Rainmaker advancing, it feels like anyone else could go through in this league.

Why couldn't it be The Bastard, solidifying himself as a man to watch in 2026?

Result

Pac (6) def. Fletcher (6) by pinfall.

Grade

A-

Notable Moments and Observations

"He's Our Bastard" rang out as the match began and again after Pac kicked out of a Brainbuster.

Pac caught Fletcher in a standing Brutalizer and almost knocked him out, but The Protostar got his foot on the ropes.

The Bastard followed up with his multiple rebound clothesline for a near-fall.

Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal

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Ricochet picked up another big victory in the Dynamite Diamond Ring battle royal.

The Demand attacked Brodido before the match could begin to weaken the former World tag team champions. It did not deter either Brody King or Bandido.

The match came down to King eliminating himself and Toa Liona to set the stage for Bandido to eliminate Bishop Kaun, giving the win to himself and Ricochet.

For how stacked the AEW roster is, this battle royal was actually smaller than expected. The talent involved tried to tell as clear a story as possible in the ring.

This led to many men on the outside of the ring for stretches of the contest, almost treating this like it was a Casino Gauntlet.

The quality was not at that level, feeling much smaller in scale in terms of who was involved. Battle royals have never worked as well with AEW's typical in-ring style.

Still, the story was strong and consistent, selling once again that Ricochet will do anything to steal a win, and he pulled it off once more.

The One and Only would make sense to carry the Dynamite Diamond Ring into 2026 given his massive heel heat, though it would be more satisfying for Bandido to knock him down a peg.

It would have been nice to see fresher names in this spot though as both are already champions with plenty of story behind them.

It has also not been fully explained yet how MJF sees all of this as he has won the ring every other year.

Result

Bandido and Ricochet won the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal, setting up a one-on-one match next week.

Grade

C-

Notable Moments and Observations

Max Caster and Anthony Bowens worked well together again, even hitting their finisher together, but Ricochet eliminated Caster when they tried to scissor.

Mark Davis eliminated Shelton Benjamin, only to be eliminated by Luchasaurus, who was then eliminated by Josh Alexander in nearly one fluid motion.

Ricochet spent the home stretch of this match skulking on the outside gladly accepting GOA's eliminations as long as he advanced.

Blue League: Máscara Dorada vs. Orange Cassidy

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Orange Cassidy picked up another big win in the C2.

Last Time in Action in the C2: Máscara Dorada (3) defeated Claudio Castagnoli (6), and Orange Cassidy (3) defeated Roderick Strong (0) (Collision, December 6).

After a fast-paced friendly battle, Cassidy caught Dorada with a Seatbelt pin for the victory.

This was a different style of C2 match to much of the tournament, which made it stand out. Freshly Squeezed met the luchador in his own style.

It was fast-paced and focused more on crowd-pleasing spots than pure dramatics. It made the ending unpredictable.

It would have been nice to see Dorada pick up more momentum off his win against Castagnoli as he has so much breakout potential in AEW with stronger booking.

However, Cassidy is one of those made men in AEW that can defeat anyone and is now a more dramatic opponent for Jon Moxley's final fight of his C2.

It is hard to imagine Cassidy advancing to the semifinals of the C2, but it is not an unreasonable possibility, especially with two matches left.

Result

Cassidy (6) def. Dorada (3) by pinfall.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

The luchador sold his genuine confusion in dealing with Cassidy, giving Freshly Squeezed the mental edge throughout.

Freshly Squeezed pulled off the least impressive (intentionally) rope walk arm drag to the delight of the crowd.

Cassidy passed his sunglasses over to Dorada afterward as his form of respect.

Jamie Hayter vs. Isla Dawn

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Jamie Hayter picked up another win, building her momentum for the challenge of Kris Statlander.

Last Time in Action: Jamie Hayter alongside Kris Statlander defeated The Sisters of Sin (Collision, December 13); Isla Dawn lost to Marina Shafir (AEW Dark Stocking Stuffer, December 13).

The crowd support for Dawn gave her the will to fight hard, but the No. 1 contender to the Women's world champion still put her down with Hayterade.

Hayter and Dawn showed each other respect afterward until The Triangle of Madness attacked. Kris Statlander arrived to send them packing, but Hayter accidentally caught the champ with a Hayterade.

This was a decent sprint, somewhat passing the bar of a pure squash, but there was never going to be real drama on the result.

Still, Dawn has done well so far with her opportunities in AEW and seems like the kind of talent AEW can reliably utilize at least in ROH longer term.

The problem with this segment was not the match but rather the aftermath. With less than two weeks before Worlds End, Stat vs. Hayter does not have a strong individual story yet.

It is too focus on The Triangle of Madness, which would work better if this was a triple threat going into Worlds End with Thekla also in the running.

The accidental collision sells that these two are far from friends, but this feels like AEW's least developed angle into the pay-per-view.

They needed a couple more weeks to separate themselves from the Triangle of Madness and sell their own dynamic.

Stat and Hayter will make the most of the spotlight and deliver a great match, but this is not the kind of build a world title match should have. They deserve more backing.

Result

Hayter def. Dawn by pinfall.

Grade

D+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Blue overestimated her first forearm strike to Dawn and had to go back to hit her again to send her out of the ring.
• Hayter came off heelish afterward following her accidental Hayterade, not sorry for taking out Stat.

World Tag Team Championships: FTR (c) vs. Bang Bang Gang

Last Time in Action: FTR defeated Brodido to become the World tag team champions (Full Gear, November 22); Bang Bang Gang won a $200,000 4-Way (Full Gear Tailgate Brawl, November 22).

Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn pushed Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler to their limit, nearly winning off a Famouser to Dax.

However, Cash got Dax's foot on the rope. In the chaos of the near-fall afterward, FTR took out Austin and went after the surgically repaired ankle of Juice, forcing a tap out with a Figure Four Leg-lock.

FTR always deliver the drama and make their opponent look great, and there were multiple points in this contest where it felt like Bang Bang Gang might pull off the shock upset.

In the end, it was not going to happen, but Juice especially continues to look like a veteran that knows how to beat FTR, even if they got the better of him for this moment.

It may be too late to get FTR on the Worlds End card, which would be a real shame as there are so many exciting tag teams for them to face early in this title reign.

Hopefully, there is a plan to represent the tag division at Worlds End in some capacity.

Result

Dax and Cash def. Juice and Austin by submission to retain the World Tag Team Championships.

Grade

A-

Notable Moments and Observations

Juice stopped Stokely from using powder and sent him into Cash.

Austin ran at Cash, who sent him over the barricade into the timekeeper's area. Austin recovered in time to save Juice from a Shatter Machine.

Overall Show

It is hard to complain about a show this tightly paced and delivered with great action across every hour.

However, there were certainly some weaker elements of this show. It is particularly down to the weakness of the Worlds End card.

This will be a great PPV for AEW, especially because of the strength of the Continental Classic, but the rest of the build has lacked that same in-ring intensity.

Samoa Joe, Hangman Adam Page, Swerve Strickland and now MJF are delivering the goods, but a Fatal 4-Way will never have the same energy as a solo match for gold.

The women's division is delivering strong in-ring action but in need of more story hooks, more featured moments that get fans talking.

The tag team division feels a bit hung out of dry at present despite great champions in FTR.

The Dynamite Diamond Ring battle royal highlighted a solid but oddly understaffed undercard in AEW right now, and it featured two current men's champions winning more over those that might challenge them for their gold.

The C2 is the bed rock of AEW right now, and it will be deeply missed. Hopefully though, in its aftermath, the company will pick up its storytelling consistency with the rest of the divisions.

Overall Grade: B-