Holiday Bash - Dynamite recap for December 21, 2022

"Absolute" Ricky Starks heads to the ring. Starks admits that he lost last week and says it is on him because he should have known better against MJF, then says he lost like a man while MJF won like a coward, and he can stand with respect and dignity while MJF has neither as well as a pair of balls. He tells MJF to imagine what will happen next time, as he says there will be a next time between them. Starks says this is not the end of the road, but just the start, and if he has to work his way back to title contention, he will do it and become "the man" in AEW. Suddenly, Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia arrive. Jericho tells Starks he has been watching him for a long time and says that Starks did come close to become World Champion, then tells him he is not a dollar store version of anybody, but a million dollar talent, but he will be a world champion someday. Jericho then tells Starks that he is not just quite ready yet, and that while has everything it takes to make it in AEW, he just needs a little advice, guidance and Chris Jericho. Jericho also responds to the "Sammy sucks" chants by saying that if people says Sammy sucks, they see he sucks. He then asks Ricky Starks to join The Jericho Appreciation Society. Starks praises Jericho for being able to stay relevant and popular, then says Jericho went from being "built like an air fryer" to "looking like a dad on his fifth divorce," then admits the offer is tempting before rejecting it. Starks also tells Jericho that his stock dropped after losing to Action Andretti and that the J in "J.A.S." might as well stand for "jobbers." He then calls Sammy and Garcia "J.A.S.Hole #1" and "J.A.S.Hole #2" before saying they have not done anything, that Daniel Garcia lost the ROH Pure title, and that he could not care for Sammy Guevara before telling Jericho to suck his balls. Starks then challenge Jericho to a match on January 4th, then Jake Hager shows up from behind Starks and attacks him. Sammy and Garcia soon join in while Jericho directs traffic, then Action Andretti runs into the ring. Andretti ducks the baseball bat shot and takes out Jericho and Hager, and Starks is able to get back in the fight before Andretti hits Jericho with a split leg moonsault.

Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.

The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beats Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix), brining Death Triangle's lead to 3-2 (three wins to two). After the match, Death Triangle viciously attack The Elite.

We see post-match footage from last week's show where MJF calls out "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, who he calls a nobody in his world for ruining his moment. He says everyone wants to ride his wave and eat off his place, but Danielson will eat less than he desires and more than he deserves during his reign of terror.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Action Andretti, who says that he did the unthinkable last week and beat Chris Jericho, and since then, his life has never been the same. He says that while he has gotten a ton of support, he knew The Jericho Appreciation Society would take their anger out on someone. As he talks about how they took their anger out on "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard show up to compliment him. Angelo Parker says that Andretti is on a hot streak and is "on fire," then Andretti is hit from behind with a fireball by Chris Jericho.

Renee Paquette interviews "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson in the ring. On the subject of William Regal's departure, he says he does not expect The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) to forgive Regal for what he did, then talks about how he fought his first wrestling match in the nearby Far West Rodeo and how he was trained by Rudy Boy Gonzalez and Shawn Michaels. He then says that Regal turned him into the wrestler and the person that he is today. He says that while Claudio Castagonli and Jon Moxley do not have the same relationship he did with Regal, and that when Regal was in the hospital, he cried. Danielson says that Regal made him and so many other people better and has meant so much to the industry, and that he loved having Regal in AEW. He then says that Regal taught him that there are consequences to one's actions. Danielson then says that MJF needs to learn about said consequences, for he has heard every word that MJF has said and that there will be consequences for what he did to Regal and calling him a coward before calling MJF out. "All Ego" Ethan Page and Stokely Hathaway show up instead, and Ethan Page says that he should have been the one to win the battle royal and the AEW World Champonship, and that "Vegetable Man" Danielson is trying to jump the line. Stokely tells Danielson to go home, be a family man, shop at Trader Joe's and eat vegan snacks, then Danielson says that he couldn't hear a word that Stokely said before he makes fun of Stokely's bald head, asks him to grow some hair and shut up, and questions the use of "Vegetable Man" as an insult. Hathaway responds with "You raggedy bitch," then Ethan Page says he called Danielson "vegetable man" not because of what he eats, but because he will make him a vegetable if he jumps the line to the World title. Danielson dares Ethan Page to turn him into a vegetable right now, and Page says that while he has no problem taking his shirt off, the pants will stay on, and they can do it next week.

We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios royale on this week's Rampage is right up his alley and that he will be there. He also says he and "Hangman" Adam Page can fight for as long as Page wants, but he wants to settle this in the ring. He then says there is nothing to settle after he knocks Page out and that it is not his fault that Page has a glass jaw, then says he is not a bad guy before telling Page not to become "a play wrestler." As for his opponent tonight, Darius Martin, it is not his fault that Darius is "injury prone" and that he will have to teach Darius a lesson tonight.

In footage form earlier today in Tampa, Florida, Samoa Joe wishes the AEW fans a happy holidays, then wishes Wardlow the happiest and merriest of holidays, because they both know he will not have a happy new year when he gives him more than he ever asked for. He then says that afterwards, he will take from Wardlow, then wishes him a happy holiday again before telling him the holiday cheer will end on December 28th.

Hook beats Exodus Prime with the Redrum. After the match, Stokely Hathaway shows up on the video screen with Big Bill and Lee Moriarty attacking "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and throwing him into a dumpster.

Jon Moxley beats Darius Martin.

We see a video package for Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW World Women's Championship later tonight.

We hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, who talks about how he watched his uncle overdose from drugs and cough and vomit up his own blood at three years old and how he was beaten, robbed, stabbed and shot growing up. He says only monsters do this to a child and that they created a monster themselves, and that is time to spill some blood of his own in the next chapter of The Book of Hobbs.

The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) beat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) after Austin Gunn grabs Colten Gunn's hand as he has Dax Harwood in a roll-up.

Sonjay Dutt makes fun of "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) while rapping over The Acclaimed's theme.

Tony Schiavone interviews Keith Lee and Swerve Stickland, with hip hop recording artist and mogul Rick Ross acting as a mediator. Keith Lee arrives first, then Rick Ross says history will be made today as business gets taken care before he introduces Swerve and says to Keith Lee "You're a big motherfucker." Swerve's music fails to play before Swerve shows up with a bag in his hand, complaining that this is being done on Keith Lee's time and that he will be doing things his way. Swerve says he tried to give Keith Lee the whole world and that they should own everything, then tells Rick Ross that he cannot deal with all the accusations before telling Keith Lee to keep his eyes on the tag team titles, his health and in the back of his head. All of a sudden, Parker Boudreaux shows up from behind Keith Lee and attacks Lee while dressed in the same shirt as Swerve. Keith Lee soon clotheslines Boudreaux over the top rope, then Rick Ross puts Swerve over as an icon and a legend. As Keith Lee approaches Swerve, he is soon attacked from behind by a man with a lot of tattoos over his body, and he too is an affiliate of Swerve. Keith Lee is then hit from behind with a chair by Parker Boudreaux. Parker Boudreaux and the tattooed man continue to attack Keith Lee as Rick Ross says it is time to make history, then lay him on the stairs so that Swerve can stomp a cinderblock through Keith Lee from the top rope.

We hear from some of the trios in the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios royale.

Jamie Hayter retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Hikaru Shida after Shida fends off Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. while Rebel distracts the referee. After the match, Britt Baker attacks Shida, then Toni Storm runs into the ring and takes down Rebel and Britt before Hayter hits her in the back of the head with the AEW Women's World Championship. Rebel and Britt hold Toni Storm, then Saraya runs into the ring and takes down Rebel before kicking Britt Baker in the face to end the show.