New Year's Smash - Dynamite recap for December 29, 2021

Jim Ross returns to commentary after beating skin cancer.

FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and The Hardy Family Office (Matt Hardy, Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy) beat Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus), The Lucha Brothers (Penta el Zero Miedo) and Christian Cage after Christian Cage tags himself in, causing an ensuing argument between himself and Penta that leads to FTR hitting Christian with the Big Rig for the win.

2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia beat Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) and Eddie Kingston after Matt Lee grabs Santana's tights. After the match, 2point0 continue to attack Santana while Garcia grabs the ring bell. Eddie tries to stop Garcia, but he gets stomped, and Garcia nails Santana with the ring bell. Suddenly, Chris Jericho shows up with Floyd the baseball bat and clears the ring. Suddenly, Eddie wants Jericho's entrance theme cut off and confronts Jericho for getting involved, saying this is his fight. Ortiz has to keep Jericho and Eddie from throwing down.

We hear from MJF, who says that he was thrown over the top rope with reckless abandon by Sting, and if he working for a more professional company, this would not be happening. He also says that CM Punk claims to want a piece of him but continues to stay away from him, and MJF says he considers Punk an obstacle towards championship gold. MJF then tells Wardlow to stop with the excessive powerbomb and to start qualifying for the gold before relinquishing it to him, and after having "Smart" Mark Sterling read Wardlow's contract, MJF says he will start racking up wins of his own.

Backstage, Christian Cage confronts The Lucha Bros. (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) and challenges them to an AEW World Tag Team Title match against Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus). Penta says Christian is not a good tag partner, and that Jungle Boy should let go of the past.

Wardlow beats Colin Delaney with four powerbombs. After the match, Shawn Spears smacks Colin Delaney in the back with a chair.

We hear from The Superkliq (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson), Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. Adam Cole says tonight will be a historic night as they go down in all of pro wrestling history, then allows Kyle O'Reilly to speak to him privately. The Young Bucks leave, as does Bobby Fish. Kyle tells Cole they may have heat towards each other, but this is a new company. He says he knows Bobby Fish has his back and will find out if Cole does, too.

We hear from Dan Lambert and The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page). He says he cannot see why "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is cool, and that while Arn Anderson is one of his favorites, it makes him sad to see him with Cody and that he's a whore and not a Horseman. He says that Brandi Rhodes is the only woman named Brandi who is currently not a stripper, then makes fun of Cody's neck tattoo and says Cody never really made it until he made it to AEW. After Lambert says that AEW is feeding the fans "a shit sandwich," Brandi Rhodes shows up and calls Lambert out for his comments and asks him when he last got beaten up by a woman and didn't pay for it, saying she will do it for free. Lambert says he is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and that there is no man who wants to does not want to beat the crap out her, to which Brandi replies "I'm a Black bitch; let's go." Dustin Rhodes shows up and holds Brandi back only to get jumped by The Men of the Year.

We see a video package for Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Championship next week.

Jade Cargill beats Thunder Rosa to advance in the TBS title tournament after "Smart" Mark Sterling distracts the referee and a hooded, masked assailant nails Thunder Rosa from the outside. After the match, Thunder Rosa jumps Jade Cargill, but the mystery assailant returns and reveals themselves to be Mercedes Martinez before attacking Thunder Rosa along with Jade. Ruby Soho soon shows up with a pipe and chases them both away.

We see a video package for Riho vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. for the AEW Women's World Championship.

CM Punk heads to the ring. He says it is great to see Jim Ross back on commentary, saying he is the best to ever do it, then says he is about giving people their flowers when they deserve it. Punk says that despite never being in Daily's Place, it is a home for AEW, and it gets him thinking about Brodie Lee, saying that anyone who minimizes his impact has never met him, saying the Brodie Lee tribute made him want to come to AEW. He then addresses MJF, calling him "a Twitter troll in the flesh" who talks a big game but hides behind either a keyboard or someone else and laced up his running shoes despite saying the people want them to have a match. As for MJF's comments that he is done with him, Punk says he is fine with that as he got the win that he wanted, and says that if MJF is scared or afraid, that is alright, because he is looking to bigger and better things. Punk then says that with MJF wanting to be champion, he wants to be champion, then he calls MJF a waste of his time and a bigger waste of money than Tim Tebow. He says he never wanted to mess with MJF, but MJF found out the hard way that nobody can touch him, and if MJF wants to climb the ladder to championship gold, they will meet again, and that it would be a shame if someone interfered in his quest for the gold.

We hear from "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs. Starks welcomes Jim Ross back and thanks him for freeing up Taz's time before telling Dante Martin that by screwing him, he screwed Team Taz. He says that if he cannot win, neither will Dante, then says that he and Hobbs remember what happened last time Dante wrestle Hobbs. Hobbs asks Dante if he really wants to go another round with him.

We see a video package chronicling the recent events in the feud between Hikaru Shida and Serena Deeb where Shida tells Serena to stop whining about something that is her own fault and ask for the rematch.

Tony Schiavone interviews Brian Pillman Jr. He says he will not forget the bell ringing over and over again while Malakai Black tried to end Griff Garrison's career, and when he got in the ring, he ended up on the mat next to Garrison. Pillman says that he has busted his ass to get here, and he says that when he heads to the House of Black, he will not bust the door down and he will not give Malakai his life, because the world will soon see a new Brian Pillman Jr. The lights then go dark, and Malakai Black appears on the stage. He points at Brian Pillman Jr., then the lights go out and he disappears.

We hear from The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens). Max Caster says Sting and Darby Allin should are considered the "main event tag team" but are not even ranked, and Bowens tells Darby to get in the ring so he can beat his "My Chemical Romance lookin' ass" on Rampage We then hear from Sting and Darby Allin. Sting says he has always treated his matches like the main event, then Darby says people have tried to stop them but have only tried and tells Bowens that he is ready.

We see a video package for Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs. Penelope Ford and The Bunny in a Street Fight on Rampage.

Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly beat Best Friends (Trent Barretta, Chuck Taylor, Orange Cassidy). During the match, Brandon Cutler shows up only to get punched by Trent and Chuck, but when the ref is pre-occupied with Cutler, The Young Bucks attack Trent and Chuck. Fish and O'Reilly hit Chuck Taylor with Chasing The Dragon to get the win.

After Dark - AEW Dark recap for February 4, 2020

Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt) beat Sonny Kiss and Brandon Cutler.

We see Brandi Rhodes at a therapist's office. After an exercise that involves thinking about the things that make her angry and "releasing" them, it is revealed that Brandi is speaking to a sock monkey.

Hikaru Shida beats Melanie Cruise (now known as just "Mel") after using the Kendo stick against Awesome Kong, who has used it in Mel's favor throughout the match. After the match, Awesome Kong gets mad at Mel and slaps her in the head, yells at her, and grabs her by the ear. Mel shoves Kong from behind, and when Kong confronts Mel, Luther grabs Kong from behind so that Mel can attack Kong, effectively removing her from The Nightmare Collective.

Kenny Omega and Riho beat "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford. After the match, Omega says that tonight is progress for All Elite Wrestling with the first intergender tag team match in AEW history as well as running an international television taping from a cruise ship, and that the history will not stop here.

Backstage, Lexi Nair gets an update on Awesome Kong's injury. Kong has a herniated disc on the left side, and that she will be out indefinitely until more information can be obtained.

Before the next match, Tully Blanchard says that he and Shawn Spears are looking for the best tag team partner in the land and they have received application after application. He says there are plenty of guys who look good on paper, but what they do in the ring will be the real test. He then brings out a guy whom he says is pretty good: Colin Delaney.

Shawn Spears and Colin Delaney beat Best Friends (Trent and Chuck Taylor) after Tully Blanchard and Shawn Spears walk out on Colin Delaney. At one point near the end of the match, Orange Cassidy and Tully Blanchard have a staredown in the middle of the ring. After the match, Colin Delaney joins in on the post-match group hug.

205:Alive - 205 Live recap for July 10, 2018

Buddy Murphy accompanies "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese to the ring before the next match.

Kalisto beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese by disqualification. During the match Buddy Murphy is not happy with the noisemakers from Dran Metalik and Lince Dorado, and this distracts Tony Nese. Murphy helps Nese up, and when Kalisto gets Nese back in the ring, Murphy punches Kalisto in the back, ending the match. After the match, this leads to a brawl between the team of Murphy and Nese and the team of Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado. Metalik and Dorado come out on top, and Nese has to hold Murphy back.

Backstage, General Manager Drake Maverick welcome Noam Dar back when TJP suddenly shows up as Maverick says things have changed since he was gone. TJP says everything has changed for the worse. TJP demands a rematch against Noam Dar, and Maverick says he's got one next week.

We see a video package where Hideo Itami says that he will beat Cedric Alexander and become WWE Cruiserweight Champion.

Akira Tozawa shows up to watch from ringside for the next match.

Lio Rush beats Colin Delaney.

After the match, Akira Tozawa tells Lio Rush he is great, but asks him what he has done in 205 Live lately and says he has done nothing. He says Rush calls his own shots, but asks Rush if he wants to fight him. Rush, wanting to fight him, asks for the microphone. Tozawa messes with him, fakes him out, then drops the microphone before he can go for it again. Suddenly, General Manager Drake Maverick shows up. Maverick says he is the one who makes the matches around here, and makes Lio Rush vs. Akira Tozawa official for next week.

We hear from Drew Gulak, who says that with the Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik) behind them, he, "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick are moving on to greater prizes and are watching tonight's main event very closely.

Cedric Alexander retains the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Hideo Itami.

205:Alive - 205 Live recap for December 19, 2017

Before the next match, The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher say they had no problem with Gran Metalik until he stuck his nose in their business last week, and ask him to ask Kalisto what happens when he does, and hope Gran Metalik thought it was worth it.

Kalisto and Gran Metalik beat The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher by disqualification when The Brian Kendrick continuously assaults Kalisto and Gran Metalik while not being the legal man in the match. After the match, Kendrick and Gallagher toss Kalisto into the ring post. Gallagher then goes to town on Gallagher with a handful of right hands. With Gran Metalik's left knee injured, Kendrick drives the steel steps into the knee to further hurt it as Gallagher presses his umbrella against Gran Metalik's chest.

In the locker room, Enzo Amore says tonight was supposed to be a celebration, but instead, he has to do damage control due to Drew Gulak's loss last night. He says Gulak had one job to keep Cedric Alexander from winning, but he blew it. Gulak says he can make it up to him by beating Cedric Alexander tonight and ground him for good, and begin a better 205 Live in earnest when he annihilates him. Enzo Amore tells Ariya Daivari that this is what he is talking about, and tells him that if he wants to stay on The 'Zo Train, he should show a little passion.

Hideo Itami beats Colin Delaney in his 205 Live debut.

Dasha Fuentes interviews Enzo Amore. He says he promised The 'Zo Train a learning experience last week. Suddenly, Cedric Alexander shows up. Enzo tells Cedric that when you're a "real one," you don't need a second chance as you always get the job done. Cedric says if he really was that good, he wouldn't need The 'Zo Train to back him up. He says he is the "real one" only in his fantasy world and that there is only one word to describe him. Cedric leaves, and Enzo says that word is "champion."

Before the next match, Drew Gulak asks for no chanting. He says he would usually come out with a Powerpoint presentation for his plans for a better 205 Live, but there is a time for ClipArt and a time for action. Drew Gulak then makes it clear that Cedric Alexander will learn that you do not mess with The 'Zo Train.

Cedric Alexander beats Drew Gulak when Drew Gulak finds himself standing on the ropes in the corner again and Cedric Alexander takes advantage of Drew Gulak's hesitation to hit the Lumbar Check. After the match, Enzo Amore gets on the apron, but Ariya Daivari tries to sneak up on Cedric Alexander. Cedric sees Ariya Daivari coming and hits him with the Lumbar Check. Enzo retreats.