The 2020 Holiday Bash was the inaugural Holiday Bash

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produced by

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(AEW). The event took place at

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on December 17, 2020, and aired on tape delay on December 23. It was broadcast on

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as a special episode of AEW's weekly television program, ''

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''. It aired immediately following the ''

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'' broadcast of the Celtics vs Bucks game.

Production

Background

On December 9, 2020,

(AEW) announced that the December 23 episode of their flagship television program, ''

'', would be a special episode titled Holiday Bash. The

was taped on December 17 at

due to the ongoing

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aired the

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vs.

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game prior to ''Dynamite''s normal 8pm

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(ET) slot; however, with the expectation that the game would go past 8pm, Holiday Bash was scheduled to air immediately following the game's conclusion.

Storylines

Holiday Bash featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television program, ''Dynamite'', the supplementary online streaming show, ''

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'', and

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series ''

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''.

Aftermath

A second Holiday Bash was held the following year, thus establishing Holiday Bash as an annual Christmas television special for AEW. Additionally, the second event expanded the special to a two-part event, with the first part airing as ''Dynamite'' and the second part airing as the same week's episode of ''

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'', a second weekly program that began airing in August 2021.

Results

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Holiday Bash

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