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The 2023 Holiday Bash was the fourth annual Holiday Bash
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produced by
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(AEW). It took place on December 20 and 23, 2023. While the prior two events were two-part events, airing as special episodes of ''
Wednesday Night Dynamite ''AEW Dynamite'', also known as ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'' or simply ''Dynamite'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Wednesday at 8 p.m. E ...
'' and '' Friday Night Rampage'', the 2023 event expanded Holiday Bash to a three-part special, also encompassing ''
Saturday Night Collision ''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'' or simply ''Collision'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Saturday at 8 p.m. ...
''. ''Dynamite'' aired
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on December 20 on TBS and was held at the
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, while ''Rampage'' was taped that same night and aired on tape delay on December 22 on
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. ''Collision'' aired live on December 23 on TNT and was held at the
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. A total of 15 matches were contested across the three broadcasts; five aired live on ''Dynamite'' with four taped for ''Rampage'', and then six aired live on ''Collision''. In the main event of the ''Dynamite'' broadcast,
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defeated
Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Championship, AEW World Champion in his ...
in a Gold League match of the
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tournament. In the main event of the ''Rampage'' broadcast,
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defeated
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to retain the
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of the Mexican promotion
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. In the main event of the ''Collision'' broadcast,
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defeated
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in a Blue League match of the Continental Classic tournament. The ''Collision'' broadcast was also notable for
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's first match since August 2022 due to a back injury.


Production


Background

Holiday Bash is an annual
professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...
television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of en ...
produced by
All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
(AEW) since 2020. While the original event only aired as a special episode of AEW's flagship program, ''
Wednesday Night Dynamite ''AEW Dynamite'', also known as ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'' or simply ''Dynamite'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Wednesday at 8 p.m. E ...
'', the 2021 event expanded it to a two-part event, with the second part airing as a special episode of '' Friday Night Rampage'' (although in 2021, ''Rampage'' aired on Saturday instead of its usual Friday slot). The 2023 event was then expanded to a three-part event, with the third night airing as a special episode of ''
Saturday Night Collision ''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'' or simply ''Collision'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Saturday at 8 p.m. ...
'', AEW's third weekly program that launched in June 2023. ''Dynamite'' aired
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on December 20 on TBS and was held at the
Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...
in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...
, while ''Rampage'' was taped that same night and aired on tape delay on December 22 on
TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...
. ''Collision'' aired live on December 23 on TNT and was held at the
Frost Bank Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ...
in
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.


Storylines

Holiday Bash featured
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'', ''Rampage'', and ''Collision''.


Aftermath

The League Finals of the
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tournament were scheduled for the following week's ''Dynamite'': New Year's Smash. As a result of
Jay White Jamie White (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Bullet Club sub-group Bang Bang Gang. White is a former ...
's win over
Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Championship, AEW World Champion in his ...
on ''Dynamite'': Holiday Bash, that tied him in points with Moxley and
Swerve Strickland Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He also appears on the independent circuit. Strickl ...
, with the three facing off in a
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in the Gold League Final. Additionally, due to
Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...
and
Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Death Riders and a former AEW World Trios Championship, AEW World Trios Champion. He also per ...
's time limit draw on ''Collision'': Holiday Bash, that kept Danielson ahead in points to face
Eddie Kingston Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by the ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is out of in-ring action because of a leg injury, but continues to mak ...
in the Blue League Final. At ''Dynamite'': New Year's Smash, Moxley and Kingston won their respective League Final matches to face each other in the Championship Final at Worlds End.


Results


Night 1


Night 2


Night 3


References


External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Holiday Bash
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