{"id":129900,"date":"2021-12-15T14:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?p=129900"},"modified":"2021-12-16T23:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T05:47:35","slug":"all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-preview-12-15-winter-is-coming-edition-mjf-vs-martin-for-ring-serena-vs-shida-page-vs-danielson-for-aew-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/15\/all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-preview-12-15-winter-is-coming-edition-mjf-vs-martin-for-ring-serena-vs-shida-page-vs-danielson-for-aew-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL ELITE WRESTLING DYNAMITE PREVIEW 12\/15: Winter is Coming Edition, MJF vs. Martin for Ring, Serena vs. Shida, Page vs. Danielson for AEW Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-574261453\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>ALL ELITE WRESTLING DYNAMITE PRIMER<br \/>\nWINTER IS COMING EDITION<br \/>\nDECEMBER 15, 2021<br \/>\nGARLAND, TX AT THE CURTIS CULLWELL CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON TNT NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz, Jim Ross (on medical leave)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>MJF and Dante Martin were the finalists of the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale.<\/li>\n<li>Jurassic Express &amp; The Varsity Blondes defeated 2point0 &amp; The Acclaimed<\/li>\n<li>The Young Bucks (w\/Brandon Cutler and Adam Cole) defeated Rocky Romero &amp; Chuck Taylor (w\/Orange Cassidy). Trent Berreta made his return after the match.<\/li>\n<li>Cody Rhodes interrupted an interview of TNT Champion Sammy Guevara by Tony Schiavone. He told Sammy a match was set for them for the title on Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>Riho defeated Jamie Hayter.<\/li>\n<li>Bryan Danielson defeated John Silver of the Dark Order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Dynamite and taping of Rampage will emanate from the Curtis Cullwell Center in Garland, TX, just under 20 miles northeast of Dallas. It is the 2nd Winter is Coming edition after starting the tradition last year. According to Google Maps, it\u2019s about a 30\u201340-minute drive depending on traffic. The venue seats just under 7,000 and is the property of the Garland Independent School District. It hosted Dynamite back in December of 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PREMIERING NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadTo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RoadTo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterIsComing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterIsComing<\/a> has a preview of tomorrow&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> World Championship match between Hangman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theAdampage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theAdamPage<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryandanielson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bryandanielson<\/a> + More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IuABy0PBnC\">https:\/\/t.co\/IuABy0PBnC<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1470891350006517768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s Wednesday, you know what that means: one of the biggest nights in wrestling tv TONIGHT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterIsComing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterIsComing<\/a> 2021 LIVE on Wednesday Night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a>!<br \/>Last year the World Title changed hands for only the 2nd time in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEW<\/a> history; the 4th ever World Title change may occur tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ARS6iXJD2b\">pic.twitter.com\/ARS6iXJD2b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1471189183901409280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is interesting that Tony is alluding to the fact that the title could change hands tonight.<\/p>\n<h4>Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF (current holder) vs. Dante Martin<\/h4>\n<p>Because they were the final two in the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale last week, MJF and Dante Martin will go one-on-one tonight for the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Ironically it is currently held by MJF, who won it last year as well as in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Both men will have to look over their shoulder. CM Punk railed on the MJF-favored Long Island crowd last week, but also noted he would be watching the AEW World Championship match between champion \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page and Bryan Danielson. He claimed he \u201cwanted next,\u201d and put down the Long Island crowd for MJF being \u201ctheir guy.\u201d Punk and MJF have been verbally going at it for almost a month. On the other hand, Dante Martin will have to contend with Team Taz, whom he betrayed in the Battle Royale by eliminating Ricky Starks. He was beaten down after the match by Ricky and when it looked like MJF would help him, he joined Starks in the festivities. Punk bailed out Martin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wtf is this nerd ass BULL?!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kLw8aEPnU\">https:\/\/t.co\/0kLw8aEPnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maxwell Jacob Friedman\u2122\ufe0f (@The_MJF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF\/status\/1470505125374484488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m the strongest Pillar. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m salt of the earth. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m the past the present and the future of professional wrestling. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m better than you and you know it. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m about to be a 3x BEAUTIFUL DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING CHAMPION! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TS2lklULd2\">pic.twitter.com\/TS2lklULd2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maxwell Jacob Friedman\u2122\ufe0f (@The_MJF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF\/status\/1470172691713961984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It feels like the logical answer is MJF wins this, right? I\u2019m not one for much fantasy booking, but I could see Punk costing MJF the ring which would add some spice to their feud. Simultaneously, it\u2019s a heel move by Punk and for some reason, I see a heel turn in his future. That\u2019s why (I think) he was railing on the Long Island crowd. You must do better than knock the Islanders because they suck right now, and Let\u2019s Go Rangers! Anyway, where was I? Oh right, the ring. Team Taz could also cost Dante the ring, Ricky in particular. I\u2019ll sign up for a series of Ricky vs. Dante matches.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb<\/h4>\n<p>In what should be a highlight of the show, Hikaru Shida goes one-on-one with recent rival Serena Deeb. Things got hot between these women recently when Serena defeated Shida when she was attempting to get her 50th win in AEW. Shida returned the favor by eliminating her in the first round of the TBS Championship tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Shida held the AEW Women\u2019s Championship for the better part of the pandemic before losing the title to Dr. Britt Baker at Double or Nothing.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3197899815\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I always wanted to wrestle with her but the person I respected from my heart had been gone. <br \/>Now, there is just a coward who has only shitty way to show herself.<br \/>I\u2019ll finish this.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pm1BbQRlEF\">https:\/\/t.co\/pm1BbQRlEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HIKARU SHIDA \u5fd7\u7530 \u5149 (@shidahikaru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shidahikaru\/status\/1470847995365236736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aew\/status\/1469753854229106692?s=21<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Round III at Winter is Coming. This ain\u2019t going to be another Deeb classic or pro wrestling clinic. This is going to be the Professor beating the living SHIT out of Shida.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WVOFMSB6Ew\">pic.twitter.com\/WVOFMSB6Ew<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Serena (@SerenaDeeb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SerenaDeeb\/status\/1468988083467137027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I don\u2019t know what else to say but it should be a great match. It\u2019s nice to see a personal feud on the women\u2019s side that doesn\u2019t involve a title. In the back of my mind, I wonder if a Shida turn could be in the works.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Matt Sydal vs. Wardlow<\/h4>\n<p>Wardlow of the Pinnacle goes one-on-one with Matt Sydal. Wardlow has been on a roll as of late until competing in the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale last week. He eliminated Lee Moriarty, Jay Lethal, and later Matt. Lee Johnson and Lio Rush were trying to eliminate Wardlow until all three were eliminated by MJF, who would eventually be a finalist with Dante Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Matt has been involved mostly with Lio and Dante in different iterations as of late. While Wardlow has won a series of matches, there have been subtle issues between he and MJF.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattsydal\/status\/1470779677568548864?s=21<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow night open your 3rd eye because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterIsComing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterIsComing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ty5qLnBLEB\">pic.twitter.com\/ty5qLnBLEB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Sydal (@MattSydal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattSydal\/status\/1470783884551929860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Wardlow has been winning mostly squashes as of late, so it\u2019ll be good to see him wrestle someone with credibility. We have to think the issues will come to a head at some point between he and MJF. I don\u2019t see it happening until things with Punk are settled. It\u2019s possible he\u2019s a factor in how that feud turns out.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>AEW World Championship: \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page (champ) vs. Bryan Danielson<\/h4>\n<p>The moment has arrived where \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page will have his first title defense when he puts the AEW World Championship against Bryan Danielson.<\/p>\n<p>They have been on this journey since Full Gear, where Page defeated Kenny Omega after a two-year journey to win the title. On the same evening, Danielson defeated Miro in the finals of the world title eliminator tournament to earn the right to challenge for the championship. On the Dynamite episode that followed, Danielson congratulated Page, but said he expected to face Omega for the title. He went on to defeat several members of the Dark Order, with whom Page is loosely associated, including Colt Cabana in Chicago and John Silver in Long Island. After the match, Danielson said he would kick Silver\u2019s head in until Page came out for the save.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-876832587\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryandanielson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BryanDanielson<\/a> talks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> title match vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theAdampage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theAdamPage<\/a>, why he\u2019s headed toward the apex of his career <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HZqPaTnMwk\">https:\/\/t.co\/HZqPaTnMwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1470900906740879362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/daxftr\/status\/1471197064080105482?s=21<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bryan Danielson Compares \u2018Hangman\u2019 Page to Steve Austin Ahead of AEW Title Match <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7NC8hU5yq\">https:\/\/t.co\/V7NC8hU5yq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1471206480439304195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I should be more excited for this, and I am looking forward to it, but something isn\u2019t there for me. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m underwhelmed by Page, the build, or I\u2019m not crazy about Danielson being a heel. I know I\u2019ve praised his work, and it has a right to be praised, but it just doesn\u2019t feel right. I have hopes that it\u2019s not a full-blown heel turn, and he\u2019s just doing this to try and get the best out of Page. Either way, once the bell rings, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be thinking negatively about anything.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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