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AEW Dynamite Results (12/7/22): FTR vs. The Acclaimed, TNT Title Match, And More

By Colin Tessier

Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta (with Jon Moxley) vs. Daniel Garcia and Jake Hager (with Sammy Guevara)

Hager throws his beloved hat to Castagnoli. Claudio teases putting it on and instead kicks it into the crowd. Hager gains the upper hand and overpowers Yuta. Garcia tags in and grounds Yuta. They trade blows. Castagnoli and Yuta double-team Garcia. Castagnoli takes Hager to the mat. Yuta and Castagnoli keep working together, and Wheeler catches Hager with a dropkick. Yuta dives onto the JAS members at ringside. Guevara distracts the referee, which allows Garcia to shove Yuta off the top rope. Hager takes control, but Yuta keeps fighting. Yuta drops Garcia with a superplex. Hager tags in and overpowers Yuta. Garcia and Hager isolate him. Yuta rallies with a German suplex. Castagnoli tags in and clears house with a flurry of offense. He drills Hager with a series of uppercuts. He goes for the swing, but Garcia stops it. Yuta takes Garcia out with a splash. Castagnoli escapes an ankle lock and takes Hager swinging. Garcia distracts Claudio, and Moxley takes the fight to him. Hager slams Castagnoli and goes for the ankle lock. Garcia locks Yuta in a Sharpshooter, but Castagnoli breaks it up. He pins Hager with an uppercut.

Winners: Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta

After the match, Tony Schiavone enters the ring and plays footage of an interview with William Regal, which was recorded after Full Gear. He says he gave MJF what he wanted, but he warned him to be careful what he wished for. He said the Blackpool Combat Club didn’t need him anymore, but they wouldn’t let him go. He says the main three members can still teach Yuta and help him become a great wrestler. Regal says he’s Blackpool Combat Club until the day he dies and says, “Fellas, it’s been emotional.” Moxley says he, Yuta, and Castagnoli love wrestling. He’s holding an open challenge on AEW Rampage.

In a promo, Malakai Black says AEW has become corrupted by people who point the fingers at others. Malakai says AEW is sick, and it is dying, so it time for the House of Black to put it down. Julia Hart says the crime is treason, and then Buddy Matthews says verdict is war. Brody king declares that the sentence is extermination.

In an interview, AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter says the women’s division is getting interesting. She says the winner of Hikaru Shida’s match with The Bunny will face her for the title.

Jade Cargill & The Baddies (Leila Grey & Red Velvet) vs. Skye Blue, Kiera Hogan, and Madison Rayne

Velvet and Blue go back and forth. Grey and Velvet double-team Blue and isolate her. They continue to keep her grounded for the opening minutes of the match. Cargill and Hogan tag in, and Hogan stuns the TBS Champion with a flurry of offense. Cargill slams Hogan to the mat. Rayne tags in and kicks Cargill, but the champion slams her with the Jaded for the win.

Winners: Jade Cargill & The Baddies (Leila Grey & Red Velvet)

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Saraya, and Britt Baker shows up. Baker congratulates Saraya for beating her at AEW Full Gear. She notes that Saraya was handed a big opportunity in her first mach. Baker gives Saraya tickets to the January 11 show and challenges her to a tag team match for the show.

AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) (c) (with Billy Gunn) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)

The two teams feel each other out. Bowens and Wheeler are at a stalemate. Caster tags in and briefly gains the upper hand. Harwood and Bowens trade chops. The two teams stare each other down, and they start throwing punches. Bowens hits the Scissor Me Timbers. The Acclaimed lock in stereo Sharpshooters on FTR, but the challengers break free. FTR launch Caster into the barricade. FTR isolates Caster and keeps him grounded. Caster rallies, but Harwood stops him from tagging out. Caster perseveres and tags Bowens, who clears house. Bowens rolls up Harwood for a two count. He drops Harwood with a neck breaker for another two count. FTR spikes Bowens with a piledriver for a two count. Caster breaks up a double suplex, and Bowens rolls up Harwood for a two count. Caster tags in and breaks up a double suplex. FTR goes for the Big Rig, but the champions avoid it. They hit the Big Rig on another attempt, but Bowens breaks up the pin. Bowens slams Harwood, FTR keeps fighting. The Acclaimed score the win on a counter to retain.

Winners and still AEW World Tag Team Champions: The Acclaimed

The Gunns appear on the video screen and deliver a message from The Briscoes; they will face off in a Double Dog Collar match a ROH Final Battle.

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Colin Tessier
Colin Tessier

Colin Tessier is a lifelong fan of all things Marvel and DC, and he has used this passion to write about them for several years. Likewise, having been a fan of wrestling since he was a kid, he also covers professional wrestling. You can find him on Twitter at @ct_2110.

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