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AEW Dynamite Results (12/22/21): CM Punk, Darby Allin, Sting vs. MJF & FTR

   December 22, 2021

AEW Dynamite
December 22, 2021
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, TAZ and Tony Schiavone)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts

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Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (9-3) Adam Cole vs. (53-16-2) Orange Cassidy

Cassidy is playing mind games with Cole. Cole talks smack to Cassidy. Cassidy puts Cole’s hands in his pockets. Cassidy ducks a clothesline from Cole. Cassidy with a side headlock takeover. Cole kicks Cassidy in the gut. Cole with a side headlock takeover. Cassidy rolls Cole over for a two count. Cassidy with a deep arm-drag. Cassidy with The La Magistral for a two count. Cassidy with another side headlock takeover. Side Headlock Exchange. Cole buries his elbow into the midsection of Cassidy. Cole with a forearm smash. Second Side Headlock Exchange. Cassidy with a side headlock takeover. Cole answers with the headscissors escape. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Cole kicks Cassidy in the gut. Wrist Lock Exchange. Cassidy with an arm-bar takedown. Cassidy with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Cole answers with a toe kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Cole applies a rear chin lock. Cassidy transitions into a side headlock. Cole sends Cassidy to the corner. Cassidy dives over Cole. Cassidy rolls Cole over for a two count. Cassidy ducks a clothesline from Cole. Cassidy with the backslide cover for a two count. Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Cassidy. Cole hits The Backstabber.

Cole with a forearm smash. Cole repeatedly whips Cassidy into the turnbuckles. Cassidy decks Cole with a back elbow smash. Cassidy kicks Cole in the face. Cole with a straight right hand. Cole has Cassidy perched on the top turnbuckle. Cole with clubbing blows to Cassidy’s back. Cassidy sends Cole crashing into the canvas. Cassidy with a Flying Crossbody Block. Cassidy ducks a clothesline from Cole. Cassidy drops Cole with The Spinning DDT for a two count. The Young Bucks comes down to the ring with Brandon Cutler. Cassidy wipes out Cutler with The Diving Crossbody Block. Young Bucks starts brawling with Best Friends. Cassidy ducks under two clotheslines from Cole. Cassidy lands The Suicide Dive. Cole repeatedly throws Cassidy into the steel ring steps. Cole goes for The Last Shot, but Cassidy ducks out of the way. Cole starts favoring his right knee. Cassidy tosses Cole around the ringside area. Cassidy resets the referee’s ten count. Cole gives Cassidy the barricade treatment. Cole rolls Cassidy back into the ring. Cole drives his knee into Cassidy’s back. Cole applies The Bow and Arrow Stretch. Cole denies The Pockets Pose. Cole whips Cassidy across the ring. Cassidy ducks a clothesline from Cole. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Forearm/Lazy Chop Exchange. Lethargic Kicks. Cassidy SuperKicks Cole. Cole thrust kicks the left knee of Cassidy.

Cole goes for The SuperKick, but Cassidy ducks out of the way. Cassidy with another SuperKick. Cole answers with The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Cassidy fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Cole sends Cassidy into the ropes. Cole nails Cassidy with The Pump Kick. Cole goes for The Ushigoroshi, but Cassidy counters with The Stundog Millionaire. Cole side steps Cassidy into the turnbuckles. Cassidy drops Cole with The Diving DDT for a two count. Cole answers with The Ushigoroshi. Cole with a Low Pump Kick. Cole tells Cassidy to stay down. Cassidy with an inside cradle for a two count. Cassidy with The Michinoku Driver for a two count. Cassidy puts on his sunglasses. Cole SuperKicks Cassidy in mid-air. Cole connects with The Panama Sunrise for a two count. Cole is shocked. Cole pulls down his knee pad. Cassidy avoids The Last Shot. Cassidy hits The Beach Break for a two count. Cassidy prepares for The Orange Punch. Cole regroups on the outside. The referee gets distracted by Bobby Fish. Kyle O’Reilly attacks Cassidy from behind. Kyle delivers Ax and Smash. Cole plants Cassidy with The Last Shot to pickup the victory. After the match, The Undisputed Era lays out The Best Friends. They had a brief staredown with The Young Bucks.

Winner: (10-3) Adam Cole via Pinfall 

Second Match: (36-6) Wardlow w/Shawn Spears vs. (5-40) Shawn Dean 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wardlow sends Dean face first into the canvas. Wardlow connects with The PowerBomb Symphony to pickup the victory. After the match, Spears delivers multiple chair shots.

Winner: (37-6) Wardlow via Pinfall 

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Third Match: (9-2) Ruby Soho vs. (55-21) Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero In A Semi Final Round Match In The Inaugural AEW TBS Championship Tournament 

Rose attacks Soho before the bell rings. Rose repeatedly kicks Soho in the ribs. Rose with hockey style punches. Rose continues to go after Soho’s ribs. Rose finally removes Soho’s jacket. Soho with a chop/forearm combination. Soho stomps on the left foot of Rose. Soho with a Spinning Back Kick. Soho kicks Rose in the chest. Rose drops Soho with a Body Block. Rose repeatedly kicks Soho in the face. Rose fish hooks Soho. Rose slams Soho’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Rose stomps on Soho’s chest. Rose with a Big Biel Throw. Rose whips Soho across the ring. Soho applies a standing arm-bar. Soho with forearm shivers. Rose denies The STO. Rose with The Uranage Slam. Rose goes for The Beast Bomb, but Soho lands back on her feet. Soho applies a wrist lock. Rose with a short-arm clothesline. Rose dumps Soho out of the ring.

Rose with a double sledge. Rose with another fish hook. Soho unloads two knife edge chops. Rose kicks Soho in the gut. Soho with two forearm smashes. Soho uppercuts Rose. Soho with clubbing headbutts. Soho is fired up. Rose side steps Soho into the steel ring steps. Rose bodyslams Soho on the floor. Rose poses for the crowd. Rose bodyslams Soho. Rose with a Leg Drop for a two count. Rose starts biting Soho’s fingers. The referee admonishes Rose. Soho with forearm shivers. Rose reverses out of the irish whip from Soho. Soho decks Rose with a back elbow smash. Rose puts Soho on her shoulders. Rose denies The Reverse Hurricanrana. Rose dumps Soho face first into the top turnbuckle pad for a two count. Rose transitions into a ground and pound attack for a two count. Rose bodyslams Soho. Rose goes for a Running Splash, but Soho gets her knees up in the air.

Soho with two running lariats. Soho blocks a boot from Rose. Soho with a knee lift. Soho SuperKicks Rose. Soho with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Rose goes for The Slingshot PowerBomb, but Soho counters with The Spinning DDT for a two count. Rose pulls out a steel chair from under the ring. Soho dropkicks the chair into Rose’s face. Soho rolls Rose back into the ring. Vickie shoves Soho off the top turnbuckle. Rose has Soho draped across the top strand. Rose hits The Guillotine Knee Drop for a two count. The referee checks on Soho. Rose drives Soho shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Soho kicks Rose in the face. Soho with forearm shivers. Chop Exchange. Soho applies The Dragon Sleeper. The referee gets distracted by Vickie. Soho wipes out Vickie with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Rose kicks Soho in the gut. Rose connects with The Beast Bomb for a two count. Rose drags Soho to the corner. Rose ascends to the top turnbuckle. Soho plants Rose with No Future to pickup the victory.

Winner: (10-2) Ruby Soho via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: (7-2) Malakai Black vs. (34-27) Griff Garrison w/Brian Pillman Jr. 

Black drops Garrison with The Roundhouse Kick. Black gets up in Pillman’s grill. Garrison lands The Suicide Dive. Garrison rolls Black back into the ring. Garrison with forearm shivers. Garrison goes for The Rolling Elbow, but Black counters with clubbing hamstring kicks. Black with a bodyscissors takedown. Black applies The Heel Hook. Garrison grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Black delivers his combination offense. Black with Two Mid-Kicks. Black is mauling Garrison in the corner.

Black grabs the left leg of Garrison. Garrison with a forearm smash. Black answers with another hamstring kick. Short-Arm Reversal by Garrison. Garrison sends Black face first into the middle rope. Garrison kicks Black in the face. Garrison delivers The Rolling Elbow for a two count. Black denies The Belly to Back Slam. Black kicks the left hamstring of Garrison. Black with a Pump Knee Strike. Black repeatedly kicks Garrison in the face. Black connects with the ankle pick. Black makes Garrison tap out to the single leg crab. After the match, Pillman shoves Black off of Garrison. Black plants Pillman with The Black Mass.

Winner: (8-2) Malakai Black via Submission 

Line Up For This Weeks AEW Rampage 

– HOOK vs. Bear Bronson w/Bear Boulder 

– Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Cody Rhodes w/Arn Anderson For The AEW TNT Championship 

– Leyla Hirsch vs. Jamie Hayter 

– Jungle Boy vs. Isiah Kassidy

Fifth Match: (8-0) CM Punk, (51-17-1) Darby Allin, (5-0) Sting vs. (30-7) MJF & (35-9) FTR In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

CM Punk and MJF will start things off. MJF immediately tags out to Harwood. Punk backs Harwood into the turnbuckles. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. Quick shoving contest. Palm Strike Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Strong lockup. Harwood applies a side headlock. Punk whips Harwood across the ring. Harwood drops Punk with a shoulder tackle. Punk drops down on the canvas. Punk with a Hip Toss. Punk with a deep arm-drag. Punk applies a wrist lock. Harwood with a forearm smash. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Punk bodyslams Wheeler. Punk applies a wrist lock. Punk tags in Allin. Allin applies a side headlock. Wheeler whips Allin across the ring. Wheeler drops down on the canvas. Wheeler scores the elbow knockdown. Wheeler rocks Allin with a forearm smash. Wheeler goes for a Bodyslam, but Allin lands back on his feet. Allin with a low dropkick. Allin with a deep arm-drag. Allin applies a wrist lock. Wheeler retreats to his corner. Punk and MJF are tagged in.

Punk starts running after MJF. MJF tags out to Wheeler. Wheeler signals for the test of strength. Wheeler takes the side wrist lock. Punk reverses the hold. Punk tags in Sting. Sting applies a wrist lock. Sting hyperextends the left shoulder of Wheeler. Sting reverses out of the irish whip from Wheeler. Sting kicks out the legs of Wheeler. Wheeler denies The Scorpion Death Lock. The Pinnacle regroups on the outside. Wheeler slams Sting’s head on the top rope. Wheeler tags in MJF. MJF with a knife edge chop. Sting is pissed. Sting applies a wrist lock. Sting with a short-arm clothesline. Sting tags in Punk. Punk starts chasing MJF around The Greensboro Coliseum. MJF tags out to Wheeler. We had another standoff on the outside. Allin lands The Suicide Dive. Allin rolls Wheeler back into the ring. Punk stomps on Wheeler’s back. Punk slams Wheeler’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Punk with forearm shivers. Punk tags in Allin. Allin headbutts the midsection of Wheeler. Allin with a knife edge chop. Allin tags in Sting. Allin applies an arm-bar on the top rope. Sting kicks Wheeler in the ribs. Sting with The Mongolian Chop. Sting rakes the back of Wheeler. Sting with The Slingshot Suplex. Sting tags in Punk.

Punk kicks Wheeler in the face. Punk with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Punk applies an arm-bar. Punk transitions into a corner mount. Punk with a straight right hand for a two count. Punk applies a front face lock. Allin tags himself in. Allin headbutts the ribs of Wheeler. Allin with a forearm smash. Allin drives his knee into the midsection of Wheeler. Allin backs Wheeler into the turnbuckles. Allin with a knife edge chop. Allin applies the cravate. Harwood runs interference. Allin is displaying his fighting spirit. Allin decks Harwood with a JawBreaker. Wheeler sends Allin crashing to the outside. Harwood whips Allin into the steel barricade. MJF repeatedly stomps on Allin’s chest. Harwood with The Vertical Suplex on the floor. Harwood rolls Allin back into the ring. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood with a Leg Drop/Elbow Drop/Falling HeadButt Combination. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Double HeadButt. Wheeler tags in MJF. Wheeler applies The Butterfly Lock. Wheeler drives his knee into the midsection of Allin. MJF taunts Punk. The referee is trying to get Punk out of the ring. MJF is choking Allin in the corner. Following a snap mare takeover, MJF applies a rear chin lock. MJF rakes the eyes of Allin. MJF bodyslams Allin. MJF tags in Harwood. Harwood with a blistering chop. Harwood bodyslams Allin. Harwood tags in Wheler.

The Bodyslam Party continues. Wheeler goes for another bodyslam, but Allin counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Allin side steps Wheeler into the turnbuckles. Allin bodyslams Wheeler. Sting and Harwood are tagged in. Sting with a series of haymakers. Sting repeatedly slams Harwood’s head on all three turnbuckle pads. Sting ducks a clothesline from Wheeler. Sting with a Back Body Drop. Sting with The SpineBuster to MJF. Sting follows that with Three Stinger Splashes. Allin with a Coffin Splash. Punk with a Rising Knee Strike. Sting drops Harwood with The Stinger Splash. Sting applies The Scorpion Death Lock. MJF with The Running Bulldog. Harwood goes into the lateral press for a two count. Harwood with two uppercuts. Haymaker Exchange. Sting with a knife edge chop. Harwood with a drop toe hold. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Wheeler stomps on Sting’s face. Wheeler tags in MJF. MJF rakes the eyes of Sting. MJF poses for the crowd. MJF stomps on the back of Sting’s left knee. MJF continues to taunt Punk. MJF starts choking Sting. MJF goes into the cover for a two count. MJF applies a wrist lock. MJF tags in Harwood. Harwood kicks Sting in the gut. Harwood applies an arm-bar.

The Pinnacle has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Wheeler applies The Abdominal Stretch. Sting with a Hip Toss. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood with heavy bodyshots in the corner. Harwood with the irish whip. Harwood mocks Sting. Harwood goes for The Stinger Splash, but Sting counters with a bodyslam. Harwood tags in MJF. MJF stops Sting in his tracks. MJF sends Sting into the ropes. Sting with a Face Plant. Sting falls into the nether regions of MJF. Punk and Wheeler are tagged in. Punk kicks Wheeler in the gut. Punk punches Harwood. Punk scores two elbow knockdowns. Punk with a Leg Lariat to Wheeler. Punk ducks a clothesline from Harwood. Punk with another leg lariat. Punk with Two Rising Knee Strikes. Running Bulldog/Clothesline Combination. Punk lands The Suicide Dive. Punk with The Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Wheeler denies The GTS. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Punk ducks a clothesline from Wheeler. Punk with forearm shivers. Punk with a Roundhouse Kick to Wheeler. Punk follows that with a Swinging NeckBreaker to Harwood for a two count. Wheeler runs interference.

Punk kicks Wheeler off the apron. Harwood gets Punk perched on the top turnbuckle. Harwood with a knife edge chop. Punk and Harwood are trading back and forth shots. Punk sends Harwood crashing into the canvas. Wheeler made the blind tag. FTR hits The PowerPlex for a two count. Harwood knocks Alli off the apron. Wheeler with a cheap shot to Sting. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Double Irish Whip. Punk side steps FTR into the ropes. Allin with a Running Crossbody Block to the floor. Punk rolls Harwood over for a two count. Allin tackles MJF over the time keepers table. Harwood with a straight right hand. Punk answers with The Roundhouse Kick. Forearm Exchange. Punk goes for The GTS, but Harwood lands back on his feet. FTR connects with The Big Rig for a two count. Sting punches Wheeler. Sting kicks Wheeler out of the ring. MJF kicks Sting in the gut. MJF drops Sting with The DDT. Sting rises back on his feet. Sting uses the middle rope as a weapon. Sting with a straight right hand. Sting sends MJF crashing into FTR. Sting with a Flying Crossbody Block to the outside. Sting rolls MJF back into the ring. Harwood takes a bullet for MJF. Punk delivers The GTS. Sting plants Harwood with The Scorpion Death Drop. Allin lands The Coffin Drop. Punk hooks the outside leg to pickup the victory.

Winner: (9-0) CM Punk, (52-17-1) Darby Allin, (6-0) Sting via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez