Join us as we finally get to exhale and spill all the tea about this week’s AEW shows from the Hammerstein Ballroom (December 24 & 25). We talk crowd vibes, secret edits, and all the fun things that didn’t make it to the broadcast. We also touch on what to look forward to in Ring of Honor’s Boxing Day Brawl (December 26), and give our thoughts and predictions for AEW Worlds End (December 27).

[0:51] The vibes at the Hammerstein! How did our experience compare to our recent trips to the 2300 Arena and Full Gear?

[2:54] Dynamite on 34th St: We go through the C2 matches (Orange Cassidy vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Roddy Strong vs. Máscara Dorada, Pac vs. Jack Perry), MJF’s squash match followed by Hangman and Swerve’s epic clapback, Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir (or: Minarina Shafirakawa), and the Dynamite Diamond Ring final (Ricochet vs. Bandido). Chaos in the Gold League! Also: did we boo Stoke so hard they cut his promo? Is Kenny Omega finally going to make an honest man of Kota Ibushi?! Was that Charles Mason getting decked by Hangman?!?!?

[33:45] Christmas Collision: Chock full of high-stakes C2 action! Six matches (Jack Perry vs. Kyle Fletcher in a battle of nasty boys, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Máscara Dorada, Roddy Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Pac vs. Kevin Knight, Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley, and Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Kazuchika Okada) determine the final matches for Worlds End. We also get the Babes of Wrath vs. Hyan & Maya World, Mark Briscoe’s trademark chivalry, Gabe Kidd in goblin mode, and a secret botch!

[57:16] Ring of Honor chat: No spoilers, but we talk a little bit about what to look forward to in the Boxing Day Brawl and thank Tony Khan for booking a ton of local NYC-area talent for the Hammerstein.

[1:00:00] Worlds End preview! We toss out our apostrophe key and dive into the drama. Will the Mixed Nuts actually produce Mayhem? Can we stop meta-booking FTR already?! Will Samoa Joe retain the Men’s World Championship? Will Jamie Hayter prevail and whip the Women’s World Championship off Kris Statlander? Most importantly, we have some very spicy takes on the C2 (semi-)finals and where all the storylines might go from here.

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