AEW Winter Is Coming

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AEW Winter Is Coming
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The official Winter Is Coming logo
Promotion(s)All Elite Wrestling
First event2020

AEW Winter Is Coming is an annual professional wrestling television special produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2020, the event airs in December as a special episode of the promotion's flagship weekly television program, Dynamite. The event's title is a reference to the motto in Game of Thrones, as well as its eponymous episode; the show is distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery, which AEW's broadcast partners, TNT and TBS, are also part of.

History[]

On the November 18, 2020, episode of Dynamite, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced that the December 2 episode would be a special episode titled "Winter Is Coming". The phrase was the title of the pilot episode of the Game of Thrones television series, as well as the motto (or "Words") of House Stark of Winterfell in the series. The use of the title was approved by WarnerMedia officials, as WarnerMedia has used Dynamite to promote HBO Max and other WarnerMedia properties.[1][2] The event was notable for the debut of former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) legend Sting in AEW, which was his first appearance on TNT in over 19 years since he defeated Ric Flair on the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro in March 2001. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida.[3]

On the November 19, 2021, episode of Rampage, it was announced that a second Winter Is Coming would take place at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas as the December 15 episode of Dynamite. This established Winter Is Coming as an annual December television special of Dynamite for AEW. With AEW's return to live touring in July 2021, this second event was held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.[4]

Events[]

# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref.
1 Winter Is Coming (2020) December 2, 2020 Jacksonville, Florida Daily's Place Jon Moxley (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship [3]
2 Winter Is Coming (2021) December 15, 2021 Garland, Texas Curtis Culwell Center MJF vs. Dante Martin for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring [4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Johnson, Mike (December 2, 2020). "NEW AEW CHAMPION CROWNED". PWInsider. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "Kenny Omega Asks Fans Why Their Favorites Don't Move The Needle". 411Mania. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020. Omega completely turned heel on last week's AEW Dynamite by cheating to beat Jon Moxley with the help of Don Callis.
  3. ^ a b Barnett, Jake (December 2, 2020). "12/02 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship, Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal, Chris Jericho vs. Frankie Kazarian, Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, Britt Baker vs. Leyla Hirsch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Guzzo, Gisberto (November 19, 2021). "AEW Announces 'Winter Is Coming' Dynamite For 12/15/21; Owen Hart Cup Information To Be Revealed". Fightful. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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