New Year's Smash (2024)

New Year's Smash
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateDecember 22, 2024
(aired December 27, 2024)
CityNew York City, New York
VenueHammerstein Ballroom
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The 2024 New Year's Smash was a professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the fifth annual New Year's Smash and took place on December 22, 2024, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, and aired on tape delay on December 27 as a special New Year's-themed episode of Friday Night Rampage on TNT in the United States. This was a change from previous events which were broadcast in two parts and included Wednesday Night Dynamite. The special was notably the final episode of Rampage due to the program's cancellation.

Production

Background

New Year's Smash is a professional wrestling television special held around New Year's by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2021.[1] While the prior New Year's Smash events aired in two parts, with the previous three specifically airing as a special episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite and then as a special episode of Friday Night Rampage, the 2024 event only aired as a special episode of Rampage as that week's Dynamite aired as a Christmas special called Dynamite on 34th Street. The event was held on December 22, 2024, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York and aired on tape delay on December 27 on TNT.[2] This was also notably the final episode of Rampage as the program was not included in AEW's media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that took effect on January 1, 2025.[3]

Storylines

New Year's Smash featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.[4] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.[5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[7]
1Chris Jericho (with Big Bill) defeated Anthony Bowens (with Max Caster) by pinfallSingles match[6]9:39
2Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) defeated Leo Sparrow and Alec Quest by pinfallTag team match[6]1:03
3Thunder Rosa defeated Leila Grey by submissionSingles match[6]7:58
4Hook defeated Nick Wayne (with Christian Cage, Mother Wayne, and Kip Sabian) by technical submissionSingles match[6]12:29

References

  1. ^ Rose, Bryan (December 9, 2020). "AEW announces Holiday Bash, New Year's Smash special events". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "AEW: Dynamite New York, NY DECEMBER 22, 2024". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 22, 2024). "Tony Khan Confirms Final AEW Rampage 'For The Foreseeable Future'". Fightful. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "AEW Dynamite/Rampage: New York". Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Johnson, Mike (December 22, 2024). "AEW RAMPAGE FINALE SPOILERS FROM NYC". Fightful. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Murphy, Don (December 27, 2024). "AEW Rampage results (12/27): Murphy's review of the finale featuring ROH Champion Chris Jericho vs. Anthony Bowens in a non-title match, Nick Wayne vs. Hook". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 28, 2024.