AEW Worlds End Summary for December 30, 2023
AEW Worlds End
December 30, 2023
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Long Island, NY
This is Live coverage from AEW Worlds’ End. As usual, we’ll be able to post the results immediately after each game. Keep checking this page regularly to view the latest results.
Tonight on AEW World End
AEW World Heavyweight Title Match:
MJF (champion) vs. Samoa Joe
Continental Classic Tournament Finals:
Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
AEW TNT Championship No DQ Match:
Christian Cage (champion) vs. Adam Copeland
AEW Women’s World Championship Match:
Toni Storm (champion) vs. Riho
AEW TBS Championship Match:
Julia Hart (champion) vs. Abadon
Singles Match:
Swerve Strickland. Keith Lee
Singles Match:
Andrade El Idolo vs. Miro
Eight-Man Tag Team Match:
Sting, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho in a battle. Big Bill, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs & Konosuke Takeshita
Eight-Man Tag Team Match:
Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia against. Jay White, Rush, Jay Lethal & Brody King
Zero-Hour Pre-Show FTW Championship With FTW Rules Match:
HOOK (champion) in opposition to. Wheeler Yuta
Zero-Hour Pre-Show 20-Man Battle Royal For Future TNT Title Shot:
Competitors TBA.
Zero-Hour Pre-Show Match:
Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale
Live coverage starts at 7:15 pm EST.
AEW Worlds End Zero Hour Pre-Show
Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale
Willow struck Kris using a clothing line as well as an explosive powerbomb to score a two-count. Willow did manage to throw another powerbomb at Kris and pin her. They hugged following the game.
===Winner: Willow Nightingale
A video clip that included Serena Deeb was shown with her wearing straight-cut jacket. It states that she’s been studying women’s team in her absence and is now prepared to resume.
20-Man Battle Royal For Future TNT Title Shot:
Danhausen, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, The Butcher, The Blade, Action Andretti, Darius Martin, Christopher Daniels, Matt Menard, Bryan Keith, Kip Sabian, John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Angelo Parker, Lee Johnson, Johnny TV, Dalton Castle, Serpentico, Killswitch, Trent Beretta.
It was down to Killswitch, Lance Archer, Trent Beretta, and Danhausen. Beretta and Danhausen were able to throw Archer across the rope on top. Beretta and Danhausen hugged and then Beretta was able to throw Danhausen onto the high rope. Beretta along with Killswitch engaged in a fight on the ring’s the apron. Beretta was adamant at Killswitch who smashed his elbow, which caused him to fall. Beretta to the ground.
===Winner: Killswitch
FTW Championship With FTW Rules Match:
HOOK (champion) against. Wheeler Yuta
Yuta took a board from outside the ring, while HOOK was holding an hockey stick. HOOK broke the hokey stick on Yuta’s shoulder. HOOK used the Redrum using the broken portion of the stick on Yuta’s neck, causing Yuta submit.
===Winner: HOOK
AEW Worlds End PPV:
Eight-Man Tag Team Match:
Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe, & Daniel Garcia vs. Jay White, Rush (w/ Jose the Assistant), Jay Lethal & Brody King
Rush Suplexed Briscoe to the turningbuckle. Danielson was able to catch Rush by a busaiku knee. White hit the Blade Runner on Danielson. Claudio hit White into the air and smashed him with his forearm as he fell down. King threw a clothesline at Claudio. Garcia suplexed King. Garcia was rolled by Lethal and then pinned King. After the match, announcers stated that King had hit Matt Menard who was on commentary but cameras didn’t catch the shot, so we didn’t notice the incident.
===Winners: Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe, and Daniel Garcia
Singles Match:
Andrade El Idolo (w/ CJ Perry) vs. Miro
Andrade had Miro in the Figure-8. While the referee checked to determine whether Miro would like to surrender, Perry swept Andrade’s arms away from under him, ensuring that it was broken. Miro hit Andrade into the face to cause an almost falling. Miro placed Andrade into the clutch of a camel before Andrade was beaten.
===Winner: Miro
AEW Women’s World Championship Match:
Toni Storm (champion) (w/ Luther) vs. Riho
Storm had Riho in a Sharpshooter. Riho tried to grab the ropes but Luther took the ropes from her. The referee was aware of this and kicked him out of the ringside. Riho was able to roll up Storm to a near fall. Riho was on the second turnbuckle and was able to get it, but Storm took her down and then issued her a DDT and then pinned her.
===Winner: Toni Storm
The Backstage Dante Martin challenged Orange Cassidy to an International Championship. Orange accepted a match with him this Wednesday’s game on Dynamite.
Singles Match:
Swerve Strickland (wPrince Nana) and Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Dustin Rhodes
Dustin Rhodes took the place of hurt Keith Lee. Before the match began, Nana held Dustin’s ankle on a cement block, and Strickland fell off the ring’s apron, and inflicted a sprain on it. Dustin was determined to win the game. Strickland leapt off the top rope and performed a stomp to Dustin to beat him to the punch.
===Winner: Swerve Strickland
Eight-Man Tag Team Match:
Sting, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho against. Big Bill, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs & Konosuke Takeshita (wand Don Callis)
Starks threw Guevera to a near-fall. Guevera struck Starks using a kick, and handed him an GTH. Guevera hit an explosive press on Starks and then pinned the man.
===Winners: Sting, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, and Chris Jericho
AEW TBS Championship Matches with house rules
Julia Hart (champion) vs. Abadon
Abadon bit Hart. The referee was examining Hart, Sky Blue attacked Abadon. Abadon and Blue were fighting outside the Ring. Hart struck Abadon from behind and hit her head repeatedly on the rings steps. Hart was able to throw Abadon back into the ring, performed an acrobatic moonsault, then pinned her.
===Winner: Julia Hart
AEW TNT Championship No DQ Match:
Christian Cage (champion) (wChristian Cage (champion) (w/ Nick Shayna Wayne and Nick Shayna Wayne) against. Adam Copeland
Christian as well as Nick Wayne put lighter fluid on the table just outside the rings. Christian returned to the ring and attempted to strike Copeland by the ropes however, Copeland moved, and Copeland hit Christian. Copeland set the table on flame again after the flame had died and then blasted Nick on the table. Copeland returned to the arena. Christian tried to strike Copeland by using the belt, however, Copeland hit him in the legs, then gave Copeland the Killswitch and put him in a shackle to be the champion.
===Winner: Adam Copeland
Following the game, Killswitch hit Edge from behind, and then choked Edge on the back of his head. Killswitch was able to choke Copeland onto the seat. Killswitch wanted to cash out his winnings from earlier in the tournament for the TNT match but Christian interrupted him and demanded he hand over the contract. Killswitch reluctantly agreed and Christian took the contract in his hands and gave it to the referee.
AEW TNT Championship Match:
Adam Copeland (champion) vs Christian Cage
Christian immediately punched Copeland and then pinned Copeland in the process of winning the championship.
===Winner: Christian Cage
Continental Classic Tournament Finals:
Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
Kingston and Moxley exchanged forearms when they sat on their knees and they then exchanged headbutts. They stood up and exchanged blows. Kingston knocked Moxley with his back fist and then fell over Moxley, and then pinned Moxley to the ground. The two hugged after the fight.
===Winner: Eddie Kingston
AEW World Heavyweight Title Match:
MJF (champion) (w/ Adam Cole) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe was MJF in the sleeper. MJF was pushing Joe forwards and into the referee, who was hit by the bump. MJF granted Joe his F5. The judge turned over to give Joe an F2. Cole presented MJF his Dynamite Diamond Ring. Joe took MJF into a sleeper, and choked him out to take the title.
===Winner: Samoa Joe
After the game the devils’ masked guards took them down MJF along with Cole. MJF and Cole both said “Hit me.’ It was dark. The lights were back on. Cole was in a chair with mask-wearing men in the back. They shook off their masks and revealed Roderick Strong Matt Taven, Mike Bennett and Wardlow. They fought MJF while Cole is seated on the couch. Wardlow attacked him with a power bomb, and Cole stood up to the mask of the devil.