Winter Is Coming (2021)

The 2021 Winter Is Coming was the second annual Winter Is Coming professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas on December 15, 2021. It was broadcast on TNT as a special episode of AEW's weekly television program, Dynamite.

Winter Is Coming
Promotional poster featuring "Hangman" Adam Page and Bryan Danielson
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateDecember 15, 2021
CityGarland, Texas
VenueCurtis Culwell Center
Tagline(s)War Is Here[1]
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The event was highly praised by fans and critics with particular praise towards the "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson match, which received a 5 star rating from journalist Dave Meltzer.

Production

Background

In December 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a television special titled Winter Is Coming, which aired as a special episode of AEW's flagship program, Dynamite.[2] The episode's title "Winter Is Coming" was derived from Game of Thrones, a television series from HBO, which is part of the WarnerMedia subsidiary of AT&T, which also includes AEW broadcast partner TNT.[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, 2021, episode of Dynamite, thus establishing Winter Is Coming as an annual television special for AEW.[4]

Storylines

Winter Is Coming featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television shows Dynamite and Rampage, the internet television shows Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times[6]
1 "Hangman" Adam Page (c) and Bryan Danielson wrestled to a time limit draw Singles match for the AEW World Championship[7] 1:00:00
2 Wardlow (with Shawn Spears) defeated Matt Sydal by pinfall Singles match 1:43
3 Hikaru Shida defeated Serena Deeb by pinfall Singles match 12:46
4 MJF defeated Dante Martin by submission Singles match for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring[8] 12:25
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. "WAR IS HERE The Dynamite Diamond Finals pits 2x winner @The_MJF against @lucha_angel1.Who walks out with the coveted Dynamite Diamond Ring? Tune in TONIGHT for #AEWDynamite #WinterIsComing at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5PT LIVE on @tntdrama!". All Elite Wrestling. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. Renner, Ethan (November 18, 2020). "AEW announces 'Winter is Coming' event for December 2nd Dynamite". Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. AEW Dynamite Post Show w/ Tony Schiavone | 11/18/20. YouTube. All Elite Wrestling. November 18, 2020. Event occurs at 37:17-38:00. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. Barnett, Jake (December 15, 2021). "12/15 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of the Winter is Coming themed show with Omos vs. Commander Azeez for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb, MJF vs. Dante Martin for the Dynamite Diamond Ring, Wardlow vs. Matt Sydal". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. Lambert, Jeremy (December 1, 2021). "AEW World Title Match Official For AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming". Fightful. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. Lambert, Jeremy (December 1, 2021). "Bryan Danielson Bout, Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale, More Set For 12/8 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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