Every Match Announced for AEW Dynamite and NXT’s Dec. 16 Episodes

New Year’s Smash and New Year’s Evil are both on the horizon, and AEW Dynamite and NXT are both looking to end their 2020’s on a high note with this week’s editions of television. Kenny Omega, fresh off last night’s major announcement on Impact Wrestling, will return to AEW for a match with Joey Janela while The Inner Circle take on seven babyfaces in a whopping 14-man tag match.

Meanwhile, NXT will crown a new No. 1 contender for Finn Balor’s NXT Championship, Rhea Ripley will face Toni Storm and Karrion Kross will compete in his first match since returning from injury.

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Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela — No Disqualification

Omega will compete in his first AEW match since winning the AEW World Championship this week, taking on Joey Janela in a No DQ match. Omega was supposed to face Janela in the first round of the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament, but Janela had to be pulled from the show due to COVID-19 precautions

 

 

Kyle O’Reilly vs. Pete Dunne

The winner of O’Reilly vs. Dunne will take on Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil next month.

14-Man Tag Team Match

The main event of this week’s Dynamite saw a boatload of people brawling around ringside, which prompted Tony Khan to book a 14-man tag match. The competitors will include all seven members of The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, MJF, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, Ortiz and Wardlow) vs. The Best Friends, Top Fight, The Varisty Blonds and Brandon Cutler.

Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory vs. Leon Ruff & Kushida

Now that Johnny Gargano has christened his new faction The Way, he’ll team with Austin Theory to face Leon Ruff and Kushida.

Promos From Sting, Eddie Kingston and Dustin Rhodes

AEW has announced a series of promos for this week’s Dynamite, highlighted by another appearance from Sting. 

Karrion Kross vs. TBD

Kross will compete in his first match since relinquishing the NXT Championship due to injury following NXT TakeOver: XXX. He attacked Damian Priest in his surprise return last week, so don’t be surprised if the “Archer of Infamy” gets involved. 

Cody Rhodes vs. Angelico

Rhodes will face one half of The Hybrid 2 as he ponders over the recent comments made by Sting.

Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm

“The Nightmare” will reignite her best rivalry from NXT UK when she takes on Storm.

Hangman Page, John Silver and Alex Reynolds vs. The Hardy Party

John Silver and Alex Reynolds’ mission to recruit Hangman Page into The Dark Order continues, as the two have agreed to be his tag partners for a six-man tag match against Matt Hardy and Private Party

The Acclaimed vs. SCU

Anthony Bowens and Max Caster have continued to harass The Young Bucks, and for the second week in a row Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian had to chase the two away. Now The Acclaimed will look to see if they live up to their own hype when they face the two veterans. 

Serena Deeb & Big Swole vs. Ivelisse & Diamante

Ivelisse and Diamante will look to continue to establish their dominance as a tag team when they face the reigning NWA Women’s Champion and a top contender for Hikaru Shida’s AEW Women’s title.