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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 11 and 12, 2024 (aired December 11, 13, and 14, 2024) | ||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri (December 11) St. Louis, Missouri (December 12) | ||
| Venue | T-Mobile Center (Kansas City) Chaifetz Arena (St. Louis) | ||
| Attendance | 3,854 (Dynamite) 3,854 (Rampage) 2,343 (Collision) | ||
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The 2024 Winter Is Coming was a three-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the fifth annual Winter Is Coming event and took place on December 11 and 12, 2024, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri and the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, respectively, encompassing the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite, Friday Night Rampage, and Saturday Night Collision. Dynamite aired live on December 11 on TBS, Rampage was taped the same night and aired on tape delay on December 13 on TNT, while Collision was taped on December 12 and aired on tape delay on December 14, also on TNT. All totaled, 16 matches aired over the three shows.
Production
Background
Winter Is Coming is an annual professional wrestling television special held in December by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2020. The title "Winter Is Coming" is derived from Game of Thrones, a television series from HBO, which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery, which also includes AEW broadcast partners TBS and TNT. On November 16, 2024, it was announced that the fifth Winter Is Coming would be held on December 11, 2024, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri and air live as Wednesday Night Dynamite on TBS. It was later revealed that like the prior year, the special would also encompass Friday Night Rampage, which was taped on December 11 after Dynamite's live broadcast and aired on tape delay on December 13 on TNT, and Saturday Night Collision, which was taped on December 12 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri and will air on tape delay on December 14, also on TNT.
Storylines
Winter Is Coming features professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1 | Satnam Singh defeated Colt Cabana | Singles match | — | ||||
| 2 | The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and Evil Uno) defeated Fuego Del Sol and Serpentico | Tag team match | — | ||||
| 3 | Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Pac) (with Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta) defeated Orange Cassidy and Jay White by disqualification | Tag team match | 14:15 | ||||
| 4 | Will Ospreay defeated Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall | AEW Continental Classic Gold League match | 13:25 | ||||
| 5 | Adam Cole defeated Kyle O'Reilly by pinfall | Singles match The winner earned a match against MJF for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring at Worlds End. | 10:50 | ||||
| 6 | Ricochet defeated Brody King by pinfall | AEW Continental Classic Gold League match | 12:50 | ||||
| 7 | Mariah May (c) defeated Mina Shirakawa by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship | 11:10 | ||||
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| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Cardona defeated Bryan Keith (with Chris Jericho) by pinfall | Singles match | 10:54 |
| 2 | Toni Storm defeated Harley Cameron by pinfall | Singles match | 7:27 |
| 3 | Deonna Purrazzo defeated Shazza McKenzie by submission | Singles match | 1:24 |
| 4 | Powerhouse Hobbs and Mark Davis defeated The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Lance Archer) (with Don Callis) by pinfall | Tag team match | 12:00 |
References
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- ^ "AEW Collision #73 - Winter Is Coming 2024 - Tag 3". Cagematch.net. December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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- All Elite Wrestling (December 1, 2024). "See #AEWCollision #WinterIsComing LIVE THURSDAY 12/12 in St. Louis, MO #NJPWDynasty International Women's Cup Qualifier Final: @jmehytr takes on the winner of @willowwrestles vs. @SerenaDeeb Watch #AEWCollision #WinterIsComing on SATURDAY 12/14 on TNT!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Twitter.
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