New Year's Smash is a two-part television special held around New Year's by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2021.[ 2] live on December 28 for Wednesday Night Dynamite TBS and an episode of Friday Night Rampage tape delay on December 30 on TNT . The event took place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado .[ 3]
New Year's Smash 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.[ 4] Dynamite and Rampage , the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark Elevation The Young Bucks ' YouTube series Being The Elite
At Full Gear , Death Triangle (Pac , Penta El Zero Miedo , and Rey Fénix ) defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega , Matt Jackson , and Nick Jackson ) to retain the AEW World Trios Championship . Afterwards, it was announced that the Full Gear match was the first in a Best of Seven Series for the championship.[ 5] Dynamite , but The Elite gained a win on the next week's episode.[ 6] Winter Is Coming , Death Triangle secured another win to lead the series at 3–1.[ 7] Dynamite : Holiday BashDynamite : New Year's Smash as a Falls Count Anywhere match .[ 8]
With The Elite's (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) win over Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix), the series tied at 3–3.[ 9] Dynamite as a ladder match where The Elite defeated Death Triangle to become two-time AEW World Trios Champions.[ 10]
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