There has been a lot of negativity regarding AEW among some fans, and their product has cooled off from its heights in 2021 and the majority of 2022. The promotion doesn’t have the same buzz that it did nor draws the same size crowds that it once did.
However, like any business, AEW has its ups and downs, but that doesn’t take away from it being the second biggest promotion in the world and is just a few years old compared to WWE and NJPW, which have been around for decades.
The show
All Elite Wrestling presented its New Year’s Smash episode of Dynamite on Wednesday night from Addition Arena in Orlando, FL.
The show featured MJF & Samoa Joe vs. The Devil’s Henchmen for the ROH Tag Titles, The Blue League finals of the Continental Classic that saw Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Jay White in the Gold League Finals.
Attendance
It was the go-home edition for Saturday’s Worlds End pay-per-view event.
On the day of the show, WrestleTix reported that they had sold 5,288 for a setup of 6,139. At one point in the week, they had sold over 1,000 tickets in one day. As you can see below, they had a great crowd on hand.
Check out the full results from the show here.
Great looking crowd at AEW Dynamite. pic.twitter.com/77Xw2jqRY0
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) December 28, 2023
