AEW reveals info for Dynamite Diamond battle royal/finals & Maximum Carnage
The tradition of the AEW Dynamite Diamond ring will continue.
Announced on Wednesday, the annual Dynamite Diamond battle royal will take place on Wednesday, December 17 as part of a three-hour combo Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite/Collision from Manchester, England.
The two remaining men in the ring will then advance to the Dynamite Diamond ring finals as part of the Christmas Eve Dynamite on 34th Street, airing at a special time of 6 PM Eastern.
The winner of that match will challenge for the AEW World title at the Maximum Carnage edition of Dynamite on Wednesday, January 14 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The ring, introduced in 2019, has only been held by MJF who has been off TV since losing to Mark Briscoe at September’s All Out in a Tables ‘n’ Tacks match. Runners up include Hangman Page (2019); Orange Cassidy (2020); Dante Martin (2021); Ricky Starks (2022); Juice Robinson (2023); and Adam Cole (2024).
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.