Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite (2023)

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Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite
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Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
DateNovember 22, 2023
City Chicago, Illinois
Venue Wintrust Arena
Attendance5,066 [1]
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The 2023 Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite special was a professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and was the fourth Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite overall. It took take place on November 22, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois and aired live as a special Thanksgiving episode of Dynamite on TBS in the United States.

Contents

Five matches were contested at the event. In the opening bout, Swerve Strickland defeated Jay Lethal in a Continental Classic Gold League match, also on the card was Hook, Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy defeating the team of Angelo Parker, Jake Hager and Matt Menard, Jay White defeating Rush to gain 3 points also in the Continental Classic Gold League. The event also featured Skye Blue defeating Anna Jay and Ruby Soho in a Three way match. The main event saw Jon Moxley defeating Mark Briscoe also securing 3 points in the Continental Classic Gold League.

Production

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
RoleName
Commentators Excalibur
Jim Ross
Tony Schiavone
Ring announcer Justin Roberts
Referees Aubrey Edwards
Bryce Remsburg
Paul Turner
Rick Knox
Stephon Smith
Interviewer Renee Paquette

Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. [2] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage , and Collision.

Matches

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [1]
1 Swerve Strickland defeated Jay Lethal by pinfall Continental Classic Gold League match 13:51
2 Hook, Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy defeated Angelo Parker, Jake Hager and Matt Menard by pinfall Trios match 8:30
3 Jay White defeated Rush by pinfall Continental Classic Gold League match 13:53
4 Skye Blue defeated Anna Jay (with Angelo Parker and Matt Menard) and Ruby Soho (with Saraya) by pinfall Three-way match 8:52
5 Jon Moxley defeated Mark Briscoe by pinfall Continental Classic Gold League match 11:29

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