AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash Results: Former WWE Superstar debuts, CM Punk unveils new look, Incredible performance from Sting

AEW's Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite emanated from the Greensboro Coliseum. Sting returned to the Coliseum after many years and gave a performance to remember. The main event did not disappoint.

We also saw Adam Cole face Orange Cassidy, which saw the debut of a former WWE Superstar. Ruby Soho faced Nyla Rose in the TBS Tournament while Malakai Black took on Griff Garrison.

Read on for full AEW Holiday Bash results:

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Adam Cole vs Orange Cassidy kicked off AEW Dynamite

Orange Cassidy started with a couple of roll-up attempts before taking Adam Cole down with a side headlock. Cole went for an elbow to the mid-section before attempting alariat,t but Orange took him down again.

Cole finally got in some offense, hitting Orange Cassidy with a backstabber. Cassidy replied with a diving crossbody followed by a tornado DDT.

As Orange Cassidy headed to the top rope, The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler came down to ringside. Orange Cassidy dived at Cutler and took him out.

Best Friends also came out to confront The Bucks. Adam Cole took advantage and tossed Orange into the steel steps. Cole then tossed Cassidy into the barricade.

Back in the ring, both men hit simultaneous clotheslines and went down. Cole was back on his feet first but Cassidy hit him with a superkick.

Orange Cassidy followed it up with a diving DDT from the top rope. Adam Cole took Cassidy down again and looked for the Panama Sunrise. Cassidy backed away and Cole followed him. Orange then rolled Cole up once again.

Orange Cassidy headed to the top rope again and Cole caught him with a superkick. He followed it up with the Panama Sunrise for the near fall. Cole then dropped his kneepad and went for the Boom but Cassidy dodged it.

Bobby Fish came out for the distraction at this point. As Fish had the referee distracted, Kyle O'Reilly came out to make his AEW debut, attacking Orange Cassidy from behind. This gave Adam Cole the opening to pin Orange Cassidy for the win.

Result: Adam Cole def. Orange Cassidy

Grade: B

The Best Friends hit the ring after the bell but were taken out by Cole, Fish, and O'Reilly. The Young Bucks also came down to the ring but Cole and his boys walked away.

Bryan Danielson interrupts AEW World Champion Hangman Page

Tony Schiavone was in the ring and he invited the AEW World Champion Hangman Page to join him.

Tony Schiavone told Hangman Page that he came close to beating Bryan Danielson. Hangman replied that after last week he only had one disappointment, saying that after the draw he didn't feel like a champion.

Bryan Danielson came out now and called him entitled for being disappointed at still being World Champion.

Danielson then added that Hangman only survived last week because he had a picked up a slight injury from his match with John Silver.

Hangman replied that Bryan Danielson had taken him to the limit but if he had a few more seconds, he would have left as the winner.

Hangman Page added that he was ready for the rematch.

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MJF calls out CM Punk on AEW Dynamite

MJF was backstage with The Pinnacle. He continued to take shots at Wardlow for last week. He then turned to blame CM Punk.

MJF added that he and FTR were family while CM Punk, Darby Allin and Sting would have trouble co-existing. MJF added that he saw through Punk, accusing him of making everything about him.

Wardlow vs Shawn Dean on AEW Dynamite

The next match on AEW Dynamite saw Wardlow taking on Captain Shawn Dean. Dean didn't get much in before Wardlow hit him with a Powerbomb. Wardlow followed it up with a second and a third. Wardlow then hit a fourth Powerbomb before covering Shawn Dean for the win.

Result: Wardlow def. Shawn Dean

Grade: C+

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Dan Lambert calls out Tony Khan and demands a TNT Title shot for Page or Sky

Dan Lambert had the mic and took shots at the fans in attendance. He said that he ran the largest and most successful MMA gym and said he had to make sure the most talented succeeded.

He then took a shot at Tony Khan, saying that if you were his friend you were an EVP. He then added that Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page had both impressed but neither had matches on Christmas Night while Cody Rhodes would be competing.

Dan Lambert added that he didn't really care whether Sammy Guevara or Cody Rhodes left with the TNT Championship as long as Scorpio Sky or Ethan Page got the next title shot.

AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker sent a warning to Riho

Tony Schiavone was backstage with Britt Baker, Rebel and Jamie Hayter on AEW Dynamite. Tony asked Britt about her upcoming match against Riho.

Britt Baker sent a warning to Riho ahead of their title match, telling her to be careful of what she wished for.

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Owen Hart tribute video

AEW also put out a Owen Hart tribute video ahead of next year's Owen Hart Cup.

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Nyla Rose vs Ruby Soho (AEW TBS Title Tournament semifinals)

Nyla Rose attacked Ruby Soho from behind while she was still in the middle of her entrance. It was all Rose early on but Soho had her arm locked and threw a couple of left hands.

Nyla Rose replied with an Uranage before taking Soho down again with a clothesline and tossing her out of the ring.

Ruby Soho and Nyla Rose continued to brawl at ringside. Soho charged at Nyla but Vickie Guerrero pulled her out of the way, leading to Ruby crashing into the steel steps. Nyla then hit Soho with a bodyslam on the floor.

Back in the ring, Ruby Soho looked to hit a poisonrana but Nyla sent her face-first into the top turnbuckle. Soho hit back with a DDT for a two-count.

Ruby Soho then headed to the top rope but Vickie Guerrero pushed her off while the referee was distracted.

With Soho draped over the top rope, Nyla Rose hit her with the diving knee but it only got a nearfall.

Nyla Rose vs Ruby Soho (AEW TBS Title Tournament semifinals continued...)

Ruby Soho then had a standing Dragon Sleeper locked in on AEW Dynamite but Vickie Guerrero got on the apron for the distraction.

Soho booted Vickie off the apron but Nyla Rose hit the Beast Bomb for a near fall. As Nyla Rose went to finish Ruby Soho off, she hit the No Future out of nowhere to pick up the win.

Result: Ruby Soho def. Nyla Rose

Grade: B-

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Malakai Black vs Griff Garrison on AEW Dynamite

Malakai Black was all over Griff Garrison from the moment the bell rang. He rolled out of the ring and got in Brian Pillman Jr's face. As Malakai was distracted, Griff Garrison hit him with a tope suicida.

Back in the ring, Malakai Black attempted a heel hook but Garrison crawled over to the bottom rope. Malakai went for Garrison's leg when he got back to his feet, locking in a Half Boston Crab, forcing Griff to tap out.

Result: Malakai Black def. Griff Garrison

Grade: C

Malakai Black refused to break the hold after the bell and Brian Pillman Jr. got in the ring, throwing Malakai Black off. Malakai hit Pillman Jr with his patented spinning heel kick.

CM Punk, Sting and Darby Allin vs MJF and FTR on AEW Dynamite

CM Punk came out with face-paint on AEW Dynamite, paying tribute to Sting who was returing to the Greensboro Coliseum after nearly two decades.

It looked like MJF would start for his team but he soon tagged out. The babyfaces were all over Cash Wheeler early on.

With Darby Allin and Cash legal, he tagged MJF in. CM Punk tagged in for his team and this forced MJF to run out of the ring.

MJF and Sting both tagged in as the legal men. The Icon took MJF down with a clothesline and tagged CM Punk in.

Punk chased MJF out of the ring and into the crowd. They ran back to the ringside area and The Pinnacle Leader tagged out again. Sting and CM Punk faced off against MJF and FTR at ringside.

Allin came out of nowhere, flying through the air and knocking out MJF and FTR like bowling pins.

Back in the ring, Sting hit Dax Harwood with a vertical suplex before tagging CM Punk in.

Punk prevented Cash from tagging out before locking in an armbar. Darby Allin tagged in but Wheeler sent him crashing out of the ring.

The heels had Darby isolated in their corner at this point as they traded tags and continued to punish him. MJF tagged in and spat some water at CM Punk before turning his attention to Darby Allin.

The heels continued trading tags and working on Allin. Darby rolled up Cash Wheeler but only got a two-count. Both men tagged out at this point.

Sting and Dax Harwood came in as the legal men. The Icon was all over the heels. He dished out Stinger Splashes to both Wheeler and Harwood. Darby Allin followed it up with a Splash of his own followed by a knee strike from CM Punk.

Sting had the Scorpion Deathlock locked in on Dax Harwood but Cash broke it up while MJF had the referee distracted. The heels now had Sting isolated.

MJF came in and stomped Sting's knee while Harwood worked on his arm. Simulateanous clotheslines from Sting and Cash saw both men go down.

Dax quickly tagged in and went for his own Stinger Splash. Sting caught him in mid-air and hit a bodyslam. MJF tagged in and Sting hit him with a facebuster. Punk went after both members of FTR dishing out running knee strikes to both men followed by a bulldog/clothesline combo.

Punk went to follow up with the GTS but Cash tagged out.

Punk headed to the top rope but it proved to be a mistake. FTR were all over him until Darby Allin came in and took out Cash Wheeler.

Meanwhile, MJF was nowhere to be seen. He was then spotted hiding behind the timekeeper's table. Harwood and Punk traded right hands. Punk went for the GTS but FTR hit him with the Big Rig.

Sting broke it up and then tossed MJF out of the ring at FTR. Sting then rolled back the years and headed to the top rope, wiping out the heels.

Punk went to hit MJF with a GTS but Dax pushed him out of the ring. Punk then hit Dax with the GTS.

Darby followed it up with a Coffin Drop for the win. An incredible main event to close this week's AEW Dynamite and what a fantastic return to the Greensboro Coliseum for Sting.

Result: Sting, CM Punk and Darby Allin def. MJF and FTR

Grade: A+