New Year's Smash Night 1 Results: IMPACT Wrestling stars attack former AEW Champion; Young Bucks turn heel

Has Kenny Omega found two more allies in The Young Bucks? Jon Moxley has returned
Has Kenny Omega found two more allies in The Young Bucks? Jon Moxley has returned

AEW World Championship Match: Rey Fenix vs Kenny Omega (c)

The AEW World Champion had the Invisible Hand, Don Callis, by his side tonight, while Rey Fenix took on the challenge on his own. Kenny Omega spiked Fenix with a high-angle hurricanrana. As Omega bounced off the ropes for a dive, Fenix responded with the same move, sending Omega to the floor.

Omega rushed the apron but was rocked with a boot, and a slingshot hurricanrana launched Omega into the guard rail. In the ring, Omega avoided the rolling savate kick. Fenix bounced up from a tornado DDT, using his hands to save himself some pain. A shocked Omega was able to catch Fenix mid-springboard with a chop, sending his challenger tumbling to the floor.

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On the floor, Fenix's rolling cutter was turned into a snap dragon suplex, spiking Fenix on his neck. A back suplex dropped Fenix's spine first on the apron. Back in the ring, they traded chops, and AEW's Best Bout Machine won that war by turning Fenix inside out.

Fenix began to build up speed, hitting a springboard headbutt on Omega. The top rope arm drag was countered by Omega, but Fenix quickly changed it into a double springboard dropkick that shot Omega right through the ropes. A tope crushed Omega between Fenix and the barricade.

Back inside, Fenix turned Omega over with a springboard Chaos Theory German suplex. Somehow, someway, Omega was able to kick out. The diving double stomp on the apron left Kenny Omega nearly out cold on the floor as Fenix warned Callis not to interfere.

Omega took over again during the break and countered a 916 with a knee to the jaw. Fenix fell backward but kipped up into a superkick. Fenix stunned Omega, leaving Callis cowering in the corner. Fenix went for a tornillo, only for another knee from Omega to nearly take his head off.

V-Trigger connected, but again Fenix kicked out. Another V-Trigger hit, but Fenix countered the One Winged Angel with the reverse frankensteiner. Callis distracted Fenix, giving Omega enough time to counter a dive with yet another knee.

An insane outside-in double jump cutter spiked Omega, but Fenix couldn't get the win. A Fire Thunder Driver followed that, and Omega still kicked out. Fenix moved up, looking to the sky and going for the Frog Splash. Omega's knees shot up, breaking up the crash.

Fenix fought off Omega, but a dive was countered into a catching Tiger Driver. As Fenix sat up, the V-Trigger connected. Still, Fenix refused to quit. It was time for the One Winged Angel, and that was all she wrote.

Results: Kenny Omega defeated Rey Fenix via pinfall on AEW Dynamite.

Grade: A

In a hard-fought bout, and an early contender for AEW Match of the Year, Kenny Omega retained the AEW World Title. Don Callis cut to the back, and Eddie Kingston's family was battering Penta el Zero M and PAC.

With the Death Triangle not able to help, Omega set up for another One Winged Angel. Former AEW World Champ Jon Moxley ran down and cracked Omega in the sternum with a barbed wired baseball bat. As Moxley looked to finally get his revenge, he was stopped by IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champs The Good Brothers. Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows drove Moxley into the mat with The Magic Killer.

The AEW World Champion had a plan, and with he and The Good Brothers united, is there anyone that can stop The Best Bout Machine? Well, Griff Garrisson and Brian Pillman Jr. tried, as did several other tag teams.

Still, this trio was too much to handle. With Don Callis calling the shots, Omega, Anderson, and Gallows absolutely dominated AEW Dynamite. The Young Bucks rushed the ring, trying to reason with Omega and The Good Brothers.

When Pillman and Garrison held onto Omega, The Bucks laid into them with superkicks, aligning with the AEW World Champion and the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champs. We ended the night with all five men throwing up the Too Sweet while Don Callis cheered on.

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Edited by Alan John
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