AEW Winter Is Coming 2020 one year on

A look back at the 5 matches from AEW Winter Is Coming 2020 one year on

Modified Dec 10, 2021 14:22 GMT

Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley headlined AEW Winter Is Coming in 2020

#1 Kenny Omega def. Jon Moxley to win AEW World Championship

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AEW champion Jox Moxley lost his title a year ago to Kenny Omega in Winter Is Coming, which saw the Forbidden Door open for the very first time. Mox had a banner year, carrying the company through the pandemic as its champion. The Cleaner was also building momentum after dropping the Tag Team title with Hangman Adam Page to the FTR, where he subsequently won the World Title Eliminator Tournament for the right to challenge the champion.

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Don Callis, who at the time was an executive at IMPACT Wrestling, joined Jim Ross, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone in commentary during the main event. He would later factor into the finish and help Omega win his world title at AEW.

But the biggest development on the show was the apparent working relationship between AEW and Impact Wrestling. Callis revealed at the time that Omega would appear on the Impact show, which was a game-changer, the type of development that ushered in a new era that bred cross-promotional storytelling for the wrestling industry.

The consequences of the show were definitely felt in 2021 as Omega became the Belt Collector, winning the Impact World Title. We have also seen the Good Brothers from Impact make their way to AEW television, while NJPW wrestlers such as KENTA and Minoru Suzuki have been featured. It has been an exciting time for wrestling fans and all of it can be pointed back to Winter Is Coming in 2020. Can we see more new debuts in next week's edition?

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Farhan is a AEW journalist at Sportskeeda Wrestling, holding a Major in Communications and English. He has close to 9 years of previous experience writing and editing content for reputed websites like Yahoo and AsiaOne. A lifelong fan of wrestling, Farhan found a way to stay connected to the sport through journalism.

Farhan consistently strives to ensure complete accuracy and relevance in his content by only citing credible platforms like Cagematch and ProFightDB. His reporting exploits in the industry have led him to interview two-time WWE United States Champion Samuray Del Sol (aka Kalisto), and the host of the Insight podcast, Chris Van Vliet.

He is a big fan of CM Punk’s oratory skills, and the fact that the veteran is a man of values and vocal about his beliefs. If he could book a storyline, Farhan would like to produce a second chapter of the iconic storyline The Bloodline Civil War, after the success of the first part.

When not writing, Farhan loves to watch football and is a massive fan of Liverpool.

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Edited by Roxanne Smith