AEW President and CEO Tony Khan has announced that Samoa Joe, the AEW World Champion and AEW World Trios Champion, will defend his AEW World Title against Eddie Kingston during the special themed episode of AEW Dynamite, titled "Winter Is Coming."
This match was made official after Kingston issued a challenge to Joe on this week’s Thanksgiving episode of Collision, which aired on Thursday. It is the first match announced for the Winter Is Coming special.
The AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming special will take place on Wednesday, December 10th, at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will air live on TBS and HBO Max.
#AEWDynamite Winter Is Coming
8pm ET/7pm CT
Wednesday, 12/10
AEW World Title@SamoaJoe vs Eddie Kingston
After The Mad King beat The Wrestler at Thanksgiving #AEWCollision + called out Samoa Joe
it will be
Samoa Joe vs Eddie Kingston
for the AEW World Title
at Winter Is Coming! pic.twitter.com/IJr87WnAtg— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 29, 2025
