- As noted, the first defense of the latest TNT Championship reign of three-time title-holder Cody Rhodes was announced for the final AEW show of 2021. "The American Nightmare" will be putting his newly won title on-the-line against The Men of the Year's "All Ego" Ethan Page in the main event of the AEW Rampage: New Year's Smash special event on New Year's Eve this Friday evening. Ahead of the show, Page cut a backstage promo, with some assistance from Dan Lambert of American Top Team, to promote the title showdown with the leader of The Nightmare Family. Check out video of the backstage promo featuring The Men of the Year and Lambert via the tweet embedded below courtesy of the official AEW Twitter feed.
Winning over the crowd means nothing to @OfficialEGO, yet winning the TNT title means everything. TOMORROW NIGHT on the HUGE Year End edition of #AEWRampage: #NewYearsSmash #EthanPage has his TNT Championship match as he goes 1-on-1 with #CodyRhodes at 10et/9c on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/JwPcb3siIz
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 31, 2021
- In related news, AEW has released an exclusive preview of the Street Fight pitting the team of Penelope Ford and The Bunny against the duo of Tay Conti and Anna Jay for the AEW Rampage: New Year's Smash show scheduled for New Year's Eve on TNT on Friday night. Check out an in-depth look at the bout scheduled for what will be the final AEW show of 2021 via the video embedded below courtesy of the official AEW Twitter feed.
- As seen on the AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash on TNT special event that emanated from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, FL. on Wednesday night, a vignette aired to promote the transition from TNT to TBS on next week's show. For those who missed it, the complete promotional video has been released via AEW's various social media outlets. Check out the AEW coming to TBS video via the tweet featured below.
NOW is the new chapter! #AEWDynamite is coming to @TBSNetwork starting Wednesday, January 5 LIVE at 8/7c! pic.twitter.com/DiKHox8JtJ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 31, 2021
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