The 2022 St. Patrick's Day Slam was the second annual St. Patrick's Day Slam professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place on March 16, 2022, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.[2] It was broadcast on TBS as a special episode of AEW's weekly television program, Wednesday Night Dynamite.[3]
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 Promotional poster | |||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 16, 2022 | ||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Venue | Freeman Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 6,775[1] | ||
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Production
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Excalibur |
| Tony Schiavone | |
| Jim Ross | |
| Ring announcer | Justin Roberts |
| Referees | Bryce Remsburg |
| Paul Turner | |
| Aubrey Edwards | |
| Rick Knox | |
| Stephon Smith | |
| Interviewers | Tony Schiavone |
| Alex Marvez |
Storylines
editSt. Patrick's Day Slam featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television program, Dynamite, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.
Background
editFor the second year in a row Thunder Rosa and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. main evented St. Patrick's Day Slam, they faced off in a Steel Cage match where Rosa defeated Baker to become the new AEW Women's World Champion.[5]
Adam Cole and reDRagon teamed up against the team of 'Hangman' Adam Page and Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) in a trios match.[6]
Scorpio Sky defended his TNT Championship against Wardlow and The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) made their AEW debut as a tag team facing off against Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen).[7]
Results
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Adam Cole and reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) | Six-man tag team match | 13:58 | ||
| 2 | Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley (with William Regal) defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta) (with Best Friends (Danhausen, Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta)) | Tag team match | 11:45 | ||
| 3 | Scorpio Sky (c) (with American Top Team (Austin Vanderford, Dan Lambert and Paige VanZant)) defeated Wardlow | Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship | 9:20 | ||
| 4 | The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) | Tag team match | 12:22 | ||
| 5 | Thunder Rosa defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D (c) | Steel Cage match for the AEW Women's World Championship | 17:33 | ||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [1][bare URL]
- ^ "AEW Dynamite #128 - St. Patrick's Day Slam".
- ^ "AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick's Day Slam Results". March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "AEW Dynamite St. Patrick's Day Slam results, live blog (Mar. 16, 2022): Steel Cage Women's title match". March 16, 2022.
- ^ "AEW St Patricks Day Slam Results: Adam Cole & reDRagon Defeat Hangman Page & Jurassic Express, Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson Claim Second Tag Team Win (03/16)". March 16, 2022.
- ^ "AEW Dynamite Results – 3/16/22 – St. Patrick's Day Slam (Steel Cage Match, TNT Title, etc.)". March 16, 2022.