AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 Notes: MJF Brings Back “Triple B” AEW World Title & Kenny Omega Issues Challenge, Willow Nightingale Wins TBS Title, Lights Out Match, Jim Ross Return, and More Set for 1/7/26 Show, 1/3/26 Collision Show Card

Dec 31, 2025

MJF Brings Back “Triple B” AEW World Title & Kenny Omega Issues Challenge

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 show at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska featured MJF bringing back his “Triple B” title design for the AEW World Championship.

During the show, MJF came out to the ring with the AEW World title. After some words about Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, and Hangman Adam Page and him becoming the new AEW World Champion. MJF then tossed the AEW World title out of the ring and unveiled his “Triple B” AEW World title from a podium in the ring. The same AEW World title design he brought out the last time he was AEW World Champion.

Take a look at @The_MJF's BRAND NEW Triple B!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

MJF then continued his speech gloating about himself and insulting the locker room, which led to Kenny Omega showing up and issued a challenge to MJF for a future title match.

Just as @The_MJF was getting started, he was interrupted by @KennyOmegamanX asking "What If?"

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

Willow Nightingale Wins TBS Title

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 show also featured Willow Nightingale defeating Mercedes Mone to become the new TBS Champion.

WILLOW NIGHTINGALE IS THE FIRST 2 TIME TBS CHAMPION!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

Even AEW Women's World Champion @CallMeKrisStat is out here to celebrate @WillowWrestles winning the TBS Championship!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

#AndNEW!!!@willowwrestles is the FIRST EVER TWO TIME TBS Champion! pic.twitter.com/IhCfmkC8Q8
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

This was Nightingale’s second TBS championship victory in her AEW career.

Current Card for Next Week’s Show

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 show also featured two new matches announced for the card of next week’s show on January 7, 2026 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Among the notable new matches announced included a Lights Out match of Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland vs. The Opps (HOOK & Powerhouse Hobbs). This new match was setup following a heated promo segment exchange between Samoa Joe & The Opps and Page & Strickland. It was announced afterwards that this match was made official for next week’s show.

.@SwerveConfident wants a LIGHTS OUT MATCH to determine the next challenger for @The_MJF's AEW World Championship!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 1, 2026

It was also announced that Jim Ross will be making a return appearance on AEW commentary for the show.

Current card for January 7, 2026 AEW Dynamite show:

AEW Continental Championship Eliminator match – Shelton Benjamin vs. Jon Moxley (c)
Lights Out match – Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland vs. The Opps (HOOK & Powerhouse Hobbs)
Jim Ross to return

Current Card for This Week’s AEW Collision Show

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash 2025 show also featured three new matches announced for the card of this week’s AEW Collision show on January 3, 2026 at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas.

Current card for January 3, 2026 AEW Collision show:

Timeless Love Bombs (“Timeless” Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) vs. Hyan & Maya World
Shelton Benjamin vs. Scorpio Sky
Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta
El Clon to return