FTR Retains AEW Tag Team Titles at Holiday Bash

FTR retained the AEW World Tag Team Championships on Wednesday night, defeating challengers Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson of the Bang Bang Gang in the main event of the joint Dynamite and Collision Holiday Bash special broadcast on TBS and streaming on HBO Max.

The three-hour episode, aired from a sold-out arena, showcased the defending champions Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler extending their third title reign to 26 days. FTR captured the belts from Brody King and another opponent at the Full Gear pay-per-view event last month, marking this as their first successful defense since then. The match, which highlighted the ongoing rivalry between the two teams, unfolded with intense back-and-forth action and several high-stakes moments that kept the crowd engaged.

Early in the bout, Gunn and Wheeler started for their respective sides, with the Bang Bang Gang demonstrating their recent edge over FTR by landing a flying crossbody from Robinson that took out both champions. FTR regained control during a commercial break, isolating Gunn and preventing tags. Robinson eventually earned the hot tag, delivering spinebusters to Harwood and Wheeler and rallying his team with a near-fall rollup...