AEW Dynamite Preview (12/10/25) – Winter is Coming

A cold wind settles over Atlanta, Georgia, as AEW Dynamite presents Winter is Coming. With more Continental Classic action and two huge championship matches, expect the crowd to be hot and tempers inside the Gateway Center Arena to rise.

No matches are confirmed for round 3 of the Continental Classic at the time of writing, so keep checking back for updates. Yet confirmed with graphics are Samoa Joe’s first AEW World Championship defense and the finals to crown the inaugural AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions.

As one of AEW’s first Dynamite specials and with a history of great moments, expect the 2025 edition to live up to tradition.

Samoa Joe vs. Eddie Kingston

Fans were impatient to see Eddie Kingston return to the main event scene. Some initial frustration that Kingston was placed into a tag team with HOOK was warranted. Slotting Kingston into an entrenched pattern of flight-path booking we’ve seen before with the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil felt wrong. Hindsight shows this was by design.

Now, two passionate promos later, on one Collision and then face-to-face against Samoa Joe this past Wednesday, has made fans want what they’ve always wanted: give Kingston the belt! Joe has become someone unrecognisable. Kingston crystallised this by calling out that this is not the Samoan Submission Machine who saved the indies.

This version of Samoa Joe, who gets on a private jet to come to events, isn’t the same legend of ROH infamy. This isn’t the same brutal monster who went to war with Necro Butcher, Homicide, or others. If that Joe doesn’t appear on Wednesday, Kingston is going to eat this punk alive.

Yet can Kingston deliver on his words? As Joe pointed out, Kingston has a lot to say about himself and potential and demons. Although Kingston held the ROH World Championship and his own triple crown, that version of Kingston felt like cosplay, rather than the conflicted Mad King we love. For Kingston, this match is as much about proving his capability post-injury as it is about the championship.

Can Kingston still be the man we want him to be?

Crowning the Inaugural AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions

History awaits one pair of women. Two beloved babyface teams have fought their way to the finals to compete for the honor of being the first-ever AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions. Once again, AEW delivered an incredible tournament. Once again, the AEW women’s division smashed the assignment out of the park.

This match might split the crowd between two very deserving teams. On the one hand, the Babes of Wrath have maximised their minutes. Willow Nightingale, in action and backstage segments, has added layers to her always-smiling persona. Harley Cameron, always maximising every second, remains an underdog waiting for that huge, significant championship victory.

On the other hand, I’m glad to prove wrong in my earlier assessment that “Timeless” Toni Storm should not have another championship run so soon. Alongside Mina Shirakawa, the pair’s chemistry, characterization, and abilities in the ring are emotive and continue the sapphic love dynamic created with Mariah May.

But that’s skipping ahead to the result. As for the action, the dynamic is going to be different. Surely no one’s getting booed in this one. Expect a physical, passionate, and at times humorous match. Story-driven with intense action, are the winners going to steal the show, not just the new championships?

AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming 2025 Match Card: