Overview
- The unsanctioned Lights Out main event paired Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page against Powerhouse Hobbs and HOOK, escalating their conflict with Samoa Joe’s Opps stable.
- Continental Champion Jon Moxley faced Shelton Benjamin in an Eliminator where a Benjamin win or time-limit draw would secure a future title shot.
- ROH World Champion Bandido wrestled ROH tag titleholder Sammy Guevara, highlighting cross-brand integration on Dynamite.
- MJF appeared live as AEW World Champion with multiple top names pursuing his title, including Swerve Strickland, Hangman Page, Samoa Joe, Kenny Omega and Bandido.
- Willow Nightingale’s TBS championship reign was celebrated on air and Jim Ross returned, as the show advanced the build to Maximum Carnage on Jan. 14 in Phoenix and the broader road to Grand Slam Australia.