Ricochet Defeats Jack Perry, Retains AEW National Title On Dynamite New Years Smash

Key Highlights

• Ricochet had the majority of the control during the first half of the match, with his baldness even coming in handy for him as Perry instinctively tried to grab a chunk of hair on a kip up.
• However, Perry would get back into the match with a series of dives and strikes and even looked to have the champion beat.
• The problem was that Kaun was still at ringside to swing the odds back in Ricochet's favor, and after Perry gave a thrust kick to Kaun and looked to set up a running knee, Kaun grabbed Perry's boot to distract him long enough for Ricochet to hit a Spirit Gun for the victory. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the match, Liona returned from the back carrying Luchasaurus over his shoulder, and repeatedly slammed a guardrail into the dinosaur's injured shoulder.
• Kaun joined in an delivered a series of chair shots to the guardrail that lay on top of Luchasaurus, and all while this went down, Ricochet gave a second Spirit Gun to Perry as The Demand left with their heads held high. Read more: AEW Stars: Meet Their Spouses & PartnersDon't miss any of the major wrestling headlines.
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