This year’s AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale was won for the fourth time by AEW World Champion MJF, and there are big plans in the works for next year’s AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale.
MJF won the first ring in 2019, and then again in 2020. Former AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes stated that the original ring was worth $42,000. MJF won the ring again in 2021, and this time he was given a Dynamite Diamond Ring with a new design, valued at $150,000.
The latest ring was created by celebrity jeweler The Diamond Sheik, who is also a rising pro wrestler who trains at The Nightmare Factory. Sheik made storyline comments to Fightful Select, stating that they did not do a new diamond ring this year when MJF defeated Ricky Starks in the Winner Takes All Match at Winter Is Coming on December 14 because MJF was so confident that he would win again, and he liked the third ring so much that he didn’t want to change it.
Sheik went on to say that they’ve already discussed “big plans” for the five-year anniversary edition of the Dynamite Diamond Ring, which will be unveiled at the end of next year.
On a similar note, MJF is expected to appear at this week’s New Year’s Smash edition of AEW Dynamite from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO. The Salt of the Earth has not been officially announced for this week’s episode of AEW.
MJF last wrestled on December 14th, when he defeated Starks. He appeared on last week’s Holiday Bash episode of AEW Dynamite, but not in front of a live audience, only in brief segments to further his feud with Bryan Danielson. This week’s show will pit Danielson against Ethan Page.
The current lineup for this week’s New Year’s Smash Dynamite is as follows:
* AEW World Champion MJF to appear (not confirmed)
* Bryan Danielson vs. Ethan Page
* Jon Moxley and ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Top Flight
* Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale vs. Tay Melo and Anna Jay
* ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe will defend his AEW TNT Title against Wardlow
* Best Of 7 Series, Match #6: Falls Count Anywhere – AEW World Trios Champions Death Triangle vs. The Elite (Death Triangle leads the series 3-2)
