The WWE Holiday Live Tour made its’ stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Tuesday night.
Featured below are complete results of the show from NYC courtesy of Justin Barrasso of SI.com, which featured the highly-anticipated in-ring return of CM Punk.
WWE HOLIDAY TOUR LIVE RESULTS (12/26/2023)
* Becky Lynch def. Zoey Stark via Manhandle Slam for the pin fall
* Kofi Kingston def. Ludwig Kaiser via a picturesque Trouble in Paradise
* Kayden Carter & Katana Chance def. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven to retain the Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championships
* Drew McIntyre cut a promo on the big screen about how he’s gonna become WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WWE Day 1
* Omos (W/ MVP) def. R-Truth in a quick squash match
* Rhea Ripley def. Shayna Baszler and Ivy Nile in a triple-threat match to retain her WWE Women’s World Championship
* Damian Priest & Finn Balor def. Sami Zayn & “Main Event” Jey Uso to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag-Team Championships
* CM Punk def. Dominik Mysterio via his GTS finisher for the pin fall victory. After the match, he cut a promo about how he’s not looking to finish his story at WrestleMania 40, rather, he’s looking to get his started.
* Ricochet def. Bronson Reed in a quick singles bout
* Cody Rhodes def. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Bullrope Match
* Seth “Freakin'” Rollins def. Drew McIntyre in No DQ, No Countout main event to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Zoey Stark controlled the opening three minutes, getting in plenty of offense, before Becky Lynch started to seize control of the match #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/N0vkIJk9h7
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
New Day Rocks in NYC, as Kofi Kingston defeats Ludwig Kaiser with a picturesque Trouble in Paradise #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/ACBOwp4r28
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeat Chelsea Green and Piper Niven at the 6:21-mark #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/4GJaMDZ8TM
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
After the women’s tag title match, Drew McIntyre cut a promo on why he’ll be the next world heavyweight champion #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/7SFVnl6Ph9
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
A real old-school match is next, as R-Truth looks to knock Omos off his feet — and if he does, MVP will pay Truth and give him his watch – and more #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/pwL2TBT2pL
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
It was a joy to watch two masters of the craft in MVP and R-Truth, but the action didn’t last long: Omos squashed Truth in under a minute #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/gCZmQXdu4P
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Rhea Ripley pins Shayna Baszler to win the triple threat – and retain her title –#WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/xf1Q7UDXnd
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
If you enjoy tag team wrestling, this was a fantastic sequence between Judgment Day, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/GREzhfH7iq
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
CM Punk has returned to Madison Square Garden pic.twitter.com/cCIG1BJmrV
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Right from his entrance, Dom Mysterio made the most of every moment as CM Punk’s opponent pic.twitter.com/bkD3SJYuBV
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
CM Punk and Dom Mysterio square off at Madison Square Garden pic.twitter.com/scvXcOML5j
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
This was clearly a point of pride for Dom Mysterio, who wrestled an outstanding match – playing the villain to perfection – against CM Punk pic.twitter.com/RP3Xozwlnl
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Again, it is hard to believe that CM Punk is back wrestling in a WWE ring pic.twitter.com/LuRo8Fo7YT
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
He still got it.
CM Punk vs Dominick Mysterio #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/snvuBKOixR
— Abigail Ekue (@abigailwrites) December 27, 2023
CM Punk defeats Dom Mysterio. #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/3d7M76QSsT
— Justin J. Lopez (@stellar_jl319) December 27, 2023
Every single time Rhea Ripley was involved in the match, an already entertaining match became infinitely more compelling pic.twitter.com/6BsBa9W9Y5
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Dom Mysterio pays homage to Eddie Guerrero – at Madison Square Garden – in a match against CM Punk pic.twitter.com/po0cmnfAOG
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Punk starts to begin the finishing sequence pic.twitter.com/U7JBWSSq7W
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Callbacks to the “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Bret Hart, and Rey Mysterio from Punk and Mysterio pic.twitter.com/DS0cPA1UuV
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
CM Punk hits the GTS on Dom Mysterio pic.twitter.com/PCZqyzVLnQ
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Punk… wants the mic pic.twitter.com/tuKDxJ2eTw
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Punk gets the mic pic.twitter.com/CrxACK5p2f
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
CM Punk cuts a promo after defeating Dominik Mysterio in his #WWEMSG return match: “When I win the Royal Rumble and go on to main event WrestleMania…that isn’t me finishing my story, that’s just me getting started.” #CMPunk pic.twitter.com/QLySiQ4ojH
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) December 27, 2023
In just over three minutes, Ricochet made quick work of Bronson Reed pic.twitter.com/hFaJj8XWyY
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Headed on a collision course with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes made the most of his bull rope match against Shinsuke Nakamura at Madison Square Garden pic.twitter.com/kts2cWb2YU
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Cody Rhodes’ post-match celebration at MSG pic.twitter.com/aeY3ksIHdD
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
Seth Rollins gets the table shot – and the victory pic.twitter.com/ADFQIJdT8i
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2023
