Brodie Lee Celebration of Life
The Brodie Lee Celebration of Life was a professional wrestling show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on December 30, 2020 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The event aired as a special episode of Dynamite. The event was a memorial event for American professional wrestler and AEW wrestler Brodie Lee who had died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis four days before the show.[1]
| Brodie Lee Celebration of Life | ||||
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| Tagline(s) | Brodie Lee Celebration of Life 1979–2020 | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | |||
| Date | December 30, 2020 | |||
| Attendance | 1,080 (COVID-19 restrictions) | |||
| Venue | Daily's Place | |||
| City | Jacksonville, Florida | |||
| AEW Dynamite special episodes chronology | ||||
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The event
The event started with AEW commentator Jim Ross saying "It's Wednesday and you know what that means", which was one of Lee's catchphrases. The AEW roster and Lee's family then stood on the stage in silence as the ring bell was tolled 10 times as is tradition when a wrestler dies.[2]
Throughout the show, many different wrestlers and other people in AEW spoke to a camera and shared different stories and memories of their time with Lee. There were different tributes on the show such as wrestlers wearing RIP Brodie Lee armbands, using his moves and wearing similar outfits to what he wore throughout his career.[3] During the Page, Reynolds and John Silver match, Silver was going to be attacked by Wardlow but was saved by a debuting Erick Redbeard, who was Brodie Lee (then-Luke Harper)'s former tag team partner in WWE.[4]
At the end of the show, Lee's wrestling boots and a bandana was left in the middle of the ring by his widow Amanda Huber and son Brodie. AEW President and CEO Tony Khan retired the red championship out of tribute. He would award Lee's son Brodie the championship and name him "TNT Champion for life".[5]
Matches
| # | Matches[6] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colt Cabana and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Matt Hardy and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) | Six-man tag team match | 15:31 |
| 2 | Lance Archer and The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) (with Jake Roberts) defeated Eddie Kingston, The Butcher and The Blade (with The Bunny) | Six-man tag team match | 9:40 |
| 3 | "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) defeated The Inner Circle (MJF, Santana and Ortiz) (with Wardlow, Sammy Guevara, and Jake Hager) | Six-man tag team match | 12:42 |
| 4 | Anna "99" Jay and Tay Conti defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Penelope Ford (with Rebel, Kip Sabian, and Miro) | Tag team match | 10:02 |
| 5 | Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy, and Preston "10" Vance (with Arn Anderson and Alan "5" Angels) defeated Team Taz (Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, and Powerhouse Hobbs) (with Taz and Hook) | Six-man tag team match | 11:35 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match | |||
References
- ↑ "AEW's Brodie Lee passes away at 41 due to lung issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Eddie Kingston, And More Honor Brodie Lee On AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Lance Archer Dresses As Old School Brodie Lee (Luke Harper), Jake Roberts Gets Physical On AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Erick Rowan appears on AEW Dynamite Brodie Lee tribute show". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Brodie Lee Jr Crowned As AEW TNT Champion For Life In Honor Of Brodie Lee, Brodie Jr's Belt Retired". Fightful. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "12/30 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of the Brodie Lee (Jon Huber) celebration of life show featuring Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy, and 10 vs. Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Ricky Starks, Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs. Britt Baker and Penelope Ford". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 7, 2023.