The event's title is a reference to the motto in Game of Thrones, as well as its eponymous television episode.

[1][2] The event was notable for the debut of former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) legend Sting in AEW, which was his first appearance on TNT in over 19 years since he defeated Ric Flair on the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro in March 2001.

With AEW's return to live touring in July 2021, this second event was held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.

[6] However, in addition to Dynamite on TBS on December 13 in Arlington at the College Park Center, the 2023 event was expanded to a three-part special, also encompassing the broadcasts of Friday Night Rampage and Saturday Night Collision, both on TNT.

[7][8] The fifth Winter Is Coming will be held as the December 11, 13, and 14, 2024, episodes of Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision, respectively, The Dynamite episode took place live on December 11 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, airing on TBS.