AEW Fight for the Fallen

AEW Fight for the Fallen is a professional wrestling event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2019, it is held annually in July as a charity event to raise money for different causes, which is a reference to the event's title. These events have helped raise money to support victims of gun violence, people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and various other non-profit organizations. Since 2020, Fight for the Fallen has been held as a television special of AEW's weekly television programs.

AEW Fight for the Fallen
AEW Fight for the Fallen logo
PromotionsAll Elite Wrestling
First event2019

The inaugural event was streamed for free on B/R Live in North America and aired on pay-per-view (PPV) internationally. The second iteration of the event aired as a special episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite, which started its annual broadcasting format as a television special. In 2022, the event was expanded to a two-part television special, also encompassing Friday Night Rampage.

History

The inaugural Fight for the Fallen took place on July 13, 2019 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida and was All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) third-ever event held.[1] The company held the charity event to support victims of gun violence, with all gate receipts from the event being donated to these victims. The event was titled as a reference to this cause.[2] In North America, the event was streamed for free on B/R Live, while internationally, it aired on pay-per-view (PPV).[3]

The following year, AEW held a second Fight for the Fallen event, this time as a special episode of their flagship television program, Dynamite, which aired on July 15, 2020. It was also broadcast from Daily's Place, but this time, it was due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March that year, which forced the majority of AEW's programs to be held at Daily's Place. This second iteration in turn raised money for COVID-19 relief.[4][5]

The 2021 event was announced to also broadcast as a special episode of Dynamite, thus becoming the annual broadcasting format for Fight for the Fallen. It was also the first Fight for the Fallen to be held outside of Daily's Place. Following AEW's return to live touring during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was held on July 28 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina and was the final event in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour.[6] The 2021 event's charitable cause raised money to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.[7]

In August 2021, AEW launched a secondary television program titled Rampage, airing on Friday nights. In turn, the 2022 Fight for the Fallen was expanded to a two-part event, encompassing the broadcasts of Dynamite and Rampage. Dynamite aired live on July 27 while Rampage was taped the same night but aired on tape delay on July 29.[8]

Events
# Event[9] Date City Venue Main Event Charity Ref.
1 Fight for the Fallen (2019) July 13, 2019 Jacksonville, Florida Daily's Place The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin Rhodes) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) Victims of gun violence [1]
2 Fight for the Fallen (2020) July 15, 2020 Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brian Cage for the AEW World Championship COVID-19 relief [10]
3 Fight for the Fallen (2021) July 28, 2021 Charlotte, North Carolina Bojangles Coliseum "The Painmaker" Chris Jericho vs. Nick Gage in a No Rules match Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors [11]
4 Fight for the Fallen (2022) July 27, 2022 Worcester, Massachusetts DCU Center Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia Marine life and oceans around the world [12]
July 27, 2022
(aired July 29)		 Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho [13]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. "AEW reveals date and venue for Fight for the Fallen". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. March 4, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. "AEW - The Road to Fight for the Fallen - Episode 01". YouTube.com. Nightmare Family. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. Upton, Felix (July 7, 2019). "AEW Fight For The Fallen Streaming For Free". RingsideNews.com. Ringside News. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. Gagnon, Joshua (July 1, 2020). "Jon Moxley Vs. Brian Cage AEW Fyter Fest Title Match Delayed". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. Thompson, Andrew (July 1, 2020). "AEW Fight For The Fallen scheduled for 7/15, Moxley vs. Cage set for the show". Post Wrestling. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. Nason, Josh (June 11, 2021). "AEW ANNOUNCES DATES FOR FYTER FEST, FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN, ROAD RAGER". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. Rueter, Sean (July 26, 2021). "This year's Fight For The Fallen to benefit domestic violence & sexual assault survivors". Cageside Seats. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (July 20, 2022). "This summer is heating up! #AEW makes its #AEWDynamite & #AEWRampage debut in Worcester, MA Wednesday, July 27th at the @DCUCenter with 7pm ET Bell Time! Tickets (starting at $29+fees) are ON SALE NOW! AEWTIX.com" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. "All Elite Wrestling Event Results". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  10. FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN IN 2 WEEKS - THE MAIN EVENT IS SET | FYTER FEST NIGHT 1, 7/1/20. All Elite Wrestling. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  11. All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (June 11, 2021). "Get your tickets now for the #AEW #WelcomeBackTour 7/7 - #RoadRager Miami, Florida 7/14 - #FyterFest Night 1 Austin, TX 7/21 - #FyterFest Night 2 Dallas Metro Area 7/28 - #FightForTheFallen Charlotte, NC Tickets for all 4 events can be found at AEWTIX.com" (Tweet). Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. Barnett, Jake (July 27, 2022). "7/27 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Rush for the Interim AEW World Championship, Thunder Rosa vs. Miyu Yamashita for the AEW Women's Championship, Ricky Starks vs. Danhausen for the FTW Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara vs. Dante Martin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  13. McGuire, Colin (July 29, 2022). "7/29 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of Matt Sydal vs. Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page vs. Leon Ruffin, Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt vs. Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, and Chuck Taylor, The Acclaimed drops their Ass Boys music video". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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