Fight for the Fallen (2022)
The 2022 Fight for the Fallen was the fourth annual Fight for the Fallen professional wrestling charity event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was a two-part television special that was held on July 27, 2022, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on July 29 on TNT. The event expanded upon the previous two years, which were only held as a special episode of Dynamite. For the event's charitable cause, it helped support the non-profit marine wildlife organization, Oceana, as the event was taking place during Shark Week, a major cross-promotional event with AEW broadcast partner Warner Bros. Discovery.
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 Promotional poster for the Dynamite broadcast featuring various AEW wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 27, 2022 (aired July 27, 2022 and July 29, 2022) | ||
| City | Worcester, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | DCU Center | ||
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Production
Background
Fight for the Fallen is a charity event held annually in July by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019. The 2022 event was the fourth event in the Fight for the Fallen chronology. For its charitable cause, AEW partnered with Oceana, a non-profit organization dedicated to defending marine life and oceans around the world. The event was held on July 27, 2022, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, and aired as a two-part television special, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on July 29 on TNT. This year's event expanded upon the previous two years, which were only held as a special episode of Dynamite.[1]
Storylines
Fight for the Fallen featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Rampage, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[3] | ||
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| 1 | Jon Moxley (c) defeated Rush (with José the Assistant) by technical submission | Singles match for the interim AEW World Championship[4] | 13:27 | ||
| 2 | Ricky Starks (c) defeated Danhausen by pinfall | Singles match for the FTW Championship[4] | 0:42 | ||
| 3 | Hook defeated Ricky Starks (c) by submission | Singles match for the FTW Championship[5] | 2:02 | ||
| 4 | Sammy Guevara (with Tay Conti) defeated Dante Martin (with Skye Blue) by pinfall | Singles match[4] | 9:01 | ||
| 5 | Swerve Strickland defeated Tony Nese and "Smart" Mark Sterling by pinfall | 2-on-1 Handicap match[4] Keith Lee was barred from ringside. | 6:27 | ||
| 6 | Thunder Rosa (c) defeated Miyu Yamashita by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship[4] | 10:11 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Garcia defeated Bryan Danielson by technical submission | Singles match[4] | 17:15 | ||
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| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[6] |
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| 1 | Orange Cassidy and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) defeated Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh by pinfall | Six-man tag team match[7] | 7:28 |
| 2 | Ethan Page defeated Leon Ruffin by pinfall | Singles match[7] | 1:30 |
| 3 | Lee Moriarty defeated Matt Sydal by submission | Singles match[7] | 7:54 |
| 4 | Anna Jay defeated Ruby Soho by technical submission | Singles match[7] | 9:46 |
See also
References
- Renner, Ethan (July 20, 2022). "Two title matches announced for AEW Dynamite Fight for the Fallen". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- 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.
- Lambert, Jeremy; Defelice, Robert (July 26, 2022). "Jungle Boy Segment, Sammy Guevara Bout Added To 7/27 AEW Dynamite Fight For The Fallen". Fightful. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (July 27, 2022). "Look who just answered #FTW Champion Ricky Starks Open Challenge! #AEWDynamite #FightForTheFallen is LIVE on @TBSNetwork!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
- 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.
- Russell, Skylar (July 27, 2022). "Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho Added To 7/29 AEW Rampage". Fightful. Retrieved July 28, 2022.