Road Rager (2022)

The 2022 Road Rager was the second annual and final Road Rager professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on June 15, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite, which aired live on TBS, and Friday Night Rampage, which aired on tape delay on June 17 on TNT. The 2022 event expanded upon the previous year, which was only held as a special episode of Dynamite. This would be the final Road Rager as an event was not held in 2023.

Road Rager
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateJune 15, 2022
(aired June 15, 2022 and June 17, 2022)
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
VenueChaifetz Arena
Event chronology
 Previous
2021
Next 
Final
AEW Dynamite special episodes chronology
 Previous
Dynamite 3 Year Anniversary
Next 
Blood & Guts
AEW Rampage special episodes chronology
 Previous
Slam Dunk
Next 
Royal Rampage

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role Name
Commentators Jim Ross (Dynamite)
Excalibur (both shows)
Tony Schiavone (Dynamite)
Taz (Rampage)
Chris Jericho (Rampage)
William Regal (Hair vs. Hair & Moxley vs Garcia)
Stokely Hathaway (TBS Title match)
Ring announcer Dasha Gonzalez
Referees Aubrey Edwards
Bryce Remsburg
Paul Turner
Rick Knox
Stephon Smith
Interviewers Lexy Nair
Mark Henry

Storylines

Road Rager 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 built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television program, Dynamite, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.

Reception

Television ratings

Dynamite averaged 761,000 television viewers on TBS and a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic, AEW's key demographic. This was down from the 939,000 viewership total of the previous week's episode.[2]

Rampage averaged 331,000 television viewers on TNT, with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This was also down from the 476,000 viewership total of the previous week.[3]

Results

Dynamite (aired June 15)

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[4]
1Chris Jericho defeated Ortiz by pinfallHair vs. Hair match11:45
2Wardlow defeated 20 Plaintiffs (with "Smart" Mark Sterling)20-on-1 Handicap match4:09
3Will Ospreay defeated Dax Harwood by pinfallSingles match13:40
4Miro defeated Ethan Page (with Dan Lambert) by submissionAEW All-Atlantic Championship Tournament Semifinals9:25
5Toni Storm defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (with Jamie Hayter and Rebel) by pinfallSingles match7:35
6The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (c)Tag team ladder match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship14:50
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Rampage (aired June 17)

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[5]
1Jon Moxley (with William Regal) defeated Dante Martin by submissionSingles match11:58
2Gunn Club (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) and Max Caster (with Billy Gunn and Anthony Bowens) defeated Ruffin It (Leon Ruff and Bear Country (Bear Beefcake and Bear Bronson)) by pinfallSix-man tag team match1:16
3Jade Cargill (c) (with Stokely Hathaway) defeated Willow Nightingale by pinfallSingles match for the AEW TBS Championship6:04
4Darby Allin defeated Bobby Fish by pinfallSingles match11:48
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. Powell, Jason (June 16, 2022). "AEW Dynamite rating and viewership for the Road Rager themed episode". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. Powell, Jason (June 20, 2022). "AEW Rampage rating and viewership without major sports competition". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. Powell, Jason (June 15, 2022). "6/15 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz in a hair vs. hair match, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker, Will Ospreay vs. Dak Harwood, Ethan Page vs. Miro in an All Atlantic Title qualifying match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. "Spoilers For This Week's AEW Rampage". 411mania. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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