The 2022 Fight for the Fallen was the fourth annual Fight for the Fallen

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charity event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was a two-part

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that was held on July 27, 2022, at the

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, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and '' Friday Night Rampage''. ''Dynamite'' aired

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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

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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

, and aired as a two-part

, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and '' Friday Night Rampage''. ''Dynamite'' aired

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''.

Storylines

Fight for the Fallen featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Rampage'', the supplementary online streaming shows, '' Dark'' and ''

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'', and The Young Bucks'

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series '' Being The Elite''.

Results

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Fight for the Fallen

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