The 2021 Fyter Fest was the third annual

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event produced by

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(AEW). The event aired on

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as a two-part series of

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of AEW's weekly television program, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite''. The two-week event was also the second event in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour, which celebrated AEW's resumption of live touring during the

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. The first night aired on July 14, 2021, and was held at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in

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, while the second night was held on July 21, 2021, at the

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Production

Background

is a

event held annually during the summer by

(AEW) since 2019; it was originally held in June before moving to July in 2020. Due to the

that began effecting the industry in mid-March 2020, AEW held the majority of their programs from

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; these events were originally held without fans, but the company began running shows at 10–15% capacity in August, before eventually running full capacity shows in May 2021. Also in May, AEW announced that they would be returning to live touring, beginning with a special episode of ''

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'' titled Road Rager on July 7. The third event in the Fyter Fest chronology, it was announced to be held as the second event of AEW's "Welcome Back" tour and like the 2020 event, it was scheduled as a two-part special of ''Dynamite''. The first night was held on July 14 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in

(

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market) while the second night was held on July 21 at the

( Dallas–Fort Worth market).

Storylines

Fyter Fest 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 built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television program, ''Dynamite'', the supplementary online streaming shows, ''

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'' and ''

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'', and

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series ''

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''.

Reception

Television ratings

The first night of Fyter Fest averaged 1,025,000 television viewers on

, with a 0.40 rating in AEW's

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. The second night of Fyter Fest drew 1,148,000 viewers, and a 0.44 rating in the key demographic.

Results

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Fyter Fest

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