The 2022 Road Rager was the second annual
Road Rager professional wrestling television special produced by
All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on June 15, 2022, in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
at the
Chaifetz Arena,
encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, ''
Wednesday Night Dynamite'', which aired
live
Live may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film
* ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film
*'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD)
Music
*Live (band), American alternative rock band
* List of albums ...
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''.
Production
Background
Storylines
Road Rager featured
professional wrestling matches
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
,
villains
A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character as ...
, 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, ''
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.
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.
Results
''Dynamite'' (aired June 15)
''Rampage'' (aired June 17)
References
External links
All Elite Wrestling Official website
{{All Elite Wrestling events, Road Rager
2022 American television episodes
AEW Road Rager
All Elite Wrestling shows
Events in St. Louis
June 2022 events in the United States
Professional wrestling in Missouri
Professional wrestling in St. Louis
2022 in professional wrestling