The 2022 Fight for the Fallen was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the fourth annual Fight for the Fallen charity event and 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 took place during Shark Week, a major cross-promotional event with AEW broadcast partner Warner Bros. Discovery.

Production

=Background=

Fight for the Fallen is a professional wrestling charity event held annually in July by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019. The fourth Fight for the Fallen 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. For its charitable cause, AEW partnered with Oceana, a non-profit organization dedicated to defending marine life and oceans around the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/two-title-matches-announced-for-aew-dynamite-fight-for-the-fallen|title=Two title matches announced for AEW Dynamite Fight for the Fallen|date=July 20, 2022|last=Renner|first=Ethan|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

=Storylines=

Fight for the Fallen featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|access-date=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=Discovery Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|url-status=live}} 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

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|times = {{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/07/27/7-27-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-rush-for-the-interim-aew-world-championship-thunder-rosa-vs-miyu-yamashita-for-the-aew-womens-championship-ricky-star/|title=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|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jake|last=Barnett|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

|caption = Dynamite (aired live July 27)

|match1 = Jon Moxley (c) defeated Rush (with José the Assistant) by technical submission

|stip1 = Singles match for the interim AEW World Championship

|time1 = 13:27

|match2 = Ricky Starks (c) defeated Danhausen by pinfall

|stip2 = Singles match for the FTW Championship

|time2 = 0:42

|match3 = Hook defeated Ricky Starks (c) by submission

|stip3 = Singles match for the FTW Championship{{cite tweet|user=AEW|number=1552453088941948930|title=Look who just answered #FTW Champion Ricky Starks Open Challenge! #AEWDynamite #FightForTheFallen is LIVE on @TBSNetwork!|author=All Elite Wrestling|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

|time3 = 2:02

|match4 = Sammy Guevara (with Tay Conti) defeated Dante Martin (with Skye Blue) by pinfall

|stip4 = Singles match

|time4 = 9:01

|match5 = Swerve Strickland defeated Tony Nese and Mark Sterling by pinfall

|stip5 = 2-on-1 Handicap match
{{small|Keith Lee was barred from ringside.}}

|time5 = 6:27

|match6 = Thunder Rosa (c) defeated Miyu Yamashita by pinfall

|stip6 = Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jungle-boy-segment-added-727-aew-dynamite-fight-fallen|title=Jungle Boy Segment, Sammy Guevara Bout Added To 7/27 AEW Dynamite Fight For The Fallen|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|first2=Robert|last2=Defelice|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022}}

|time6 = 10:11

|match7 = Daniel Garcia defeated Bryan Danielson by technical submission

|stip7 = Singles match

|time7 = 17:15

}}

{{Professional wrestling results table

|times = {{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/07/29/7-29-aew-rampage-results-mcguires-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-cass/|title=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|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Colin|last=McGuire|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022}}

|caption = Rampage (taped July 27, aired July 29)

|match1 = Orange Cassidy and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) defeated Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh by pinfall

|stip1 = Six-man tag team match

|time1 = 7:28

|match2 = Ethan Page defeated Leon Ruffin by pinfall

|stip2 = Singles match

|time2 = 1:30

|match3 = Lee Moriarty defeated Matt Sydal by submission

|stip3 = Singles match{{cite web|first=Skylar|last=Russell|title=Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho Added To 7/29 AEW Rampage|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/anna-jay-vs-ruby-soho-added-729-aew-rampage|work=Fightful|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

|time3 = 7:54

|match4 = Anna Jay defeated Ruby Soho by technical submission

|stip4 = Singles match

|time4 = 9:46

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