Fight for the Fallen (2019)
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 Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 13, 2019 | ||
| City | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Venue | Daily's Place | ||
| Attendance | ~ 5,000[1] | ||
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The 2019 Fight for the Fallen was a professional wrestling charity event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the inaugural Fight for the Fallen and took place on Saturday, July 13, 2019, from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The charity event supported victims of gun violence, a reference to the event's title. The special event was livestreamed for free on B/R Live in North America and was available through pay-per-view internationally. Beginning in 2020, Fight for the Fallen became a television special of AEW's weekly programs.
The card comprised nine matches, including two on the Buy In pre-show. In the main event, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin Rhodes). Other prominent matches saw Kenny Omega defeat Cima and Adam Page defeat Kip Sabian.
Production
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Background
[edit]The American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was founded in January 2019. The company then held its inaugural event, Double or Nothing, in May, followed by Fyter Fest in June. Fight for the Fallen was scheduled as AEW's third-ever event to be held on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida; Daily's Place would later become AEW's home base. It was scheduled to be held as a charity event in which all of the gate proceeds would be donated to victims of gun violence, a reference to the event's title.[2][3] The following month on July 3, it was announced that the special event would be sponsored by Farah & Farah, a personal injury law firm located in Jacksonville,[4] and the proceeds from the gate would be donated to the Jacksonville Victim Assistance Advisory Council.[5][6]
On July 9, AEW wrestler Chris Jericho was announced as appearing in a non-wrestling role at the event.[7] Fight for the Fallen was streamed for free on the B/R Live streaming service in North America and was available through pay-per-view internationally.[8]
Storylines
[edit]Fight for the Fallen comprised nine professional wrestling matches, including two on the pre-show, that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers.[9] Storylines were produced on The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite and Cody's Nightmare Family YouTube series The Road to Fight for the Fallen.[10]
At Double or Nothing after Cody had defeated his brother Dustin Rhodes, he said that as an Executive Vice President of AEW, he had scheduled himself to have a tag team match against The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) at Fight for the Fallen. He said that he did not need just any partner, he needed his brother, to which Cody and Dustin embraced, confirming that The Young Bucks would face The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin) at the event.[11]
Just prior to the event, it was announced that The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson), Angélico and Jack Evans, and Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus would face off in a three-way tag team match at Fight for the Fallen with the winning team advancing to All Out on August 31 for an opportunity at a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament.[12]
Event
[edit]| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Jim Ross (PPV) |
| Excalibur (Pre-show + PPV) | |
| Alex Marvez (Pre-show + PPV) | |
| Ring announcer | Justin Roberts |
| Referees | Aubrey Edwards |
| Bryce Remsburg | |
| Rick Knox | |
| Interviewer | Jenn Decker |
The Buy In
[edit]Two matches occurred during the Buy In. In the first, Sonny Kiss faced Peter Avalon. Kiss performed a Split-Legged Leg Drop on Avalon to win.
In the second, Bea Priestley and Shoko Nakajima faced Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Riho. Nakajima pinned Riho with a roll up to win.
Preliminary matches
[edit]The event opened with MJF, Sammy Guevara, and Shawn Spears facing Darby Allin, Jimmy Havoc, and Joey Janela. Spears performed a Death Valley Driver on Allin to win.
Next, Brandi Rhodes (accompanied by Awesome Kong) faced Allie. Brandi performed a Spear on Allie to win. After the match, Awesome Kong was confronted by Aja Kong.
After that, The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson), Angélico and Jack Evans, and A Boy and His Dinosaur (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) competed to advance to All Out for an opportunity at a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament. Grayson and Uno performed Fatality on Jungle Boy to win.
Later, Adam Page faced Kip Sabian. Page performed a Dead Eye on Sabian to win. After the match, a disguised Chris Jericho appeared and performed a Codebreaker and a Judas Effect on Page.
In the fifth match, AAA World Tag Team Champions Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr and Rey Fenix) faced SoCal Uncensored (Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) in a non-title match. Pentagon and Fenix performed a Fear Factor/Diving Double Foot Stomp combination on Sky to win. After the match, Pentagon and Fenix struck Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, and Sky with a ladder. Pentagon and Fenix then challenged The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) to a ladder match with their AAA World Tag Team Championship on the line at All Out.
In the penultimate match, Kenny Omega faced Cima. Omega performed a One-Winged Angel on Cima to win.
Chris Jericho cut a promo, proclaiming he would defeat Adam Page for the inaugural AEW World Championship at All Out. Page appeared and attacked Jericho. Officials separated Jericho and Page.
Main event
[edit]In the main event, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) faced The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin Rhodes). Cody and Dustin simultaneously performed Shatter Dreams and Final Cuts on Matt and Nick for a near-fall. Nick performed Cross Rhodes on Cody and Matt scored a near-fall. Matt and Nick performed a Meltzer Driver on Cody to win.
Reception
[edit]Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net described Fight for the Fallen as overall "a good show", although he thought that many matches suffered a bit for going long, and he felt that fatigue set in with a crowd that had been in the heat for over four hours.[13]
Aftermath
[edit]Fight for the Fallen would continue as an annual summer event for AEW, but held as special episodes of AEW's television programs Dynamite (2020–present), Rampage (2022–present), and Collision (2023–present).
Results
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Joseph (July 18, 2019). "AEW Fight For The Fallen Attendance Under 5,000 Paid, Turner Executives Were At The Show". 411mania. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "AEW - The Road to Fight for the Fallen - Episode 01". YouTube. Nightmare Family. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "AEW reveals date and venue for Fight for the Fallen". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. March 4, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Farah". FarahandFarah.com. Farah & Farah. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Farah & Farah is proud to sponsor @AEWrestling's #FightForTheFallen event on 7/13. Proceeds from the gate will go to Jacksonville's Victim Assistance Advisory Council to help victims of violent crimes. We hope to see you in the crowd! #AEW". Twitter.com. Farah & Farah. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "AEW Announces Venue, Date For "Fight For The Fallen" Event". Fightful.com. Fightful. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Berman, Ross (July 9, 2019). "Chris Jericho Set To Have A "Live Mic" At AEW Fight For The Fallen". ProWrestling.com. Pro Wrestling. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Upton, Felix (July 7, 2019). "AEW Fight For The Fallen Streaming For Free". RingsideNews.com. Ringside News. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Nightmare Family. The Road to Fight for the Fallen. YouTube. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Nason, Josh (February 7, 2019). "AEW DOUBLE OR NOTHING CARD BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE". F4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Dark Order vs Angelico & Jack Evans vs Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus". Facebook.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (July 13, 2019). "7/13 AEW Fight For The Fallen results: Powell's live review of Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs. The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega vs. Cima, Chris Jericho promo, Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "AEW - Road to Fight for the Fallen - Episode 03". YouTube.com. Nightmare Family. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Just signed - HUGE #AEW Women's Tag Team match w/ @RealBrittBaker & @riho_gtmv facing @nk147cm & @BeaPriestley in both women's in ring debut! #FightForTheFallen will broadcast live on @brlive (US & Canada) & @FiteTV (world wide)". Twitter.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "AEW - Road to Fight For the Fallen - Episode 02". YouTube.com. Nightmare Family. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "#AEW #FightForTheFallen Sat, July 13th - @dailysplace #Jacksonville @TheBrandiRhodes vs @AllieImpact". Twitter.com. All Elite Wrestling. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "#AEW #FightForTheFallen present by @farahandfarah Sat, July 13th @DailysPlace #Jacksonville #Hangman @theAdamPage vs @TheKipSabian Streaming FREE in the US & Canada on @BRLive". Twitter.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ ""Go Away Heat" - Being The Elite Ep. 160". YouTube.com. Being The Elite. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "#AEW #FightForTheFallen Sat, July 13th @DailysPlace First Time Ever - @KennyOmegamanX vs @supercima1115 Streaming FREE on @BRLive". Twitter.com. All Elite Wrestling. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (May 25, 2019). "AEW NOTES: MOXLEY'S IN-RING DEBUT, CODY & DUSTIN VS. YOUNG BUCKS". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 4, 2019.