The 2020 Fight for the Fallen was a

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produced by

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(AEW). It was the second annual

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charity event and took place on July 15, 2020, at

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as a special episode of ''

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'' on

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in the United States. For the event's charitable cause, it helped raise money for

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relief. This event changed the broadcasting format of Fight for the Fallen, as beginning with this event, it became a television special of AEW's weekly programs.

Production

Background

In June 2019,

(AEW) held a

charity event titled

. All gate proceeds from the event were donated to victims of

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, which was a reference to the event's title. AEW and event sponsor Farah & Farah, a personal injury law firm located in

, raised more than

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150,000 and the proceeds from the gate were donated to the Jacksonville Victim Assistance Advisory Council. During Night 1 of Fyter Fest on July 1, 2020, it was announced that instead of airing on

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(PPV), the second Fight for the Fallen charity event would be broadcast as a special episode of AEW's weekly television program, ''

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'', on July 15. Due to the

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that began affecting the industry in mid-March, the event was held

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in Jacksonville. Also due to the pandemic, it was announced that this second Fight for the Fallen event would raise money for

relief, which would be added to the $1 million already donated by AEW President and

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and his father

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. As fans were unable to attend the event, AEW launched an online donation drive and released a limited-edition Fight for the Fallen t-shirt on ShopAEW.com with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Florida's First Coast Relief Fund and Feeding Northeast Florida.

Storylines

Fight for the Fallen featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television program, ''

'', the supplementary online streaming show, ''

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'', and

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series ''

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''. At

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, the debuting

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to earn a future

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opportunity. During the media scrum following Double or Nothing's broadcast, Tony Khan announced that Cage's championship match against

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, who successfully defended the title against Mr. Brodie Lee that night, would main event Night 2 of Fyter Fest. After Moxley's wife,

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employee

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, had tested positive for

, the match was rescheduled for Fight for the Fallen due to possible secondhand exposure; Moxley later tested negative twice. On July 13,

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was announced as appearing in a non-wrestling role at the event.

Reception

Television ratings

Fight for the Fallen averaged 788,000 television viewers on

and a 0.29 rating in AEW's

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Results

Notes

References

External links

All Elite Wrestling Official website

Fight for the Fallen Official website
{{All Elite Wrestling events, Fight for the Fallen

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