The 2022 Fyter Fest was the fourth annual Fyter Fest

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event produced by

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(AEW). The event aired as a four-part series of

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, encompassing the two-week broadcasts of AEW's weekly programs, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'' on TBS and '' Friday Night Rampage'' on

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. The 2022 event expanded upon the previous two years, which were held as a two-part special of ''Dynamite''. Week 1's episodes were held on July 13, 2022, at the

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, while Week 2's episodes were held on July 20, 2022, at the

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. For both weeks, ''Dynamite'' aired

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, while ''Rampage'' aired on tape delay, with the first week's ''Rampage'' airing on July 15 and the second week's on July 22.

Production

Background

Fyter Fest is a

event held annually during the summer by

(AEW) since 2019. The fourth event in the Fyter Fest chronology, it was scheduled to be held as a four-part

. While the previous two years were only held as a two-part special of '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'', the 2022 event was expanded to also include each week's broadcast of '' Friday Night Rampage''. ''Dynamite'' aired on TBS with ''Rampage'' on

. The first week was held on July 13, 2022, at the

, while the second week was held on July 20, 2022, at the

. For both weeks, ''Dynamite'' aired

while ''Rampage'' aired on tape delay, with the first week's ''Rampage'' airing on July 15 and the second week's on July 22.

Storylines

Fyter Fest featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes,

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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 programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Rampage'', the supplementary online streaming shows, ''

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'' and ''

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'', and

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series ''

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''.

Results

Week 1

Week 2

Notes

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, Fyter Fest

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