AEW Fight for the Fallen is a
professional wrestling event produced by
All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2019, it is held annually during the summer as a
charity event to raise money for different causes, which is a reference to the event's title. These events have helped raise money to support victims of different types of violence, people affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic, and various other non-profit organizations and
natural disaster relief. Since 2020, Fight for the Fallen has been held as a
television special of AEW's weekly television programs. The event was originally held in July but was pushed back to August in 2023.
The following year, AEW held a
second Fight for the Fallen event, this time as a
special episode of their flagship television program, Dynamite, which aired on July 15, 2020. It was also broadcast from Daily's Place, but this time, it was due to the
COVID-19 pandemic that began in March that year, which forced the majority of AEW's programs to be held at Daily's Place. This second iteration in turn raised money for
COVID-19 relief.[4][5]
The
2021 event was announced to also broadcast as a special episode of Dynamite, thus becoming the annual broadcasting format for Fight for the Fallen. It was also the first Fight for the Fallen to be held outside of Daily's Place. Following AEW's return to live touring during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was held on July 28 at the
Bojangles Coliseum in
Charlotte, North Carolina and was the final event in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour.[6] The 2021 event's charitable cause raised money to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.[7]
In August 2021, AEW launched a secondary television program titled Rampage, airing on Friday nights. In turn, the
2022 Fight for the Fallen was expanded to a two-part event, encompassing the broadcasts of Dynamite and Rampage. Dynamite aired live on July 27 while Rampage was taped the same night but aired on
tape delay on July 29. This year's event supported
Oceana, a non-profit marine wildlife organization.[8][9]
In response to the
Hawaii wildfires that occurred in early August 2023, AEW president
Tony Khan announced that the
2023 Fight for the Fallen would be held as a three-part event, encompassing the August 16 episode of Dynamite, the August 18 episode of Rampage, and the August 19 episode of Collision, a third television program that launched in June that year and airs on Saturday nights. Proceeds from the event went to the
Maui Food Bank.[10]