The 2023 Fyter Fest was the fifth annual Fyter Fest professional wrestling event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event aired as a three-part television special, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite, Friday Night Rampage, and Saturday Night Collision, which aired on August 23, 25, and 26, 2023, respectively. Rampage was held on August 19 and aired on tape delay on August 25 on TNT, and it was held at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Dynamite and Collision were held on August 23 at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, with Dynamite airing live on TBS while Collision aired on tape delay on August 26 on TNT.

Fyter Fest
Promotional poster for the Dynamite and Collision shows
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateAugust 19 and 23, 2023
(aired August 23, 25, and 26, 2023)
CityLexington, Kentucky (Aug. 19)
Duluth, Georgia (Aug. 23)
VenueRupp Arena (Lexington)
Gas South Arena (Duluth)
AttendanceNight 1: 5,343[1]
Night 2: 3,228[2]
Night 3: 5,343[3]
Event chronology
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A total of 15 matches were held across the three shows. Five matches were held live on Dynamite, with three matches taped for Rampage in addition to one dark match, and six matches taped for Collision. In the main event of the Dynamite broadcast, Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship, in the main event of the Rampage broadcast, The Outcasts (Saraya and Toni Storm) defeated Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., while in the main event of the Collision broadcast, Darby Allin, Sting, Hook, and CM Punk defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage and Swerve Strickland), Jay White, and Luchasaurus in an All In All Star eight-man tag team match.

Production

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Other on-screen personnel
Role Name
Commentators Excalibur (both shows)
Tony Schiavone (both shows)
Taz (Dynamite)
Johnny TV (Rampage, AAA Latin American Championship)
Kevin Kelly (Collision)
Caprice Coleman (Collision)
Jim Ross (Collision, main event only)
Ring announcers Justin Roberts (Dynamite)
Dasha Gonzalez (both shows)
Referees Bryce Remsburg
Paul Turner
Aubrey Edwards
Rick Knox
Stephon Smith
Interviewers Renee Paquette
Lexy Nair

Background

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Fyter Fest is a professional wrestling event held annually during the summer by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019. After a rescheduling of the 2023 Fight for the Fallen, another annual television special that previously took place the week after Fyter Fest, AEW president Tony Khan announced that the fifth Fyter Fest would be held the week after that year's Fight for the Fallen during the go-home week for the All In pay-per-view, subsequently also moving Fyter Fest to August, which was previously held in July.[4]

While the previous year's event was held as a four-part special, the 2023 event was reduced to a three-part special due to the rescheduling of the 2023 Fight for the Fallen. The 2023 Fyter Fest in turn encompassed the August 23 episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite on TBS,[5] the August 25 episode of Friday Night Rampage on TNT,[6] and the August 26 episode of Saturday Night Collision also on TNT—Collision launched as a third program for AEW in June.[7] Rampage was taped on August 19 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky and aired on tape delay on August 25,[6] while Dynamite and Collision were both held on August 23 at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia with Dynamite airing live that night and Collision airing on tape delay on August 26.[5][7]

Storylines

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Fyter Fest featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[8] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.

Results

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Night 1

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Dynamite (aired live August 23)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[9]
1Jon Moxley defeated Rey Fénix (with Alex Abrahantes) by technical submissionSingles match[5]13:40
2Darby Allin and Nick Wayne defeated Mogul Embassy (AR Fox and Swerve Strickland) (with Prince Nana) by pinfallTornado tag team match[5]10:00
3Ruby Soho defeated Skye Blue by pinfallSingles match[5]7:00
4Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) (c) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) by pinfallTag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship[5]8:05
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

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Rampage (taped August 19, aired August 25)
No.Results[11]StipulationsTimes[10]
1DSerpentico defeated Truth Magnum (with Turbo Floyd) by pinfallSingles match[10]
2Orange Cassidy (c) defeated Aaron Solo (with Harley Cameron) by pinfallSingles match for the AEW International Championship[10]9:15
3QT Marshall (c) (with Johnny TV) defeated Gravity by pinfallSingles match for the AAA Latin American Championship[10]8:49
4Luchasaurus defeated Ren Jones by pinfallSingles match[10]1:09
5The Outcasts (Toni Storm and Saraya) (with Ruby Soho) defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Hikaru Shida by pinfallTag team match[10]11:55
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

Night 3

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Collision (taped August 23, aired August 26)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[12]
1Orange Cassidy, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Eddie Kingston (with Alex Abrahantes) defeated Kip Sabian, The Blade, and The Butcher (with Penelope Ford) by pinfallSix-man tag team match[12]9:38
2The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) defeated Action Andretti and Darius Martin by pinfallTag team match[12]8:36
3Big Bill (with Ricky Starks) defeated Vary Morales by pinfallSingles match[12]1:39
4Willow Nightingale defeated Robyn Renegade (with Charlette Renegade) by pinfallSingles match[12]8:35
5Keith Lee defeated Zicky Dice by pinfallSingles match[12]1:35
6Darby Allin, Sting, Hook, and CM Punk defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage and Swerve Strickland), Jay White, and Luchasaurus (with Christian Cage and Prince Nana) by submissionAll In All Star eight-man tag team match[12]21:07

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AEW Dynamite #203 - Fyter Fest 2023 - Tag 1 CageMatch
  2. ^ AEW Collision #11 - Fyter Fest 2023 - Tag 2 CageMatch
  3. ^ AEW Collision #11 - Fyter Fest 2023 - Tag 3 CageMatch
  4. ^ Tessier, Colin (August 11, 2023). "Tony Khan Announces AEW Fyter Fest 2023 For AEW All In Go-Home Week". Fightful. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Boone, Matt (August 18, 2023). "AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest Updated Lineup For Next Wednesday". PWMania. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b PWMania.com Staff (August 20, 2023). "Spoilers: AEW Rampage Fyter Fest Taping Results For 8/25/2023". PWMania. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Rose, Bryan (August 19, 2023). "All star eight-man tag match advertised for AEW Collision Fyter Fest". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (August 23, 2023). "AEW Dynamite results (8/23): Powell's live review of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks vs. Juice Robinson and The Gunns, Jon Moxley vs. Rey Fenix, Renee Paquette's interviews with MJF and Adam Cole". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "AEW Rampage #107 - Fyter Fest 2023". Cagematch. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Murphy, Don (August 25, 2023). "AEW Rampage results (8/25): Murphy's review of Hikaru Shida and Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm and Saraya, Orange Cassidy vs. Aaron Solo for the AEW International Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Moore, John (August 26, 2023). "AEW Collision results (8/26): Moore's live review of CM Punk, Sting, Darby Allin, and a partner vs. Jay White, Swerve Strickland, Luchasaurus, and Brian Cage, the final push for AEW All In". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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