| AEW Road Rager | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | All Elite Wrestling |
| First event | 2021 |
| Last event | 2022 |
AEW Road Rager was an annualprofessional wrestlingtelevision special produced by the AmericanpromotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the summer. Established in 2021, theinaugural event aired as aspecial episode of the promotion's flagship weekly television program,Wednesday Night Dynamite. In 2022, it was expanded to a two-part event, with the second part airing as aspecial episode ofFriday Night Rampage. The2022 event would be the final Road Rager as the event was not held in 2023.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic that began effecting the industry in mid-March 2020,All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held the majority of their programs fromDaily's Place inJacksonville, Florida;[1] these events were originally held without fans, but the company began running shows at 10–15% capacity in August, gradually increasing as time went on, before eventually running full capacity shows in May 2021.[2] Also in May, AEW announced that they would be returning to live touring, beginning with aspecial episode ofDynamite titled Road Rager on July 7, in turn becoming the first majorprofessional wrestling promotion to resume live touring during the pandemic.[3] Road Rager was announced to be held inMiami, Florida at theJames L. Knight Center and was the first of a four-week span of specialDynamite episodes as part of AEW's "Welcome Back" tour, which continued with the two-partFyter Fest on July 14 and 21 and concluded withFight for the Fallen on July 28.[4][5]
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Rager (2021) | Dynamite: July 7, 2021 | Miami, Florida | James L. Knight Center | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson andNick Jackson) (c) vs.Eddie Kingston andPenta El Zero Miedo in aStreet Fight for theAEW World Tag Team Championship | [6] |
| 2 | Road Rager (2022) | Night 1: Dynamite – June 15, 2022 | St. Louis, Missouri | Chaifetz Arena | Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy andLuchasaurus) (c) vs.The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson andNick Jackson) in aTag teamladder match for theAEW World Tag Team Championship | [7] |
| Night 2: Rampage – June 15, 2022 (aired June 17) | Darby Allin vs.Bobby Fish | [8] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||