Fyter Fest (2021)

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Fyter Fest
Fyter Fest 2021 combined poster.jpg
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
DateWeek 1: July 14, 2021
Week 2: July 21, 2021
City Cedar Park, Texas (July 14)
Garland, Texas (July 21)
Venue H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (July 14)
Curtis Culwell Center (July 21)
AttendanceNight 1: 4,680 [1]
Night 2: 5,688 [2]
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The 2021 Fyter Fest was the third annual Fyter Fest professional wrestling event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event aired on TNT as a two-part series of television special episodes of AEW's weekly television program, Wednesday Night Dynamite . The two-week event was also the second event in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour, which celebrated AEW's resumption of live touring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first night aired on July 14, 2021, and was held at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas, while the second night was held on July 21, 2021, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.

Contents

Production

Background

Fyter Fest is a professional wrestling event held annually during the summer by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019; it was originally held in June before moving to July in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began effecting the industry in mid-March 2020, AEW held the majority of their programs from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida; [3] these events were originally held without fans, but the company began running shows at 10–15% capacity in August, before eventually running full capacity shows in May 2021. [4] Also in May, AEW announced that they would be returning to live touring, beginning with a special episode of Dynamite titled Road Rager on July 7. [5] The third event in the Fyter Fest chronology, it was announced to be held as the second event of AEW's "Welcome Back" tour and like the 2020 event, it was scheduled as a two-part special of Dynamite. The first night was held on July 14 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas (Austin market) while the second night was held on July 21 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas (Dallas–Fort Worth market). [6] [7]

Storylines

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 program, Dynamite, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation , and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite .

Reception

Television ratings

The first night of Fyter Fest averaged 1,025,000 television viewers on TNT, with a 0.40 rating in AEW's key demographic. [9] The second night of Fyter Fest drew 1,148,000 viewers, and a 0.44 rating in the key demographic. [10]

Results

Night 1 (July 14)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [11]
1 Jon Moxley (c) defeated Karl Anderson Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship 11:12
2 Ricky Starks (with Hook and Powerhouse Hobbs) defeated Brian Cage (c) Singles match for the FTW Championship 9:52
3 Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy Singles match 13:07
4 Sammy Guevara defeated Wheeler Yuta (with Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy) Singles match 4:33
5 Yuka Sakazaki defeated Penelope Ford Singles match 6:45
6 Darby Allin defeated Ethan Page Coffin match 15:22
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 (July 21)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [12]
1 Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard) Chairs match
The stipulation only applied to Spears; Jericho had to wrestle under normal singles match rules.		10:47
2 Doc Gallows (with Karl Anderson) defeated Frankie Kazarian Singles match 6:53
3 Darby Allin (with Sting) defeated Wheeler Yuta (with Orange Cassidy) Singles match 4:00
4 Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) (with Rebel) defeated Nyla Rose (with Vickie Guerrero) by submission Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship 12:11
5 Orange Cassidy (with Kris Statlander) defeated The Blade (with The Bunny) Singles match 8:37
6 Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts) defeated Jon Moxley (c) by knockout Texas Death match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Match could be won by knockout or submission.		13:09
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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