AEW FYTER FEST 2019

EVENT HISTORY

Fyter Fest 2019 took place on June 29, 2019, and was only the second event ever presented by AEW, coming just over a month after the company’s first event, Double or Nothing.

The event was held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, and was presented in association with CEO Community Effort Orlando, alongside the CEO Fighting Game Championships. CEO already had a connection with professional wrestling, having previously worked with New Japan Pro Wrestling on an event in 2018.

AEW was still in the very early stages of its history at this point. Dynamite had not yet launched, and the company was continuing to introduce its wrestlers and establish its identity following Double or Nothing.

There is also a major piece of AEW history on this card. Jon Moxley makes his AEW in-ring debut against Joey Janela in an unsanctioned match. Moxley had made his surprise first appearance for AEW at Double or Nothing, attacking Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega following their main event.

MATCH CARD

MAIN EVENT

Unsanctioned Match

Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela

Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Laredo Kid & The Lucha Brothers

Cody vs. Darby Allin

Four-Way Match

Adam Page vs. MJF vs. Jungle Boy vs. Jimmy Havoc

Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Nyla Rose

Christopher Daniels vs. CIMA

Running order is displayed bottom to top: the opening match is at the bottom and the main event is at the top.

VENUE & DATE

Date: 29 June 2019

Venue: Ocean Center

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

AEW DOUBLE OR NOTHING 2019

EVENT HISTORY

Double or Nothing 2019 was a hugely important event because it was AEW’s first ever official event and pay per view, taking place only months after the company launched in January 2019. It followed the success of All In 2018, but this time Cody, The Young Bucks and the rest of The Elite were presenting a show under the new All Elite Wrestling banner.

There was already major interest in AEW before the show. Double or Nothing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena sold out extremely quickly, with AEW reporting a sellout in under 30 minutes.

Double or Nothing therefore wasn’t simply another wrestling pay per view. All In showed that the idea could work; Double or Nothing was the night AEW began putting that idea into practice as its own wrestling promotion. AEW would go on to launch Dynamite later that year in October 2019.

MATCH CARD

MAIN EVENT

Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega

AAA World Tag Team Championship

The Young Bucks (c) vs. The Lucha Brothers

Dustin Rhodes vs. Cody

Aja Kong, Emi Sakura & Yuka Sakazaki vs. Hikaru Shida, Riho & Ryo Mizunami

Angélico & Jack Evans vs. Best Friends

Four Way Match

Awesome Kong vs. Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker DMD vs. Kylie Rae

SCU vs. Strong Hearts

Running order is displayed bottom to top: the opening match is at the bottom and the main event is at the top.

VENUE & DATE

Date: 25 May 2019

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Location: Paradise, Nevada, USA.

ALL IN 2018

The event was created independently by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, following a challenge over whether an independent wrestling show could sell 10,000 tickets.

All In went on to sell out the arena and became an important moment in modern professional wrestling. Its success helped lay the groundwork for the launch of All Elite Wrestling in 2019.

Although All In 2018 wasn’t actually an AEW event, it became a major part of the story that eventually led to AEW.

MAIN EVENT

Bandido, Rey Fenix & Rey Mysterio vs. Kota Ibushi, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson

Marty Scurll vs. Kazuchika Okada

Kenny Omega vs. Penta El Zero M

ROH World Championship

Jay Lethal (c) vs. Flip Gordon

Chicago Street Fight

Joey Janela vs. Hangman Page

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship

Nick Aldis (c) vs. Cody

Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green vs. Dr. Britt Baker DMD

Christopher Daniels vs. Stephen Amell

Matt Cross vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Date: 1 September 2018

Venue: Sears Centre

Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA.