Grading All Elite Wrestling's first year as a promotion

Pre-television events: B+

Fight For the Fallen was the second free event promoted by AEW.

Since it was still months away before Dynamite started in October, it was a smart move to air both Fyter Fest and Fight For the Fallen on free streaming platforms. If they wanted to win over some casual fans, it makes perfect sense to give them a free taste of your product (for US viewers) before All Out.

Fyter Fest took place during a gaming festival and opened with a three-team tag team match, a staple of AEW. They are usually fast-paced and exciting in order to get you right into the action. Some of the other matches were middle of the pack (Allie vs. Leva Bates, Chris Daniels vs. CIMA), but for the most part, the matches were good.

Of course the two main happenings were the first match for Jon Moxley, a non-sanctioned win over Joey Janela. The other was the botched post-match chair shot from Shawn Spears to Cody.

Fight For the Fallen was a slight step below Fyter Fest. The Allie/Brandi Rhodes match and the buy-in matches were okay while the rest of the matches were much better. It was hard to top an event with Jon Moxley's first unofficial match in the promotion and the controversy surrounding the chair shot to Cody. The events were good for keeping the appetites of fans satiated until All Out and Dynamite.