AEW Struggle for the Fallen Makes Big Donation to Hurricane Restoration

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All Elite Wrestling has made a six-figure donation to the victims of Hurricane Helene, which devastated an enormous swathe of the Southeastern United States in September 2024.

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In keeping with an official put up from the promotion, “This previous Wednesday, #AEW introduced Struggle for the Fallen as a profit to deliver consciousness to these affected by Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina. Along with donating $100k to organizations on the frontlines of catastrophe efforts, AEW hosted lots of the workers, households, and first responders who’re offering sources domestically. To assist help these ongoing efforts go to http://aewtogether.org/fftf!”

The 2025 Struggle for the Fallen was held on January 1 on the Harrah’s Cherokee Heart in Asheville, North Carolina. This was the sixth installment of the annual charity occasion, marking the primary since August 2023 and the primary one-night iteration since 2021.

The occasion aired stay as a particular episode of Wednesday Night time Dynamite on TBS, in addition to on the streaming service Max in america, making it AEW’s first occasion to be simulcast on each platforms. Going ahead, all AEW tv packages can be broadcast this manner.

The 2025 version of Struggle for the Fallen was held to help victims of Hurricane Helene, which devastated the Asheville space in September 2024.

Native AEW expertise, together with FTR and Cope (who formally modified his title to Cope the earlier evening), have been actively concerned in reduction efforts, serving to their neighborhood get better from the catastrophe.

The occasion was organized to boost funds for the victims and provide assist to these affected by the storm, showcasing AEW’s dedication to giving again throughout occasions of want.

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In the course of the occasion, the newly-rebranded Cope addressed the group.

“Man. First, match again in seven months,” Cope stated. “Another surgical procedure. One other plate, seven screws. Does not matter as a result of guess what? I stay within the 828. And right here within the 828, we’re powerful sons of b******. We do not let a hurricane hold us down, will we?”

“No, we do not. We decide ourselves up,” the WWE Corridor of Famer stated. “We mud ourselves off and we come and have time. I can’t say sufficient about this neighborhood. I can’t say sufficient concerning the issues I noticed once we went out attempting to assist some individuals, identical to all of you probably did.”

“As a result of we’re a neighborhood. As a result of we’re neighbors,” Cope concluded to the cheering crowd. “So if I see any of you on the street simply come on up. ‘Hey Cope, what’s up?’ ‘I do not know what’s up with you?’. Perhaps we have now a espresso, perhaps we have now time, identical to we had tonight. So AVL! Rise up, your whole get off your asses, I do know you are able to do it! Cmon! All people up! Say ‘Go to hell hurricane and guess what? 828!’”

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