It was held on June 15, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena, encompassing the broadcasts of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite, which aired live on TBS, and Friday Night Rampage, which aired on tape delay on June 17 on TNT.

The 2022 event expanded upon the previous year, which was only held as a special episode of Dynamite.

Road Rager featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.

[2] 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.

[3] Rampage averaged 331,000 television viewers on TNT, with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic.