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Finals set for AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

The finals are now confirmed in the AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament following the events of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

The new team of Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido & Brody King) successfully defeated the Young Bucks in a semifinal and will now take on FTR in the finals. Bandido scored the clean pin on Matt Jackson after a running assisted monkey flip spin from King (seen below).

The date of the match has yet to be announced as of this writing.

The winning team will advance to this month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in London, England, where they will challenge reigning AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin).

Neither King or Bandido have held the Tag Team titles to this point while FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) are looking for their third AEW Tag Team title run and first since October 2023.

FTR advanced with wins over JetSpeed and the Bang Bang Gang while Brodido defeated the Gates of Agony before beating the Bucks.

All four men have shared the ring with each other before, but not in a straight tag team match.

Two teams advance in AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

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The end of the ongoing AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament is now in sight following Thursday’s AEW Collision.

The first finalist is now official as FTR defeated The Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson) in a semifinal bout. The former AEW Tag Team Champions beat JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) in their quarterfinal match while Gunn & Robinson upended Bryan Keith & Big Bill.

FTR now awaits the winner of The Young Bucks vs. Brodido in the finals. Brody King & ROH World Champion Bandido defeated The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) on Thursday to advance to the semifinals against the Jackson brothers.

The winner of the tournament will challenge reigning champions The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley) at August’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in London, England.

FTR is looking for their third run with the gold and first since October 2023 while the Bucks want their fourth run and first since October 2024. King and Bandido have never held the titles.

Young Bucks advance in AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

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While they have been down on their luck since this month’s defeat at AEW All In, The Young Bucks still got it when they need to.

The former three-time AEW Tag Team Champions picked up an important win during Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, defeating The Outrunners in the AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament to advance to the semifinals.

The Jackson brothers picked up the win after a TK/Meltzer Driver to Turbo Floyd for the pin.

In the semifinals, they will face the winners of Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) vs. The Gates of Agony which takes place on Thursday’s live Collision. On the other side of the bracket, FTR will take on The Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson) in a semifinal.

The winners of the tournament will challenge AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate at next month’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view in London, England. Of the remaining teams, only FTR and the Bucks have previously held the titles. Matt & Nick Jackson haven’t held them since October 2024.

AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament kicks off, first team advances

Posted on by Josh Nason

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A new AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament will determine who challenges reigning champions The Hurt Syndicate (seen above) at next month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

Announced at the onset of Dynamite, eight teams will compete in the tournament but only two actual teams were revealed: FTR and JetSpeed who squared off on tonight’s show. As of this writing, none of the dates for the other matches have been revealed, but the commentary team said it will continue on Saturday’s Collision.

FTR won the competitive match to advance as Dax Harwood rolled up Kevin Knight with the assistance of Stokely Hathaway’s crutch. Harwood and Cash Wheeler are looking for their first Tag Team title shot since August 2024.

Afterward, Adam Copeland came out and said while he can’t touch FTR, he found two guys who could. Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin (with MVP) then came out and brawled with FTR before officials eventually pulled them off.

Lashley and Benjamin have held the titles since January and have six successful defenses. The last came in a three-way at this month’s All In.

The title match is the second bout announced for the London-based pay-per-view at the O2 Arena on Sunday, August 24th.

Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | Sunday, August 24 | London, England

  • AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley) defend against TBD
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TBA