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Cope vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Owen Hart Cup bracket reveal announced for AEW Dynamite

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Two new matches have been added to the growing lineup for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.

Adam Copeland vs. Claudio Castagnoli was confirmed during a backstage segment with Castagnoli and The Death Riders on the March 29 episode of AEW Collision on TNT and Max in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“For what you did to me, I bet you think that was oh so ruthless,” Castagnoli said while sending a message to “The Rated-R Superstar” directly into the lens of the camera. “But I know you are losing your edge and you are just trying to cope with it. That’s why I’m going to beat you to a pulp.”

Later in the show, the bout was confirmed.

Also joining the 4/2 Dynamite lineup is AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford in non-title women’s action, as well as the unveiling of the brackets for the 2025 Owen Hart Cup tournament for both the men and the women.

Next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 2 from Peoria, Illinois, and will serve as the “go-home show” for the AEW Dynasty 2025 pay-per-view on April 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Here is the updated lineup:

  • Mixed tornado tag team match: Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir vs. Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale
  • Will Ospreay returns
  • Cope vs. Claudio Castagnoli
  • Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford
  • Men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament bracket reveal

Mercedes Mone, Athena among five new names declaring for AEW’s Owen Hart Cup tournament

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Five new names have been officially announced for the 2025 Owen Hart Cup Women’s tournament.

During the March 29 episode of AEW Collision in Milwaukee Athena, Mercedes Moné, Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander and Thunder Rosa all officially announced their participation in this year’s tournament.

Moné declared after an intense in-ring interaction with Athena, which saw the ROH Women’s World Champion finally confront “The CEO” after weeks of insults about the person who taught Starkz, which is none other than “The Fallen Goddess.”

After things got physical between the two, Moné avoided an O-Face from Athena, instead striking Mone’s opponent Robyn Renegade. It was later announced during a backstage segment that Athena would be entering the tournament as well, looking to do the same thing Moné has been doing, which is collecting more gold to add to her collection.

As Rosa and Statlander declared during a Lexy Nair interview segment, Rosa vowed to do whatever it takes to win and hold the Owen Hart Cup over her head. Statlander told her that wouldn’t happen if they crossed paths along the way.

With five new names now in the mix, they join rising star and the first-ever ROH Women’s World Television Champion Billie Starkz as the officially confirmed competitors on the women’s side of the tournament.

AEW has also confirmed that the 2025 Owen Hart Cup Tournament brackets for the men and women will be unveiled during the April 2 episode of AEW Dynamite in Peoria, IL. The winner will earn an AEW Women’s World Championship match at AEW All In: Texas on July 12 in Arlington, TX.

On the men’s side, the tournament is already shaping up to be a highly competitive affair. Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White, former AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page, and former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay have all thrown their names into the hat, setting the stage for an explosive showdown.

Wrestling Observer Radio: John Cena retiring, MITB, Collision, Owen Hart Cup, tons more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including health updates on Kevin Sullivan, Kevin Owens’ mom, and Minoru Suzuki, John Cena retirement tour, Money in the Bank, Collision, Smackdown, ratings and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Kevin Sullivan, Minoru Suzuki, Kevin Owens’ mother health updates

6:22: John Cena announces retirement tour, WWE Money in the Bank recap

30:12: Jorge Masvidal & Nate Diaz boxing match

33:58: Ratings

36:51: WWE SmackDown thoughts

41:07: AEW Collision thoughts

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Wrestling Observer Live: FUN FRIDAY, AEW Dynamite rating, Owen Hart Cup booking

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite’s rating from Wednesday and all the things we can learn from this week and last week, FUN FRIDAY with your phone calls, plus we appear to have perhaps figured out who the mystery man is in the Owen and how it ties into everything. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Live: Owen Hart tournament and Wembley, NXT booking, more

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a ton of thoughts on the Owen Hart tournament and Wembley, NXT’s preposterous booking for Je’Von Evans and why it’s a bigger story than just his booking, all the news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Owen Hart Foundation Tournament winners to receive AEW All In World title shots

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A little something extra will be on the in the 2024 editions of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.

Dr. Martha Hart (the widow of the late Owen Hart) and AEW owner/president/CEO/GM/head of creative Tony Khan made a joint appearance on Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view pre-show and revealed that the winners of this year’s Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments will receive AEW World title shots at August’s All In pay-per-view at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, August 25.

Furthermore, Khan confirmed Friday’s report that this year’s tournament finals will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday, July 10.

AEW has yet to announce start dates or participants for this year’s tournaments.

This marks the third consecutive year that AEW will hold tournaments to honor the late Owen Hart. The inaugural editions in 2022 were won by Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker, while Ricky Starks and Willow Nightingale were the 2023 winners of the Owen Cup.

Bryan & Shawn & Craig Show: AEW Collision with FTR vs. Juice & Jay, and Battle of the Belts

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The Bryan & Shawn & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about as we review two big AEW shows, the Collision from Saturday night with the Owen Hart Cup finals and an amazing FTR vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson tag match, and a Battle of the Belts which was, well, a Battle of the Belts. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Collision & WWE Smackdown previews, ratings

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Collision and WWE Smackdown previews for the weekend, good numbers for both NXT and Dynamite, Dagan gets the hotline treatment to talk WWE, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Tony Khan reveals details on AEW Owen Hart Cup tournament

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Tony Khan has revealed details on the upcoming Owen Hart Cup tournament.

On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Khan announced that the “opening ceremonies” of the Owen Hart Cup tournament will begin at Double or Nothing on May 28. The tournament itself will be held in Canada, and matches will be held at AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Forbidden Door event on June 25. The tournament finals will take place in Calgary on July 15, which is currently labeled as a House Rules show at the Saddledome.

The first Owen Hart Cup tournaments, one for men and one for women, took place last year in conjuction with Dr. Martha Hart and the Owen Hart Foundation. Those tournaments featured Adam Cole defeating Samoa Joe and Britt Baker defeating Ruby Soho in the finals to become the first-ever tournament winners.

AEW previously announced a tour of Canada which will begin at Forbidden Door in Toronto, and will run through July 15. 

AEW’s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments to return in 2023

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The Owen Hart Foundation tournaments will return in 2023. 

Tony Khan revealed the news on Thursday’s Full Gear media call in response to a question from our own Dave Meltzer. 

“I do plan to do the Owen Hart tournaments in 2023. I’d like to continue my great relationship with Dr. Martha Hart and her family. Oje Hart recently attended the Jaguars-Broncos game at Wembley Stadium. I really like Oje, he’s a tremendous guy, and Martha and the whole family, they’re great. We loved having them in AEW and the Owen Hart tournament tradition will continue,” Khan said on the call. 

“I really appreciate Chris Jericho facilitating that connection several years ago actually during the pandemic,” he continued.  

A timeline for the 2023 tournaments has not been revealed but the finals of last year’s tournament took place at AEW Double or Nothing in May. 

Britt Baker won the inaugural women’s tournament. She defeated Danielle Kamela in a qualifying match, Maki Itoh in the first round, Toni Storm in the semifinals, and Ruby Soho in the finals. 

Adam Cole won the inaugural men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament. He defeated Dax Harwood in the first round, Jeff Hardy in the semifinals, and Samoa Joe in the finals. 

Speak Now: AEW Dynamite recap, Denise’s birthday party podcast

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It’s a BIRTHDAY PARTY PODCAST! Come join Denise Salcedo as she recaps/reviews the May 18th edition of AEW DYNAMITE on Speak Now Pro Wrestling! This is a very fun show and there is plenty to talk about! 

Topics include: Owen Hart Foundation results from both the men’s and women’s tournaments, plus the surprise jokers, Hangman Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita, MJF’s 10 lashes, plus lots more!

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Speak Now: AEW Dynamite post-show, tons to talk about

Posted on by Denise Salcedo

We had a very good episode of AEW DYNAMITE tonight! Join Denise Salcedo as she recaps the entire show while sharing her honest thoughts and opinions! This is a very lively show perfect for all fans of AEW. Plus there was tons that happened on tonight’s show, lot’s to talk about! 

Topics include: Both the Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournaments, a confrontation between CM Punk and Hangman Adam Page, Danhausen’s AEW in-ring debut, MJF’s hometown promo, Jeff Hardy vs Darby Allin in a wild match and more!

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Speak Now: Friday wrestling fun! AEW Rampage & WWE Smackdown talk

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It’s FriYAY! And it’s time for Denise Salcedo’s most chill podcast episode of the week! Tune in to hear about everything that went down on the May 6th editions of both WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage! 

The first twenty minutes of this show focuses on WWE Smackdown and the remainder of the show focuses on AEW Rampage! 

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Speak Now: AEW Dynamite post-show

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Heads up, it’s Wednesday which means it’s time for AEW DYNAMITE! Join Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she does an honest, in-depth recap of the show while sharing her analysis on stories and matches. She also engages with the live audience! Tune in for a good time.

Some of the items talked about on the show include lots of Owen Hart Cup talk, AEW Double or Nothing build up, Wardlow facing W. Morrissey, did Hangman Adam Page turn heel, Julia Hart’s storyline, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mercedes Martinez, and more!

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Speak Now: A loaded AEW Dynamite show review

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A loaded episode of AEW DYNAMITE with lots to cover! Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she breaks down the April 27th edition of Dynamite. 

Tonight’s show included: Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler, Wardlow vs. Lance Archer, a Philly Street Fight, a TNT Championship ladder match, and more! Tune in for a very fun and lively discussion! 

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