Tag: owen hart foundation tournament

First finalist set in men’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament after chaotic ending

Posted on by Josh Nason

Will Ospreay’s quest to be in the main event of AEW All In from Wembley Stadium continued on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite after what can best be described as a chaotic ending sequence.

Ospreay defeated former friend and United Empire factionmate Mark Davis in the main event of the night to advance to the finals at this month’s Forbidden Door in San Jose, California.

What preceded that was members of both the Don Callis Family and Death Riders backing up their man in a wild brawl that took place over several minutes while the referee was knocked out. Ospreay got several visual falls during the craziness and nearly had a pin until Jake Something pulled the referee out again. That brought out Marina Shafir and eventually Jon Moxley.

As both teams brawled to the back, Kyle Fletcher snuck in and hit Ospreay with a back suplex and was fixing to hit him with a screwdriver when Konosuke Takeshita pulled him out and they brawled as well. Davis then had the screwdriver, but was disarmed by two Hidden Blades for another visual pinfall.

Ospreay kicked out of a Davis piledriver and after a sequence of counters, Ospreay locked in his armbar for the tapout.

Ospreay advanced to the semifinals with his win last month over Samoa Joe at Double or Nothing while Davis, the reigning AEW National Champion, defeated former champion Jack Perry to advance.

The winner will take on the winner of Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King which takes place on next Wednesday’s Summer Blockbuster edition of Dynamite. The overall tournament winner will challenge for the AEW World title at August’s All In.

Mercedes Mone makes surprise return on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

Former TNT Champion Mercedes Mone made her surprise return to AEW during Wednesday’s Dynamite as the wild card in the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament — her first appearance in five months.

Mone squared off against Alex Windsor, getting her to tap out to the Mone Maker and advance to the semifinals against the winner of Saturday’s Persephone vs. Hazuki match on AEW Collision. It was a measure of revenge for Mone after Windsor defeated her for the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title in mid-December.

It was Mone’s first appearance since early-January when after getting her face smashed into cake during Willow Nightingale’s TBS Championship celebration, she did a backstage promo saying she was leaving but would return.

Nightingale defeated Mone for the title on the December 31 New Year’s Smash Dynamite, ending her record reign. Coincidentally, Mone took the spot vacated by Nightingale after injuring her shoulder in mid-May, forcing her to also vacate the TBS title.

It was Mone’s first match since March 31 as she lost her final indie title in a loss to former champion Jody Threat.

Mone was the winner of last year’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, but was unsuccessful in defeating then-AEW World Champion Toni Storm at All In: Texas.

Semifinals set in men’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

After Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, the semifinals are now official for the men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament where the winner gets an AEW World title shot at August’s All In.

On the right side of the bracket, Brody King defeated Claudio Castagnoli in the early match on Wednesday’s combo edition of Dynamite/Collision. King pinned the Death Riders member clean to win the rubber match in their unofficial series dating back to the 2023 Continental Classic.

King now moves on to face Swerve Strickland in a rematch from March’s Revolution that Strickland won. The date was not announced.

In the later quarterfinal, AEW National Champion Mark Davis defeated Jack Perry in the latest chapter of their recent rivalry, getting the pin after a piledriver.

Davis now moves on to face former United Empire teammate and friend Will Ospreay in the other semifinal next Wednesday on Dynamite. It will be their third meeting in AEW with Ospreay picking up the win in February 2025 with Davis upsetting Ospreay this past February as part of his recovery storyline.

Sareee to make AEW debut in women’s Owen Hart tournament, full bracket revealed

Posted on by Josh Nason

The full bracket has been revealed for the women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament which will feature the promotional debuts of Japanese standouts Sareee and Hazuki.

Sareee will take on Skye Blue in a quarterfinal on the right side of the eight woman bracket with the winner moving on to face reigning Ring of Honor Women’s Champion Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa. It will be the first AEW match for Athena since last December. She competed in last year’s tournament, falling to Mercedes Mone in a semifinal.

On the left side, CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone will return to action after getting injured in a late-April Collision bout that saw her pulled from this Friday’s ROH Supercard of Honor. She will take on the debuting Hazuki of Stardom who will be making her promotional debut in a first time ever match.

The winner takes on the winner of TBS Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor which was announced for next weekend’s Double or Nothing in another first time matchup. Of the four announced matches, it’s the only one with a set date.

The finals take place at June’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view from San Jose, California, with the tournament winner presumed to challenge for the title at August’s All In.

Men’s Owen Hart tournament bracket revealed, two high profile bouts set for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

The eight man bracket for the men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament were revealed on AEW Dynamite Wednesday with two very high profile matches set for next weekend’s Double or Nothing.

One of those is the first time ever match of Will Ospreay vs. Samoa Joe. Ospreay has had a bumpy road returning from neck surgery, but picked up a win over Ace Austin Wednesday in his first match since aligning with the Death Riders. Joe recently returned from a concussion with a late-April win.

The winner of that match will advance to face the winner of Jack Perry vs. Mark Davis which doesn’t have a date attached yet. Davis defeated Perry for the National title last Saturday at Fairway to Hell to ignite their feud.

The opposite side of the bracket will see Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido in a match that has been teased for several weeks. It’s Strickland’s first match since losing to Kenny Omega in mid-April and his first match against Bandido in AEW.

The winner of that match faces the winner of Brody King vs. Claudio Castagnoli in their third-ever singles match. King picked up a win in the 2023 Continental Classic while Castagnoli got revenge in the 2024 Classic.

The finals will take place at Forbidden Door on Sunday, June 28 in San Jose, California, with the winner presumably earning a future AEW World title shot at August’s All In.

Owen Hart Foundation bracket reveal, Will Ospreay vs. Ace Austin set for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW has announced several new segments for next week’s episode of Dynamite.

With the Owen Hart Foundation set to return, AEW announced that the brackets for the tournament are set to be revealed next week. Both the men’s and women’s brackets are scheduled to be shared on the May 13 episode of Dynamite in Asheville, NC.

In addition to this, Will Ospreay is set to return to in-ring action in a match against Ace Austin. Kazuchika Okada has now also been replaced by Konosuke Takeshita in the AEW World title match against Darby Allin. Also, a ten-man tag match is set to take place alongside an appearance by former champion MJF.

AEW Dynamite | Next Wednesday | Asheville, North Carolina

  • Darby Allin (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship
  • FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Tommaso Ciampa, War Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Christian Cage, Adam Copeland & Orange Cassidy
  • MJF to make an appearance
  • Will Ospreay vs. Ace Austin
  • Men’s and Women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation brackets to be announced

AEW Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament finals set

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The finals are set for the 2025 AEW Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament.

Hangman Adam Page defeated Kyle Fletcher on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite in Norfolk, Virginia to advance to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament set for the Sunday, May 25 Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

Page pinned Fletcher with a Buckshot Lariat in the Dynamite main event in their semifinals matchup to advance to the tournament finals.

Hangman moves on and will face Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing in Glendale, Arizona, with the winner earning an AEW World title shot at All In Texas set for Saturday, July 12.

Ospreay defeated Kevin Knight in the quarterfinals, and Konosuke Takeshita in the semifinals to earn his Double or Nothing spot, while Page defeated Josh Alexander in the quarterfinals, and Fletcher in the semifinals to punch his ticket to Glendale.

The current AEW Double or Nothing lineup is listed below. Our full report from Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite is here.

AEW Double or Nothing, Sunday, May 25 —

  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament finals: Will Ospreay vs. Hangman Adam Page
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament finals: Mercedes Mone vs. Jamie Hayter

Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter booked for next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ethan Renner

With one semifinals matchup in the books, we now know when the second Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals bout will take place.

AEW announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite Spring BreakThru special that Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter in an Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals bout will take place on the Wednesday, April 23 Dynamite in New Orleans.

Half of the women’s Owen Cup finals are set following Spring BreakThru, with Mercedes Mone defeating Athena in a semifinals matchup on Wednesday’s Dynamite in Boston to advance.

The tournament finals will be held at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Sunday, May 25 in Glendale, Arizona.

The tournament winner will earn a Women’s World title shot at the All In pay-per-view in Arlington, Texas set for Saturday, July 12.

Statlander defeated Thunder Rosa in the first round of the Owen to advance, while Hayter was victorious over Billie Starkz in the first round.

Hayter is a former AEW Women’s World Champion, while Statlander is a former TBS Champion.

In the men’s bracket, Will Ospreay advanced to the finals with a victory over Konosuke Takeshita on Wednesday’s show, and awaits the winner of the Hangman Page vs. Kyle Fletcher semifinals matchup. No date has been announced for Page vs. Fletcher to this point.

Page defeated the newly-signed Josh Alexander in a first round bout on Wednesday’s show to advance to the semifinals, but was attacked by Fletcher after the contest.

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, April 23 —

  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals: Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter

Mercedes Mone match announced for AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The CEO will be in action in an Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals match on next week’s AEW Dynamite Spring Breakthru special.

Mercedes Mone will wrestle in her hometown of Boston on the Wednesday, April 16 AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru against the winner of Saturday’s Athena vs. Harley Cameron quarterfinals matchup on Collision. Mone defeated Julia Hart in a quarterfinals matchup at last Sunday’s Dynasty pay-per-view to advance.

Mone made her AEW debut in Boston at the Big Business Dynamite special in 2024, but has not wrestled in her hometown since a February 2020 tag team match on WWE SmackDown, where Naomi and Lacey Evans defeated Bayley and the then-Sasha Banks.

The Spring BreakThru special will celebrate AEW Dynamite surpassing WCW Monday Nitro for the longest-running prime time pro wrestling program in the history of the TBS/TNT networks. No other matches have been announced for the show to this point.

Dynamite Spring BreakThru is one of two consecutive nights for AEW in Boston as they run the MGM Music Hall. A live Collision episode will air from the MGM on Thursday, April 17.

The current card for AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru:

  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals: Mercedes Mone vs. Athena/Harley Cameron winner

Three Owen Hart Foundation tournament matches set for AEW Collision

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament continues on Saturday’s AEW Collision with three quarterfinals matchups.

Konosuke Takeshita will take on Brody King in an Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament quarterfinal on the Saturday, April 12 AEW Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts. The winner advances to the semifinals to face Will Ospreay at a later date.

In the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament bracket, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will take on Harley Cameron on Saturday’s Collision episode, with the winner moving on to next week’s Dynamite Spring BreakThru to face Mercedes Mone in the semifinals.

Jamie Hayter and Billie Starkz will go one-on-one in another women’s quarterfinal matchup on Saturday’s show, with the winner advancing to the semifinals to face Kris Statlander.

Another match, plus a promo segment are also set for Saturday’s Collision.

After returning to AEW at Dynasty to defeat his former tag team partner Max Caster, Anthony Bowens will be in action on Collision against Blake Christian.

In the aftermath of their defeat to The Death Riders at Dynasty, FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler turned against their Rated FTR partner Adam Copeland. On Saturday’s Collision, FTR will address their betrayal in a promo.

The announced lineup for the Saturday, April 12 AEW Collision is below. The show will air live on TNT and stream on Max at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament quarterfinals: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Brody King
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament quarterfinals: Athena vs. Harley Cameron
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament quarterfinals: Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz
  • Anthony Bowens vs. Blake Christian
  • FTR will speak

Kris Statlander advances in women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

One woman advanced and another went home after Wednesday’s sole AEW Dynamite Owen Hart Foundation tournament match.

Former TBS Champion Kris Statlander picked up a win over former AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa to advance to the semifinals after hitting her Staturday Night Fever move. It was their first singles match ever in AEW and first since a 2019 indie bout.

Statlander now advances to face the winner of Billie Starkz vs. Jamie Hayter which takes place this Saturday on AEW Collision from Springfield, Massachussetts.

On the other side of the bracket, reigning TBS Champion Mercedes Mone advanced to the semifinals with her win over Julia Hart at Sunday’s Dynasty. She awaits the winner of Saturday’s Athena vs. Harley Cameron bout.

Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will conclude at next month’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view from Phoenix, Arizona. The winners are expected to challenge for the respective AEW World titles at July’s All In Texas.

Swerve vs. PAC, Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander set for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two matches have been announced for AEW Dynamite.

The follow-up to Dynasty will feature Kris Statlander taking on Thunder Rosa in a quarterfinal match of the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament. Toni Storm, who retained the AEW Women’s Championship on Sunday, will be on commentary. Storm previously mentioned she would be at Dynamite to observe the participants in the tournament that will decide her All In opponent.

Swerve Strickland will be in action, taking on PAC. Strickland was unsuccessful in winning back the AEW World Championship from Jon Moxley, who had help from not only the Death Riders, but the returning Young Bucks. PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta were successful in retaining the Trios titles against Rated FTR.

Yuta & Castagnoli will also be in action Wednesday, taking on Samoa Joe and Hook of The Ops. The former, along with Katsuyori Shibata, attempted to even the odds during the Strickland/Moxley match by brawling with the rest of the Death Riders to the back.

Here is the updated card for Dynamite:

  • Swerve Strickland vs. PAC
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament quarterfinal: Kris Statlander vs. Thunder Rosa (Toni Storm on commentary)
  • Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Samoa Joe & Hook

Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher advance in Owen Hart Foundation tournament at AEW Dynasty

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: JJ Williams

Two bitter rivals and former partners both advanced in the opening bouts of the men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament as part of AEW Dynasty.

Former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay opened up the pay-per-view with a victory over Kevin Knight in their first ever meeting. Ospreay picked up the win to end an extremely athletic bout by connecting on a Hidden Blade after Knight kicked out of both a Styles Clash and an Oscutter.

Later on the show, Kyle Fletcher won his trilogy series with former ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe to also advance. Fletcher battered Briscoe throughout the match, power bombing him on the ringside floor and on the ringside barricade, later hitting back-to-back brainbusters on the ring apron and inside the ring. Fletcher survived a Briscoe offensive rally late, hitting two running kicks and a turnbuckle brainbuster for the win in a hard-hitting bout.

Ospreay now moves on to face the winner of Brody King vs. Konosuke Takeshita in the eight-man tournament while Fletcher awaits the victor of the Hangman Page vs. surprise entrant/wild card match. The dates for those bouts has yet to be announced.

The finals of the tournament will take place at May’s Double or Nothing. The tournament winner will challenge for the AEW World title at July’s All In Texas.

Mercedes Mone advances in Owen Hart Foundation tournament at AEW Dynasty

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: JJ Williams

Mercedes Mone advanced to the semifinals of the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament as part of Sunday’s AEW Dynasty.

Mone, the reigning TBS Champion, defeated former TBS Champion Julia Hart in a quarterfinal bout on the pay-per-view, picking up the victory after pinning her with a cradle.

The two exchanged attempted finishers in the bout’s closing moments with Money clamping on the Statement Maker at one point. Hart escaped and nearly got a pin on a rollup, but Mone recovered for the aforementioned flash pin.

It was Mone and Hart’s first ever singles match after sharing the ring in a tag team bout on Saturday’s Collision.

Mone will move on to face the winner of Athena vs. Harley Cameron, the date of which has yet to be announced. On the other side of the eight-woman bracket, Jamie Hayter will face Billie Starkz while Kris Statlander takes on Thunder Rosa. The dates for those matches have also not been announced.

The finals of the tournament will take place at May’s Double or Nothing. The tournament winner will challenge for the AEW World title at July’s All In Texas.

Mone remains undefeated as a singles wrestler in AEW, a streak that began in March 2024 when she debuted. Hart is 5-3 in 2025 after returning from shoulder surgery.

AEW reveals Owen Hart Foundation Tournament brackets

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW has revealed the brackets for the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments.

The eight-person tournaments will commence in the coming weeks, with the finals for both set for the Double or Nothing pay-per-view in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, May 25. The winners of the tournaments will receive a championship belt to commemorate their wins, plus a shot at the championship of their choice, typically a World title shot.

All eight competitors were named in the women’s bracket, while a wild card spot indicating a mystery debut is included in the men’s bracket.

Kevin Knight was named as a replacement for Jay White who had previously declared for the tournament, but was taken out by The Death Riders in an angle on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

The competitors and the first round matchups:

2025 AEW Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament first round matches —

  • Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight
  • Brody King vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Hangman Adam Page vs. Wild Card

2025 AEW Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament first round matches —

  • Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz
  • Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander
  • Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart
  • Athena vs. Harley Cameron