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AEW Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament finals set

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The finals of the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament are set.

Jamie Hayter defeated Kris Statlander in the main event of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite in the tournament semifinals to advance to the finals at the May 25 Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Hayter will take on TBS Champion Mercedes Mone in the finals.

After Hayter’s victory on Dynamite, Mone entered and stared down the former Women’s World Champion from the stage ahead of their meeting at next month’s Double or Nothing set for Glendale, Arizona.

Mone and Hayter have never met one-on-one.

The winner of the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament will earn a Women’s World Championship match at All In Texas on Saturday, July 12.

Mone defeated Julia Hart in the quarterfinals, and Athena in the semifinals to reach the final round of the tournament. Hayter defeated Billie Starkz in the quarterfinals, then punched her ticket to the finals with Wednesday’s victory over Statlander.

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

AEW Double or Nothing, Sunday, May 25 on pay-per-view —

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

Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter booked for next AEW Dynamite

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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

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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

AEW reveals Owen Hart Foundation Tournament brackets

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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

Owen Hart Foundation women’s semifinal set for AEW Rampage Beach Break

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Mariah May vs. Hikaru Shida with a spot in the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament finals on the line is set for Friday’s AEW Rampage.

May won her quarterfinals matchup against Saraya at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour to earn her place in the semifinals, while Shida defeated Deonna Purrazzo in a quarterfinals bout on last week’s Collision to set up the semifinals matchup with May.

The May vs. Shida winner will advance to the finals on next week’s AEW Dynamite in Calgary against Willow Nightingale. Nightingale won the 2023 Owen, and defeated Kris Statlander on this week’s Dynamite to advance to the finals of this year’s tournament.

Also announced for Friday’s Rampage, Rush will go one-on-one with Komander. Rush teased an alliance with Don Callis and the Don Callis Family on last week’s Collision during a backstage segment.

Kyle O’Reilly vs. GPA, plus Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher vs. Private Party are also set for the show.

The Friday, July 5 AEW Rampage is being taped Wednesday night, July 3 in Chicago at the Wintrust Arena. The card for the show:

  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals: Mariah May vs. Hikaru Shida
  • Rush vs. Komander
  • Kyle O’Reilly vs. GPA
  • The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)

Hikaru Shida enters AEW women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament

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Another big name has entered the fray for the impending women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament as former three-time AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida officially declared during Saturday’s AEW Collision.

Shida joins a field that includes both former TBS Champions Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander, and Mariah May.

Shida hasn’t been active in the rings of AEW since January when she picked up a win over Queen Aminata on an episode of Dynamite. Since then, she has made two Ring of Honor appearances and unsuccessfully challenged Women’s Champion Athena at April’s Supercard of Honor.

She did qualify for the 2022 tournament, but was pulled due to reported visa issues.

The winners of both the men’s and women’s Owen tournaments will earn World title shots at August’s All In at London’s Wembley Stadium. While the start date hasn’t been announced, the finals will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, July 10th.

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.

Willow Nightingale wins women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament

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Willow Nightingale has won this year’s women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament.

Nightingale defeated Ruby Soho in the finals, which took place on AEW Collision Saturday. The finish of the match had Soho plant a spray paint bottle on Nightingale. As the referee was busy, Soho clawed the eyes and hit the no future kick, with Nightingale kicking out. Soho went for another spray paint bottle, but Nightingale connected with a pounce then hit a gutwrench powerbomb to win the match.

Following her victory, confetti was blasted into the ring as Nightingale celebrated. It was mentioned that the official ceremony with Martha Hart would take place during Battle of the Belts VII, which airs immediately after Collision. The men’s tournament final will take place in the Collision main event, with CM Punk taking on Ricky Starks.

Nightingale defeated Nyla Rose to advance to the semifinals. She then defeated ROH Women’s Champion Athena on AEW Rampage this past Friday to make it to the finals.

Athena advances in AEW Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament

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Athena has advanced to the semifinals of the AEW Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament. 

The ROH Women’s World Champion defeated Billie Starkz in a quarterfinal bout at Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Zero Hour show in Toronto to advance to the semifinals. 

Athena will now face Willow Nightingale in the semifinals at a date to be announced after Nightingale defeated Nyla Rose on Saturday’s Collision show in Toronto to advance. 

With the win on Sunday, Athena extends a singles match winning streak that goes back to September of last year, with her last singles defeat coming to Jade Cargill in a TBS title match at All Out on September 4, 2022. 

On the other side of the bracket, Skye Blue defeated Anna Jay on Friday’s Rampage episode to advance to the semifinals, and now awaits the winner of this Wednesday’s Ruby Soho vs. Britt Baker quarterfinal matchup. 

Soho and Baker is a rematch of last year’s tournament finals, a match won by Baker at last May’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view. 

Skye Blue advances in AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament

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Skye Blue has advanced in the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament.

On Friday’s Rampage, Blue was the first to advance in the tournament, defeating Anna Jay AS after hitting the code blue. As a result, she will face the winner of a match between Britt Baker and Ruby Soho that will take place on next week’s AEW Dynamite.

Two more matches in the opening round of the women’s Owen Hart Foundation are set to take place in the coming days. Willow Nightingale will face Nyla Rose on Saturday’s Collision. The winner of that match will meet the winner of a match between Athena and Billie Starkz that will take place on the Forbidden Door Zero Hour pre-show that takes place on Sunday. The men’s tournament will begin at Forbidden Door, when CM Punk takes on Satoshi Kojima in an opening round match.

The finals of both the men’s and women’s tournaments will take place on the July 15 edition of Collision at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Baker vs. Soho Owen Hart tournament match set for next AEW Dynamite

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Last year’s finalists will meet in the first round of the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament on the June 28 AEW Dynamite. 

As announced during this week’s episode, 2022 Owen winner Britt Baker will face last year’s runner-up Ruby Soho in the first round of this year’s tournament on next week’s Dynamite. 

Last year’s Owen finals took place at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view in May, where Baker won the Women’s Tournament by defeating Soho, and Adam Cole won the Men’s Tournament by defeating Samoa Joe. 

This year’s Owen brackets were announced on this week’s Dynamite.

Also set for next week, the full bracket will be revealed for the AEW blind eliminator tournament. Adam Cole & World Champion MJF became the first partners announced for the tournament on this week’s show. The tournament winners will earn a title shot at FTR’s AEW Tag Team titles. 

Next week’s lineup: 

  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament first round match: Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho
  • Full bracket for the AEW blind eliminator tournament will be revealed

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. 

Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander set for next week’s AEW Rampage

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Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander in an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament semifinal is set for next week’s AEW Rampage, airing at an early start time.

Statlander, subbing for Hikaru Shida, defeated Red Velvet in a quarterfinal bout in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament on this week’s Rampage to advance to the semifinals.

An early start time was also officially announced for next week’s Rampage, which will air at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on TNT due to the network’s coverage of the NHL playoffs. The show will air live from the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. 

The winner of Soho vs. Statlander will face the winner of the Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm match set for Dynamite in the Tournament finals at the Sunday, May 29 Double or Nothing pay-per-view. 

Statlander and Soho faced off previously in the quarterfinals of the inaugural TBS Championship tournament in December 2021, with Soho winning. 

Here is the lineup for next week’s Rampage: 

AEW Rampage, Friday, May 27, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on TNT —

  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament semifinal: Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander 

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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Statlander vs. Red Velvet Owen Hart Cup match set for next week’s AEW Rampage

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Kris Statlander will face Red Velvet in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal match on next week’s AEW Rampage. 

Statlander was announced as an injury replacement for Hikaru Shida on this week’s Rampage episode during an in-ring interview segment with Velvet, Jade Cargill, and Kiera Hogan. 

For her part, Shida does not actually appear to be injured. She wrestled in Japan three times last week, plus once this past Sunday. In a social media post, Shida said “Japanese wrestling is nothing for them,” seemingly voicing frustration with AEW.

Shida tweeted on Friday: 

Shida also tweeted a clip of her performance in the MAKAI fighting musical on Friday. 

Shida last wrestled for AEW in Philadelphia on the April 27 Dynamite, losing a street fight to Serena Deeb. 

The Statlander vs. Velvet match is the only match announced for next week’s Rampage to this point. Next week’s episode will again air at an earlier start time, currently scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern time. 

AEW Rampage, Friday, May 20, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal: Kris Statlander vs. Red Velvet