Brackets Revealed For Owen Hart Foundation Cup Men's & Women's Tournaments
The brackets have been revealed for the Owen Hart Foundation Men's and Women's tournaments which will see its respective victors earn huge matches in London.
AEW hosted its first Owen Hart Cup tournaments in 2022 and in association with the Owen Hart Foundation run by the wife of the late wrestler, Dr. Martha Hart. Power-couple Adam Cole and Britt Baker won the 2022 tournaments while Ricky Starks and Willow Nightingale triumphed in last year's tournaments.
On the June 19, episode of AEW Dynamite, the brackets for both tournaments were revealed. The opening round for the Men's tournament is as follows:
- Bryan Danielson Vs. Shingo Takagi
- PAC Vs. Claudio Castagnoli
- Rey Fenix Vs. Jay White
- Jeff Jarrett Vs. TBA
Dynamite also saw the first match of the 2024 Men's tournament as PAC bested Claudio Castagnoli to advance to the next round. The British star will face either Danielson or Takagi and their match will come at AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024.
In addition to a men's tournament, the third-annual women's tournament will determine a challenger for the Women's World Champion. The opening round brackets are as follows:
- Willow Nightingale Vs. Serena Deeb
- Kris Statlander Vs. Nyla Rose
- Deonna Purrazzo Vs. Hikaru Shida
- Mariah May Vs. Saraya
On this week's Dynamite, Statlander defeated Rose to advance to the next round. She will face either Serena Deeb or her former friend Willow Nightingale next week. Dynamite also saw an appearance by Nightingale who threatened to destroy Statlander in the tournament.
The victors of the tournaments will be crowned on the July 10, edition of AEW Dynamite and will receive quite the prize. In addition to the honor of the win, and a championship title, they will receive a World and Women's World Championship match at All In. AEW's return to the UK will take place on August 25 from Wembley Stadium in London, England.
