AEW Reveals Full Brackets For 2023 Owen Hart Tournaments

Publish date: 2024-05-04

AEW's Owen Hart tournaments have returned for a second year with the finals taking place in Canada next month. The first matches will begin this weekend, kicking off on Rampage and then taking place on Saturday's Collision and during Forbidden Door the following night too. Eight men and eight women will compete, and the full brackets for both tournaments were revealed on Dynamite.

Men's Bracket

Adam Cole and Britt Baker were the winners of the men's and women's tournaments respectively last year, and while the DMD will have a chance to defend her crown, Cole will not. Last year's men's winner is tied up with MJF at the moment, being drawn as the World Champion's tag team partner in a different tournament to determine Tag Title challengers.

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As for who will be in with a chance of taking Cole's crown, the men's tournament will begin at Forbidden Door as CM Punk takes on Satoshi Kojima. No, that Kenta match really isn't happening. The other three matches will all take place on next week's Collision. Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong, Dustin Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, and Juice Robinson up against Ricky Starks.

Women's Bracket

In the women's tournament, Baker will begin her defense when she wrestles Ruby Soho on Dynamite next week. The first match of the tournament will be between Anna Jay and Skye Blue this Friday on Rampage. Nyla Rose and Willow Nightingale will keep things going the night after on Collision, and then Athena and Billie Starkz will make it three matches in three nights at Forbidden Door.

Now you know which 16 wrestlers will be vying for the prizes this year, you can make your predictions as to who is going to win. If Baker can get past Soho next week, then I think she has a clear path to make it two tournament wins in two years. In the men's bracket, it looks like we're going to get Punk vs. Joe in the second round. The winner of that one beating Starks in the final is where I see that going.

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