AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament kicks off, first team advances
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A new AEW Tag Team title eliminator tournament will determine who challenges reigning champions The Hurt Syndicate (seen above) at next month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Announced at the onset of Dynamite, eight teams will compete in the tournament but only two actual teams were revealed: FTR and JetSpeed who squared off on tonight’s show. As of this writing, none of the dates for the other matches have been revealed, but the commentary team said it will continue on Saturday’s Collision.
FTR won the competitive match to advance as Dax Harwood rolled up Kevin Knight with the assistance of Stokely Hathaway’s crutch. Harwood and Cash Wheeler are looking for their first Tag Team title shot since August 2024.
Afterward, Adam Copeland came out and said while he can’t touch FTR, he found two guys who could. Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin (with MVP) then came out and brawled with FTR before officials eventually pulled them off.
Lashley and Benjamin have held the titles since January and have six successful defenses. The last came in a three-way at this month’s All In.
The title match is the second bout announced for the London-based pay-per-view at the O2 Arena on Sunday, August 24th.
Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | Sunday, August 24 | London, England
- AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley) defend against TBD
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TBA