Owen Hart tournament matches, Tag Team title defense added to AEW Dynasty

Both the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments will kick off at this Sunday’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view.

With the reveal of both brackets Wednesday also came the news that both Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight and TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart will be part of the card in Philadelphia.

Ospreay and Knight teamed up Wednesday with a win over Blake Christian and Lee Johnson. Knight officially joined the AEW roster last week after signing a contract and fell in defeat to Jay White. It will be the first-ever clash between the two high flyers.

The Mone vs. Hart match will also be a first time ever affair. Since returning from shoulder surgery in January, Hart is 4-2 coming off mini-feuds with Queen Aminata and Jamie Hayter. Mone is unbeaten since making her AEW debut in March 2024 and is looking to add the AEW Women’s World title to her litany of belts.

The AEW Tag Team titles will be on the line as the Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) will defend against Bryan Keith & Big Bill, the story of which came together over the last week. After Keith and Bill picked up a win over two indie wrestlers Wednesday, Lashley and MVP gave the thumbs up to the challenge issued last week. Since winning the titles in late-January, Lashley and Benjamin have defended the titles twice.

Additionally, the Opps (Samoa Joe, Hook and Katsuyori Shibata) announced they will be in Philadelphia and are looking for a fight.

Here’s the current lineup for the pay-per-view:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Megan Bayne
  • AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW International Champion Kenny Omega defends against Ricochet and Mike Bailey in a three-way
  • AEW Trios Champions Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli) defend against Rated FTR (Cope, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • ROH World Champion Chris Jericho defends against Bandido in a title vs. mask match
  • AEW TNT Champion Daniel Garcia defends against Adam Cole with no time limit and no interference
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley) defend against Bryan Keith & Big Bill
  • Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight in an Owen Hart Foundation tournament first round match
  • Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart in an Owen Hart Foundation tournament first round match
  • The Opps (Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata) make an appearance