In an exciting announcement, Tony Khan revealed that the first round of the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament will feature a quarterfinal bout between Kris Statlander and Nyla Rose on the upcoming June 19th episode of AEW Dynamite.
This highly anticipated matchup marks the inaugural bout for the women’s division of the tournament. Additionally, as part of the tournament’s unfolding drama, the brackets are scheduled to be disclosed during the Dynamite broadcast, further intensifying the anticipation surrounding the event.
The current lineup for the upcoming AEW Dynamite on June 19th includes an array of matchups which are as follows:
- MJF vs. RUSH
- AEW Tag Team Title Eliminator: The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
- AEW Continental Title Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada vs. TBA
- Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa’s contract signing
- Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay Face-To-Face
- Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Quarterfinals: Claudio Castagnoli vs. PAC
- Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament bracket reveal
- Orange Cassidy, Dante Martin, Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong, Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita, Zack Sabre Jr.
- Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Quarterfinals: Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander
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Kris Statlander spoke about Jade Cargill leaving AEW and how she realises that she has big shoes to fill and that while she was happy to have Cargill’s last match in AEW, she wishes that Cargill stuck around so that the two could have more matches together.