TheOwen Hart Foundation Tournament, simply known as theOwen Hart Cup, is a series ofprofessional wrestling tournaments produced annually by the American promotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) in partnership withThe Owen Hart Foundation. It consists of twosingle-elimination tournaments, one each for men and women, and the respective winners receive a trophy called "The Owen" as well as a commemorative championship belt. Beginning in 2024, Owen Hart Cup winners would also earn matches for AEW'smen's andwomen's world championships atAll In, AEW's biggest event of the year.
Established in September 2021, the inaugural tournaments concluded at theDouble or Nothingpay-per-view in May 2022 whereAdam Cole andDr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. won the men's and women's tournaments, respectively. It is named in honor ofOwen Hart, who wrestled primarily inStampede Wrestling, theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002), andNew Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) from 1986 until his death in 1999.
In September 2021, the Americanprofessional wrestling promotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced the establishment of the Owen Hart Cup, an annual tournament to honor the legacy ofOwen Hart, a prominent wrestler during the 1980s and 1990s who died at theWorld Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE)Over the Edgepay-per-view in 1999. The tournament was established in collaboration withThe Owen Hart Foundation.[1] On December 17, AEW revealed that there would be both a men's and women's version of the tournament,[2] and the respective winners would receive a trophy called "The Owen Cup"[1] as well as championship belts modeled after the oldStampede Wrestling North American Championship. Based on theHart Family pink and black, the Women's winner receives a pink belt while the Men's winner receives a black belt. It was also confirmed that the tournaments would begin in May, culminating with the finals atDouble or Nothing.[3] In deciding why there would be both a men's and women's tournament,Tony Khan likened it toWimbledon, which also has both men's and women's tournaments.[4]
On the April 26, 2023, episode ofDynamite, Khan announced that the 2023 tournament's opening ceremony would occur at that year'sDouble or Nothing PPV. He also said that tournament matches would happen in Owen's home country of Canada at theForbidden Door PPV, and the tournament would conclude in Owen's hometown ofCalgary, Alberta, on the fifth episode ofCollision on July 15.[5] For 2023, both the men's and women's tournaments featured an eight wrestler field, and wrestlers from AEW partner promotionNew Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) also participated.[6]
On theDouble or Nothing Buy-In, Khan announced that the 2024 tournament would take place and the tournament would conclude in Owen's hometown ofCalgary, Alberta, onDynamite on July 10. The winners of both tournaments would receive a match for the respectiveworld championship in their division (theAEW World Championship for the men, and theAEW Women's World Championship for the women) atAll In.[7][8]
On the April 2, 2025 episode ofDynamite, the brackets were announced for the 2025 tournament. Both the men's and women's tournaments featured an eight wrestler field, and the winners received world championship matches in their respective divisions atAll In.
| Year | Winners | Final | Losing finalist | World title match | ||
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| Event | Date | Venue | ||||
| 2022 | Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Double or Nothing | May 29, 2022 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada | Ruby Soho | None |
| Adam Cole | Samoa Joe | |||||
| 2023 | Willow Nightingale | Collision | July 15, 2023 | Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta | Ruby Soho | None[a] |
| Ricky Starks | CM Punk | None[b] | ||||
| 2024 | Mariah May | Dynamite | July 10, 2024 | Willow Nightingale | Defeated"Timeless" Toni Storm atAll In London | |
| Bryan Danielson | "Hangman" Adam Page | DefeatedSwerve Strickland in aTitle vs. Career match atAll In London | ||||
| 2025 | Mercedes Moné | Double or Nothing | May 25, 2025 | Desert Diamond Arena Glendale, Arizona | Jamie Hayter | Was defeated by"Timeless" Toni Storm atAll In: Texas |
| "Hangman" Adam Page | Will Ospreay | DefeatedJon Moxley in aTexas Deathmatch atAll In: Texas | ||||
| Qualifiers Dynamite (March 30, April 6 and 20, 2022) Rampage (April 1, 8, and 15, May 6, 2022) | Quarterfinals Dynamite (May 11 and 18, 2022) Rampage (May 13 and 20, 2022) | Semifinals Dynamite (May 25, 2022) Rampage (May 27, 2022) | Final Double or Nothing (May 29, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| The Bunny | 8:40 | ||||||||||||||
| Toni Storm | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toni Storm | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | 8:30 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Skye Blue | 5:40 | ||||||||||||||
| Toni Storm | 9:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Danielle Kamela | 6:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Maki Itoh[c] | 6:45 | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | ||||||||||||||
| — | Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | 13:20 | ||||||||||||||
| Riho | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuka Sakazaki | 9:20 | ||||||||||||||
| Riho | 9:05 | ||||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Robyn Renegade | 8:20 | ||||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | 10:05 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Velvet | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | 5:15 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Velvet | 7:35 | ||||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander[d] | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hikaru Shida | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Julia Hart | 7:10 | ||||||||||||||
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| Qualifiers Dynamite (April 6, 20, and 27, May 4, 2022) Rampage (April 22 and 29, 2022) | Quarterfinals Dynamite (May 11 and 18, 2022) | Semifinals Dynamite (May 18 and 25, 2022) | Final Double or Nothing (May 29, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Max Caster | 2:45 | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Elite[c] | 10:25 | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | ||||||||||||||
| — | Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | TKO | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle O'Reilly | 12:40 | ||||||||||||||
| Dante Martin | 9:40 | ||||||||||||||
| Rey Fénix | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Rey Fénix | 12:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle O'Reilly | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Jungle Boy | 13:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | 12:30 | ||||||||||||||
| Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 11:15 | ||||||||||||||
| Adam Cole | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Dax Harwood | 15:35 | ||||||||||||||
| Dax Harwood | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Cash Wheeler | 15:05 | ||||||||||||||
| Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Hardy | 7:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Swerve Strickland | 10:25 | ||||||||||||||
| Darby Allin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Darby Allin | 10:15 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Hardy | Pin[e] | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Fish | 10:20 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Hardy | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals Rampage (June 23, 2023) Collision (June 24, 2023) Forbidden Door: Zero Hour (June 25, 2023) Dynamite (July 5, 2023) | Semifinals Dynamite (July 12, 2023) Rampage (July 14, 2023) | Final Collision (July 15, 2023) | ||||||||||||
| Anna Jay A.S. | 9:20 | |||||||||||||
| Skye Blue | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Skye Blue | 8:15 | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | 10:10 | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | 9:10 | |||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Nyla Rose | 8:55 | |||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Athena | 10:00 | |||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Athena | 7:50 | |||||||||||||
| Billie Starkz | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals Forbidden Door (June 25, 2023) Collision (July 1, 2023) | Semifinals Collision (July 8, 2023) | Final Collision (July 15, 2023) | ||||||||||||
| CM Punk | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 13:40 | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | 15:36 | |||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Roderick Strong | 12:40 | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | 19:36 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Starks | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dustin Rhodes | 13:25 | |||||||||||||
| Powerhouse Hobbs | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Powerhouse Hobbs | 10:44 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Starks | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Starks | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | 12:30 | |||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals Dynamite (June 19, 2024) Rampage (June 21, 2024) Collision (June 29, 2024) Forbidden Door: Zero Hour (June 30, 2024) | Semifinals Dynamite:Beach Break (July 3, 2024) Rampage:Beach Break (July 5, 2024) | Final Dynamite (July 10, 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Serena Deeb | 11:00 | |||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | 8:10 | |||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Nyla Rose | 7:50 | |||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | 12:50 | |||||||||||||
| Mariah May | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Deonna Purrazzo | 9:05 | |||||||||||||
| Hikaru Shida | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hikaru Shida | 12:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mariah May | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mariah May | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Saraya | 8:30 | |||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals Dynamite (June 19 and 26, 2024) Forbidden Door (June 30, 2024) Dynamite:Beach Break (July 3, 2024) | Semifinals Dynamite:Beach Break (July 3, 2024) Collision (July 6, 2024) | Final Dynamite (July 10, 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Claudio Castagnoli | 11:05 | |||||||||||||
| Pac | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Pac | 16:45 | |||||||||||||
| Bryan Danielson | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Bryan Danielson | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 20:20 | |||||||||||||
| Bryan Danielson | Pin | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page | 25:45 | |||||||||||||
| Rey Fenix | 9:20 | |||||||||||||
| Jay White | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jay White | 15:40 | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Jarrett | 11:15 | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page[c] | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals Dynasty (April 6, 2025) Dynamite (April 9, 2025) Collision (April 12, 2025) | Semifinals Dynamite:Spring BreakThru (April 16, 2025) Dynamite (April 23, 2025) | Final Double or Nothing (May 25, 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Billie Starkz | 13:55 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | 12:10 | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Rosa | 9:40 | |||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | 21:15 | |||||||||||||
| Mercedes Moné | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Julia Hart | 13:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mercedes Moné | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mercedes Moné | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Athena | 21:10 | |||||||||||||
| Harley Cameron | 10:30 | |||||||||||||
| Athena | Pin | |||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals Dynasty (April 6, 2025) Collision (April 12, 2025) Dynamite:Spring BreakThru (April 16, 2025) | Semifinals Dynamite:Spring BreakThru (April 16, 2025) Dynamite (April 30, 2025) | Final Double or Nothing (May 25, 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Knight[f] | 13:50 | |||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Konosuke Takeshita | 21:45 | |||||||||||||
| Brody King | 12:20 | |||||||||||||
| Konosuke Takeshita | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | 36:55 | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mark Briscoe | 16:15 | |||||||||||||
| Kyle Fletcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kyle Fletcher | 23:25 | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page | Pin | |||||||||||||
| "Hangman" Adam Page | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Josh Alexander[c] | 13:05 | |||||||||||||
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