On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Hikaru Shida advanced to the next round of the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. She defeated Julia Hart in a back-and-forth encounter before ultimately securing the pinfall win via her falcon arrow finisher.
The longest reigning AEW Women’s Champion in history thus joined Toni Storm and Jamie Hayter in the next round of Owen Hart tourney. Storm won her first qualifying match against The Bunny on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. This also marked a surprise debut by Storm in the AEW. As for Jamie Hayter, she defeated Skye Blue in a qualifying match on last Friday’s Rampage, in the next round of the tournament.
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In the early part of last month, Hikaru Shida made her return to action on an episode of AEW Rampage after Serena Deeb defeated Leyla Grey in a “Professor’s 5 Minute Rookie Challenge”. Deeb continued with the attack on the emerging wrestler until Shida ran down to make the save with her kendo stick in a surprising capacity.
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Deen and Shida almost got involved in a physical confrontation after Shida’s victory in the Owen Hart tournament, last night from the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Deeb surprised her from behind with a steel chair. But before she was attacked, Shida caught Serena Deeb in the act and fight back with the kendo stick to defend herself. This could be an angle to keep “The Professor of AEW” off the TV, for the time being.
It was announced tonight that the next match in the Owen Hart tournament will take place during this week’s AEW Rampage. Willow Nightingale and Red Velvet have been paired opposite each other in a first-round qualifying match. The winner will eventually join Storm, Hayter, and Shida in the next round.
It’s been noted that the Owen Hart tournament finals will take place at the 2022 AEW Double Or Nothing pay-per-view, which is expected to go down in late May. Dr. Martha Hart will be live at Double Or Nothing to present the winners with their trophies. No future opportunity has been announced for the tourney winner but we expect that she’d receive a title shot in the future.
