"What did poor Owen Hart do to deserve this?" - Wrestling legend slams recent match in the AEW tournament
Wrestling veteran Jim Cornette has shared his thoughts on the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament that is currently being run by AEW. He specifically discussed the recent qualifying match between Julia Hart and Hikaru Shida.
AEW president Tony Khan previously announced the tournament as part of a partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation, a charity that was set up in 2000 by Owen's widow, Martha Hart.
So far, the likes of Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter and Red Velvet have entered the bracket. Meanwhile, Samoa Joe became the first man to qualify when he defeated Max Caster on the April 6th edition of AEW Dynamite.
On the same show, Hikaru Shida faced Julia Hart in a qualifying match. On his podcast, "Jim Cornette Experience", the former WWE manager criticized Julia's attire and wondered what Owen did to deserve this.
"The Owen Hart tournament is still underway, Julia Hart vs. Hikaru Shida," said Cornette. "What did poor Owen Hart do to deserve this? Julia Hart is now a one-eyed heel from pirate university, she’s wearing a letterman’s jacket and a black eye patch, she looks like if Captain Hook had decided to do his scholarly studies.” [3:42:52-3:43:30]
Toni Storm also mentioned in the NEW Road To Dynamite Webisode how She's Hungry and Focused moving forward in the Owen Hart Cup. sounds like she's gonna be Strong Contender to win it 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/9m4jYFh6o9
Cornette went on to admit that he didn't end up watching the match in its entirety.
“Again I watched 30 seconds of this match and thought better of it, Cornette added.” [3:45:45-3:45:48]
If you missed the April 6th episode of AEW Dynamite, read all of the results here.
The Owen Hart Cup will conclude at AEW Double or Nothing 2022
With tournament spots being filled up quickly on both the men's and women's sides of things, many fans are looking to the culmination of the tournament.
The company has announced that the competition will conclude at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view in Las Vegas on May 29th, 2022.
Owen Hart cup tournament announced, finishing at double or nothing. Martha Hart will present the award and more info will drop on dynamite this week 🔥 #AEWRampage
The tournament will officially kick off on the May 11th edition of Dynamite, where the first set of quarter-final matches will take place.
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