Tony Khan has put in a variety of thought into getting the chance for AEW to honor the legacy of Owen Hart. The Owen Hart Event finals will happen at Double or Nothing, the All Elite Wrestling boss has revealed.
Tony Khan and AEW introduced many weeks again that that they had an settlement with Martha Hart, Owen Hart’s widow, to honor the legend’s legacy with a event in AEW. There will likely be separate tournaments for women and men.
Chatting with Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Tony Khan defined how the choice to have the finals at Double or Nothing took place.
“Speaking to her about how the legacy of Owen can be handled, I instructed her we’d make it a prime precedence to ensure we’d do one thing that might have nice influence on the followers, but in addition the place she may take part. She’s a trainer in Canada and together with her instructing schedule, we checked out AEW occasions. Double or Nothing is among the most necessary exhibits we now have, it is the place the corporate started, and it’s totally becoming that on the three-year anniversary of our first AEW present, we are going to crown Owen Hart (Cup) winners. I mentioned it with Martha and I believed it could be cool to deal with the Owen like different prestigious cups in sports activities.” (h/t: Fightful)
Tony Khan thought-about AEW Revolution for the finals
In the identical interview, Tony Khan acknowledged that in the first place he thought-about the Revolution pay-per-view for the finals. However Double or Nothing was lastly chosen maintaining Martha Hart’s schedule in thoughts.
“For instance, Wimbledon, there’s a males’s and ladies’s winner. Martha thought this was glorious and was in favor of it. The Owen will crown a males’s and ladies’s event winner and there’s no higher place than Double or Nothing. I had thought-about Revolution, it is also an enormous occasion, however Orlando is just not as near the place Martha lives as Las Vegas. Additionally, March is just not as conducive to her private calender together with her instructing schedule as Might.”
The Owen Hart Cup will certainly be a terrific event with many AEW stars being the favorites to win. It is going to be fascinating to see which women and men AEW decides to present this prestigious honor to.
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