Tony Khan, AEW CEO, General Manager & Chief Of Creative, announced Joe vs. Max Caster in tomorrow’s AEW Dynamite, Boston. This will be the first qualifying match in the men’s tournament. Khan said:
Arriving last week at ROH #SupercardOfHonor, @SamoaJoe is signed with @AEW & has said that he plans to dominate! Samoa Joe debuts in AEW vs. @PlatinumMax in an Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Qualifier Bout on #AEWDynamite LIVE @ 8 pm ET/7 pm CT on @TBSNetwork TOMORROW night!
Tony Khan also announced that Dynamite will host the third qualifier in The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. He said:
Tomorrow on Wednesday Night Dynamite is a huge night of pro wrestling on TBS, and the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Qualifiers continue to LIVE on #AEWDynamite @ 8 pm ET/7 pm CT with @shidahikaru vs. @TheJuliaHart! @jmehytr + and Toni Storm are already in the field, who’s next?
Last week’s AEW Dynamite
Toni Storm made her debut last week at AEW Dynamite with a win over The Bunny in a qualifier. Jamie Hayter defeated Skye Blue last week at AEW Rampage to become the second woman’s wrestler to reach the tournament.
Joe made his surprise return from ROH at Friday’s Supercard of Honor XV event. At the main event, Jonathan Gresham defeated Bandido to become Undisputed ROH World Champion. However, Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt attacked Gresham and Lee Moriarty. After defeating Moriarty earlier in the evening, Lethal turned on Matt Sydal and challenged Gresham for an immediate title match. Gresham refused because of his previous actions. Gresham got beaten down by Dutt. Moriarty attempted to help Gresham, but he failed. That’s when Joe emerged, he faced Lethal and then choked Dutt.
Tony Khan declared that Joe “All Elite” following Supercard of Honor will be signed to both AEW & ROH. As this was later confirmed.
Joe will make his first appearance at AEW Dynamite. Supercard of Honor XV’s first appearance for AEW was in June 2015. WWE released the ROH Hall of Famer, former ROH World Champion, from his contract on January 6. It is believed that he had a 30-day clause which would have expired on February 5.
AEW Dynamite latest lineup
Keep watching for updates on tomorrow’s AEW Dynamite at the Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts. Here is the latest lineup:
* New AEW/ROH star Samoa Joe vs. Max Caster in the first qualifying match for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament. This will be Joe’s AEW debut
* Hikaru Shida vs. Julia Hart in the third qualifying match for The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. The winner joins Toni Storm and Jamie Hayter as confirmed entrants
* Shawn Dean vs. Shawn Spears
* Christian Cage vs. Adam Cole
* The Hardys vs. The Butcher and The Blade in a Tables Match
* FTR defends the AAA World Tag Team Titles and the ROH World Tag Team Titles against The Young Bucks
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