Tony Khan Teases ‘Big Booking Plans’ For Owen Hart Cup Tournament

AEW President Tony Khan has stated that he has some big booking plans up his sleeve for the upcoming Owen Hart Cup Tournament.

On September 20, AEW announced a partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation, including a future Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Tony Khan noted that he intends for the tournament to be an annual tradition, celebrating the legacy of the late star.

Teasing match announcements, Khan said:

“This is going to be a tremendous, tremendous event and it’s a great partnership with Martha Hart and the Owen Hart Foundation. Martha is a very principled woman, to say the least. She’s a very intelligent woman, and she thought long and hard about this, and we talked for a long time about this.

“I talked to Martha about this for over a year on a regular basis. She put a lot of thought into it. We put a lot of thought into it and that’s how this came together. She’s a really good person and I think she wanted to make sure we’re good people too. And I really like Martha a lot, and I just can’t say enough great things about the legacy of Owen Hart and how much it means to so many of us.

“What a great opportunity this is to celebrate his life. We had this in the works for a long time. The Owen, I think can be a very special prize in wrestling. I think people are going to want to win the Owen, and I believe we’ll really establish it as a real special thing in AEW. A really special, annual tradition.

“I’ve got a few match announcements and a few big booking plans up my sleeve that I’m excited for people to find out about. And that’s all coming in due time. The Owen Hart announcement is really big for us. When we get through this huge night for us, I think next week, we’ll have a lot of cool stuff when the dust has settled.

“Chris Jericho introduced me to Martha, and without that introduction, I don’t think this would be happening. I really appreciate Chris. And I’m just very thankful he made that introduction to Martha.”

Chris Jericho previously confirmed that the tournament and partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation had been in the works for roughly a year and a half.

Transcription via Wrestling Inc.

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