Mercedes Moné Beats Hazuki to Reach Owen Cup Final, 1 Win From AEW Title Shot

Q: With feuds boiling inside one steel cage, which wrestler's inevitable betrayal will decide the champion's next challenger?

Andrade El Idolo looks like the wrestler most likely to decide MJF’s next challenger through a betrayal inside the steel cage. The strongest evidence is AEW’s own recent booking. In the 12-man preview on “Dynamite,” Andrade was visibly reluctant to work with MJF and Don Callis’s side, then showed remorse after being pushed into helping MJF attack Mark Briscoe. That hesitation was not subtle; it was framed as a man being forced into an alliance he does not fully accept. In a match where Briscoe earns a world title shot if his team wins, one Andrade turn at the wrong moment could directly swing the result. There are other internal fault lines, especially the simmering Don Callis Family tension between Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada. That feud is real and could explode in the cage. But Takeshita is on Briscoe’s side, while Okada is aligned with MJF’s team, making their conflict more of a parallel power struggle than the clearest trigger for deciding the stipulation. Andrade, by contrast, is positioned exactly where the finish matters most: on MJF’s side, under pressure from Callis, and already showing signs of breaking. If he refuses to follow orders, attacks a teammate, or simply leaves MJF exposed, Briscoe’s team could win and Briscoe would become the champion’s next challenger. So the most likely “inevitable betrayal” is Andrade turning against MJF’s camp.

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

Mercedes Moné defeated Hazuki on Wednesday to become the first wrestler into the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament final.
That semifinal win leaves Moné one victory away from an AEW Women’s World Championship match at Forbidden Door, the prize for winning the tournament.
Moné entered the field as a wildcard and has now beaten Alex Windsor and Hazuki despite never having held the AEW Women’s World Championship.
The final opponent will be either Maya World or Athena, while Forbidden Door also features the men’s Owen final between Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland.