In September 2021, the American
professional wrestling promotion
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced the establishment of the Owen Hart Cup, an annual tournament to honor the legacy of
Owen Hart, a prominent wrestler during the 1980s and 1990s who died at the
World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE)
Over the Edge pay-per-view in 1999. The tournament was established in collaboration with
The Owen Hart Foundation. On December 17, AEW revealed that there would be both a men's and women's version of the tournament, and the respective winners would receive a trophy called "The Owen Cup" In deciding why there would be both a men's and women's tournament,
Tony Khan likened it to
Wimbledon, which also has both men's and women's tournaments. On the April 26, 2023, episode of
Dynamite, Khan announced that the 2023 tournament's opening ceremony would occur at that year's
Double or Nothing PPV. He also said that tournament matches would happen in Owen's home country of Canada at the
Forbidden Door PPV, and the tournament would conclude in Owen's hometown of
Calgary, Alberta, on the fifth episode of
Collision on July 15. For 2023, both the men's and women's tournaments featured an eight wrestler field, and wrestlers from AEW partner promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) also participated. On the
Double or Nothing Buy-In, Khan announced that the 2024 tournament would take place and the tournament would conclude in Owen's hometown of
Calgary, Alberta, on
Dynamite on July 10. The winners of both tournaments would receive a match for the respective
world championship in their division (the
AEW World Championship for the men, and the
AEW Women's World Championship for the women) at
All In. On the April 2, 2025 episode of
Dynamite, the brackets were announced for the 2025 tournament. Both the men's and women's tournaments featured an eight wrestler field, and the winners received world championship matches in their respective divisions at
All In. ==Winners==