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00:00Owen Hart was one of my best friends.
00:03We hit it off from the moment I met him
00:06backstage at a tri-state wrestling show
00:09in Philadelphia in 1991.
00:13We started traveling, we had a lot of things in common.
00:17We were both legendarily frugal on the road
00:23and there's even a somewhat publicized contest
00:25between me and Owen to see who could go farther
00:28on a $20 bill.
00:31The man he was, the husband, the father, the brother,
00:38the son, the friend, I've never met anybody like him
00:45in my entire life.
00:47Our bond was not made because of what we shared in the ring,
00:53it was what we shared as friends, as fathers, as husbands.
01:00As great as he was in the ring,
01:03he was even better outside of it.
01:06One of the best men I've ever met in my life.
01:10And the thing that I miss most about him, when he showed up,
01:18everything was better.
01:21Your day was better, your match was better,
01:24your conversations were better.
01:25You're truly a special human being.
01:31What an amazing way to honor Owen's memory,
01:36having the Owen Hart Foundation Cup.
01:39I know if Owen was here today, he would be so proud.
01:44I know how much it means to the AEW wrestlers.
01:47To etch their name in history alongside the name of Owen Hart,
01:51it doesn't get any better than that.
01:54Everybody that enters the Owen comes out of it a better human being.
02:06I think the thing that makes this tournament so special...
02:12The name attached to it is one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever.
02:18The winner of this match,
02:19and the winner of the Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament.
02:24Last year I felt sure and it stuck with me for a year.
02:30I left it all out there.
02:31I have nothing to be ashamed of.
02:33But man, I wanted that so bad.
02:36I've dreamt of a moment like this my entire career.
02:40I've never wanted something more in my life
02:43but to go to Wembley Stadium
02:46and find a way to main event that son of a bitch.
02:55Wait a minute, what the hell?
02:57Hey, Oscar!
02:58What?
02:59A second!
03:01Osprey!
03:03One step closer.
03:07Everybody wants to talk about this is a foregone conclusion.
03:10This is the story that has already been written.
03:14Sounds like Scorsese himself has written it.
03:16It's already in the stars. This is destiny.
03:20I've made a career ruining plans for people.
03:25I'll be the one to upset Will Osprey.
03:27I'll be the one to upset his wife, cheering him on every step of the way.
03:32Congratulations on your marriage, by the way.
03:34I wish I got the invite.
03:43This was a shocking and heartbreaking week for Maya World.
03:48Tragically, unexpectedly lost her younger brother, Jetuan Wilson.
03:53It was because of her brother that she fell in love with professional wrestling,
03:56wanted to be a wrestler.
03:57And tonight she gets to live out her dream in honor of Jetuan.
04:00Rolls her up, one, two, and three!
04:04Maya World!
04:06What an upset!
04:09For six months, I was watching.
04:15Alex Windsor in this first round match,
04:17the 2026 Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament,
04:20originally slated to face Willow Nightingale.
04:23But Willow Nightingale, due to injury, forced to withdraw.
04:26Willow, now replaced by this wild card entrant.
04:30Who will it be?
04:35It does not get much bigger than Mercedes Monet!
04:45I didn't come back for redemption.
04:47I came back for what's mine.
04:50Mercedes advancing to the semi-final round.
04:54And the CEO always collects.
05:02Mya, she came into action with a very heavy heart, but she said there was nowhere else that she wanted
05:07to be.
05:07He taught me a lot. He showed me wrestling, you know?
05:11I always thought I was fighting for something bigger.
05:17But when I lost my brother, someone who I grew up with, someone who I was always around, there's something
05:24like different in my heart now.
05:26Like, I feel like I'm really fighting for him.
05:29Anything I've been through, I've never let it hinder me.
05:34I've always used it to be stronger and just channeled that into everything I've done in wrestling.
05:39Wrestling at a place like Wembley, it'd be amazing. It'd be everything that I've ever dreamed of.
05:45Dreams don't win championships. I do.
05:50Mercedes Monet have a chance to become a two-time Owen Hart Foundation tournament winner.
05:55Hazuki in the deep water and is forced to tap out!
06:00Two down. So many more to go.
06:03Obviously, nobody expected me to be in the tournament. I come in, I win the first round.
06:08She battled through and scored. Triumph against Sky Blue.
06:12Now against the longest reigning Ring of Honor Women's Champion of all time.
06:16This is really a huge test.
06:19Maya World wins three!
06:21Oh my God!
06:22Oh my God!
06:23What an upset!
06:24People expect other people to win, but expectations don't win matches. I did.
06:31Maya World will now face Mercedes Monet in the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament.
06:42Now Maya, I know that you are fighting for your brother, and he is the reason why you're here today.
06:49You have spent your whole life trying to make it here.
06:53While I spent mine making history and becoming a global icon.
06:58I have carried this entire industry on my back for way too long to let my biggest fan try to
07:03take what's mine.
07:05This tournament, every win, every moment that I've had so far just goes to show that my time is now,
07:10and it's time to prove to the world exactly who I am.
07:15I can tell you in all my years, I don't believe I have ever met someone as driven to be
07:22the best as Mercedes.
07:25And in AEW, there's one way to prove that you're the best, and that's to win the AEW World Championship.
07:31And trust me, once you have the World Championship, you want it worse than ever.
07:38This is a big test for me to make sure that not only my body is okay, but like my
07:42mind is completely focused going into such an important match with a guy that used to be in my faction,
07:48that used to stay in my house.
07:50It's just, there's so many emotions going into there, but the one thing that keeps going in my mind over
07:55and over again is I'm getting one more step closer to the final of the Owen and one more step
08:01closer to Wembley Stadium.
08:04I learned about Swerp Strickland through my oldest son, Dewey.
08:07He was like this diamond in the rough who has become a polished diamond.
08:12Now his sights are set on the finals of the Owen, his sights are set on Wembley Stadium and the
08:18world title.
08:19When I say something, I deliver. Even more so against you, Will Ospreay.
08:25It's the only route that I can see myself getting into that main event spot.
08:29I just got to hope that in prep and in skull sessions is going to be enough to get the
08:34win tonight.
08:35This is not the same man that Mark Davis thinks he knows. He's stronger in his body, stronger in mind,
08:42and stronger in spirit.
08:44The winner of this match is headed to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation tournament, and we know the
08:49length of Swerp Strickland goes to get what he wants.
08:52True power is somebody or something that you just can't control.
08:58Swerp told me to expect these rules to maybe be stretched, possibly broken tonight.
09:04It's something that lies beyond rules, guidelines.
09:08The chance to go on, divide for the world championship at Wembley at all in.
09:14True power is dead certainty.
09:16True power is something you can look right in the eye and know that there's nothing that you can do
09:21about it.
09:22We are seeing a little different edge, and there's no doubt the impact that the Deathriders has had on Will
09:27Ospreay.
09:28True power is Swerp Strickland.
09:31That may be just what Brody King needed.
09:34Swerp wants that title back.
09:35It will be Swerp Strickland and Will Ospreay in the finals of the 2026 Men's Owen Hart Foundation tournament.
09:43It's all or nothing.
09:45I'm either going to leave everything out in the ring and die trying, or I'm going to get my hand
09:50raised.
09:51I've always been doubted all my career.
09:53That's what made me more dangerous than anybody else.
09:57You don't see me coming.
09:59Everybody shows up and everyone unites together.
10:02The more you doubt me, the greater I become.
10:06To be the first Englishman to win a world championship in Wembley Stadium.
10:11I will put you down by any means necessary.
10:20Dammit, I got something to say.
10:23Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
10:25Let me take you back to 2023.
10:26My brother, my tag team partner, in the blink of an eye, gone.
10:31Deep down in my core, couldn't find no joy.
10:34Making my debut in AEW.
10:37Came across some friends.
10:38Was down to conglomerate.
10:40Finally, I felt the joy.
10:43And then we crossed paths.
10:45If your brother was here in the flesh tonight, he'd say chicken.
10:49It shouldn't have been me in that accident.
10:51I've never felt the hatred that you made me feel.
10:54It should have been you.
10:57Max, I've never hated a man like I hate you.
11:00And you know damn well what happened when I got my hands on you.
11:04I pinned your bloody ass right in the middle of this ring.
11:08Now, you got something that I want.
11:11That AEW world title.
11:16This right here is the only world title in this sport that matters.
11:20This right here is the best professional wrestler in the world today.
11:24And now there's a long line of men who keep calling me and my championship out.
11:28You say you're the best.
11:30Prove it.
11:31Prove it, Max.
11:33If I want something, then I'm going to earn it.
11:35I talked to the boss.
11:38Six on six.
11:40We're going to do all that in a steel cage.
11:46Mark, if your team wins, you get a guaranteed title shot.
11:50I got my three boys right here.
11:53I'm going to raise it.
11:54Darby, the cash club.
11:55I'm going to be walking onto the battlefield shoulder to shoulder with my brothers who I would die for.
12:00They would die for me.
12:01Max, who you got?
12:04We have concocted the most dangerous team that has ever existed.
12:07The Jets.
12:08Kevin Knight.
12:09Kate Doyle.
12:10Kyle Fletcher.
12:11Andrade next.
12:12I don't care what it takes.
12:14I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that you fight Max for that championship.
12:19Because the glass ceiling, Mark.
12:21I did it.
12:22Now it's your turn.
12:23Can Mark Briscoe win the AEW title from MJF?
12:29Yeah.
12:30They love you, Mark.
12:31You want to know why they love you?
12:32They love you because they feel bad for you because your brother died.
12:35And yeah, that's hard.
12:36But to be honest, that's not why I feel bad for you.
12:38I feel bad for you because you're actually delusional enough to think you have a prayer at obtaining the triple
12:45B.
12:45You call yourself the devil.
12:48Ain't that cute?
12:50I don't know if you read the book, but you lose.
12:54I got this voice inside of me that says,
12:57You was born to fly.
12:58I got that little voice inside of me that says,
13:00With wings like an eagle, we gon' mount up.
13:03In the small of our lives.
13:08So much of what we do in professional wrestling is based on honor.
13:12And it's understood that the honor works both ways.
13:15When I say that, I mean, when I was a young wrestler, I wanted more than anything to go to
13:19Japan.
13:20For the experience, but also for the honor of having been there.
13:24Once you say you've been to Japan, it meant you could wrestle.
13:27I'm a Tekla fan.
13:29I do love the Toxic Spider.
13:31If she has that kind of impact on a grizzled veteran like myself,
13:35I know she's got that kind of impact on AEW viewers around the world.
13:39Yeah, I never grew up wanting this.
13:41I never had a poster of Sting on my wall.
13:45One night, I stumbled into a bar, and there was this guy,
13:48and he was getting the piss beaten out of him with the raw chicken.
13:51And I was like,
13:55I can do that.
13:58Bitches!
13:59Bitches!
14:00Dumb bitches!
14:02I'm not off this world.
14:04I never was.
14:07And I never will be.
14:10Tekla!
14:11I came back!
14:14I was an outsider.
14:16But at some point, I just decided to make stardom mine.
14:21They just couldn't take it anymore.
14:23What's up?
14:36What's up?
14:38This girl would make me sick to my damn stomach.
14:43And then, and then...
14:46Tekla!
14:47You're a cop!
14:49As long as I have this, I'm in charge of women's wrestling.
14:53If I want to use this to get back at stardom for firing me,
14:57I'm 100% gonna do that.
14:59There will be no forbidden door.
15:01There is nothing for you!
15:03If one person from stardom comes to AEW,
15:08I would burn that company down to the ground!
15:12I am declaring death to stardom!
15:18Tekla!
15:19That's it!
15:21Starlight Kid, one of the greatest stars of stardom.
15:25I love you!
15:29Starlight Kid, you're such an important part of this world,
15:33but I'm gonna make sure it stops spinning.
15:37When I use this belt,
15:40I become champion!
15:43Stardom doesn't care about you.
15:45You know how I know?
15:46Because you're putting you in a ring with me.
15:50F*** you!
15:56Being able to main event all in London at Wembley Stadium
16:00for the second time, the only man to do so,
16:02will make Swerve Strickland an icon.
16:05Gotta say, I haven't really liked what I've been seeing from you.
16:10I have not forgotten about what they did to me.
16:13To let that go is one of the most difficult things I've had to do as a man.
16:17It shows me an act of desperation.
16:19Now he is relying on the Death Riders,
16:22people that we fought so hard against in 2025.
16:25To be told, bro, you changed.
16:26He thinks he needs them to make him stronger,
16:29to make him a real killer.
16:30I know that I need to become something more
16:32to become a world champion.
16:34because he knows deep down that he's facing an actual killer.
16:37You're a man standing in the way of my dream.
16:40You're a man standing in the way of my country's dream.
16:44Congratulations on making it to the Owen Cup Finals
16:47by beating your teacher, Athena.
16:50She's someone who I've studied.
16:51I've probably watched every match of hers ever.
16:54But I'm not your teacher.
16:56I'm your boss, bitch.
16:59Everything that she did, I was like, if I want to be successful,
17:02I don't need to follow that blueprint exactly,
17:04but I know that's a good place to start.
17:06This match is not about your story.
17:08It's about mine.
17:11I've made a career after ruining plans for people.
17:15I sat back and watched other people get opportunities that I deserve.
17:20I've been waiting my whole career for this.
17:22This is my dream, bro.
17:24I do what it takes.
17:25If there was one wrestler to represent our country, it's me.
17:28This is the semifinals for my World Cup.
17:32You will always be little brother to me, bro.
17:34You have not been able to beat me in ten years.
17:37I'm the anomaly of professional wrestling.
17:40Can Mercedes secure her second tournament win?
17:44I'm fighting for something bigger than her, bigger than me, bigger than anything.
17:48Dreams don't win championships.
17:51I do.
17:53This is all I've ever wanted, to stand in a ring in a place like Wembley Stadium.
17:58and I will find a way.
18:03Our world.
18:04A massive event with global implications.
18:08It's smaller than ever.
18:11Pro Wrestling's biggest powerhouse is coming together
18:15to give you an event like you've never seen before.
18:20Forbidden Door has changed the landscape of professional wrestling.
18:22Legends from New Japan Pro Wrestling, CMLL, stardom all here.
18:29It really allows the greatest athletes to compete against one another.
18:34And when all corners of the globe converge, conflict is inevitable.
18:41Some turn this conflict into opportunity.
18:44There's one thing you're not going to take from me.
18:47The Owen Hart Cup.
18:48I have a chance to fulfill my country's dream and win the world championship.
18:54I'm going to beat you again.
18:57Open the door.
18:59Are you able to prove your mind?
19:03Why don't you fly across the Pacific and come fight for your honor?
19:08I'm bringing a little IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship for the ride.
19:12Push back against the invading force.
19:16Zack Sabre Jr. is the best technical wrestler in the world.
19:20But Kenny Omega, are you still the best?
19:24I didn't think you'd come all this way.
19:26Just a challenge, little old me, but yet here you are.
19:31All elite wrestling.
19:33I want your very best.
19:37Because when a world of conflict arrives at your shores...
19:42The dogs present a new five-second pose.
19:47When you walk through that forbidden door, you're going to walk out as housebroken little pups.
19:54You want a shot at the continental championship?
19:57Shoot your shot, compadre.
20:00Why don't you stay the great wrestler you are on that side of the door?
20:05Because on this side of the door, I run this place.
20:09It's time to fight.
20:13I have a direct path to a title shot.
20:17We're going to do six on six.
20:22In a steel cage.
20:25None of those prayers will be answered.
20:27But all of ours will.
20:29We're going to beat them.
20:30And then this man is going to win that championship.
20:33Come on, I'm raising.
20:35Darby!
20:35Let's go!
20:36Yeah!
20:38That's what we love at you!
20:41Murphy North!
20:42That's what we love at you.
20:44This is pro wrestling.
20:46That's what we love at you!
20:49We say you're the best!
20:50You and you, and you, and you, and you!
20:55Who say you're the best?
20:56That's what we love at you!
20:59Prove it!
21:28Dzięki za oglądanie!
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