AEW Dynamite Notes: Stokely Hathaway Surprise Return & Aligns with FTR, Jamie Hayter vs. Mercedes Mone for Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals Set for Double or Nothing 2025, Samoa Joe vs. Jon Moxley for AEW World Title Set for AEW Beach Break 2025, 4/26 Collision Playoff Palooza Card

AEW
Apr 23, 2025

Stokely Hathaway Makes Surprise Return & Joins FTR as Their New Agent

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana featured Stokely Hathaway making a surprise return.

During the show, Tony Shiavone was in the ring and prepared to call out FTR. This led to Hathaway coming out to interrupt and introduced as “Big Stoke” and the “living legends” FTR.

All three went down to the ring and Hathaway talked about all of the crimes being committed by people in AEW including Swerve Strickland, Hangman Adam Page, and Jon Moxley. Hathaway talked about how those people were left unpunished while FTR got suspended for touching Tony Schiavone. Hathaway then stated that he promises he will have the suspension against FTR expunged from their permanent record and the fine reimbursed to them. Hathaway stated that any questions for FTR will now go through their new agent, which he revealed to be himself.

This led to Cash Wheeler speaking next and talked about their recent actions towards Daniel Garcia. Dax Harwood talked next and after some words, he called out the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express’ Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson to the ring, which they did. After some insults-filled words by Harwood directed at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Morton got upset leading to a confrontation and then an ambush attack caused by Hathaway that ended with FTR laying out Morton and Gibson.

This was Hathaway’s first appearance since this past September.

Jamie Hayter Advances to Finals of 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament, Hayter vs. Mercedes Mone Set for Double or Nothing 2025

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured one Semifinal Round match for this year’s Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament.

This match was Jamie Hayter defeating Kris Statlander.

As a result of her victory, Hayter will be facing off against Mercedes Mone in the Finals of this year’s Women’s Owen Hart Cup tournament at Double or Nothing 2025 on May 25th at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Current card for AEW Double or Nothing 2025:

  • 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Finals – Will Ospreay vs. winner of Hangman Adam Page/Kyle Fletcher
  • 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Finals – Mercedes Mone vs. Jamie Hayter

Samoa Joe vs. Jon Moxley for AEW World Title Set for AEW Dynamite Beach Break 2025 Show

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured one new match announced for Dynamite Beach Break 2025, which takes place on May 14th at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

This new match announced was an AEW World Championship match of Samoa Joe vs. Jon Moxley (c).

This match was initially setup over recent weeks shows over Joe and The Opps’ bad blood issues with Moxley and the Death Riders.

Current card for May 14th AEW Dynamite Beach Break 2025 show:

  • AEW World Championship – Samoa Joe vs. Jon Moxley (c)

Current Card for This Week’s AEW Collision Show Playoff Palooza Show

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured four new matches announced for the card of this week’s AEW Collision Playoff Palooza show on April 26th.

This upcoming show will be taped on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana as part of AEW’s Dynamite tapings that night.

Among the notable new matches announced included an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Queen Aminata vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm (c).

This match was setup following a backstage interview segment involving Storm, Luther, and Aminata over Storm talking about this year’s field for the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament and issuing an open challenge for this week’s Collision show. This challenge was answered by Aminata and Storm accepted it.

The new matches announced were:

  • AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminatior match – Queen Aminata vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm (c)
  • ROH World Championship – Dralistico vs. Bandido (c)
  • FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Blake Christian

Current card for April 26th AEW Collision Playoff Palooza:

  • AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminatior match – Queen Aminata vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm (c)
  • ROH World Championship – Dralistico vs. Bandido (c)
  • Tornado Tag match – Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Cru (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)
  • FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Blake Christian
  • Hologram to appear
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