AEW Dynamite Spring Break Thru Results 4/16 - Owen Hart Cup Tournament Matches, Two Titles On The Line

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" Spring Break Thru on April 16, 2025, coming to you live from the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts!

The 2025 Men's and Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournaments will be continuing tonight, as "Hangman" Adam Page faces the Wild Card entrant in the last quarterfinals match of the men's tournament and Will Ospreay collides with Takeshita in the first semifinals match. In the women's tournament, reigning TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will be squaring off with reigning Ring of Honor Women's World Champion Athena in a semifinals match. Ospreay and Takeshita defeated Kevin Knight and Brody King respectively at AEW Dynasty on April 6 to advance, while Mone emerged victorious over Julia Hart at the same pay-per-view event and Athena defeated Harley Cameron on the April 12 edition of "AEW Collision".

Although PAC is currently sidelined with an injury that he sustained during last week's edition of "Dynamite", AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will be stepping in to defend the AEW World Trios Championship with his Death Riders stablemates Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta against The Opps' Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and HOOK. The two stables have encountered one another a handful of times over the course of the past couple of weeks, culminating when Joe and HOOK scored a win over Yuta and Castagnoli in tag team action last week despite Moxley's efforts to help them win which were thwarted by Shibata.

After retaining the AEW World Tag Team Championship against Bryan Keith and Big Bill at Dynasty, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Syndicate will be putting the title on the line once again as they defend against Gates of Agony's Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. Benjamin and Lashley declined to let MJF be part of The Hurt Syndicate last week despite his best efforts to join the group over the past couple of weeks and having the support of their stablemate MVP.

We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Mercedes Mone makes her way out to the ring. Athena follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They lock up as they make their way up the entrance ramp, then get into a verbal confrontation with one another before Mone cinches in a waist lock on Athena back down the entrance ramp and keeps it locked in as they re-enter the ring. Mone and Athena continue going back and forth locking one another in submission holds, but Mone lands a meteora on Athena in the corner. She cinches in a crossface on her.

Back from the break, Athena looks to land a piledriver on Mone. Mone escapes, then reverses into a Lung Blower on Athena and follows it up with a Tornado DDT. She then delivers The Three Amigos, but Athena lands a series of powerbombs on her. Mone sends Athena crashing out of the ring, and the two women brawl on the ring apron before Athena lands a scoop powerslam on Mone.

Athena locks in a cross face on Mone, but Mone sends her crashing into the barricade on the outside. Athena dropkicks Mone into the barricade, then dumps her back inside the ring and sets up for the O-Face. Mone counters into a roll up for the win.

Winner: Mercedes Mone

After the match, Mone spots Toni Storm and Luther in the balcony section of the arena.

We then head backstage to Renee Paquette chatting with "Hangman" Adam Page. The Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada approach Page, telling him that they think they can recruit The Death Riders to their side. 

"Hangman" Adam Page then makes his way down to the ring. Josh Alexander follows, revealing himself as the wild card entrant in the Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament.

The bell rings and the two exchange forearms. Page connects with a Fallaway Slam on Alexander, then lands a rolling forearm on him and lands a clothesline on him flying off the middle rope.

Back from the break, Page turns Alexander inside out with a clothesline. The two teeter on the ring apron, but Page sends Alexander crashing onto it with a back body drop. Page lands a moonsault off the top rope on Alexander, then sends Alexander crashing into the mat with a sit-out powerbomb and goes for a pin. Alexander kicks out.

Alexander sends Page crashing into the mat off his shoulders, then cinches in an Ankle Lock on Page. Page crawls over to the bottom rope to escape, then follows it up with a Dead Eye and goes for a pin. Alexander kicks out, then hits a crossbody on Page through the bottom rope and out of the ring. He dumps him back inside, then looks to cinch in the Ankle Lock on Page once again. Page then rolls up on Alexander for the win.

Winner: "Hangman" Adam Page

After the match, Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis make their way to the ring. Fletcher and Page brawl on the entrance ramp as Callis whispers something to Alexander. Page sets up for Buckshot Lariat, but Alexander attacks him from behind and heads to the back. Fletcher then sends Page crashing into the mat with a Brainbuster.

The Gates of Agony then make their way down to the ring. The Hurt Syndicate follow.

Toa Liona attacks Shelton Benjamin from behind. The bell rings and Liona lands a chop on Benjamin. Benjamin lands a DDT on Liona, then tags in Bishop Kaun. Kaun and Liona double team on Benjamin in the corner, but Benjamin lands a flatliner on Kaun and follows it up with a suplex.

Back from the break, Liona tags in and fires off back elbows on Benjamin. He follows it up with a Samoan Drop and fires off clotheslines on Lashley in the corner, but Lashley cinches in The Hurt Lock on Liona. Kaun comes to Liona's aid, but Liona sends Lashley crashing into the barricade on the line. Kaun dropkicks Benjamin in the corner, but Benjamin responds with a pair of German suplexes to Kaun. Lashley spears Liona on the outside, and tags in Lashley. Lashley lands a spear on Kaun for the win.

Winners (and still): The Hurt Syndicate

After the match, MJF makes his way out and makes his case once again as to why he should join The Hurt Syndicate once again. He says he wouldn't be bringing his own talent to the group, but other talent as well. Several women make their way out to the ring to join MJF and The Hurt Syndicate in the ring, and Benjamin says he needs a little more time indicating that he wants MJF's watch. MJF agrees to give it to him as long as he agrees to let him in The Hurt Syndicate, but Benjamin still decides not to. MJF still gives Benjamin his watch despite him saying no as a token of goodwill, then tells Lashley that he's known for getting what he wants.

Will Ospreay then makes his way out to the ring. Konosuke Takeshita and Don Callis follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Ospreay lands a chop on Takeshita, then connects with a kick on his face and follows it up with a hurricanrana. Takeshita hits a flying clothesline on Ospreay, then sends him crashing into the mat with a F5 and dropkicks him out of the way. Takeshita then flies over the top rope to level Ospreay on the outside.

Back from the break, Ospreay lands a springboard flipping kick on Takeshita and flies off the top rope to level him with a forearm strike. Takeshita levels Ospreay with a clothesline, then connects with a suplex. Ospreay lands a mid-air Stunner on Takeshita off the middle rope, then lands a Os-Cutter on him on the entrance ramp and follows it up with a Phoenix Splash back in the ring. He looks to land another Os-Cutter, but Takeshita avoids it. Ospreay then delivers a second Os-Cutter on Takeshita, but Takeshita rolls through with a German suplex on Ospreay and pins him. Ospreay kicks out.

Ospreay rocks Takeshita with a pair of boots and follows it up with a trio of superkicks, then sets up for a Hidden Blade. Takeshita collapses and the referee checks on him, but Takeshita recovers and rocks Ospreay with a forearm. He follows it up with a Blue Thunder Bomb and goes for a pin, but Ospreay kicks out.

Ospreay sets up for the Os-Cutter, but Takeshita avoids it. Ospreay catches him with The Hidden Blade, then sends him crashing into the mat with a belly to back piledriver and a German suplex. Takeshita lands an elbow on Ospreay, and the two men teeter on the ropes before Takeshita lands a Takeshita Line on Ospreay off the top rope. Ospreay responds with a Hidden Blade and goes for a pin, but Takeshita kicks out. Ospreay then connects with a Styles Clash on Takeshita and pins him once again, but Takeshita kicks out. Ospreay then lands a Storm Breaker on him for the win.

Winner: Will Ospreay

The Death Riders then make their way out to the ring. The Opps and Powerhouse Hobbs (taking the place of HOOK in the upcoming match) follow. 

The bell rings and the six men begin brawling with one another. Hobbs fires off clotheslines on Wheeler Yuta in the corner, but Jon Moxley clocks Hobbs from behind. Samoa Joe tags in and fires off right hands on Yuta, then tags in Katsuyori Shibata. Shibata fires off chops on Yuta, then knocks Moxley off the apron. Claudio Castagnoli sends Shibata crashing into the barricade. Moxley tags in and wears down Shibata, then tags in Castagnoli. Castagnoli levels Shibata with a clothesline.

Back from the break, Shafir lands a chop block on Hobbs. Castagnoli lands a Stunner on Shibata, but Shibata fires off strikes on Castagnoli. Yuta and Joe tag in, and Joe lands an Atomic Drop on Yuta. He hits a senton and a powerslam on him as Moxley grabs a chair from under the ring.

Willow Nightingale runs down to the ring and grabs the chair from him. Castagnoli lands a pop-up uppercut on Joe, but Yuta levels him with a spinebuster. Joe levels Moxley with a clothesline, but The Young Bucks stroll out to ringside and Matt Jackson grabs a chair of his own. Swerve Strickland grabs it from him and lands a Swerve Stomp off the barricade on The Young Bucks, then continues to brawl with him. Shibata puts Castagnoli to sleep on the entrance ramp and lands a kick on his chest, and Hobbs sends Yuta crashing on top of the announce desk. Shafir hits Hobbs with a chair, but Nightingale runs her over with a clothesline. Moxley looks to land a Death Rider on Joe, but Joe cinches in the Coquina Clutch on Moxley. Moxley fades.

Winners (and new): The Opps and Powerhouse Hobbs

After the match, several members of the AEW roster join The Opps in the ring and celebrate their win with champagne as the show goes off the air.