Full bracket revealed for AEW World title eliminator tournament
The bracket for the AEW World title eliminator tournament was revealed Saturday at the end of AEW Dynamite, featuring a former World Champion, a streaking free agent and past title challengers.
On the left side of the eight-man bracket, 10 of the Dark Order will take on Jon Moxley while Orange Cassidy challenges Powerhouse Hobbs. On the right side, Bryan Danielson will face Dustin Rhodes while Lance Archer battles Eddie Kingston.
Moxley, the former World champion, has four straight wins while 10 has won five in a row in limited singles action; Cassidy has an unbeaten streak of nineteen matches while Hobbs is coming off a Rampage loss to CM Punk; Danielson remained undefeated in his short run with a win over Bobby Fish Saturday while Rhodes has two straight wins; Archer comes in with sixteen straight wins while Kingston has two straight wins.
The tournament kicks off this Friday on Rampage with Cassidy vs. Hobbs while next Saturday’s Dynamite will see Danielson vs. Rhodes and Archer vs. Kingston.
The finals of the tournament will take place at Full Gear on Saturday, November 12th from Minneapolis, Minnesota. with the winner earning a future World title shot.
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