Overview
- AEW is staging a live Summer Blockbuster show in Cincinnati that features women's and men's Owen Hart Cup quarterfinals headlining the card.
- Japanese wrestler Sareee is booked to make her AEW debut against Skye Blue in a women's quarterfinal after the promotion announced her entry.
- Reports say Sareee has not wrestled for roughly a month because of a neck issue and that tag partner Takumi could replace her if she is unfit to compete.
- Mercedes Moné was added into the women's bracket as Willow Nightingale’s replacement and is widely seen as the tournament favorite to earn a title shot at All In.
- On the men's side, Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King will determine the finalist who will face Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door while undercard title matches such as Jon Moxley vs. Shane Taylor continue to shape summer pay‑per‑view plans.