Jeff Hardy has officially punched his ticket into the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament by taking down Bobby Fish in his AEW singles debut.
Hardy defeated Fish in a hard-fought bout on the May 4 episode of AEW Dynamite. Though Fish showed some late momentum in the form of a huge avalanche falcon arrow, Hardy was able to kick out and drop Fish. The former world champion then hit the Swanton Bomb for the win.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 5, 2022
For a recap of how the match ended, check out below courtesy of our live play-by-play coverage:
Jeff starts in control early and hits his patented falling hip toss. Jeff corners Bobby for some thrusts before throwing him into the opposite turnbuckle. More thrusts in the corner. Bobby plows him into the adjacent one for kicks. Bobby kicks at the leg of Jeff before hitting a dragon screw. He hits a sliding lariat for a near fall.
Bobby lands a dragon screw to Jeff on the outside as Matt watches and we head to picture-in-picture. Back from it, Hardy hits a jawbreaker, but Bobby gets some repeated kicks in. Jeff hits several back elbows. Jeff gets Bobby down but not enough to keep him for a Swanton. Bobby crotches him and he hits an avalanche falcon arrow. Jeff kicks out but Bobby gets a leg vine in. Crowd claps for Jeff who makes it to the ropes. Bobby sizes him up, but Jeff creates a window for himself and nails a Swanton bomb. He gets the 1-2-3.
WINNER: Jeff Hardy
After the bout, The Young Bucks briefly confronted Jeff and his brother, Matt.
With the victory, Hardy joins Darby Allin, Dax Harwood, Samoa Joe, Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole in the bracket. The tournament will begin on the May 11 episode of AEW Dynamite.
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