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One of the possible final highlights of Bryan Danielson's career, which in his own words, is ending full-time at the end of 2024, occurred Wednesday night in the opening match of "AEW Dynamite." Danielson won the Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament final, coming out victorious over a newly-returned "Hangman" Adam Page. Danielson now moves on to All In at Wembley Stadium in London on August 25, and looks to take the AEW World Championship from Swerve Strickland.
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Danielson and Page kicked off the show with Jeff Jarrett as the special guest enforcer after Page toppled Jarrett to advance last week in the tournament. The match was fast-paced from the start, with Danielson quickly going for the LeBell Lock, but Page getting his foot on the rope. After a picture-in-picture break, "Hangman" hit a tombstone piledriver, but Danielson kicked out. Page hit another piledriver on Danielson on the outside to the floor.
Danielson hit a Busaiku Knee on Page, but didn't have enough energy to go for the pin. Danielson and Page traded headbutts in the middle of the ring, before Danielson accidentally hit a Psycho Knee on the referee. Page tried to capitalize by taking off his belt and wrapping it around Danielson's neck, but Jarrett got in the ring and revealed a referee's shirt underneath his t-shirt, and took control of the match. Following the confusion, Page hit a Deadeye, but Danielson kicked out. Page also hit a Buckshot Lariat to the back of Danielson, but missed a second. He put Danielson in a cross face and his opponent appeared to be knocked out, but Danielson's hand didn't drop when Jarrett released it. Danielson reversed the cross face into a pin and picked up the victory.
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