AEW: Who are the Strong Hearts & what are the Casino Battle Royale rules?

Here’s a look at who are the Strong Hearts of OWE along with the Battle Royale Rules for AEW Double or Nothing. Learn more about Lindaman and T-Hawk.

On May 6, 2019, All Elite Wrestling made announcements on their widespread show Being the Elite that Cima’s tag partners at AEW Double or Nothing would be T-Hawk and Lindaman. Also, they announced the rules for the battle royale with a name change.

Cima is an in-ring veteran that competed in several promotions around the world. The most known promotions are PWG, DDT, International Wrestling Revolution Group, Ring of Honor, Dragon Gate USA, and Dragon Gate. He is also the coach for the young promotion OWE.

He departed from Dragon Gate after 21 years and announced that he would assist in the formation of Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, based in China. The roster would debut in 2018, known as Strong Hearts.

At AEW Double or Nothing, he will join Strong Hearts T-Hawk and Lindaman.

T-Hawk known for his work at International Wrestling Revolution Group debuted in pro-wrestling on March 29, 2010. He trained in his craft at NEX wrestling school, a school that is connected to Dragon Gate. His signature chop is known as an alarming and impactful move among his opponents.

It was in 2013 that he would first be announced as T-Hawk.  T-Hawk would form a new stable that returned to Dragon Gate. The stable would include Eita and U-T, becoming known as Millennials.

Millennials made their debut at Dragon Gate’s The Gate of Generation. T-Hawk would go on to represent several championships such as Open the Triangle Gate Championship, DTU Alto Impacto Championship, King of Gate, Open the Twin Gate Championship, Summer Adventure Tag League, Interim Open the Twin Gate Championship, DDT’s KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Championship, and others.

After Cima announced his leave from Dragon Gate in 2018, T-Hawk would depart with Takehiro Yamamura and El Lindaman. They would debut at DDT Pro Wrestling as Strong Hearts.

Lindaman, also known as El Lindaman, debuted in pro-wrestling on April 4, 2014. Known for his heel work in Dragon Gate, he would always attack his opponents before and after matches. This attitude change would be because his title shot was altered due to Tominaga’s actions. Lindaman issued a challenge for the Open the Brave Gate Championship to Eita.

This would offensively be interrupted by Tominaga. Tominaga entered himself into the title challenge, and caused the outcome of a number one contender’s match. Lindaman would win that match, but he would accept VerserK’s invitation to join their stable.

Lindaman has held titles such as Open the Triangle Gate Championship and Dragon Gate’s New Year’s Unit 6-Man Tag 1 Day Tournament. In 2018, he joined both T-Hawk and Cima at Oriental Wrestling Entertainment.

Cima himself is an extraordinary in-ring competitor with a hard-hitting style in the ring. Over the years, he has continued to adapt and cultivate pro-wrestling. He and the Strong Hearts will face SCU.

In other news, the Over Budget Battle Royale is now renamed as Casino Battle Royale for the AEW event Double or Nothing.

The battle royale will contain 21 men. 5 men will start the match and every 3 minutes a new wave of 5 men will enter the squared circle. This will lead up to the final entry number 21. All Elite Wrestling will begin to publicize the entry numbers that will be picked soon.

The Casino Battle Royale will have entries from Chuck Taylor, Trent Baretta, Sonny Kiss, Joey Janela, Brian Pillman Jr., Glacier, Ace Romero, Sunny Daze, Brandon Cutler, Kip Sabian, and MJF.

AEW Double or Nothing continues to spark excitement among wrestling enthusiast and fans in a global view. The rapid progress of All Elite Wrestling continues to inspire fans with a continuous growing roster. The roster of the promotion is both unique and motivating.

On May 25, 2019, in Las Vegas at MGM Grand, fans will learn who will dominate, the alpha or the omega, grasp the advancement of OWE in-ring style, and witness the collision of two eras with one end.