Continental Classic
2023-11-22 to 2023-12-30
The Continental Classic tournament was set up to crown the first
Continental Champion, in addition to new ROH and NJPW Strong Openweight
champions, as current champion Eddie Kingston entered these into the
tournament.
All matches were contested under a 20 minute time limit, with three
points for a win and one point for a draw.
The top two (or more, if tied) of each league advanced to a league final,
with the two winners meeting at Worlds End.
Gold league
| Mox | Swer | Rush | Bris | Leth | Whit | Total
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Jon Moxley | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12
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Swerve Strickland | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12
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Rush | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6
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Mark Briscoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3
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Jay Lethal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
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Jay White | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 12
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- AEW Dynamite 2023-11-22:
Swerve Strickland def. Jay Lethal
Strickland hits the House Call, followed by a Swerve stomp
from the top rope to get the pinfall victory.
- Jay White def. Rush
With the referee distracted, White hits a low blow on
Rush. He then hits the Blade Runner to get the pinfall.
- Jon Moxley def. Mark Briscoe
Moxley hits a stomp and a Death Rider, to get the pinfall.
- AEW Dynamite 2023-11-29:
Jon Moxley def. Jay Lethal (subm).
Moxley hits the Paradigm Shift and goes for the pinfall,
but Lethal kicks out on two. Moxley immediately transitions to a
sleeper hold, forcing Lethal to tap out.
- Rush def. Mark Briscoe
Rush deposits Briscoe in the ring corner and hits a
running dropkick to get the pinfall.
- Swerve Strickland def. Jay White
White goes for the Blade Runner, but Strickland counters,
rolling up White for the pinfall.
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-06:
Jon Moxley def. Rush (subm.)
Moxley hits the King Kong lariat and Death Rider on Rush,
but Rush kicks out. Moxley immediately locks Rush in a sleeper hold,
to get the submission victory.
- Swerve Strickland def. Mark Briscoe
Briscoe goes for a double-underhook on the ring apron, but
Swerve reverses into a Death Valley Driver. Strickland pushes Briscoe
back in to the ring and hits a Swerve stomp from the top rope for the
pinfall.
- Jay White def. Jay Lethal
Lethal goes for the Lethal injection, but White counters.
White goes for the Blade Runner, Lethal rolls through, but White
rolls through again to get the pinfall.
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-13:
Rush def. Jey Lethal (subm.)
Lethal goes for the Lethal injection, but Rush counters by locking Lethal
in a sleeper hold, getting the submission victory.
- Jay White def. Marc Briscoe
Pinfall after the Blade Runner.
- Jon Moxley def. Swerve Strickland
Strickland hits the Swerve stomp, but Moxley kicks out.
Strickland goes for the JML driver, but Moxley rolls up Strickland
for the pinfall.
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-20:
Swerve Strickland def. Rush
Rush's left leg is hurt, so Strickland goes to work on it.
Swerve hits the Swerve stomp, getting the pinfall victory to score
twelve points total to secure his place in the gold league
final.
- Mark Briscoe def. Jay Lethal
Neither competitor had a tournament victory coming in to
this match. Briscoe hits a burning hammer followed by a powerbomb,
getting the pinfall.
- Jay White def. Jon Moxley
Moxley goes for the stomp, and sets up White for the Death
rider. White escapes, hitting the Blade Runner to get the pinfall,
creating a three-way tie for first place.
Gold league final:
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-27:
Jon Moxley def. Jay White, Swerve Strickland
Strickland goes for the top rope, but White pushes him to
the outside. Strickland goes for Moxley, who is in the ring, but
Moxley hits the Death Rider to win the gold league.
Blue league
| Bry | Bro | Ídol | Clau | Gar | King | Total
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Bryan Danielson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10
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Brody King | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6
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Andrade El Ídolo | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9
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Claudio Castagnoli | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 7
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Daniel Garcia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3
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Eddie Kingston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9
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- AEW Collision 2023-11-25:
Claudio Castagnoli def. Daniel Garcia
Castagnoli hits a powerbomb to get the pinfall.
- Brody King def. Eddie Kingston
King pins Kingston after a powerbomb.
- AEW Collision 2023-12-02:
Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli
Castagnoli puts King in the swing, and then locks him in a
sharpshooter. King makes it to the ring, King hits a lariat to get
the pinfall.
- Andrade El Ídolo def. Daniel Garcia
Andrade hits the Flatliner, getting the pinfall victory.
- Bryan Danielson def. Eddie Kingston
Danielson hits the Busaiku knee to get the pinfall.
- AEW Rampage 2023-12-08:
Bryan Danielson def. Daniel Garcia (subm.)
Garcia locks Danielson in the lion tamer, but Danielson
kicks out. Danielson locks the LeBell lock, forcing Garcia to tap
out.
- AEW Collision 2023-12-09:
Eddie Kingston def. Claudio Castagnoli
Kingston goes for a bodyslam, but Castagnoli reverses.
Kingston kicks out at two, and manages to roll up Castagnoli for the
three-count.
- Andrade El Ídolo def. Bryan Danielson
Andrade places Danielson on the ring corner and keeps
attacking him with running knees, allowing him to get the
pinfall.
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-13:
Andrade El Ídolo def. Brody King
Andrade runs King's head into the exposed top turnbuckle,
allowing him to hit an hammerlock DDT for the pinfall.
- AEW Collision 2023-12-16:
Claudio Castagnoli def. Andrade El Ídolo
Castagnoli hits a facebuster to get a pinfall victory.
- Eddie Kingston def. Daniel Garcia
Kingston hits a back fist to get the pinfall.
- Bryan Danielson def. Brody King
Danielson hits the running knee three times in a row, to get the pinfall.
- AEW Collision 2023-12-23:
Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli (TLD)
The two members of the Blackpool Combat Club didn't hold
their punches, but go all out. Castagnoli has Danielson in a
sharpshooter in the last minute of the match. With ten seconds
remaining, Castagnoli drops Danielson, hits an uppercut and goes for
a pinfall, but the time limit expires.
- Daniel Garcia def. Brody King
King hits a big lariat, but Garcia kicks out. Garcia
manages to roll through getting the pinfall, scoring his first
tournament win.
- Eddie Kingston def. Andrade El Ídolo
Kingston hits a bodyslam to get the pinfall victory, giving
both men nine points, but with Kingston having the head-to-head
victory, he gets a spot in the final.
Blue league final:
- AEW Dynamite 2023-12-27:
Eddie Kingston def. Bryan Danielson
Danielson hits the half-and-half followed by a kick to the
neck, but Kingston reverses. Kingston hits a powerbomb to get the
pinfall, winning the blue league.