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There is little left for the beginning of the second edition of the AEW Continental Classic.
The tournament that premiered in 2023 returns with Kazuchika Okada putting his Championship on the line.
The rules are the following: Each fight will have a 20 minute limit y Any external interference is prohibited.
The winner of a fight will score 3 points, while in the event of a tie it will be 1 point for each. Defeat doesn’t add up.
Once the entire round of matches is over, the two with the most points will qualify for the block semifinals (if there is a third, they are defined as triple threat). From there the two grand finalists will emerge.
The big news for this year is that the semifinals will be between the qualifiers from each block and not from them.
Blue League
Kazuchika Okada
He is the most successful figure of this Continental. His title is put into play with the following record: He has won the G1 Climax 4 times in 12 participations (he is the one with the most experience in round-robin tournaments) and is 7 times IWGP World Championin addition to other championships he won in the lion company.
His debut in the C2 comes in style.
Daniel Garcia
He comes to win the TNT Championship in Full Gear and is now going for his second Continental, debuting against Okada. He is the last fighter to achieve the Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) in PWG. In addition, he was Pure Champion in ROH.
Mark Briscoe
World Champion in ROH y multiple Champion in Couples It is another one that repeats the dish in this C2. He has more than 30 tournaments played at the tag level. Last year he only harvested 3 units and now he is going for more.
Kyle Fletcher
After defeating Will Ospreay, the Australian is going for his first C2. ROH TV and Couples Champion, IWGP and Strong Couples Champion, Fletcher arrives with full confidence. He has previously participated in 25 tournaments, one of them in a round-robin format.
Shelton Benjamin
Newly arrived at AEW and already has the support to be part of the Classic. In terms of tournaments, it is the third with the most round-robins in the body, having three participations in the G1 Climaxamong other skills. Multiple champion of titles as couples in ROH and WWE, USA and Intercontinental Champion, Shelton seeks to raise the name of the Hurt Syndicate.
The Beast Mortos
Mexican presence in this C2 with the debut of the masked beast. Although he has no experience in round-robin tournaments, he has won others of different styles, like the Lucha Libre World Cup in AAA. There he has a record that includes a Latin American title and another trio title.
In a BOLA he faced Daniel Garcia, with whom he will fight here.
Golden League
Darby Allin
It is the first time that he competes in the C2 and among his achievements in the company are two reigns as TNT Championin addition to having won the tag titles with Sting. Original from the company, it is a fixed card to hold a great tournament.
Claudio Castagnoli
Twice ROH World Champion y current trios championthe Swiss is on his second Continental. In the first edition he got 6 points, being eliminated. Can he aim higher now that he has the Death Riders behind him?
Claudio is the second fighter in this C2 with the most experiences in round-robin tournaments.
Will Ospreay
He has participated in four G1 Climaxes, 2022 reached the finally lost it to Okada. In AEW he is a two-time International Champion. In NJPW, he won the IWGP World Cup once, the NEVER once, the USA IWGP twice and the Junior Championship three times. In addition, he won the Best of the Super Juniors twice and the New Japan Cup once. He has plenty of tournament experience ahead of his Continental debut.
Brody King
The member of the House of Black is going for his second C2, in the first, he defeated the one who would win the tournament: Eddie Kingston. AEW and ROH Trios Championalso a couple in Ring of Honor, Brody will meet an old acquaintance like Darby at the beginning of the tournament.
Ricochet
His experience in tournaments of this type comes from the Best of the Super Juniors in NJPW, where one won and participated in three others. He also won two Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) in PWG. Intercontinental and United States Champion in WWE, in addition to the Jr. title in the lion’s company, he is going for his first C2, thinking that he debuted in All In this year.
Juice Robinson
The Bang Bang Gang Man He has won the USA IWGP three timesin addition to the NJPW tag team titles. There he participated in five G1 Climax and in AEW he has a reign of the trio titles.
*As a result of an injury in his fight against Ospreay (he suffered a broken fibula), Robinson was removed from the tournament and replaced by Commander. The Mexican has won the cruise and couples title in AAA among the highlights of his career. It will be necessary to see if he starts with 0 points due to Juice’s defeat against Ospreay or that fight will happen.
Fights and calendar
C2 began on Wednesday, November 27 and will continue until the semifinals and grand finale at Worlds End on December 28 in Orlando, Florida.
Dynamite, Rampage and Collision will host the matches, including the block semi-finals also held at the event.
The clashes with their respective dates that will be updated once the matches are announced:
- Kazuchika Okada and Daniel Garcia tied (Collision, 11/30/2024)
- Kyle Fletcher he beat The Beast Mortos (Collision, 30.11.2024)
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Mark Briscoe (Dynamite 11/27/2024)
- Brody King he beat him Darby Allin (Dynamite 27.11.2024)
- Claudio Castagnoli defeated Ricochet (Dynamite 11/27/2024)
- Will Ospreay beat Juice Robinson (Collision, 11/30/2024)
Dates to be confirmed:
- Will Ospreay vs Darby Allin (18.12.2024)
- Claudio Castagnoli vs Brody King (04.12.2024)
- Ricochet vs Commander (06.12.2024)
- Darby Allin vs Claudio Castagnoli
- Will Ospreay vs Ricochet
- Komander vs Brody King
- Claudio Castagnoli vs Will Ospreay (11.12.2024)
- Darby Allin vs Commander
- Ricochet vs Brody King (11.12.2024)
- Will Ospreay vs Brody King
- Ricochet vs Darby Allin
- Claudio Castagnoli vs Komander
- Daniel Garcia vs Shelton Benjamin
- Kazuchika Okada vs The Beast Mortos
- Mark Briscoe vs Kyle Fletcher
- Kyle Fletcher vs Kazuchika Okada
- Mark Briscoe vs Daniel Garcia
- Shelton Benjamin vs The Beast Mortos
- Kazuchika Okada vs Mark Briscoe (06.12.2024)
- The Dead Beast vs Daniel Garcia (06.12.2024)
- Shelton Benjamin vs Kyle Fletcher (04.12.2024)
- Daniel Garcia vs Kyle Fletcher
- Kazuchika Okada vs Shelton Benjamin
- Mark Briscoe vs The Beast Mortos
Scores
blue league
| Fighters | Scores |
| Shelton Benjamin | 3 points |
| Kyle Fletcher | 3 points |
| Daniel Garcia | 1 point |
| Kazuchika Okada | 1 point |
| The Beast Mortos | 0 points |
| Mark Briscoe | 0 points |
Golden League
| Fighters | Scores |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 3 points |
| Brody King | 3 points |
| Will Ospreay | 3 points |
| Ricochet | 0 points |
| Commander | 0 points |
| Darby Allin | 0 points |
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