AEW Announces Participants For 2024 Continental Classic Tournament

AEW has officially announced the participants for the 2024 Continental Classic tournament.

In a special Selection Sunday show on the AEW YouTube channel, the company revealed the wrestlers for both the Gold League and the Blue League of the tournament. Here's how each league looks:

AEW Continental Classic Gold League

Darby Allin

Claudio Castagnoli

Will Ospreay

Ricochet

Brody King

Juice Robinson

AEW Continental Classic Blue League

Kazuchika Okada

Kyle Fletcher

Daniel Garcia

Mark Briscoe

Shelton Benjamin

The Beast Mortos

The Continental Classic tournament is a round-robin event that AEW introduced for the first time in 2023. Eddie Kingston was the tournament winner. He defeated Jon Moxley in the tournament final at the Worlds End PPV.

The Gold League is highlighted by Will Ospreay. He's got matches against Darby Allin, Ricochet, and Claudio Castagnoli on tap and the buzz around them make this tournament what it is. In the Blue League, Kazuchika Okada is the highlight. Okada against Kyle Fletcher, Daniel Garcia, and The Beast Mortos are top bouts to look forward to as the tournament progresses.

Wrestling’s Top Tournament is now a holiday tradition!

AEW #ContinentalClassic
Starts THIS WEDNESDAY, 11/27
Thanksgiving Eve #AEWDynamite at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on TBS

Here are the full BLUE and GOLD Leagues pic.twitter.com/OrAEamepna
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 25, 2024

Okada is the current AEW Continental Champion. The belt was created as a part of the tournament last year. AEW has not officially announced whether or not that championship will be on the line inside of this year's event.

This year's Continental Classic tournament will begin this week on AEW Dynamite in Chicago.

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