-- AEW shared details of this year's Continental Classic tournament on a Selection Special stream that aired on Sunday. The tourny will kick off on Wednesday's Dynamite and will conclude at AEW’s next pay-per-view, Worlds End, which takes place on December 28 in Orlando. Eddie Kingston defeated Bryan Danielson in last year's inaugural tournament.
-- According to the rules, twelve wrestlers will be divided into two groups, the Blue League and the Gold League. Each match in the Continental Classic will have a 20-minute time limit. A win will earn three points, a draw will get both wrestlers one point, and a loss results in zero points. The winners of each leagues will meet at Worlds End. Below are the competitors in each group:
Blue League
- Kazuchika Okada
- Kyle Fletcher
- Beast Mortis
- Mark Briscoe
- Shelton Benjamin
- Daniel Garcia
Gold League
- Will Ospreay
- Juice Robinson
- Ricochet
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Darby Allin
- Brody King
