AEW Continental Classic Returning Starting On Next Week’s Dynamite

The AEW Continental Classic is returning on next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. AEW announced on Wednesday’s show that the yearly tournament will be back, and kicks off next week.

No names or brackets have been announced as of this writing. Kazuchika Okada is the reigning AEW Unified Champion and is guaranteed a spot as long as he assuming he doesn’t lose the title before then. Okada defeated Will Ospreay in last year’s finals. The inaugural winner is Eddie Kingston, who defeated Jon Moxley in the finals in 2023 to become the inaugural Continental Championship.

The Continental Championship is currently merged with the AEW International Championship as the AEW Unified Championship. The two titles were unified at AEW All In: Texas when Okada defeated Kenny Omega.

The AEW Continental Classic is a round-robin tournament with a 20-minute time limit to matches. No one is allowed at ringside for the bouts and outside interference is strictly prohibited. The finals have taken place at World’s End the past two years.