PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, & Orange Cassidy React After Bowing Out Of AEW Continental Classic

The 2025 AEW Continental Classic has broken a lot of hearts, especially those of PAC, Orange Cassidy, and Claudio Castagnoli, all of whom bowed out of the tournament on Christmas Collision.

PAC lost to Jack Perry after the latter bit his hand at Dynamite on 34th Street and then went on to have a time-limit draw with Kevin Knight at Christmas Collision. Needless to say, the Death Riders member is pretty disappointed with the way things panned out for him in this tournament. He expressed his frustration in a video shared by AEW on YouTube. However, the veteran vowed to come back strong.

“A flash pin, a biter. Yes, if you heard me correctly, a biter and a time-limit draw, and all of a sudden, I’m eliminated from this competition. Well, let me ask you something. Do I look like a f**king loser? Do I look like a fucking loser? Now, you see, search your gut, feel your instinct. I’m the real f**king deal, and you know it. And I’ll tell you something: I will be back. I’ll bounce back because perseverance and resilience are the cornerstones upon which I stand. So you can take your f**king tournament, and you can shove it up your f**king a**se. And f**k you, and f**k Christmas,” PAC said.

Claudio Castagnoli, on the other hand, lost to Roderick Strong at Christmas Collision to finish with seven points in the Blue League. The Swiss star was understandably quite dejected and didn’t have much to say when the interviewer approached him for a comment.

“Not now, alright?” he said.

Meanwhile, Orange Cassidy, who lost to Jon Moxley at AEW’s Christmas Collision, didn’t utter a word, as he just tied his shoelace and wore his jacket before leaving.

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