The Continental Classic Tournament was a round-robin tournament featuring 12 of AEW's top stars! The tournament kicked off on November 22nd, 2023 @ AEW Dynamite in Chicago, Illinois!
The tournament had 2 leagues of 6 competitors each, with each person per league wrestling each other at least one time. The tournament leagues were: GOLD LEAGUE and BLUE LEAGUE. The GOLD LEAGUE winner was Jon Moxley of the Blackpool Combat Club. Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland and Jay White in the finals of the Gold League to advance to the tournament finals at AEW Worlds End on December 30th, 2023. The BLUE LEAGUE winner was Eddie Kingston, who put his ROH World and NJPW STRONG Openweight Championships up for grabs in the tournament as part of the new triple crown. Kingston defeated Bryan Danielson in the finals of the Blue League to advance to face Moxley at AEW Worlds End on December 30th, 2023.
The tournament is set up much like New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax tournament which takes place every year setting up the winner to face the IWGP World Champion at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom event in January.
WATCH: AEW Timelines: 2023 AEW Continental Classic Tournament!:
WATCH: The Continental Classic Tournament Selection Special (Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan):
- Round Robin Tournament:
- 2 blocks of 6 wrestlers each
- 3 points awarded for a win, 1 for a time-limit draw and 0 points awarded for a loss
- No managers or any second allowed at ringside
- Outside interference will not be tolerated
- The 2 winners of each block will advance to the Championship Finals at AEW Worlds End 2023, with the winner of the final becoming the inaugural American Triple Crown Champion.
| Qualified to league final |
| Blue League | Gold League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Danielson | 10 | Jon Moxley | 12 |
| Eddie Kingston | 9 | Swerve Strickland | 12 |
| Andrade El Idolo | 9 | Jay White | 12 |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 7 | Rush | 6 |
| Brody King | 6 | Mark Briscoe | 3 |
| Daniel Garcia | 3 | Jay Lethal | 0 |
- ^ Kingston advances to the Blue League final due to his head-to-head victory over Andrade being the tie breaker.
| Blue League | Andrade | Castagnoli | Danielson | Garcia | King | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrade | — | Castagnoli (15:33) | Andrade (18:33) | Andrade (11:02) | Andrade (14:45) | Kingston (15:39) |
| Castagnoli | Castagnoli (15:33) | — | Draw (20:00) | Castagnoli (10:27) | King (12:34) | Kingston (18:04) |
| Danielson | Andrade (18:33) | Draw (20:00) | — | Danielson (15:35) | Danielson (15:11) | Danielson (16:50) |
| Garcia | Andrade (11:02) | Castagnoli (10:27) | Danielson (15:35) | — | Garcia (10:21) | Kingston (12:12) |
| King | Andrade (14:45) | King (12:34) | Danielson (15:11) | Garcia (10:21) | — | King (16:41) |
| Kingston | Kingston (15:39) | Kingston (18:04) | Danielson (16:50) | Kingston (12:12) | King (16:41) | — |
| Gold League | Briscoe | Lethal | Moxley | Rush | Strickland | White |
| Briscoe | — | Briscoe (13:53) | Moxley (11:29) | Rush (11:25) | Strickland (15:44) | White (11:19) |
| Lethal | Briscoe (13:53) | — | Moxley (11:19) | Rush (4:30) | Strickland (13:51) | White (11:24) |
| Moxley | Moxley (11:29) | Moxley (11:19) | — | Moxley (14:32) | Moxley (16:23) | White (15:09) |
| Rush | Rush (11:25) | Rush (4:30) | Moxley (14:32) | — | Strickland (14:53) | White (13:53) |
| Strickland | Strickland (15:44) | Strickland (13:51) | Moxley (16:23) | Strickland (14:53) | — | Strickland (15:27) |
| White | White (11:19) | White (11:24) | White (15:09) | White (13:53) | Strickland (15:27) | — |
| League Finals AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash (December 27) | Championship Final AEW Worlds End 2023 (December 30) | ||||||||
| B1 | Bryan Danielson | 22:37 | |||||||
| B2 | Eddie Kingston | Pin | |||||||
| Blue | Eddie Kingston | ||||||||
| Gold | Jon Moxley | ||||||||
| G1–T | Jon Moxley | Pin | |||||||
| G1–T G1–T | Swerve Strickland Jay White | 23:14 | |||||||
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