The 2025 Continental Classic tournament is true across the corner, and throughout the “Selection Special” which aired on all the AEW social media platforms, the sphere for this yr’s tournament was revealed.
It was already confirmed on the Full Gear pay-per-view on November 22 that “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada shall be defending his crown within the tournament, and he shall be competing in a hotly contested Gold League. Joining him within the Gold League shall be one other member of The Don Callis Family who declared himself for the tournament at Full Gear, former AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher. The Gold League will see three debutants within the Continental Classic in the shape of each members of JetSpeed, Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey, and PAC who shall be representing the Death Riders. Rounding out the Gold League shall be Darby Allin, the person PAC defeated at Full Gear, who shall be returning to the competition after almost making it to the league finals in 2024.
Current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita had also declared himself for the tournament at Full Gear, and he can have a world onslaught of talent joining him within the Blue League. Representing CMLL shall be Mascara Dorada, who AEW fans have change into accustomed to through his high-flying performances on TV and pay-per-view. Roderick Strong shall be making his Continental Classic debut within the Blue League, as will “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy,” who shall be representing Paragon and The Conglomeration respectively. Rounding out the Blue League shall be two members of the Death Riders. Claudio Castagnoli, who becomes the one man in AEW history to have competed in all three Continental Classic tournaments, and the previous AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, who was the runner-up within the inaugural tournament back in 2023.
🚨 2025 CONTINENTAL CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS
BLUE LEAGUE 🔵
• Konosuke Takeshita
• Jon Moxley
• Claudio Castagnoli
• Orange Cassidy
• Roderick Strong
• Mascara DoradaGOLD LEAGUE ⭐️
• Darby Allin
• PAC
• Kevin Knight
• Speedball Mike Bailey
• Kyle Fletcher
• Kazuchika… pic.twitter.com/86nFI46Hqw— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) November 25, 2025
The Gold and Blue League matches will all happen on episodes of “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision,” with the league finals going down on the Worlds End pay-per-view on December 27. The ultimate of the tournament can even happen at Worlds End, meaning the boys who reach the ultimate 4 can have to wrestle twice in a single night so as to walk out of Chicago because the winner of the 2025 Continental Classic tournament.