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Jon Moxley retains Continental title, shakes hands with Kyle O’Reilly at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Jon Moxley has successfully retained his Continental Championship at AEW Double or Nothing.

In the fourth match of the night, Moxley faced Kyle O’Reilly in a no-time-limit match with the Continental title on the line. After their previous time-limit draw on Dynamite, AEW announced them both for a no-limit title match at Double or Nothing.

In their five previous singles matches, Moxley won one in 2022, while all their recent ones were either won by O’Reilly or ended in a draw. Tonight at Double or Nothing, Moxley trapped O’Reilly in an ankle lock and made the AEW Trios Champion tap out.

After the match concluded, the Death Riders (Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) came out to celebrate with Moxley. At the same time, The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Roderick Strong) helped out the defeated O’Reilly.

Moving past their rivalry, Moxley and O’Reilly displayed a mutual show of respect as they shook hands with each other, while both of their factions looked on.

Moxley has been the Continental Champion since December 2027, winning the title from Kazuchika Okada.

Kyle O’Reilly earns Championship match on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Kyle O’Reilly has earned himself a shot at the AEW Continental Championship.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, during the three-hour special episode of AEW Dynamite and Collision, fans saw Kyle O’Reilly face Jon Moxley in a 20-minute AEW Continental Championship Eliminator match.

Similar to their previous outings, O’Reilly mostly dominated the match and almost won the match. However, instead of giving up to O’Reilly’s submission like their previous matches, Moxley held on through the pain.

Despite failing to defeat Moxley, O’Reilly survived the bout, which ended after the time limit expired. Immediately after the match ended in a draw, it was announced that O’Reilly earned a title match just by surviving Moxley. However, the AEW Trios Champion noted that he did not want a time limit attached during his upcoming title shot at Moxley’s Continental title.

Moxley will now officially defend his AEW Continental Championship against O’Reilly at the Double or Nothing PPV in a no-time limit match.

AEW Continental title to be put up annually in Classic tournament

Posted on by Josh Nason

With the “modern” AEW Triple Crown now just a memory after Eddie Kingston’s loss to Kazuchika Okada Wednesday, AEW head Tony Khan explained how the Continental title will work in relation to the annual Continental Classic tournament.

In an interview that debuted prior to Dynamite, Khan said that whoever holds the title after November’s annual Full Gear pay-per-view will get an automatic spot in the Classic. However, the titleholder will have to win the tournament final at December’s Worlds End PPV in order to keep their championship.

Okada won the Continental title Wednesday by defeating Kingston to become the second-ever titleholder.

Khan also reiterated that the rules around the Continental title will remain the same: no interference and no one allowed at ringside.

Kingston won both the inaugural title and round robin tournament at this past December’s Worlds End by defeating Jon Moxley in the final. Kingston put both his Ring of Honor World title and the men’s NJPW Strong Openweight title up going into the tournament, thus winning what Khan called the Continental Crown.

Kingston will defend the ROH title against Mark Briscoe at next month’s Supercard of Honor while Okada is expected to defend the Continental title against PAC at next month’s AEW Dynasty PPV.

Eddie Kingston’s first Continental Crown defense set for AEW Collision

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Eddie Kingston will defend the Continental Crown for the first time on this week’s AEW Collision. 

Trent Beretta won a four-way title eliminator match on Wednesday’s Dynamite to earn the right to challenge Kingston on Saturday’s Collision episode. 

El Hijo del Vikingo, Brian Cage, and Bryan Keith were the other three participants in the title eliminator bout. 

Kingston won the Continental Classic to become the first-ever AEW Continental Champion, defeating Jon Moxley at last week’s Worlds End pay-per-view in the tournament finals. The Continental Championship was unified with the NJPW Strong Openweight & ROH World Championships in the Continental Classic tournament, and AEW commentary has taken to calling the new title the Continental Crown. 

A tag team contest between FTR & House of Black has already been announced for Saturday’s Collision, as Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler team against Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews. 

Saturday’s announced Collision lineup:

  • Continental Crown Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Trent Beretta
  • FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. House of Black (Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews)

AEW announces new title & Continental Classic competitors

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW has announced the creation of a new championship, plus more competitors and details regarding the Continental Classic. 

It was revealed during Saturday’s Full Gear pay-per-view that the winner of the Continental Classic will become the first-ever AEW Continental Champion. Additionally, Eddie Kingston is putting his ROH World Championship & NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line in each of his tournament matches, meaning the Continental Classic winner will hold three titles and be the first-ever AEW Triple Crown Champion. 

Kingston announced his intention to put his titles on the line in a promo segment at Full Gear, with AEW’s Tony Khan confirming the new tournament details later in a social media post:

The Continental Classic starts this week, Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve on #AEWDynamite! 12 fighters, no interference, nobody at ringside The winner becomes AEW Continental Champion + ROH World Champion + NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, a new Triple Crown Champion at Worlds End!

Two more competitors were announced at Full Gear in Kingston & Mark Briscoe bringing the total to four of 12 participants announced. 

The Continental Classic kicks off on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. The tournament final will be held at Worlds End on pay-per-view on Saturday, December 30. Outside interference has been banned for the tournament and no one will be allowed to accompany the competitors to ringside.

The current list of Continental Classic competitors: 

  • Bryan Danielson
  • Andrade El Idolo
  • Eddie Kingston
  • Mark Briscoe