Five Continental Classic matches set for Christmas night AEW Dynamite
The final Continental Classic tournament bouts before next Saturday’s Worlds End are set for next Wednesday’s Christmas night edition of AEW Dynamite.
Five matches are on tap that will be taped this Sunday afternoon at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
In the Gold league, Will Ospreay will face Brody King for the first time ever. Ospreay (pictured above) is part of a four-way tie that he hopes to break this Saturday on Collision against Ricochet while King has just three points.
Ricochet will face Darby Allin for the first time ever in Gold league action. Ricochet and Allin are also part of the aforementioned tie. Allin will be in action Saturday as well ahead of this match.
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Komander will round out the night’s Gold league matches. Castagnoli is part of the four-man tie while Komander has zero points.
In the Blue league, Kazuchika Okada will take on Shelton Benjamin for the first time ever. As of Wednesday, Okada (seven points) has a one point advantage over Benjamin (one).
In what could be a dark horse for the tournament’s best match, TNT Champion Daniel Garcia will take on Kyle Fletcher in Blue league action for the first time ever.
Here’s the current lineup:
- Continental Classic Gold league: Will Ospreay vs. Brody King
- Continental Classic Gold league: Darby Allin vs. Ricochet
- Continental Classic Gold league: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Komander
- Continental Classic Blue league: Kazuchika Okada vs. Shelton Benjamin
- Continental Classic Blue league: Daniel Garcia vs. Kyle Fletcher