AEW President Tony Khan Announces 2026 Continental Classic Start Date
Things are not slowing down for AEW after Full Gear 2026, as AEW President Tony Khan revealed during his pre-show live stream on X (formerly Twitter) that the Continental Classic will kick off on Wednesday's edition of "AEW Dynamite."
Khan noted that he, and fans, will see who's healthy and able to wrestle after Full Gear, a pay-per-view featuring both an Anarchy in the Arena match and a Texas Death match for the AEW World Trios Championships. Khan revealed the first step of the Classic, the date of the selection show, during his Saturday live stream. Both the blue league and the gold league, each with six competitors, will be made official on Monday night.
"I will be co-hosting with the great Tony Schiavone, the Continental Classic selection special," Khan said. "We'll be posting that on our social media. Half-time of Monday Night Football. I think that will be a great time for everybody to catch up on the Continental Classic."
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 14, 2026
He confirmed the semi-finals and finals will both take place at the company's final pay-per-view of the year, AEW Worlds End, on December 19. Last year, Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher, then Kazuchika Okada at Worlds End to win the "C2" and the Continental Championship.