TONY KHAN ANNOUNCED THE INAUGURAL AEW CONTINENTAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

During this Saturday's Collision, Tony Khan announced the inaugural AEW Continental Classic Tournament, which will feature Bryan Danielson. Backstage on yesterday's show, Tony Khan appeared alongside Bryan Danielson to announce the first edition of the Continental Classic, a tournament made up of 12 participants.

The tournament will last six weeks, with two groups of six fighters each, who will compete in a New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax-style tournament. The Continental Classic Tournament will start on November 22nd, on Dynamite. The grand final is scheduled for December 30th, at Worlds End, which will be in Long Island, New York.

Furthermore, it was also announced that one of the 12 competitors in this tournament will be Bryan Danielson himself, who is practically recovered from his injury.

Just announced by #AEW CEO & GM @TonyKhan-

The #AEWContinentalClassic, a round-robin tournament featuring 12 of #AEW's top stars, kicks off on #AEWDynamite LIVE on 11/22 in Chicago!

The first entrant?

The American Dragon @bryandanielson!

Watch #AEWCollision On TNT! pic.twitter.com/6pC9jHEWXd

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 12, 2023