AEW Continental Classic 2024 Analysis and Post-Match Results: Rounds 2-4, Weeks 2-4
The last 3 weeks of the Continental Classic has been nothing but upsets and rising stardom coming into play, as the tournament rolls on, with World’s End getting closer. That day, the league and tournament finals will be held as we crown the winner of this tournament, and the Continental Classic Championship continues to gleam into the eyes of the competitors.
For those who are following along and want to know the results and analysis of Week 1 of the tournament before we head onto weeks 2 through 4, they are right here.
With the changes of the tournament after week 1, some key points in this tournament will no longer be reported.
Here is the updated format of the table of contents for the duration of the tournament.
[NEW] – New participant for the tournament.
[××× C2] – a returning participant
[W/PF] – win by pinfall
[L/PF] – lose by pinfall
[W/SUB] – win by submission
[L/SUB] – loss by submission
[TMD] – time limit draw
The [LYBF] (last year by faction) point of content will no longer be reported in this tournament, as Komander has replaced Juice Robinson after week 1 of the tournament due to injury. This point was to compare Juice’s C2 record vs Jay White’s C2 record of the first tournament, as they are currently in the same faction (Bang Bang Gang).
In place of that, the duration of time per match will be recorded from now on, so you can get a closer insight on how even a single second can change the trajectory of how many points the participants can receive, from 3 points for a win to 2 points due to a TMD (time limit draw).
Also, the [LY] (last year) point of content will also no longer be reported, and as much as I would like to continue comparing what some of the returning participants has done with this year’s tournament with the last one, it would not be as seen as relevant at this time. However, a separate analysis of the returning competitors to see if they have improved their ranks from the first tournament to the second tournament will be reported in the coming weeks after World’s End.
Without further ado, let’s see how the Continental Classic fares with these past 3 weeks.
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Round 2, Week 2:
December 4 (Dynamite)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Kyle Fletcher [NEW] defeated Shelton Benjamin [NEW] by pinfall, 15:48
(Fletcher: W/PF – 3, Benjamin: L/PF – 0)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Claudio Castagnoli [2ND C2] defeated Brody King [2ND C2] by pinfall, 14:17
(Castagnoli: W/PF – 3, King: L/PF – 0)
Rampage
(aired December 6)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Kazuchika Okada [2ND C2, current Continental Classic Champion] defeated Mark Briscoe [2ND C2] by pinfall, 13:26 (Okada: W/PF – 3, Briscoe: L/PF – 0)
Daniel Garcia [2ND C2, current TNT Champion] defeated The Beast Mortos [NEW] by pinfall, 10:25
(Garcia: W/PF – 3, Mortos: L/PF – 0)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Ricochet [NEW] defeated Komander [NEW, current ROH TV Champion as of 12/20] by pinfall, 12:28
(Ricochet: W/PF – 3, Komander: L/PF – 0)
December 7 (Collision):
GOLD LEAGUE:
Darby Allin [NEW] defeated Komander [NEW, current ROH TV Champion as of 12/20] by pinfall, 13:11
(Allin: W/PF – 3, Komander: L/PF – 0)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Kyle Fletcher [NEW] defeated Kazuchika Okada [2ND C2, current Continental Classic Champion] by pinfall, 16:57
(Fletcher: W/PF – 3, Okada: L/PF – 0)
Mark Briscoe [2ND C2] defeated Daniel Garcia [2ND C2, current TNT Champion] by pinfall, 16:22
(Briscoe: W/PF – 3, Garcia: L/PF – 0)
Round 3, Week 3:
December 11 (Dynamite)
(Winter Is Coming)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Will Ospreay [2ND C2] defeated Claudio Castagnoli [2ND C2] by pinfall, 13:26
(Ospreay: W/PF – 3, Castagnoli: L/PF – 0)
Ricochet [NEW] defeated Brody King [2ND C2] by pinfall, 12:46
(Ricochet: W/PF – 3, King: L/PF – 0)
December 12 (Collision)
(Winter Is Coming)
(aired on December 14)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Kazuchika Okada [2ND C2] defeated The Beast Mortos [NEW] by pinfall, 12:44
(Okada: W/PF – 3, Mortos: L/PF – 0)
Mark Briscoe [2ND C2] defeated Kyle Fletcher [NEW] by pinfall, 19:44
(Briscoe: W/PF – 3, Fletcher: L/PF – 0)
Round 4, Week 4:
December 18 (Dynamite)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Shelton Benjamin [NEW] defeated The Beast Mortos [NEW] by pinfall, 8:47
(Benjamin: W/PF – 3, Mortos: L/PF – 0)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Darby Allin [NEW] defeated Will Ospreay [2ND C2] by pinfall, 14:38
(Allin: W/PF – 3, Ospreay: L/PF – 0)
Rampage: Holiday Bash
(aired December 20)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Brody King [2ND C2] defeated Komander [NEW, current ROH TV Champion as of 12/20] by pinfall, 14:51
(King: W/PF – 3, Komander: L/PF – 0)
December 21 (Christmas Collision)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Ricochet [NEW] defeated Will Ospreay [2ND C2] by pinfall, 14:27
(Ricochet: W/PF – 3, Ospreay: L/PF – 0)
BLUE LEAGUE:
Daniel Garcia [2ND C2] defeated Shelton Benjamin [NEW] by pinfall, 12:16
(Garcia: W/PF – 3, Benjamin: L/PF – 0)
Mark Briscoe [2ND C2] defeated The Beast Mortos [NEW] by pinfall, 11:38
(Briscoe: W/PF – 3, Mortos: L/PF – 0)
GOLD LEAGUE:
Claudio Castagnoli [2ND C2] defeated Darby Allin [NEW] by pinfall, 11:17
(Castagnoli: W/PF – 3, Allin: L/PF – 0)
As we come up to the final week of the Continental Classic, here are the current standings as of 12/21:
BLUE LEAGUE:
Kazuchika Okada (c): 7 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Mark Briscoe: 9 POINTS (ELIMINATED MATHEMATICALLY), 0 MATCHES REMAINING
Kyle Fletcher: 9 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Shelton Benjamin: 6 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Daniel Garcia: 7 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
The Beast Mortos: 0 POINTS (ELIMINATED), 0 MATCHES REMAINING
GOLD LEAGUE:
Claudio Castagnoli: 9 POINTS (ELIMINATED MATHEMATICALLY), 1 MATCH REMAINING (TO PLAY SPOILER)
Ricochet: 9 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Brody King: 6 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Darby Allin: 6 POINTS, 1 MATCH REMAINING
Will Ospreay: 6 (ADVANCES TO SEMI-FINALS AFTER WIN AGAINST CASTAGNOLI), 1 MATCH REMAINING
Komander: 0 points (ELIMINATED), 1 MATCH REMAINING (TO PLAY SPOILER)
It’s still anyone’s game as we come up to the final week of tournament matches, with Dynamite and Rampage being taped on December 23rd to be aired on Christmas Day (December 25th) for Dynamite and the final AEW Rampage episode on December 27th, with the league and tournament finals set for World’s End on December 28th. With that, there are SEVERAL different ways any person remaining in the tournament can win in their respective league.
BLUE LEAGUE:
Okada: MUST WIN/TMD AGAINST SHELTON BENJAMIN TO ADVANCE
Briscoe: ELIMINATED, CANNOT PLAY SPOILER
Fletcher: MUST WIN/TMD AGAINST GARCIA TO ADVANCE
Garcia: MUST WIN AGAINST FLETCHER TO ADVANCE/TIE OR FACE ELIMINATION
Benjamin: MUST WIN AGAINST OKADA TO ADVANCE/TIE OR FACE ELIMINATION
Mortos: ELIMINATED, CANNOT PLAY SPOILER
GOLD LEAGUE:
Ricochet: MUST WIN/TMD AGAINST DARBY ALLIN TO ADVANCE
Ospreay: MUST WIN AGAINST BRODY KING OR FACE ELIMINATION
Castagnoli: ELIMINATED, BUT CAN PLAY SPOILER
Allin: MUST WIN AGAINST CASTAGNOLI OR FACE ELIMINATION
King: MUST WIN AGAINST OSPREAY TO TIE/ADVANCE OR FACE ELIMINATION
Komander: ELIMINATED, BUT CAN PLAY SPOILER
The final week of the Continental Classic is sure to be a spectacle that can change everything come Saturday, December 28th for the World’s End PPV.
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