AEW Continental Classic standings & results following this week’s Dynamite
Another Dynamite and another two Gold league matches are complete in this year’s AEW Continental Classic.
Former TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher battled “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a physical bout that saw Bailey pick up the upset victory with less than one minute to go to earn his first points of the tournament.
The match itself saw a bodyslam on the ring barricade by Fletcher and a double knee drop off a reverse somersault by Bailey. In the end, the two were in a sequence of pin attempts when Bailey ensnared Fletcher to get the win. Bailey survived a sheer drop brain buster after a power bomb on the apron and running kick and narrowly avoided a second brain buster.
Fletcher took a flurry of offense and near falls including an Ultimo Weapon that nearly finished it in the final minutes. Bailey was game, kicking out of a three-move combo that included a lawn dart throw into the middle turnbuckle and a power bomb. Fletcher now remains stuck at six points.
Earlier in the night, reigning Continental Classic winner Kazuchika Okada defeated recent rival Jack Perry in Perry’s first match of the tournament after being added as an injury sub for Darby Allin last week.
Okada now joins the six point club along with Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita and Claudio Castagnoli. Perry will have three more shots at getting in the winner’s circle.
Updated AEW Continental Classic Gold League standings
| Wrestler | Current Points |
| Jack Perry | 0 |
| PAC | 3 |
| Kevin Knight | 3 |
| Mike Bailey | 3 |
| Kyle Fletcher | 6 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 6 |
There were no Blue league matches.
Updated AEW Continental Classic Blue League standings
| Wrestler | Current Points |
| Orange Cassidy | 3 |
| Konosuke Takeshita | 6 |
| Jon Moxley | 3 |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 6 |
| Roderick Strong | 0 |
| Mascara Dorada | 3 |
Upcoming Continental Classic schedule:
- Collision (This Saturday): Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita (Blue)
- A win gives one man a commanding nine points with a draw giving each of them a robust seven.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.