Continental Classic semifinals set for AEW Worlds End
Following Thursday’s Christmas Collision, the two Continental Classic semifinal matches are now confirmed for this Saturday’s AEW Worlds End pay-per-view and as expected, the Don Callis Family will be well represented.
In a match building for months, IWGP World Champion and Blue league winner Konosuke Takeshita will take on Gold league co-winner Kazuchika Okada. Takeshita defeated Mascara Dorada earlier in the night, but had already qualified while Okada’s main event win over Mike Bailey locked his spot and avoided a four-way semifinal.
The other match will see Blue league runner-up Jon Moxley against Gold League co-winner Kyle Fletcher. Moxley defeated Orange Cassidy to lock up his spot while Fletcher edged out Jack Perry to open the show.
In both cases, they will be first time ever matches.
Okada will try to win his second straight CC while Moxley is trying to get back to the finals for the first time since 2023.
AEW Worlds End 2025 lineup | This Saturday | Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Zero Hour Pre-Show: Hyan & Maya World vs. Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue)
- Mixed Nuts Mayhem: Toni Storm, Roderick Strong, Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta & PAC
- Continental Classic semifinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- Continental Classic semifinal: Jon Moxley vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Continental Classic tournament final: TBD
- Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd
- AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson) in a street fight
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) defend against Mercedes Mone & Athena
- AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Jamie Hayter
- AEW World Champion Samoa Joe defends against MJF, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland in a four-way
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