Eddie Kingston wins first-ever Continental Crown at AEW Worlds End

New York native Eddie Kingston became the winner of both the first-ever AEW Continental Classic and the first-ever Continental Crown championship at Saturday’s Worlds End on Long Island, New York.

Kingston, winner of the Blue League portion of the tournament, pinned Jon Moxley, winner of the Gold League portion, following a spinning backfist that concluded a striking exchange between the two.

As expected, the match was a hard-hitting one and one that was reminiscent of the Japanese style both wrestlers have emulated for years.

The Continental Crown Championship is what AEW is hailing as the “modern” triple crown, made up of the new AEW Continental Championship, the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship, and the Ring of Honor World title.

Kingston went into the tournament as both the ROH and NJPW titleholder, offering to put both titles up on the line in the tournament.

Kingston earned his way into the final with a win over Bryan Danielson while Moxley defeated both Swerve Strickland and Jay White in a three-way.

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Josh Nason
Josh Nason

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.