Kazuchika Okada defeats Will Ospreay in Continental Classic final at AEW Worlds End
The second-ever Continental Classic came to an end at Saturday’s AEW Worlds End with Kazuchika Okada winning the entire tournament, retaining his Continental title in the final against Will Ospreay.
The bout featured both men pulling out all the offensive stops in the final sequence, scoring close near falls on each other in rapid fire succession. The end came when Okada landed a Rainmaker clothesline to finally put Ospreay down for the win.
Okada was then confronted by old rival Kenny Omega in Omega’s first promotional appearance since May.
In two semifinal matches that opened the show, Okada (Blue league runner-up) defeated Ricochet (the Gold league winner) while Ospreay (Gold league runner-up) outlasted his former friend in Kyle Fletcher (the Blue league winner).
Ospreay was bloodied up during the Fletcher match and came out for the final with a full head bandage without washing off any of the blood. As expected, the bandage eventually came off and his head wound opened up.
With the victory, Okada holds on to the Continental title he won this past March by defeating Eddie Kingston.
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