The Continental Basic has arrived for the second time in AEW’s historical past, with 12 individuals desperate to battle for the grand prize: the AEW Continental Championship. On the particular Thanksgiving Eve version of “AEW Dynamite,” the Continental Basic kicked off in spectacular trend, with Shelton Benjamin selecting up three factors towards Mark Briscoe, Claudio Castagnoli getting the sting over Ricochet for 3 level, and Brody King overcoming Darby Allin to attain three factors, as properly.
The night time opened with Benjamin and Briscoe preventing within the Continental Basic’s Blue League. The 2 males had an evenly-paced match, with Briscoe standing resilient towards Benjamin’s heavy-handed assault. At one level, Briscoe appeared to have injured his ribs following an elbow drop to Benjamin, however any harm considerations have been shortly assuaged when Briscoe adopted up the daring transfer with one other elbow drop to the surface. Briscoe then survived a collection of unbelievable suplexes from Benjamin, however a kick to the pinnacle left Briscoe weak. Benjamin secured the win, and his three factors, following a belly-to-back suplex.
Castagnoli and Ricochet’s battle within the Gold League marked the halfway level of the present. Ricochet, coming off of a devastating loss towards Konosuke Takeshita at Full Gear, threw numerous high-flying strikes at Castagnoli, solely to be intercepted by the Dying Riders’ strongman. After a failed submission try by Castagnoli, Castagnoli sought the countout victory towards Ricochet, however Ricochet barely beat the rely to maintain the match alive. At his wits finish, Castagnoli levelled the latest AEW signee with a lariat, and three factors have been added to the Swiss expertise’s scorecard.
A second Gold League match closes out the present
King and Allin’s match for the Gold League closed out the night time. The 2 wasted no expense within the title of violence, to the purpose the place the commentary workforce’s audio was taken out throughout a brawl between the 2. Allin practically gained the match by way of count-out after taking out King with two Coffin Drops on the surface of the ring, however King slid again into the ring simply earlier than the count-out. Allin tried to land a 3rd Coffin Drop for the win, however King in the end caught Allin right into a maintain, which King transitioned right into a Gonzo Bomb for the victory. After the match, Castagnoli appeared to stare down King, metal chair in hand. Brody and Castagnoli will collide in a Continental Basic match on the upcoming December 4 episode of “Dynamite.”
Whereas it’s nonetheless a points-based, spherical robin-style match, the Continental Basic has been revised this 12 months in order that each the semi-finals and the finals will all happen at Worlds Finish. The Blue League’s winner will tackle the Gold League’s runner-up within the first semi-final match, and the Gold League’s winner will lock up with the Blue League’s runner-up within the second semi-final match. Each winners will meet within the later within the Worlds Finish card within the Continental Basic finals.
Kazuchika Okada shall be thought of AEW Continental Champion till the conclusion of the Continental Basic finals, regardless if he’s mathematically eradicated.
