Tony Khan says a Women’s Continental Classic could be a great development for the division.
In 2023, AEW introduced the Continental Classic, which sparked a lot of buzz among fans. The tournament returned in 2024, and the finals will be held at AEW Worlds End. In each of the first two years, the Continental Classic has been limited to the men's division, leading some fans to wonder whether AEW may expand it to the women's division at some point.
During the AEW Worlds End media call, Samantha Shipman of Daily DDT asked Tony Khan whether there were plans for a Women’s Continental Classic and if fans could see it as soon as next year.
“I think the [women’s] division is very strong and really, we’ve had some of our best matches in the history of AEW women’s wrestling this year. So absolutely, I think the potential is there to have a great Round Robin tournament. The scheduling is very intense, and I’ll be honest, we’ve had a lot of injuries in the women’s division in recent years. This tournament takes a toll. We saw this year that Juice Robinson was injured in the first week, and I thought we were very fortunate not to have many other severe injuries with the hard-hitting nature of the tournament. I think a women’s Continental Classic potentially could be a very, very exciting tournament. We’ve had some of our top wrestlers in the women’s division returning from injuries recently. If we get everybody healthy, I do think it’s something I’m very interested in. It is a very grueling and challenging tournament for many reasons. I think that right now, the quality of women’s wrestling in AEW is the highest it’s ever been, and we’re continuing to build and have more great matches, more great rivalries….We have a great, great group right now, and I think it’s the strongest it’s ever been. So I’m hoping to continue building on that, and if we keep everybody healthy and keep building and moving in that direction, I definitely think a great tournament like that would be a great development in continuing the great work that the women’s wrestlers in AEW have been doing," Khan said.
Khan also highlighted the returns of Julia Hart and Toni Storm, among other noteworthy developments in the women’s division.
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