AEW President Tony Khan spoke with Q101 on a number of topics, including when the field for this yearโs Continental Classic tournament will be announced.
Khan said, โWe need to see the results of Full Gear. Whoโs injured? Whoโs going to maintain that standard of wrestling for the rest of the year, up until the culmination of the Continental Classic? I would not want to announce the field and then immediately have to take it back.โ
On NJPWโs G1 Climax being the only peer for the Continental Classic:
โIt is a tournament that has only one peer in wrestling, and I think that is the G1. When the Continental Classic launched, I think it quenched the thirst here in America for such a tournament.โ
You can check out Khan’s comments in the video below.