Tony Khan ‘Very Interested’ In Introducing New AEW Tournament

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Tony Khan has admitted to being “very interested” in introducing another new AEW tournament in the future.

AEW Worlds End will see the second annual Continental Classic reach its conclusion, with Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Ricochet and reigning Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada left in the mix.

The tournament is now a key event for fans to look forward to on AEW’s calendar, but for now it is limited to being contested between stars in the men’s division.

At the AEW Worlds End media call, Tony Khan was asked by Samantha Shipman of Daily DDT whether he had any plans to introduce a women’s Continental Classic and if fans could expect to see it take place in 2025.

Putting over the strength of the AEW women’s roster, Khan admitted that he was “very interested” in these potential plans, while also highlighting the injury strain that it can put on stars:

“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.”

The main card of AEW Worlds End currently has two women’s matches scheduled, with AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné defending against Kris Statlander and Mariah May putting her AEW Women’s World Title on the line against Thunder Rosa.

Meanwhile in the zero hour pre-show, former AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be competing against Leila Grey –  Storm’s first pay-per-view match since All In London in August.

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