Following AEW Full Gear 2026, the Continental Classic 2026 tournament will begin on the November 18 episode of Dynamite.
Considering the success of this tournament, there could be any number of stars who will win this year.
From former champions to newer stars on the roster, the C2 winner could come from just about anyone in the company right now.
Here are five potential options to become the AEW Continental Classic 2026 winner.
Jon Moxley
At AEW Worlds End 2025, Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada to win the 2025 Continental Classic Finals.
With this victory, Mox captured the AEW Continental Championship and has held the title ever since.
As the longest reigning champion in AEW right now, The Death Riders leader has to be considered a favorite going into this year’s tournament.
Coming off his win in the Continental Cup tournament, Moxley winning back-to-back AEW Continental Classics does not seem out of the realm of possibilities.
Jay White
Thanks to their hatred towards Jon Moxley and The Death Riders, Jay White and David Finlay put their differences aside to combine The Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs to create The Cut.
“Switchblade” finally feels like he is getting the main event level push that his fans have been waiting for.
Now leading The Cut, White has stated that his goal is to beat Mox for the AEW Continental Championship.
With The Cut by his side and their rivalry with The Death Riders, White is another individual who can get the victory in the AEW Continental Classic 2026 tournament.
Speedball Mike Bailey
Since signing with All Elite Wrestling in 2025, Speedball Mike Bailey has established himself as one of the most reliable in-ring competitors in the company.
Over the course of the past two years, Bailey has challenged for pretty much every title in the company.
Last year, Bailey competed in his first Continental Classic tournament and put on a litany of stellar matches.
In what would be a great underdog story, Speedball could pull off a miracle and win the AEW Continental Classic 2026 tournament.
Tommaso Ciampa
Another AEW signing that has quickly solidified himself as one of the best in-ring workers is Tommaso Ciampa.
“The Psycho Killer” walked into All Elite Wrestling and immediately captured the AEW TNT Championship.
Then most recently, Ciampa defeated Andrade El Idolo to win the AEW National Championship on the November 7 Collision.
Despite just becoming a champion, Ciampa has everything it takes to win the AEW Continental Classic 2026 tournament and capture the Continental Championship.
Ilja Dragunov
At AEW WrestleDream 2026, Ilja Dragunov made his debut with the company.
Since then, Dragunov has felt like someone who could reach the top of the entire promotion.
While “The Mad Dragon” is about to challenge for the AEW National Championship at Full Gear 2026, he feels like he will enter the Continental Classic 2026 tournament.
Dragunov would be a perfect winner of the AEW Continental Classic 2026 tournament and fit the lineage of other victors from the past few years.
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