The field for the AEW Continental Cup has thinned down to four, and the semifinals, which will take place on next week’s edition of Dynamite, have been confirmed.
First, it’s Death Rider vs Death Rider as defending Continental Champion Jon Moxley takes on fellow stablemate Claudio Castagnoli. This represents a rematch from the 2025 Continental Classic, a match that Castagnoli won. Moxley will look to avenge that loss against arguably the strongest member of the Death Riders stable and book his place in the final. For Moxley, this is the second consecutive match where he’ll look to avenge a loss, having already finally defeated Jay White in the quarters. Moxley is looking to run the gauntlet to retain the Continental Championship. Claudio will have to defeat two consecutive Death Rider partners if he wants an opportunity to take the championship, as he defeated Daniel Garcia to get here. Garcia had replaced Eddie Kingston.
Meanwhile, it’s a battle of the technicals, as the Conglomeration’s Kyle O’Reilly takes on part-timer Nigel McGuinness.
KOR had to beat out his fellow stablemates Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong in the last two rounds to make it to the semis. For McGuinness, despite dealing with an injury he suffered in his first-round match against Katsuyori Shibata, the Englishman has persevered through the pain and is one step closer to gaining homefield advantage in a Wembley Stadium championship match.