AEW Announces Field And Rules For Continental Cup

The field is set for the AEW Continental Cup.

All Elite Wrestling announced the 16 participants for the Continental Cup. Matches will be drawn at random, so there is no bracket.

The semifinals take place on August 26 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Finals take place at AEW All In. The winner will receive the Continental Cup and be the new AEW Continental Champion.

Here is the field:

• Jon Moxley
• Kyle O’Reilly
• Roderick Strong
• Orange Cassidy
• Nigel McGuinness
• Katsuyori Shibata
• David Finlay
• Ace Austin
• Jay White
• Matt Sydal
• Jungle Jack Perry
• Jake Doyle
• Brian Cage
• Hechicero
• Claudio Castagnoli
• Eddie Kingston

Here is how the AEW Continental Challenge Cup works, as well as the full field of 16 fighters who will be taking part in the FIRST EVER Continental Challenge Cup! pic.twitter.com/PWv1erVqpX

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 4, 2026

All matches will have no outside interference and no time limits.

The tournament begins on Saturday at AEW Collision.