Jim Ross is ready for the latest annual AEW Continental Classic Tournament.
Getting started tonight on AEW Dynamite with the initial Gold and Blue League tourney tilts, the AEW Continental Classic will span the next several weeks, and conclude with the crowning of the AEW Continental Champion, a title currently held by Kazuchika Okada.
Heading into the tourney this year, AEW commentator Jim Ross has checked in on his “Grilling J.R.” podcast with his thoughts.
On the Gold League: “I see a bunch of hungry guys. I’m a big man specialist. I think athletic big men, over the course of time, have proven to draw the most money. That said, Brody King stands out, but I gotta go with my little buddy Darby Allin as the dark horse winner of this thing. He’s so resilient. He’s a homegrown guy, which I think is cool as hell. So I’m gonna do with Darby and Brody King. Brody King because he’s the biggest dog in this fight. It could be Will Ospreay, or I could see Ospreay’s former tag team partner interfering in that, costing Ospreay a win. I don’t know. We’ll see. Juice Robinson needs a win, but I don’t think he’ll get it here. But he might. So I’m gonna hang my black hat on Brody King and Darby Allin.”
On the Blue League: “To me, it’d be easy. [Kazuchika] Okada would be my first choice because I’ve seen him at his best, and it’s spectacular. Okada at his best is as good, if not better, than anybody in AEW. Then building on the momentum that he created with that Ospreay win, I gotta think Kyle Fletcher is another viable option. But it could be somebody like Daniel Garcia, he’s been getting some love here lately. But I think Okada and Fletcher are my two picks.”
Check out the complete episode of the Grilling J.R. podcast with Jim Ross at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
