Yardbarker
x
Image: AEW The next challenger for Kazuchika Okada’s AEW Continental title is set after Claudio Castagnoli won a three-way on Saturday’s Collision in a title eliminator. Castagnoli defeated both Tomohiro Ishii and ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty in a three-way to earn the right to challenge Okada. Castagnoli got the pin after pulling Ishii out of the ring following a sliding clothesline to Moriarty followed by him then landing a sliding forearm strike on Moriarty for the win. The date and location for the title match has yet to be announced with this month’s All In at London’s Wembley Stadium potentially a candidate. The victory helped turn Castagnoli’s recent fortunes around as he was eliminated in the first round of this year’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, was unsuccessful in a four-way International title eliminator bout, and was unable to unseat AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland this past April. While Castagnoli has held the Ring of Honor World title, AEW gold has eluded him during his multi-year r

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads:

Customize Your Newsletter

Yardbarker +

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!