The rules and first round matches for the AEW Continental Cup have officially been announced ahead of the tournament’s start. AEW announced the format of the tournament on Monday night. The first-round matches are as follows:* AEW Collision: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Sydal* AEW Collision:Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ace Austin* AEW Collision:Jake Doyle vs. Eddie Kingston* AEW Collision:Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilly* AEW Collision:Brian Cage vs. Hechicero* AEW Collision:Katsuyori Shibata vs. Nigel McGuinness* AEW Dynamite:Jay White vs. David Finlay* AEW Dynamite:Jack Perry vs. Jon MoxleyThe tournament was announced at last week’s Collision. The tournament is separate from the Continental Classic, which will take place toward the end of the year as usual.