Tony Khan Says Going Forward AEW Unified Title Matches Will Have Continental Rules

Tony Khan has made an announcement regarding the future of the AEW Unified Championship. Moving forward, all matches contested for the new championship will be contested under Continental Rules. This means there will be no interference allowed.

This comes after Don Callis and Rocky Romero interfered in the match between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada at AEW All In 2025. Callis even went as far as to stop the referee from counting three after Omega hit a One-Winged Angel, stomping on the back of the official’s head. Tony Khan explained directly to Callis at the post-show media scrum that had the match been contested under Continental Rules, Callis would be fired.

“We did it under AEW rules. In this case, for AEW rules, the referee’s decision is final. We’ve gotten through this amazing run, Kazuchika Okada has been the Continental Champion, and there has never been any outsider interference. If anybody ever interfered in a Continental Title match, they would be fired. Tonight, we fought a match under the unified rules of AEW, where the referee’s decision is final.

“In this case, the referee had no way of knowing who pulled him out of the ring or who did anything after you [Callis] incapacitated them. If we had been under Continental rules, I would have fired you for that. Going forward, as the Unified Champion, the prevailing rules will be the Continental rules, so there will never be outside interference ever again in a Unified Championship match, now that the Continental rules apply, with the Continental Champion winning.”

The AEW Unified Championship carries the legacies of the AEW International Title and the AEW Continental Championship. Fans can learn more about Tony Khan’s decision to make one singular championship belt at this link.

Fans can keep up with Fightful’s coverage of AEW All In by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

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