In the other semi-final, Fletcher took inspiration from another Kyle (O’Reilly to be precise) and specifically targeted Moxley’s ankle, but that’s not the only punishment Moxley sustained as he was bleeding from the mouth for a lot of the match due to breaking one of his teeth. His Cutter, Top Suicida and King Kong Lariat didn’t have the same power behind them as he was effectively running through the match with one good leg, but Moxley stayed in the match by taking advantage of Fletcher’s mistakes. Moxley tried to stay with his gameplan of beating Fletcher down, but after “The Protostar” delivered a nasty Brainbuster on the apron it looked to be over.

Moxley beat the count but was met with a Liger Bomb and a series of submission that put more pressure on his damaged ankle. Even after Fletcher overcommitted and Moxley locked in the Bulldog Choke, he couldn’t keep hold of it as Fletcher got a hold of the ankle. After flailing like a madman he just about made it out, but Fletcher took him to the top rope in an attempt to hit the top rope Brainbuster. However, Moxley got out and hit a Rear Naked Choke Suplex from the top rope, leading to Fletcher landing directly on the top of his head.

After hitting a Stomp which did hurt his ankle again, Moxley almost got caught in a Crucifix pin as Fletcher wasn’t quite out of it. He hit Moxley with another Brainbuster but he kicked out at one, leading to Fletcher taking desperate measures. Fletcher went to the turnbuckle and looked for the screwdriver Okada used but he couldn’t find it as Okada had thrown it under the ring. In the heat of the moment, Moxley hit the Paradigm Shift, the Death Rider, and locked in the Rear Naked Choke that finally put Fletcher away. 

Even though Fletcher decided to get a cheap shot in on Moxley’s ankle one more time after he woke up, it didn’t change the result. Your final of the 2025 AEW Continental Classic tournament is Kazuchika Okada vs. Jon Moxley.