One of the most hotly anticipated WWE Network shows is the Global Cruiserweight Tournament. Information has been leaking gradually such as the date of July 13 as its beginning and that several Independents will be holding qualifier for the event in the US and UK. However, in today’s media conference fro NXT Takeover: Dallas Triple H announced the first participants. These wrestlers are, Rich Swann, Zack Sabre Jr, Tommaso Ciampa, Noam Dar, Johnny Gargano, Hoho Lund and Akira Tozawa.
Some of these names will be familiar to regular watchers of NXT, especially Gargano and Ciampa who have had some wins on NXT with Gargano already having a following with the fans and ending Elias Sampson’s recent winning streak a couple of weeks ago, Swann also had a recent match with NXT Champion Finn Balor. The plan for the tournament is for it to take place in Full Sail where NXT is taped. These names already promise the tournament to be an interesting one and will help fuel hopes of many for a returning cruiserweight division and title.
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