First Annual Cruiserweight Classic Tournament Thread

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First Annual Cruiserweight Classic Tournament Thread 

Post#1 » by Dunthreevy » Fri May 20, 2016 2:44 pm

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Here's a primer for the 32 man tournament: http://www.wwe.com/wwe-presents-cruiserweight-classic

Current list of participants (as of 5/20/16):

-Zack Sabre Jr.
-Johnny Gargano
-Tommaso Ciampa
-Rich Swann
-Akira Tozawa
-Drew Gulak
-Noam Dar
-TJ Perkins
-Jack Gallagher
-Ho Ho Lun
-Lince Dorado

The Cruiserweight Classic will take place over the following four dates and will premiere on the WWE Network on July 13th:

-Thursday, June 23
-Thursday, July 14
-Friday, Aug. 26
-Wednesday, Sept. 14
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Post#2 » by iMoreland » Fri May 20, 2016 7:43 pm

Really wanted Ricochet to be in this : (
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Post#3 » by Spens1 » Sun May 22, 2016 10:58 am

HO HO, poor guy though is going to be fodder for someone though, i can just see him getting destroyed, surprised they actually knew about him though since most asian wrestling outside of Japan doesn't get much love (let alone Hong Kong and China).

Think ZSJ will do well but his matches will be so slow and methodical in comparison to some of these other guys, him and Gulak though have to have a match, thats a must.

i am most looking forward to Rich Swann and his antics. Noam Dar too will be quiet exciting to see (though i really don't want to see him leave ICW, put the Zero-G back on him also whilst your at it). TJP in as himself will be great to see, TNA messed up with him by putting him with that stupid Manik gimmick, should have held down the X-Divsion with Zema Ion to be honest.

Almost forgot Ciampa is technically a cruserweight, i mean hell that should be interesting.

I would like them to add Cedric Alexander since he isn't with ROH anymore, i mean he's only 26 and is already a hell of a wrestler, not the most charismatic guy but this is for the in ring aspect and that part he has down pat, also gives them 12 wrestlers and a young guy who they could throw into a new cruserweight division.

Would also love it if guys like Neville (if he is healthy), Kalisto and Tyler Breeze where in this. Showcase what they can do without the restrictions
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Post#4 » by Dunthreevy » Wed May 25, 2016 4:31 pm

I think a returning Neville should definitely be in the tournament but you can't have him in it unless he's going to win. If he's in it and doesn't win then he's basically chopped liver once he's back on the main roster.
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Post#5 » by skbucks1985 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:28 pm

All 32 participants have been revealed.

http://www.wwe.com/section/cruiserweight-classic-competitors

I won't list all of them but some of the notable names that weren't previously named, Kota Ibushi who has been widely expected for this since he was in the crowd at Dallas so this confirms that. Cedric Alexander who has been rumored for this since he left ROH. Brian Kendrick and Tajiri. And Ariya Daivari who is Shawn Daivari's brother (having him feud with Patrick Clark given his current gimmick would certainly be interesting).
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Post#6 » by iMoreland » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:25 pm

Ibushi or Sabre Jr
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Post#7 » by Dunthreevy » Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:31 am

iMoreland wrote:Ibushi or Sabre Jr

I will be absolutely shocked if Sabre Jr. doesn't win this.
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Post#8 » by Polk377 » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:04 pm

Dunthreevy wrote:
iMoreland wrote:Ibushi or Sabre Jr

I will be absolutely shocked if Sabre Jr. doesn't win this.


It all really depends on who will sign with WWE and how they can maximize on it. I doubt they let anyone win that isn't part of their brand. It would not be good for business.
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Post#9 » by Ruzious » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:13 pm

Nice to see Kendrick in it.
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Post#10 » by Dunthreevy » Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:09 pm

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iMoreland wrote:Ibushi or Sabre Jr

I will be absolutely shocked if Sabre Jr. doesn't win this.


It all really depends on who will sign with WWE and how they can maximize on it. I doubt they let anyone win that isn't part of their brand. It would not be good for business.


That goes without saying with this company (or any company really). Having established that, I think ZSJr already has a deal in place with WWE. They're probably letting him finish out his current bookings and I'd expect him to be in NXT by this fall.
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Post#11 » by Polk377 » Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:20 pm

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Dunthreevy wrote:I will be absolutely shocked if Sabre Jr. doesn't win this.


It all really depends on who will sign with WWE and how they can maximize on it. I doubt they let anyone win that isn't part of their brand. It would not be good for business.


That goes without saying with this company (or any company really). Having established that, I think ZSJr already has a deal in place with WWE. They're probably letting him finish out his current bookings and I'd expect him to be in NXT by this fall.


If that is the case I think he is a heavy favorite.
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Post#12 » by skbucks1985 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:07 pm

Bryan and Mauro are the commentators for this
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Post#13 » by Dunthreevy » Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:07 pm

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This thing is going to be so awesome.
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Post#14 » by Stanford » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:08 pm

Dunthreevy wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/WWE/status/745632495849312257[/tweet]

This thing is going to be so awesome.


Whoa! Can't wait for this.

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Post#15 » by Dunthreevy » Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:37 pm

The presentation on this looks awesome. The graphics, the ring apron, the lighting, it all looks different from your standard WWE presentation and I love it with all my heart.
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Post#16 » by Dunthreevy » Wed Jul 6, 2016 6:08 pm

CWC Bracketology special on the network tonight after NXT

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Post#17 » by skbucks1985 » Sat Jul 9, 2016 6:50 pm

So I'm just now watching the bracketology episode and some interesting pairings. The big first round matchup is Gargano-Ciampa, that surprised me quite a bit. I figured they would probably do this matchup at some point, but I didn't think they'd do it immediately. On the other hand, I think they wanted a marquee first round matchup and this is it.

The big overall surprise to me is that Cedric Alexander and Kota Ibushi are set to meet in the second round. I think Sabre is the overall favorite, but I'd rate Ibushi and Alexander right behind him (in that order).
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Post#18 » by skbucks1985 » Sat Jul 9, 2016 6:53 pm

And Mauro and Bryan have such a relaxed and easy chemistry
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Post#19 » by Dunthreevy » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:22 pm

^^^Agree with everything in the last 2 posts. I think it would have been very cool to see a Gargano/Ciampa matchup in the semi-final round or something, where the stakes were even higher. I bet they have Ibushi go over Ced in their matchup because they allegedly already signed, or agreed to sign, Ibushi to a contract.
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Post#20 » by Stanford » Sat Jul 9, 2016 9:50 pm

safi wrote:And Mauro and Bryan have such a relaxed and easy chemistry


Bryan has replaced his former verbal crutch ("OK") with a new one ("Right"), but other than that, they've been flawless. That bracketology show was really good.

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