Cruiserweight Classic

Promotional logo

Theme
song(s)

"Take a Stand" by CFO$ ^[1]

Information

Promotion

WWE

Date

June 23, 2016
July 14, 2016
August 26, 2016
September 14, 2016

Venue

Full Sail University

City

Winter Park, Florida

WWE Network event chronology

Backlash (2016)

Cruiserweight Classic

Clash of Champions

The Cruiserweight Classic,^[2] formerly the Global Cruiserweight Series, was a professional wrestling WWE Network series and tournament produced by WWE wherein all participants were billed at a weight of 205 lbs. or less. Tournament qualifying matches took place in various promotions of the independent circuit, including well known promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, and Evolve. Many cruiserweight wrestlers from around the world were given the chance to qualify for the 32-man tournament, which took place over four dates: June 23, July 13, August 26, and September 14, 2016. The winner was TJ Perkins.^[3]

Announced competitors

NXT competitors Rich Swann, Tommaso Ciampa, and Johnny Gargano along with international standouts Zack Sabre Jr., Noam Dar, Ho Ho Lun, and Akira Tozawa were announced for the Cruiserweight Classic. At an independent show in Orlando, Florida on April 2, Lince Dorado joined the series. On April 24 at Progress Wrestling Chapter 29, Sabre Jr., Jack Gallagher also won a qualifying match, while on May 7 at Evolve 61, T.J. Perkins and Drew Gulak also joined the series. On June 11 at Evolve 63, Tony Nese defeated Johnny Gargano, Drew Gulak, T.J. Perkins and Lince Dorado and qualified for the tournament. Two days later, WWE officially revealed all 32 wrestlers taking part in the tournament.^[4] Originally, Brazilian wrestler Zumbi was scheduled to compete in the Cruiserweight Classic. However, he had issues with his visa that WWE could not clear in time, and was replaced by Mustafa Ali.^[5]

Qualifying matches

Progress Wrestling Chapter 29 - April 24 (Electric Ballroom - Camden Town, London)^[6]

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Flash Morgan Webster	Cruiserweight Classic British Qualifying Match
2	Jack Gallagher defeated Pete Dunne	Cruiserweight Classic British Qualifying Match

Revolution Pro Wrestling Live at the Cockpit 8 - May 1 (Cockpit Theatre - Marylebone, London) ^[7]

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Noam Dar defeated Josh Bodom	Cruiserweight Classic British Qualifying Match

Evolve 61 - May 7 (La Boom - Woodside, Queens, New York)^[8]

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	T.J. Perkins (with Stokely Hathaway) defeated Fred Yehi	Cruiserweight Classic US Qualifying Match
2	Drew Gulak defeated Tracy Williams^[9]	Cruiserweight Classic US Qualifying Match

American Combat Wrestling The Tradition Continues! - May 28 (All Sports Arena - New Port Richey, Florida)^[10]

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Lince Dorado defeated Romeo Quevedo	Cruiserweight Classic US Qualifying Match

Evolve 63 - June 11 (Downtown Recreation Complex - Orlando, Florida)^[11]

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Tony Nese defeated Johnny Gargano, Drew Gulak, T.J. Perkins (with Stokely Hathaway), and Lince Dorado	WWE Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint Elimination Match; since Nese won, he qualified for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic

Participants

Official

Wrestler	Country representing	Weight (in pounds) (max. 205)
Tozawa, AkiraAkira Tozawa	Japan	156
Saez, AlejandroAlejandro Saez	Chile	205
Bennett, AnthonyAnthony Bennett	United States	147
Daivari, AriyaAriya Daivari	Iran	180
Kendrick, BrianBrian Kendrick	United States	157
Alexander, CedricCedric Alexander	United States	200
Petiot, ClementClement Petiot	France	199
Mack, DaDa Mack	Germany	160
Slater, DamianDamian Slater	Australia	193
Gulak, DrewDrew Gulak	United States	193
Aichner, FabianFabian Aichner	Italy	203
Gran Metalik	Mexico	175
Sihra, GurvGurv Sihra	India	159
Sihra, HarvHarv Sihra	India	144
Lun, Ho HoHo Ho Lun	Hong Kong	155
Gallagher, JackJack Gallagher	England	167
Lee, JasonJason Lee	Hong Kong	154
Gargano, JohnnyJohnny Gargano	United States	170
Johnson, KennethKenneth Johnson	United States	156
Ibushi, KotaKota Ibushi	Japan	189
Lince Dorado	Puerto Rico	168
Ali, MustafaMustafa Ali^{[Note 1]}	Pakistan	182
Dar, NoamNoam Dar	Scotland Israel	178
Mendoza, RaulRaul Mendoza	Mexico	178
Swann, RichRich Swann	United States	165
Maluta, SeanSean Maluta	American Samoa	191
Perkins, T.J.T.J. Perkins	Philippines United States	167
Tajiri, Tajiri	Japan	189
Ciampa, TommasoTommaso Ciampa	United States	195
Nese, TonyTony Nese	United States	196
Dux, TysonTyson Dux	Canada	193
Sabre Jr., ZackZack Sabre Jr.	England	181

↑ This competitor is a replacement for another participant who was taken out of the tournament

Alternate

In the event an official participant suffered an injury or did not make the strict 205 lbs weight limit they would be replaced by one of the following participants:

Wrestler	Country representing	Weight (in pounds) (max. 205)
Solow, AaronAaron Solow	United States	182
Sorensen, JessyJessy Sorensen	United States	184
Yurnet, JesusJesus Yurnet	Puerto Rico, United States	182
Katana, KaiKai Katana	United States	197
Ortagun, VandalVandal Ortagun	Turkey	155

Replaced

These participants were taken out of the tournament for a specific reason and therefore were replaced by another competitor.

Wrestler	Country representing	Weight (in pounds) (max. 205)	Progression in the tournament	Reason	Replacing wrestler
Zumbi	Brazil	167	Replaced before the official start of the tournament	Visa Issues^[5]	Mustafa Ali

Broadcast team

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Rome, Mike !Mike Rome	Romero, Austin !Austin Romero	Ring announcer^[12]
Ranallo, MauroMauro Ranallo	Ranallo, Mauro !Mauro Ranallo	Lead commentator^[13]
Bryan, DanielDaniel Bryan	Danielson, Bryan !Bryan Danielson	Color commentator^[13]

Referees

Ring name	Real Name
Robinson, CharlesCharles Robinson	Robinson, Charles !Charles Robinson
Engler, DanDan Engler	Engler, Daniel !Daniel Engler
Anfibio, DaniloDanilo Anfibio	Anfibio, Danilo !Danilo Anfibio
Bennett, ShawnShawn Bennett	Bennett, Shawn !Shawn Bennett
Patton, ChadChad Patton	Patton, Chad !Chad Patton
Wuertz, DrakeDrake Wuertz	Wuertz, Drake !Drake Wuertz
Orengo, EddieEddie Orengo	Orengo, Eddie !Eddie Orengo

Results

Tournament bracket

The matches in rounds 1 and 2 each had a 20 minute time limit, the quarter-final and semi-final matches each had a 30-minute time limit and the final match had a one-hour time limit.

Round of 32
Taped June 23

Round of 16
Taped July 14

Quarterfinals
Taped August 26

Semifinals
Live on September 14

Final
Live on September 14

July 20 –

Kenneth Johnson

August 17 –

Akira Tozawa

09:46^[14]

Akira Tozawa

August 3 –

Jack Gallagher

11:38^[15]

Jack Gallagher

August 31 -

Fabian Aichner

06:45^[16]

Akira Tozawa

July 20 –

Gran Metalik

15:49^[17]

Tajiri

August 10 –

Damian Slater

05:28^[14]

Tajiri

July 13 –

Gran Metalik

10:53^[18]

Alejandro Saez

September 14 –

Gran Metalik

04:04^[19]

Gran Metalik

July 27 –

Zack Sabre, Jr.

13:13^[20]

Harv Sihra

Sub

August 24 –

Drew Gulak

05:18^[21]

Drew Gulak

July 27 –

Zack Sabre, Jr.

08:27^[22]

Zack Sabre, Jr.

Sub

September 7 -

Tyson Dux

08:28^[21]

Zack Sabre, Jr.

Sub

August 3 –

Noam Dar

15:46^[23]

Noam Dar

Sub

August 17 –

Gurv Sihra

05:26^[16]

Noam Dar

Sub

July 13 –

Ho Ho Lun

07:02^[15]

Ariya Daivari

September 14 –

Ho Ho Lun

05:03^[19]

Gran Metalik

Sub

July 27 –

T.J. Perkins

17:47^[20]

Raul Mendoza

Sub

August 17 –

Brian Kendrick

07:35^[21]

Brian Kendrick

Sub

July 27 –

Tony Nese

13:42^[15]

Anthony Bennett

August 31 -

Tony Nese

06:34^[21]

Brian Kendrick

July 13 –

Kota Ibushi

13:58^[17]

Kota Ibushi

August 10 –

Sean Maluta

09:40^[19]

Kota Ibushi

July 13 –

Cedric Alexander

15:00^[18]

Cedric Alexander

September 14 –

Clement Petiot

05:58^[19]

Kota Ibushi

Sub

July 20 –

T.J. Perkins

14:52^[20]

T.J. Perkins

Sub

August 24 –

Da Mack

06:32^[14]

T.J. Perkins

Sub

August 3 –

Johnny Gargano

12:18^[22]

Johnny Gargano

September 7 -

Tommaso Ciampa

10:47^[16]

T.J. Perkins

Sub

July 20 –

Rich Swann

17:03^[23]

Mustafa Ali

August 24 –

Lince Dorado

05:55^[14]

Lince Dorado

August 3 –

Rich Swann

08:14^[22]

Rich Swann

Jason Lee

03:47^[16]

Non-tournament results

These matches were recorded at the July 14 and August 26 tapings and the live two hour finale.

TM-61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne) defeated Mustafa Ali and Sean Maluta (July 14, dark match)
Hideo Itami defeated Ernest Alexander (August 26, dark match)
Cedric Alexander defeated Oney Lorcan (August 26, WWE.com/YouTube)
Tony Nese and Drew Gulak defeated Lince Dorado and Kenneth Johnson (August 26, WWE.com/YouTube)
Bollywood Boyz (Gurv and Harv Sihra) defeated Sean Maluta and Ariya Daivari (August 26, WWE.com/YouTube)
Bollywood Boyz defeated Sean Maluta and Martin Stone (September 14, dark match)
#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) defeated Noam Dar and Cedric Alexander (September 14, WWE Network)

Finale

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times^[20]
1^D	The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) defeated Sean Maluta and Danny Burch	Tag team match	5:15
2	Gran Metalik defeated Zack Sabre Jr.	Cruiserweight Classic tournament semi-final match	13:13
3	T.J. Perkins defeated Kota Ibushi by submission	Cruiserweight Classic tournament semi-final match	14:52
4	Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated Cedric Alexander and Noam Dar	Tag team match	9:49
5	T.J. Perkins defeated Gran Metalik by submission	Cruiserweight Classic tournament final match for the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Championship	17:47

Aftermath

Before the final match between TJ Perkins and Gran Metalik started, Triple H revealed that the winner of the tournament would be crowned the first WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Also, TJ Perkins, Gran Metalik, Akira Tozawa, Jack Gallagher, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Noam Dar and Lince Dorado signed contracts with WWE. On July 15, Pro Wrestling Torch reported that Ibushi had signed an NXT contract with WWE.^[24] In an interview published July 25, Ibushi admitted he had been offered a contract, but denied having signed it.^[25] After the tournament, Pro Wrestling Torch went back on their earlier report and stated that Ibushi had not agreed to a WWE contract beyond the tournament, which was a factor in him losing the semifinal match.^[26]

References

↑ "WWE Cruiserweight Classic - Take A Stand (Official Theme)". youtube.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
↑ "WWE Network adds Global Cruiserweight Series to robust 2016 programming slate". wwe.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
↑ "WWE Cruiserweight Classic tickets available starting Friday, May 20". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
↑ Caldwell, James (2016-06-13). "All 32 wrestlers announced for WWE's cruiserweight tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
1 2 Caldwell, James (2016-06-25). "Triple H – WWE to hold future editions of Cruiserweight tournament, why did one wrestler miss inaugural tourney?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
↑ "Who qualified for Cruiserweight Classic at PROGRESS?". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
↑ "Who qualified for Cruiserweight Classic at RevPro?". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
↑ "Who qualified for Cruiserweight Classic at EVOLVE?". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
↑ "Drew Gulak vs. Tracy Williams - Cruiserweight Classic qualifying match". WWE. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "WWE Announces New Cruiserweight Classic Qualifying Match". www.411mania.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
↑ "WWE Cruiserweight Flashpoint - A Prelude To The Tournament". www.dgusa.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
↑ "**SPOILERS** WWE CWC Tapings Airing In July And August". www.wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
1 2 Melok, Bobby. "Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo to host WWE Cruiserweight Classic". WWE. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
1 2 3 4 Caldwell, James (2016-07-20). "7/20 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Week 2 Report on Akira Tozawa, Tajiri, TJP, excellent Dorado vs. Ali match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
1 2 3 Caldwell, James (2016-08-17). "8/17 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Report on stellar Kendrick vs. Nese and Gallagher vs. Tozawa Sweet 16 matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
1 2 3 4 Caldwell, James (2016-08-03). "8/3 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Results – Caldwell's Report on Week 4 to conclude First Round, including Gargano vs. Ciampa". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
1 2 Caldwell, James (2016-08-31). "8/31 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Week 8 – Caldwell's Report on Ibushi vs. Kendrick, Tozawa vs. Metalik Elite 8 matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
1 2 Caldwell, James (2016-08-10). "8/10 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Results – Caldwell's Report on Ibushi vs. Alexander classic, Tajiri vs. Metalik in Sweet 16". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
1 2 3 4 Caldwell, James (2016-07-13). "7/13 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Week 1 Report on Ibushi, Cedric Alexander, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
1 2 3 4 Caldwell, James (2016-09-14). "9/14 WWE Cruiserweight Tourney Finals – CALDWELL'S Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
1 2 3 4 Caldwell, James (2016-07-27). "7/27 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Week 3 Report on Zack Sabre, Brian Kendrick, more in action". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
1 2 3 Caldwell, James (2016-08-24). "8/24 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Week 7 – Caldwell's Report on Gargano vs. TJP, Sabre vs. Gulak, Swann vs. Dorado to finish Sweet 16". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
1 2 Caldwell, James (2016-09-07). "9/7 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament – Caldwell's Report on Sabre vs. Dar, Swann vs. Perkins to conclude Elite 8 Round". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
↑ Caldwell, James; Radican, Sean (2016-07-15). "PWTorch Report – Ibushi & Metalik agree to deals with WWE, several other Cruiserweight tourney stars on WWE's radar". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
↑ プロレスの原点は3歳で犯した万引き？WWE入団の噂は本当？女性ファンがショックを受けた、飯伏幸太の“トンデモ”半生【インタビュー】. DDNavi (in Japanese). 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ Caldwell, James; Radican, Sean (2016-09-15). "Inside the WWE Cruiserweight Finals – why the match results occurred in the Final Four & Championship match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

External links

wwe.com/shows/cruiserweightclassic

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Cruiserweight Classic

Announced competitors

Qualifying matches

Participants

Official

Alternate

Replaced

Broadcast team

Referees

Results

Tournament bracket

Non-tournament results

Finale

Aftermath

See also

References

External links