WWE bestätigt Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifying Matches für „PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS“ & „EVOLVE 61“
WWE bestätigt Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifying Matches für „PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS“ & „EVOLVE 61“
Wie die WWE nun offiziell verkündet hat, werden beim nächsten PROGRESS Wrestling-Event „PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS“ in England am Sonntag, den 24. April 2016 zwei Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifying Matches stattfinden, die wie folgt lauten:
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Flash Morgan Webster
Jack Gallagher vs. „Bruiserweight“ Pete Dunne
Außerdem gab die WWE offiziell bekannt, dass beim EVOLVE 61-Event am Samstag, den 07. Mai 2016 zwei weitere Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifying Matches stattfinden werden:
Drew Gulak vs. Tracy Williams
Fred Yehi vs. TJ Perkins
Nachfolgend die offiziellen Pressemitteilungen der WWE:
PROGRESS Wrestling’s Global Cruiserweight Series qualifying matches announced
The worldwide race to earn a spot in the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series is heating up, as U.K. independent promotion PROGRESS Wrestling has announced the participants in the qualifying matches they’re playing host to ahead of this summer’s tournament.
On Sunday, April 24 in Camden Town, London, PROGRESS will present two matches with the incredible opportunity to compete in the GCS on the line. In the first qualifier, international star and technical wizard Zack Sabre Jr. will begin his journey in the GCS when he takes on up-and-coming highflier Flash Morgan Webster, who will surely be out to play spoiler and catapult himself into the spotlight. The second bout sees world-traveled grappler Jack Gallagher square off against the hard-hitting „Bruiserweight“ Pete Dunne.
These matches take place at PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS in Every Way on Sunday, April 24 at 8 p.m. local time at the sold-out Electric Ballroom in Camden Town, London, England. Check back with WWE.com to find out which of PROGRESS‘ grapplers will advance to the prestigious tournament. For more information on PROGRESS Wrestling, visit PROGRESSWrestling.com, and follow them on Twitter @ThisIs_Progress.
Two WWE Global Cruiserweight Series qualifying matches take place at EVOLVE Wrestling on May 7
As the July 13 premiere of WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series on WWE Network draws near, the world’s best competitors are going above and beyond to stand out in hopes of receiving an invite to this summer’s historic tournament.
On Saturday, May 7, in Queens, N.Y., EVOLVE Wrestling plays host to two qualifying matches, giving four competitors the opportunity of a lifetime. Two of EVOLVE’s most prominent mat technicians, reigning EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams, will square off against each other in the first qualifier. The second match is a battle to determine whether a rookie’s pure determination can overcome experience, as up-and-comer Fred Yehi battles 15-year veteran TJ Perkins.
Don’t miss your chance to see these all-important qualifying matches for what is sure to be one of the most talked-about wrestling events of the summer. The Global Cruiserweight Series qualifying matches take place at EVOLVE 61 on Saturday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET, at La Boom in Queens, N.Y. For complete ticket information, visit EVOLVEWrestling.com.
Die „Global Cruiserweight Series“ ist bekanntlich eine 10 Episoden umfassende Cruiserweight-Show für das WWE Network, die von einem Turnier handelt, an dem insgesamt 32 Cruiserweights aus aller Welt teilnehmen werden. Die erste Episode der Show wird am Mittwoch, den 13. Juli 2016 auf dem WWE Network ausgestrahlt werden.
(Quelle: WrestlingINC / WWE)