https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-schfYQ4w

While not a surprise in light of the news that WWE is preparing for a women’s tournament a la the Cruiserweight Classic, it looks like the promotion is hiring more Japanese talent to boost the talent level of the division. According to Dave Meltzer in the newest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribers only), Io Shirai and Kairi Hojo from the Stardom promotion in Japan are coming to WWE. However, Meltzer’s report is unclear as to if they will be in the tournament and then return full-time after (a la Akira Tozawa in the cruiserweight classic) or if they won’t be in the tournament at all.

Stardom is apparently asking them to stay, as along with Mayu Iwatani, they’re two of the top three stars in the promotion. There’s still a lot of time to go if they have’t actually signed, but the idea is that they will come to the United States after Shirai’s 10th anniversary show (March 20th) and Hojo’s “homecoming” show in April. While Stardom is the biggest women’s promotion in Japan, in 2016, that unfortunately doesn’t say much, and losing two of their three top stars would be a huge blow.

Analysis: WWE does have a need for more veteran female workers, both on the main roster and on NXT, so this is a very good move. As good as the current crop of rising female stars in the company is, Asuka, Natalya, and Becky Lynch aren’t enough to help the less experienced wrestlers learn on the road.

Here are the results from PROGRESS’ Chapter 37 show ‘A Sudden Sense of Liberty’ which took place at a sold out O2 Ritz in Manchester:

Bubblegum b. Chuck Mambo – Bubblegum took the win via pinfall in his return to PROGRESS

Kay Lee Ray b. Kimber Lee – Kay Lee Ray defeated Kimber Lee via pinfall

James Drake b. Fabian Aichner – PROGRESS debutant James Drake defeated Fabian Aichner via pinfall, this was also Aichner’s debut match for the company after impressing at WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

PROGRESS Championship Number One Contender Match – “The Villain” Marty Scurll b. Pete Dunne, Joe Coffey & Trent Seven – Scurll took the submission victory to become the Number 1 contender to the title he lost to Mark Haskins at Chapter 36, after the match Jimmy Havoc appeared through the crowd and gave Scurll and Acid Rainmaker.

South Pacific Power Trip (w/ Dahlia Black) b.FSU  & The Origin – The SPPT took the win via pinfall and now look likely contenders for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships at a later show.

PROGRESS Atlas Championship – Rampage Brown b. Mikey Whiplash – Rampage took the win in his first defense of the PROGRESS Atlas championship via pinfall.

PROGRESS Championship Match – Mark Haskins b. Zack Gibson – Haskins took the win via submission in his first defence of the PROGRESS title since winning it at Chapter 36

#MANCHESTER TODAY! Useful info and FAQ: https://t.co/Rhkg4nIJ1X. See you at @O2RitzManc! #ThisIsProgress pic.twitter.com/aM93me8sxS

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) October 16, 2016

Tyson Dux appeared on the latest Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast and spoke about his experience competing in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Dux gave some interesting behind-the-scenes insight regarding what

“We had agents. We had to deal with agents as well and plan it out. I know for me personally, I wanted to do a stalling suplex from the second rope and they completely scrapped that,” Dux said. “They said no way can you do that. For whatever reason, Me & Zach were supposed to be 50/50 right up to the end and it was more of a showcase for Zach which is understandable, right? I get it. There weren’t major handcuffs put on, but they did want to steer the ship the way they want to steer it. So as we go along and get more progressive into it, they’re easing up on it.”

He continued, “Tozawa is known for that snap german suplex with a hold for the pin and they were adamant on saying no absolutely no head drops at all and when push came to shove, Tozawa did put (Ken) Johnson directly on his bean for that snap German suplex. Its the same as anything. It’s wrestling politics. Either you kind of bite the bullet and ask for forgiveness later or you just do your stuff. I’m sure to God that burning hammer (Brian Kendrik’s) was not discussed. WWE doesn’t even let the tombstone fly other than the Undertaker.”

Other topics discussed include this weekend’s Smash Wrestling vs. Progress show and the legitimate CWC weigh-ins.

TJ Perkins is the new WWE RAW Cruiserweight Champion and the winner of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic.

Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the finals of tonight’s live finale from Full Sail. He defeated Kota Ibushi earlier in the night while Metalik defeated Zack Sabre, Jr.

Perkins now heads to Monday’s RAW in Memphis with the title to kick off the new cruiserweight division.

– Tonight on the WWE Network is the 2-hour live finale of the Cruiserweight Classic tournament. It’s been a hell of a series thus far and you can bet the final 4 competitors are ready to deliver tonight. Semi-final matches include:

• Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Gran Metalik
• Kota Ibushi vs. TJ Perkins

The winners will go on to the finals later in the show. Next week, the new Cruiserweight division launches on WWE RAW. Below, you can see which CWC competitors are joining the main roster:

• WWE Cruiserweight Division: Updated Roster, Plans For RAW & NXT

Tonight is both the culmination of a tournament & the rebirth of a storied division…TONIGHT @WWE_CWC carries its legacy into the future.

— Triple H (@TripleH) September 14, 2016

– New WWE World Champion AJ Styles will be the ESPN SportsCenter “Off The Top Rope” guest for Jonathan Coachman later tonight.

– Tonight’s NXT episode will feature the following matches:

• Bobby Roode vs. No Way Jose
• The Authors of Pain vs. local wrestlers
• Hideo Itami vs. Drew Gulak
• Tino Sabbatelli vs. Oney Lorcan
• Rachael Ellering vs. Liv Morgan

The quarterfinals of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic wrapped on last night’s episode with TJ Perkins beating Rich Swann and Zack Sabre Jr. beating Noam Dar.

Sabre will go up against Gran Metalik and Perkins will face Kota Ibushi in the semi-finals on next Wednesday’s live two-hour WWE Network special from Full Sail.

Here’s a preview for next week’s live finale and post-match backstage videos from this week’s episode:

Don't miss the LIVE 2-HOUR FINALE of @WWE_CWC NEXT WEDNESDAY at 9/8c only on the award-winning @WWENetwork! #CWC pic.twitter.com/xghxaiOjQ9

— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2016

WWE has commissioned a new Cruiserweight championship belt, according to a report at PWInsider.com. The current plan is for the Cruiserweight division to premiere on the RAW brand in September, around the time of the Cruiserweight classic finale. At this time, it’s unknown if the championship will be awarded to the Cruiserweight Classic winner. The CWC finale airs live on the WWE Network on September 14th.

WWE is in the process of reacehing out to cruiserweight talent for the new division. Two names rumored to be joining the RAW brand’s new division are former ROH Champion Roderick Strong and CWC competitor Cedrick Alexander. Those who watched this week’s CWC saw the crowd chant “Please Sign Cedrick” (Video) after his incredible match with Kota Ibushi.

Speaking of Ibushi, he is scheduled to compete at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn.

This week’s episode of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic saw Gran Metalik defeat Tajiri and Kota Ibushi defeat Cedric Alexander to advance to the third round.

Metalik will now face the winner of Akira Tozawa vs. Jack Gallagher, which airs next Wednesday night. Ibushi will face the winner of Tony Nese vs. Brian Kendrick, which also airs next week. HoHo Lun vs. Noam Dar has also been announced for next Wednesday’s episode.

Round 2 of the #CWC is JUST getting started!! See what's on tap for next week, only on @WWENetwork! @WWE_CWC https://t.co/UP2p0e53cH

— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2016

Despite losing to Ibushi, Alexander received a standing ovation and “please sign Cedric” chants from the Full Sail crowd. He also received a formal endorsement from Triple H.

– With a new cruiserweight division coming soon to WWE RAW, General Manager Mick Foley has his eye on Cruiserweight Classic competitor Jack Gallagher. After Gallagher’s impressive win over Fabian Aichner on this week’s episode, Foley tweeted:

https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/761014162852028416

– The final rating for this week’s SmackDown was a 1.86, down slightly from last week’s 1.92 rating. As noted in our original SmackDown viewership report, the audience is still way up since going live on Tuesday nights.

– Rosa Mendes was training at the the WWE Performance Center earlier this week. She gave birth to her first child earlier this year and wrote:

Off to wrestling practice, busting my butt to give my baby girl the best future ever.… https://t.co/3pHOJ9D2be

— MilenaRoucka (@LaRosaMendes) August 3, 2016

– Following up on the WWE storyline that Heath Slater is in talks with EVOLVE, WWN Live furthered the angle in their latest e-mail blast:

“WWE.com reported that Heath Slater was in talks with EVOLVE after becoming a free agent following the WWE draft. We can now confirm that negotiations are at a standstill. Slater is now focused on his match against Rhyno this Tuesday on Smackdown Live on the USA Network. If Slater wins this match, he will be signed to the Smackdown brand.”

Here are the results from Sunday’s Chapter 33 show:

Pete Dunne & Damian Dunne vs Moustache Mountain – this match ended in a double count out when Pete Dunne and Trent Seven both attacked their partners and left in a double turn

Jack Gallagher b. Zack Gibson – WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Jack Gallagher defeated ‘Liverpool’s Number 1’ Zack Gibson by submission

TK Cooper & Travis Banks b. “Bodyguy” Roy Johnson & Jack Sexsmith – The ‘wasteman challenge (essentially a rap battle) was accepted by Jack Sexsmith, however he mentioned TK and Travis who interrupted to turn this into a tag match that they then won

Mark Andrews b. El Ligero – Andrews defeated Ligero by pinfall in what is being described as an incredible match

PROGRESS Championship Number One Contender Match – Mark Haskins b. Will Ospreay – Haskins defeated Ospreay by submission to become the number contender to the PROGRESS Championship, he declared that he will be cashing in this opportunity at Chapter 36: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Room Again at Brixton Academy

Welcome home, willospreay. We missed you. #ThisIsProgress pic.twitter.com/W4bntkPH2e

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) July 31, 2016

PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – The London Riots b. War Machine – The Riots won the match by pinfall to retain their Tag Team Shields

PROGRESS World Championship Match – “The Villain” Marty Scurll b. Pastor William Eaver – Scurll won the match when Sebastian distracted Eaver claiming he know a ‘secret’ about him, Scurll took the referee stoppage win to become the first 2-time PROGRESS Champion in the company’s history 

V excited for #Chapter33 this Sunday! Read the FAQ ahead of time – lots of useful info: https://t.co/t23zmp8EEY pic.twitter.com/oAqIB8eRd0

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) July 29, 2016

As always the show will be up on demand at demandprogress.pivotshare.com where you can catch the company’s entire history on demand.

The first round of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic continues tonight on the WWE Network. Matches scheduled for Week 3 include:

• Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Tyson Dux
• Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza
• Drew Gulak vs. Gurv Suhra
• Tony Nese vs. Anthony Bennett

Tonight’s NXT episode will feature William Regal announcing Samoa Joe’s opponent for the main event of Takeover: Back 2 Brooklyn during SummerSlam weekend. Matches for tonight include:

• Blake vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
• Billie Kay vs. Santana Garrett
• Steve Cutler vs. No Way Jose
• TM-61 vs. Rob Ryzin & Adrian Nails
• Murphy vs. Kota Ibushi (possibly a dark match)

Join us later tonight for news, results and more from both shows.

The following wrestlers advanced in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic last night:

• Tajiri def Damian Slater, will face Gran Metalik in the second round
• TJ Perkins def Da Mack, will face the winner of Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano
• Lince Dorado def Mustafa Ali, will face the winner of Jason Lee vs. Rich Swann
• Akira Tozawa def Kenneth Johnson, will face the winner of Fabian Aichner vs. Jack Gallagher

The following first round matches will air next Wednesday:

• Tyson Dux vs. Zack Sabre, Jr.
• Drew Gulak vs. Gurv Sihra
• Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza
• Tony Nese vs. Anthony Bennett

Here are some more video highlights from Week 2:

The WWE Cruiserweight Classic quarterfinal matches were determined at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail.

These matches will be taped on Friday 8/26, then the live WWE Network finale will take place on Wednesday 9/14.

– TJ Perkins vs. Rich Swann

– Akira Tozawa vs. Gran Metalik

– Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Noam Dar

– Brian Kendrick vs. Kota Ibushi

Below are spoilers from tonight’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic tapings from Full Sail University:

* Gran Metalik defeated Tajiri

* Kota Ibushi defeated Cedric Alexander in an amazing match that got a standing overation half-way through. After the match and off-camera, Cedric came back out for a big ovation. Triple H came out to pat him on the back as the crowd popped huge

* Akira Tozawa defeated Jack Gallagher

* Noam Dar defeated HoHo Lun

* Brian Kendrick defeated Tony Nese

* Rich Swann defeated Lince Dorado. They hugged after

* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Drew Gulak

* TJ Perkins defeated Johnny Gargano in the main event. Gargano may have suffered a leg injury and was helped to the back. We will have more later

Last night saw the premiere of WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic tournament and it already looks like we’re in for a treat over the next 10 weeks. The first round matches saw Kota Ibushi, Gran Metalik, Cedric Alexander and Ho Ho Lun advance. The show had a very sports-like feel, more so than even NXT. Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan’s commentary was excellent and also a stark contrast to what we’re subjected to on Monday nights.

• Discussion: What did you think of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic?

Next week’s matches will include:

• Akira Tozawa vs. Kenneth Johnson
• Tajiri vs. Damian Slater
• T.J. Perkins vs. Da Mack
• Lince Dorado vs. Mustafa Ali

Here are the video highlights from Week 1 of WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic:

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The WWE Network is the place to be tonight, with a huge episode of NXT and the long awaited premiere of WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

NXT will feature what’s shaping up to be a Match of the Year candidate as former NXT Champion Finn Balor does battle with Japanese wrestling sensation Shinsuke Nakamura. This match was taped last month and got rave reviews. Also scheduled for tonight’s NXT broadcast:

• NXT Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Eva Marie
• Austin Aries vs. Patrick Clark
• Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Angelo Dawkins

Following NXT we’ve got the Cruiserweight Classic premiere hosted by Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo. First round matches of the 32-man tournament scheduled for tonight include:

• HoHo Lun vs. Ariya Daivari
• Cedric Alexander vs. Clement Petiot
• Gran Metalik vs. Alejandro Saez
• Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza

Click here for spoiler results of the first Cruiserweight Classic tapings (the first 4 episodes).

WWE has announced the following matches for Wednesday’s premiere episode of the Cruiserweight Classic, which airs at 9pm on the WWE Network.

• Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza
• Cedric Alexander vs. Clement Petiot
• Gran Metalik vs. Alejandro Saez
• HoHo Lun vs. Ariya Daivari

Click here to see the complete brackets for the Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

Ahead of Wednesday’s CWC premiere on the WWE Network, WWE will stream the Bracketology special on Facebook and WWE.com next Wednesday. The show has gotten rave reviews for its sports-like presentation, hopefully a sign of things to come with the series.

Here are the latest CWC competitor profile videos featuring TJ Perkins and Tony Nese:

Regarding the WWE Cruiserweight Classic weight limits, competitors coming back for the second round of tapings were told that they are subject to more weigh-ins and will have to maintain the 205 pound limit for all future matches.

We reported before how all 32 entrants had to make weight or be cut from the tournament. WWE even brought in extras in case talents failed to make weight and one did. It’s also worth noting that although the weights are a shoot, WWE has been adding a few inches to the billed height of most competitors.

The 10-week Cruiserweight Classic series premieres next Wednesday on the WWE Network.

On Wednesday’s CWC Bracketology special on the WWE Network, the official tournament brackets were revealed for inaugural Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

• Spoilers For The First 4 Weeks Of Cruiserweight Classic Episodes

Here are the first-round matches:

Bracket A:

• Kenneth Johnson vs. Akira Tozawa
• Jack Gallagher vs. Fabien Richner
• Tajiri vs. Damian Slater
• Alejandro Saez vs. Gran Metalik
• H. Sihra vs. Drew Gulak
• Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux
• Noam Dar vs. G. Sihra
• Daivari vs. Hoho Lun

Bracket B:

• Raul Mendoza vs. Brian Kendrick
• Anthony Bennett vs. Tony Nese
• Kota Ibushi vs. Sean Maluta
• Cedric Alexander vs. Clement Petiot
• TJ Perkins vs. Da Mack
• Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
• Mustafa Ali vs. Lince Dorado
• Rich Swann vs. Jason Lee

The 10-week Cruiserweight Classic series premieres on the WWE Network next Wednesday, July 13th.

– Today would have been the 102nd birthday of Vince McMahon, Sr.

– Dark matches from last night’s WWE TV tapings in Toledo saw Darren Young with Bob Backlund defeat Heath Slater, using the Chicken Wing submission, and WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day defeat The Vaudevillains.

– The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network:

• Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
• Hype Bros vs. Blake & Murphy
• Best of 3 Falls: NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival vs. American Alpha

TONIGHT it's #2OutOf3Falls for the #NXTTagTitles on @WWENXT at 8/7c only on @WWENetwork! https://t.co/AmHS89Px4r pic.twitter.com/fUq8sHisYA

— WWE (@WWE) July 6, 2016

Also tonight, Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo will host Bracketology, an inside look at the upcoming Cruiserweight Classic series which premieres later this month. Click here for complete spoilers from the first CWC tapings.

Meet the 32 Cruiserweights everyone will be talking about this Summer tonight after @WWENXT…ONLY on @WWENetwork. pic.twitter.com/1WePoWU3Pf

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 6, 2016

– NFL star Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots discusses a possible WWE career in this new interview with Access Hollywood.

– In Nielsen’s nightly Twitter TV ratings for series & specials, this week’s RAW had 146,000 tweets with 35,000 unique authors. The show ranked #1 for the night.

– Ad Week has named Stephanie McMahon to their 30 Most Powerful Women In Sports list. They included the following on her:

“Stephanie McMahon is the woman behind—and in front of—the curtain at WWE. Over the organization’s 36-year history, few executives have been as important to its growth than McMahon, who is the daughter of CEO Vince McMahon. After starting there as an account executive, McMahon now sits on the WWE’s board of directors, following a two-decade rise through the ranks that has put her hands into virtually every facet of the business, including creative, talent relations, digital and her current role overseeing WWE’s brand efforts and brand reputation among investors, media, business partners and advertisers. And with her dad now in his 70s, McMahon, along with her husband Paul Levesque (better known as “Triple H”), could be poised to inherit the keys to the powerful WWE kingdom.”

Congrats to @StephMcMahon on being named to @Adweek's 30 Most Powerful Women in Sports! https://t.co/kOGVi8GIMR pic.twitter.com/QZqxZUSwKi

— WWE (@WWE) June 29, 2016

– EVOLVE has announced the following WWE Cruiserweight Classic Spotlight matches:

EVOLVE 64 – July 16th – Queens, NY
Johnny Gargano vs. Cedric Alexander
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. TJ Perkins

EVOLVE 65 – July 17th – Melrose, MA
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Cedric Alexander

EVOLVE 66 – August 19th – Joppa, MD
Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese
TJ Perkins vs. Cedric Alexander

EVOLVE 67 – August 20th – Brooklyn, NY
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Cedric Alexander

– WWE will tape Main Event and SmackDown tonight from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami with Dean Ambrose and The Miz on MizTV. Others scheduled include Rusev, Sheamus, Cesaro and Chris Jericho. Join us here later tonight for our weekly live spoilers.

– WWE continues to advertise specific Superstars for brand-exclusive shows taking place after the WWE Draft, which may or may not give an indication about which talent will be going to RAW and SmackDown. After the brand split takes place, the SmackDown brand will be running live events during Sunday night RAW PPV’s and on Monday nights during RAW. The SmackDown brand has a live event scheduled for Sunday, September 25th from State College, PA. This is the same night as the RAW-exclusive Clash of Champions PPV from Indianapolis, IN.

Of course, the lineup is subject to change and we will once again give the disclaimer that it’s unlikely that WWE would spoil the draft results in this way, but the following Superstars are advertised for that Sunday night SmackDown live event:

• The New Day
• The Miz
• Women’s Champion Charlotte
• Kevin Owens
• Sasha Banks
• Paige
• Big Show
• Cesaro
• Sami Zayn
• The Wyatt Family

– Below is a new commercial for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, beginning 7/13 on the WWE Network:

WWE has uploaded a video of the full Cruiserweight Classic “parade of talent” featuring Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan introducing all competitors. The WWE Youtube channel has also begun to post background videos for the individual competitors.

NXT newcomer Mike Rome did ring announcing for Thursday’s Cruiserweight Classic tapings.

Several WWE Superstars stars were backstage, including Finn Balor and Becky Lynch. Other guests in attendance for Thursday’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic tapings were Teddy Hart and his cat Mr. Money, indie and reality TV star Chasyn Raynce and women’s wrestler Su Yung.

Here are all the matches taped for the first three episodes of the 32-man tournament, which premieres Wednesday, July 13th on the WWE Network:

First Round Matches (Full Spoilers)

• Gran Metalik vs. Alejandro Saez
•  Ho Ho Lun vs. Ariya Daivari
• Clement Petiot vs. Cedric Alexander
• The Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza
• Tajiri vs. Damian Slater
• TJ Perkins vs. Da Mack
• Lince Dorado vs. Mustafa Ali
• Akira Tozawa vs. Kenneth Johnson
• Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux
• Drew Gulak vs. Harv Shira
• Tony Nese vs. Anthony Bennett
• Kota Ibushi vs. Sean Maluta
• Rich Swann vs. Jason Lee
• Noam Dar vs. Gurv Shira
• Jack Gallagher vs. Fabian Aichner
• Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa

On Thursday night WWE held the first round of Cruiserweight Classic tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The Cruiserweight Classic premieres on the WWE Network on Wednesday, July 13.

– Mike Rome is the ring announcer.

– Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo on commentary.

– All 32 wrestlers were introduced to the crowd.

First Episode (Airing 7/13):

– Gran Metalik defeated Alejandro Saez with the Dorada Screwdriver.

– Ho Ho Lun defeated Ariya Daivari out of nowhere with a German suplex.

– Cedric Alexander defeated Clement Petiot in a really good match with the Lumbar Check.

– The Brian Kendrick defeated Raul Mendoza by submission. Kendrick worked as a heel and Mendoza was very impressive with a lot of crowd support. Fans chanted his name after the match.

– Lince Dorado defeated Mustafa Ali. Ali had to be helped to the back after the match by trainers.

– Akira Tozawa defeated Kenneth Johnson.

Second Episode (Airing 7/20):

– Tajiri defeated Damian Slater with a kick to the head.

– TJ Perkins defeated Da Mack by submission.

– Lince Dorado defeated Mustafa Ali with a Shooting Star Press. Ali may have suffered a neck injury.

– Akira Tozawa defeated Kenneth Johnson.

Third Episode (Airing 7/27): 

– Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tyson Dux by submission.

– Drew Gulak defeated Harv Shira by submission.

– Tony Nese defeated Anthony Bennett. Bennett may have suffered a knee injury and had to be helped to the back.

– Kota Ibushi defeated Sean Maluta with a sit out powerbomb.

Fourth Episode (Airing 8/3): 

– Rich Swann defeated Jason Lee.

– Noam Dar defeated Gurv Shira.

– Jack Gallagher defeated Fabian Archer.

– Johnny Gargano defeated Tomasso Ciampa.

#WWECWC includes wider turnbuckle pads and Tapout ads on canvas. pic.twitter.com/X4oexE9rWv

— b (@bshawesome) June 23, 2016

Front row for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Daniel Bryan Will be on commentary. #WWE #WWECWC pic.twitter.com/fHKowc3Tmn

— Ethan Cramer (@EthanCramer) June 23, 2016

Here is the set up at the #WWECWC #CruiserweightClassic pic.twitter.com/BqLHBLMGby

— Andrew Twiss (@ATwiss99) June 23, 2016

WWE is taping their Cruiserweight Classic tonight at Full Sail University in Orlando. The show is being produced by Triple H and Joe Belcastro, who was made the head writer for NXT back in May. The Cruiserweight Classic is set to begin airing on July 13th at 9 PM ET on the WWE Network. We have live spoilers from the taping ongoing right here.

Here are some photos from the set:

#WWECWC includes wider turnbuckle pads and Tapout ads on canvas. pic.twitter.com/X4oexE9rWv

— b (@bshawesome) June 23, 2016

Front row for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Daniel Bryan Will be on commentary. #WWE #WWECWC pic.twitter.com/fHKowc3Tmn

— Ethan Cramer (@EthanCramer) June 23, 2016

Here is the set up at the #WWECWC #CruiserweightClassic pic.twitter.com/BqLHBLMGby

— Andrew Twiss (@ATwiss99) June 23, 2016

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• Live WWE CWC *Spoilers* From Full Sail University