{"id":11027,"date":"2016-02-16T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11027"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:56:42","slug":"wwe-announces-cruiserweight-show-wwe-network-plus-2016-original-content-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/16\/wwe-announces-cruiserweight-show-wwe-network-plus-2016-original-content-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces Cruiserweight show on WWE Network, plus 2016 original content schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2078547167\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE announced Tuesday a new Cruiserweight-themed series airing on WWE Network this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Global Cruiserweight Series&#8221; will be a 10-episode tournament with a &#8220;seasonal&#8221;\u00a0element, as opposed to an ongoing, weekly show, like NXT.<\/p>\n<p>The description reads: &#8220;The newly green-lit show,\u00a0<i>Global Cruiserweight Series,<\/i>\u00a0is a tournament which brings together more than 30 of the greatest in-ring competitors at Full Sail University in Orlando, to vie for the right to call themselves the best cruiserweight in the world.\u00a0 <i>Global Cruiserweight Series<\/i> is set to premiere\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556084\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Wednesday, July 13 at 9:00 p.m. EST<\/span><\/span> on WWE Network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WWE has\u00a0set a weight limit of 205 pounds for wrestlers\u00a0in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>WWE also announced their 2016 line-up of original WWE Network programming. 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