{"id":14829,"date":"2016-03-31T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14829"},"modified":"2016-03-31T15:27:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T20:27:03","slug":"first-competitors-announced-global-cruiserweight-series-including-zack-sabre-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/31\/first-competitors-announced-global-cruiserweight-series-including-zack-sabre-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"First competitors set for WWE&#8217;s Global Cruiserweight Series, including Zack Sabre, Jr. &#038; NXT stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-153031364\" 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/globalcruiserweightseries\/article\/global-cruiserweight-series-names-announced\" target=\"_blank\">WWE and Triple H announced Thursday<\/a> the first seven wrestlers for the 32-man Global Cruiserweight Series.<\/p>\n<p>Included is a huge international name, Zack Sabre, Jr., and three NXT regulars.<\/p>\n<p>The first announced list includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zack Sabre, Jr. (U.K.)<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano (NXT\/indies)<\/li>\n<li>Tommaso Ciampa (NXT\/indies)<\/li>\n<li>Rich Swann (NXT)<\/li>\n<li>Akira Tozawa (Dragon Gate Japan)<\/li>\n<li>Noam Dar (U.K.)<\/li>\n<li>Ho Ho Lun (Asia region)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The opening round matches will occur at upcoming EVOLVE, Progress Wrestling, and Revolution Pro shows. 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