{"id":15467,"date":"2016-04-04T15:55:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T20:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15467"},"modified":"2016-04-06T01:47:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T06:47:04","slug":"pwtorch-report-kota-ibushi-global-cruiserweight-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/04\/pwtorch-report-kota-ibushi-global-cruiserweight-series\/","title":{"rendered":"PWTorch Report &#8211; Kota Ibushi in Global Cruiserweight Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1706239345\" 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>PWTorch has learned that Japanese wrestling star Kota Ibushi is booked for WWE&#8217;s\u00a0Global Cruiserweight Series tournament to be filmed this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Ibushi was highlighted in the crowd during the &#8220;NXT Takeover: Dallas&#8221; special on Friday night, prompting speculation that he would be included in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ibushi also appeared at WWNLive&#8217;s Mania Weekend shows in Dallas, including wrestling in the main event of the WWN Supershow on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Also added to the tournament is Lince Dorado, who announced his inclusion in the tournament over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Triple H\u00a0announced the first seven Cruiserweight tournament participants, which will now include Ibushi. 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