{"id":22666,"date":"2016-06-13T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=22666"},"modified":"2016-06-13T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:12:24","slug":"32-wrestlers-announced-wwes-cruiserweight-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/13\/32-wrestlers-announced-wwes-cruiserweight-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"All 32 wrestlers announced for WWE&#8217;s cruiserweight tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2026913083\" 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\/section\/cruiserweight-classic-competitors?sf28593170=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE announced Monday<\/a> all 32 competitors for their summer cruiserweight tournament.<\/p>\n<p>WWE is featuring Japanese star Kota Ibushi as the headline entrant in the tournament. Also from Japan is Dragon Gate star\u00a0Akira Tozawa.<\/p>\n<p>WWNLive\u00a0is represented by new signee Cedric Alexander (formerly with\u00a0ROH), Johnny Gargano, Tony Nese, T.J. Perkins, and Drew Gulak.<\/p>\n<p>From WWE&#8217;s NXT\/Performance Center are Tommaso Ciampa and Rich Swann.<\/p>\n<p>From Europe, Zack Sabre, Jr. headlines the group.<\/p>\n<p>Also included are notable &#8220;legacy&#8221; cruiserweight wrestlers like Tajiri and Brian Kendrick.<\/p>\n<p>The first taping is scheduled for June 23 at Full\u00a0Sail University in Florida. The series begins airing July 13 on WWE Network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>32-man Cruiserweight Tournament Field<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4091104536\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Kota Ibushi<\/li>\n<li>Tajiri<\/li>\n<li>Akira Tozawa<\/li>\n<li>Brian Kendrick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cedric Alexander<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano<\/li>\n<li>Tommaso Ciampa<\/li>\n<li>Rich Swann<\/li>\n<li>T.J. 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