{"id":23893,"date":"2016-06-24T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23893"},"modified":"2016-06-24T11:38:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:38:27","slug":"wwe-video-introduction-cruiserweight-roster-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/24\/wwe-video-introduction-cruiserweight-roster-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Video &#8211; Introduction of Cruiserweight roster, tourney details, Bracketology &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1089821074\" 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 released a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHrzSWOorVk\" target=\"_blank\">14-minute video<\/a> introducing the Cruiserweight tournament that began taping Thursday at Full Sail University.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 32 wrestlers made a ring entrance posing for the hard camera as announcers Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan described their backgrounds. The stand-out crowd\u00a0reactions were for Zack Sabre, Jr., Kota Ibushi, and Johnny Gargano.<\/p>\n<p>After each wrestler was introduced, Ranallo and Bryan previewed the July set of episodes.<\/p>\n<p>July 6 &#8211; &#8220;Bracketology&#8221; special at 9:00 p.m. EST on WWE Network. Ranallo, Bryan, and Corey Graves will break down the 16 First Round matches (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/23\/623-wwe-cruiserweight-spoilers-full-taping-results-16-first-round-matches\/\">taped Thursday &#8211; contains SPOILERS<\/a>) and reveal the full brackets for the single-elimination tournament. Also, Triple H will be interviewed about the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>July 13 &#8211; The premiere episode of the Cruiserweight tournament at 9:00 p.m. EST on the Network.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the competitors of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHrzSWOorVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2431538399\"><div id=\"pwtor-797391950\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE released a 14-minute video introducing the Cruiserweight tournament that began taping Thursday at Full Sail University. 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