{"id":31576,"date":"2016-09-14T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=31576"},"modified":"2016-09-14T22:49:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T03:49:54","slug":"cruiserweight-tournament-finals-two-hour-special-wednesday-night-determine-first-champion-final-four-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/14\/cruiserweight-tournament-finals-two-hour-special-wednesday-night-determine-first-champion-final-four-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruiserweight Tournament Finals &#8211; two-hour special Wednesday night to determine first champion, Final Four preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2132275371\" 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 has arrived at the finals of a\u00a010-week Cruiserweight Tournament to determine the first champion.<\/p>\n<p>WWE will be airing a live two-hour special on the Network at 9:00 p.m. EST following this week&#8217;s NXT episode.<\/p>\n<p>The Final Four match-ups include Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Gran Metalik and Kota Ibushi vs. T.J. 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