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Showing posts with label Cruiserweight Classic. Show all posts
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February 9, 2017

Vince McMahon Talks WWE UK And WrestleMania 33 Momentum, 'Super Serving' Content To Fans, More


WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, Chief Strategy and Financial Officer George Barrios and SVP Financial Planning & Investor Relations Michael Weitz hosted a Fourth Quarter 2016 earnings call today from WWE headquarters in Stamford. Below are highlights:

- Weiss opens the call and welcomes everyone. He gives the standard introduction and mentions that the earnings release can be read on the WWE Corporate website. Vince takes over and touts the record revenue announced this morning. Vince talks about how they're "super serving" the WWE Network audience with live shows and in-ring content - specifically 205 Live and the WWE UK Title tournament. He mentions how the cruiserweight division will have their own sources of revenue such as merchandise and live events. It didn't sound like he was indicating cruiserweight-only live events. He said they had 294 million hours of watched content on the Network. He mentioned how social media is big barometer for him and how they had more than 15 billion video views. They're satisfied but not thrilled with their 2016 performance. Barrios takes over the call next.

- Barrios talked about the release and some of their growth, touting that they are the 5th largest streaming service.

September 17, 2016

The Cruiserweights Arrive On Raw


Outlasting 31 other competitors from all around the globe, the charismatic T.J. Perkins emerged as the winner of the Cruiserweight Classic Wednesday night, and will bring the WWE Cruiserweight Championship to Raw in Memphis … but he won’t be alone.

WWE.com can confirm that the following Cruiserweights are also joining Team Red:

Brian Kendrick
Rich Swann
Gran Metalik
Cedric Alexander
Lince Dorado
Noam Dar

Who will we see on the Cruiserweights’ first night on Monday night’s hottest show? You won’t want to miss any of the action as a new division ignites Raw’s New Era.

September 15, 2016

WWE Cruiserweight Classic Winner And First RAW Cruiserweight Champion Revealed


TJ Perkins defeated Gran Metalik by submission in the finals of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic to win the CWC trophy and become the first-ever WWE RAW Cruiserweight Champion.

Perkins defeated Kota Ibushi earlier in the night in the semi-finals while Metalik defeated Zack Sabre, Jr.

Perkins will be on Monday's RAW with the title and other cruiserweights as the new division officially kicks off.


Full Results

September 8, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Results: Last two Semifinal spots secured

September 1, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Quarterfinal Results

August 24, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Results Round Seven

August 22, 2016

The Cruiserweight Classic Trophy is presented to Triple H at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II

August 17, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Round Six Results

Triple H reveals cruiserweight plans for Raw, NXT


During his usual pre-TakeOver conference call this afternoon (Aug. 17), Triple H gave us some insight into what to expect for cruiserweights as WWE Network’s Cruiserweight Classic (CWC) tournament nears its halfway point, and promotion ramps up for a new division featuring the sub-205 pound wrestlers on Raw.

The Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, & Creative responded to recent remarks from SmackDown Live (kayfabe) General Manager Daniel Bryan that it didn’t make sense for the division to be on Mondays when the two voices of the CWC, Bryan and Mauro Ranallo, are on Tuesdays.

Raw’s extra hour, and the ability to present something which really stands out, outweighed any announcer synergy SmackDown offered:

Daniel's a bad negotiator, I guess. I think that, to me, the cruiserweights, the place for them... I agree with the Daniel Bryan and Mauro Ranallo analogy. Those pieces weren't necessarily in place when we were putting together the Cruiserweight Classic but Raw being the three hour show and needing more and more content and more talent, I believe that is the right place for them. It's something different and I think you're going to see that. ... You'll see the presentation being different. It's all about creating something different for Raw given the three hour format.

There’s a lot of questions about who will make up the scene on Raw. Rumors have abounded of Hunter signing a lot of talent for and from the CWC, and in just the last week, he made a very public overture to Cedric Alexander at the same time WWE legal filed for trademarks on Gran Metalik (the name CMLL’s Máscara Dorada is working the WWE Network tournament under), while Kota Ibushi has been telling people he’s not ready to commit to WWE full-time.

It doesn’t sound like Haitch is worried about being able to fill out the roster, though:

As far as who we're bringing in, yes, we're signing a lot of cruiserweights now and I'm basically creating a division. So I'm going around and signing guys and I'm also keeping an eye toward the future as well. I don't need to have every single cruiserweight right now, I just need to have a decent amount.

An intriguing answer he gave during the call points to the cruiserweights being very much under his purview - including being used on NXT:

They will be working NXT, they will be working NXT live events, and they'll also be working Raw as cruiserweights. The opportunity is there to do both. I want these guys to be able to work.

source: cagesideseats.com

August 11, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Round Five Results

August 10, 2016

WWE To Debut Another New Championship Belt For Raw


The WWE Universal Title will not be the only new title debuting on Raw, according to PWInsider.com.

There are plans to introduce a introduce a new Cruiserweight Title which would of course make sense as Raw will exclusively be host to a Cruiserweight division.

There is speculation that the new Cruiserweight Title debut on the finale episode of the Cruiserweight Classic.

August 4, 2016

WWE Cruiserweight Classic Participants To Receive Finalist Medals


Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting the finalists of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic will receive custom medallions after the company who made them accidentally spoiled them on social media earlier today.

The UK based company reportedly posted some photos of the medals on social media today, but immediately pulled them. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the company is an official WWE vendor and wanted to use the photos to make the announcement, but WWE asked for the photos to be removed until they could be shown on TV.


August 3, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Round Four Results

July 27, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Round Three Results

July 21, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic Second Round Results

July 19, 2016

Rumor Mill - WWE To Crown Cruiserweight Champion in the CWC?


According to PWInsider.com, the live WWE Cruiserweight Classic finale, airing on September 4th, will likely be to crown the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. The report added no talents have officially been signed for the division as of yet, but as we noted over the weekend, CWC talents Kota Ibushi and Gran Metalik have signed WWE deals.

WWE will likely be looking to sign additional CWC talents such as Zack Sabre, Jr., Lince Dorado, Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa and Cedric Alexander for the returning Cruiserweight division, and they might also use veteran Cruiserweight talents such as Brian Kendrick and Tajiri so there are some familiar faces on Raw in the division.

July 18, 2016

WWE Announces New Cruiserweight Division, RAW And SmackDown GMs Revealed


The new WWE General Managers have been revealed - Daniel Bryan for SmackDown and Mick Foley for RAW.

The announcements were made by RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon on tonight's RAW from Providence.

Stephanie also announced that the company will be launching a new cruiserweight division and it will be exclusive to Monday nights. She said this is being done due to the success of the Cruiserweight Classic.

July 14, 2016

Cruiserweight Classic First Round Results

July 13, 2016

Daniel Bryan On Triple H's Idea For CWC Being Annual, If WWE Should Bring Back Cruiserweight Title


Daniel Bryan recently took part in a media conference call to promote the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, which kicks off tonight on the WWE Network. The Fan Garage was on the call, here are a couple of questions that they asked:

If we could expect similar tournaments from WWE in the future:

"I can't say I know. But when Triple H had talked about it... he had mentioned that he wanted to make this an annual thing. He thinks that it's a great show for the Network to have, and I say why not? I mean it's a great concept.

"As for the tournaments, I don't know what the WWE wants to do going forward, but I have been a fan of tournaments for a long time, so we will wait and see. if this thing takes off, who knows... we may see another one on RAW (laughs)."

If WWE should bring back the WWE Cruiserweight title:

"You know, that's a fascinating question because so many of the top guys now would be considered cruiserweights back when WCW had the first cruiserweight matches those many years ago. The cruiserweight championship I remember was for 225 lbs and under (102 kgs) and the Cruiserweight Classic is 205 lbs and under.

"But if you look at the WWE roster today, everybody is a bit smaller because now, fans want more action which requires more mobility, which requires you to be a bit lighter.

"One of the things that I think we will see is that some of these guys who are say only 160 lbs., which might be 75 kgs, they are amazing and people want to see them. So, I wouldn't be surprised, especially with the brand extension set to come, that the WWE does restart the Cruiserweight championship."

Bryan also discussed if there are other wrestlers he would have liked to have seen in the CWC, Kota Ibushi and more. You can read more from the call by clicking here.

July 12, 2016

Meet the Cruiserweight Classic Alternates


Over the past month, the WWE Universe has become familiar with the 32 grapplers from around the world that will take part in the first-ever Cruiserweight Classic.

Anything can happen, however, during the 10 weeks the CWC will play out. The mat game is grueling, and injuries are always a threat to competitors, especially those with high-risk styles. Plus, the strict 205-pound weight limit for the tournament means that the wrong meal could lead to an early exit.

So, what happens if one of the initial 32 competitors can’t continue in the tournament? WWE officials prepared for the worst and have five alternates ready to step in, should the need arise. The WWE Universe may have seen them in training at the WWE Performance Center on social media, but WWE.com caught up with these elite competitors at the Cruiserweight Classic Combine to learn more about them and how they’re preparing in case their name gets called. Click here.

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