Earlier today, WWE announced an interpromotional tournament that is set to begin during Royal Rumble weekend in Phoenix, AZ.
The tournament will be filmed to eventually air on the WWE Network. When that will be is still unclear.
Here is WWE’s official statement:
The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess. The order of elimination in the Battle Royal will then determine the First-Round Matches for a 15-Superstar, single-elimination tournament beginning later that session. The Battle Royal winner will receive a first-round bye.
Royal Rumble Axxess takes at the Phoenix Convention Center over three days on January 25th-27th. In addition, Axxess will feature NXT UK tapings on Friday and Sunday.
Here are the participants for the tournament broken down by brand:
NXT:
- Adam Cole
- Velveteen Dream
- Dominik Dijakovic
- Keith Lee
- Otis Dozovic
NXT UK:
- Mark Andrews
- Tyler Bate
- Travis Banks
- Jordan Devlin
- Zack Gibson
205 LIVE:
- Cedric Alexander
- Humberto Carrillo
- Tony Nese
- Drew Gulak
- TJP
That’s all the information that we have right now. Check back for more later in the month.
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