WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational: Full Line-Up Revealed
The full list of competitors is now official for the WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational. The eight-man tournament will kick off this Tuesday with Superstars from all over the world competing to earn a shot at Noam Dar and his NXT Heritage Cup at No Mercy on Saturday, September 30. The following 8 participants have been announced:
GROUP A
– Tyler Bate, representing England
– Butch, representing England
– Charlie Dempsey, representing the United States
– Axiom, representing Spain
GROUP B
– Joe Coffey, representing Scotland
– Duke Hudson, representing Australia
– Nathan Frazer, representing Jersey in the Channel Islands
– Akira Tozawa, representing Japan
The finals on the September 26 No Mercy go-home edition will feature Bate or Butch or Dempsey or Axiom vs. Coffey or Hudson or Frazer or Tozawa. There’s no word yet on which matches will air on Tuesday’s NXT episode to kick the tournament off.
For those who missed it, the following rules were announced for the NXT Global Heritage Invitational:
- Two groups with 4 Superstars in each group will compete in a Round Robin-style tournament
- Matches will have a 12-minute time limit
- A pinfall or a submission victory earns 2 points, a draw earns 1 point
- The winner of Group A will face the winner of Group B on the September 26 go-home episode, then the winner of that match will become the new #1 contender to challenge NXT Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar on Saturday, September 30 at the NXT No Mercy Premium Live Event in Bakersfield, CA
Make sure to tune in to NXT this Tuesday to catch the exciting kick-off of the WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational. Stay updated on all the latest wrestling news and updates at prowrestlingwars.com.
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