Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2020/04/12/participants-revealed-for-nxts-interim-cruiserweight-title-tournament/
WWE has revealed the eight participants for the upcoming tournament to crown the interim Cruiserweight champion.
The interim title is being introduced with current champion Jordan Devlin unable to travel for the time being while NXT is continuing to produce new episodes weekly.
The tournament will feature two blocks of four wrestlers each. It will be a round-robin style as each participant will face the others in their block and the point leaders from each side will meet in the final. If there is a tie, it will be settled based on their head-to-head result.
On Sunday, WWE announced the members for both blocks with the tournament beginning this Wednesday:
GROUP A
*Kushida
*Drake Maverick
*Tony Nese
*Jake Atlas
GROUP B
*Isaiah ‘Swerve’ Scott
*El Hijo del Fantasma
*Akira Tozawa
*Jack Gallagher