{"id":34882,"date":"2019-01-10T15:51:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=34882"},"modified":"2019-01-10T16:09:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:09:30","slug":"wwe-announces-world-collide-tournament-network-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/01\/10\/wwe-announces-world-collide-tournament-network-special\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Announces Worlds Collide Tournament Network Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE announced today that over the course of <strong>Royal Rumble<\/strong> weekend, as part of the AXXESS Event, they will film a 3-day tournament, called <em><strong>Worlds Collide<\/strong><\/em>, that will air at a later date as a co-joined WWE Network special featuring talents from <strong>NXT, NXT UK<\/strong> and <em><strong>205 Live<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Superstars of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWENXT<\/a>, NXT UK and 205 Live are set to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament &amp; it all goes down at Royal Rumble Axxess in Phoenix! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDwYCF2TMe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/JDwYCF2TMe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/35AHKejQhR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/35AHKejQhR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1083454609908269056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a unique format, starting with a 15-man Battle Royal featuring all competitors (five from each brand), leading into a single elimination tournament. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/royalrumble\/article\/nxt-205-live-nxt-uk-worlds-collide-tournament-royal-rumble-axxess\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The WWE press release<\/a> reviewed the rules as such:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brand-versus-brand dream matches will become a reality as 15 Superstars in total \u2014 five from\u00a0NXT, five from\u00a0NXT UK\u00a0and five from\u00a0205 Live\u00a0\u2014 will compete over the course of two days, with the tournament winner receiving a future NXT, NXT UK or 205 Live Championship Match of their choosing. That means anyone can become a champion on any brand!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a\u00a0WWE Network\u00a0special, 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.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The tournament will continue at Saturday\u2019s second session of Axxess, taking place from 1-5 p.m., before concluding at the final Axxess session on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>So far they&#8217;ve announced 14 of the 15 names competing in the tournament. A 15th, NXT&#8217;s <strong>Humberto Carillo<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/09\/ultimo-ninja-meet-nxts-humberto-carrillo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">formerly <strong>Ultimo Ninja<\/strong> from <strong>Crash Lucha Libre<\/strong><\/a>), was originally announced, but surprisingly was listed under the\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em>\u00a0competitors instead of NXT, where he currently competes. It&#8217;s possible Carillo is still slated and that perhaps it was decided to remove his name as it may have spoiled a potential call-up to\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em> in the coming weeks. Another scenario could be that one of the potential free agents rumored to be joining the WWE, such as former IMPACT X-Division Champion <strong>Trevor Lee<\/strong> or indie star <strong>ACH<\/strong>, could make their surprise debut at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the 14 names announced for\u00a0<em>Worlds Collide.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CEDRIC ALEXANDER, 205 LIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34885\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Cedric_Alexander_pro-892d875a23e05d27573b06de904a25b3-e1547153152504.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><\/p>\n<p>Now that the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion is out of the Fatal 4-Way to reclaim the belt at Royal Rumble, he&#8217;ll be looking for another opportunity to get back his belt.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MARK ANDREWS, NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34890\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34890\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Mark_Andrews_pro-af44e5cc5d9cb8ad8ddebb99dd27608d-e1547153172441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former <strong>PROGRESS<\/strong> World Champion, <strong>Mark Andrews<\/strong> has been a staple of the WWE&#8217;s UK expansion plans since 2017 after departing IMPACT Wrestling.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TYLER BATE, NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34895\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34895\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Tyler_Bate_Pro-9d0e9f99b8ccaa54a25e738fe27b9781-e1547153216998.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first ever WWE UK Champion will be looking to find his way back into the title picture and may be doing it as a champion already, as he and <strong>Trent Seven<\/strong> compete for the inaugural\u00a0NXT UK Tag Team titles this Saturday at <em><strong>NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TRAVIS BANKS, NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34894\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34894\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Travis_Bnaks_Pro-224c03080c24ad32bfee2772b75bde5e-e1547153234423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The Kiwi Buzzsaw&#8221; is another former PROGRESS World Champion who has been engaged in a feud with <strong>Jordan Devlin<\/strong> in NXT UK.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ADAM COLE, NXT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34884\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34884\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Adam_Cole_pro-73e4175e8087592f29f0a1a15220e1b2-e1547153255297.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The leader of NXT&#8217;s Undisputed Era, and former 3x <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> World Champion, <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)<\/strong> World Champion and the first NXT North American Champion, Adam Cole will be looking to use this to springboard back into the main event of NXT.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JORDAN DEVLIN, NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34888\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34888\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Jordan_Devlin_Pro-424b7ba76cb7f6d6cb071d0cd231ef4e-e1547153272864.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The Irish Ace&#8221; has been another hot prospect for the WWE&#8217;s UK division since 2017, and his last year with <strong>Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling<\/strong> in Ireland, where he held the OTT World Championship for 196 days, made him one of the best international stars of the year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DOMINIK DIJAKOVIC, NXT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34886\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34886\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Dominick_Dijakovic_Pro-ed34da651a1edd12b857fad48484b634-e1547153287895.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Formerly <strong>Donovan Dijak<\/strong> in Ring of Honor and the US indies, Dijakovic recently made his official NXT debut and is looking to create a path to the top.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>OTIS DOZOVIC, NXT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34891\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34891\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Otis_Dozovic_Pro-b5daab5ec4f7b6c476d3d7630ae36e33-e1547153306365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An odd selection considering that by the time the special airs, Dozovic &#8211; alongside his tag team partner in <strong>Heavy Machinery<\/strong>, Tucker Knight &#8211; will most likely be debuting on the main roster.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ZACK GIBSON, NXT UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34897\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34897\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Zack_Gibson_Pro-1779886ebcae232427df54a194b6abcc-e1547153327896.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Liverpool&#8217;s #1&#8221; and one of NXT UK&#8217;s top heels, Gibson was the winner of the 2018 WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament but failed to wrestle the belt from <strong>Pete Dunne<\/strong>. He&#8217;s also competing this Saturday at <em>NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool<\/em> for the NXT UK Tag Team titles, alongside his longtime partner <strong>James Drake<\/strong> in <strong>Grizzled Young Veterans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DREW GULAK, 205 LIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34887\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34887\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Drew_Gulak_Pro-8521309588ac91325ca18ca6188328d0-e1547153341927.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drew Gulak has come close on many occasions to capture the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, but he&#8217;s always come up a little short. A run through the tournament could change his momentum.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>KEITH LEE, NXT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34889\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34889\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Keith_Lee_Pro-ac751f0cfd75b6acf3d169f76ac0e371-e1547153355155.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the top indie signings by the WWE in 2018, he&#8217;s still finding his groove in NXT. The big man is far too talented to remain quiet and a huge showing in\u00a0<em>Worlds Collide<\/em> could blow open the doors for the Limitless one.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TONY NESE, 205 LIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34893\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34893\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Tony_Nese_pro-c0a1d3034d0cea004c2e1d7d372c760c-e1547153370926.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>205 Live<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;Premier Athlete&#8221; is one of the most athletically gifted stars in the WWE Cruiserweight Division. A perfect balance of power with athleticism, this tournament is almost designed for his arsenal.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TJP, 205 LIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34892\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34892\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/TJP_Pro-84993c4e57e4bbeca72df28caaa481ec-e1547153389400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The winner of the 2016 WWE Cruiserweight Classic and former WWE Cruiserweight Champion, TJP has had a lot of ups and downs the past year. He&#8217;s shown he can run the gamut of a tournament before and he&#8217;ll be looking for a repeat of 2016&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>VELVETEEN DREAM, NXT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34896\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34896\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/Velveteen_Dream_Pro-d98f87c35613ac921bb5b2ce6f6592c9-e1547153407467.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dream has emerged as one of NXT&#8217;s biggest stars following an outstanding 2018, but he&#8217;s constantly had other people&#8217;s dramas keeping him from the NXT Championship scene. A win in this tournament would skyrocket him to the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE announced today that over the course of Royal Rumble weekend, as part of the AXXESS Event, they will film a 3-day tournament, called Worlds Collide, that will air at a later date as a co-joined WWE Network special featuring talents from NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live. 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