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WWE filmed the first four episodes of the Cruiserweight Classic last night in Winter Park, Florida. Below you will find the matches for the first round of the tournament.
WWE utilized the NXT staff and Producers to work the backstage area. I was told that from a production standpoint, everything ran smoothly with the exception of stalling 20 minutes to allow fans to get to the venue due to a accident on the I-4.
There was also a belief that tickets that were bought by secondary dealers ended up not being sold, which led to a lower than expected attendance. The show was officially sold out.
Finn Balor was backstage.
In attendance at the tournament were Teddy Hart (carrying his cat, Mr. Money), SHINE star Su Yung and Florida independent talent Chasyn Raynce.
The first round of the CWC will feature:
*Gran Metallik vs. Alejander Saez.
*Ho Ho Lun vs. Ariya Daivari.
*Cedric Alexander vs. Clement Petiot.
*Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza.
Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Damian Slater.
*TJ Perkins vs. Da Mack.
*Lince Dorado vs. Mustafa Ali.
*Akira Tozawa vs. Kenneth Johnson.
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux.
*Drew Gulak vs. Harv Shira.
*Tony Nese vs. Anthony Bennett.
*Kota Ibushi vs. Sean Maluta.
Rich Swann vs. Jason Lee.
*Noam Dar vs. Gurv Shira.
*Jack Gallagher vs. Fabian Aichner.
*Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa.
WWE did not make the bracketing of the tournament available to the audience, so there's no telling who will be facing who in the second round.
Interestingly, no CWC merchandise sold. WWE sold NXT brand merchandise at the show.
The next CWC taping will be 7/14.
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