By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE has listed the following wrestlers as competing in the tournament for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
-Seth Rollins
-Austin Theory
-AJ Styles
-Bobby Lashley
-Finn Balor
-Rey Mysterio
-Edge
-Damian Priest
-The Miz
-Sheamus
-Shinsuke Nakamura
-Cody Rhodes
Powell’s POV: The tournament will start on Monday’s Raw and continue on Friday’s Smackdown. Both shows will have a pair of Triple Threat matches. The winners of the Triple Threat matches will meet in singles matches each show. The singles match winners will face off for the new championship at WWE Night of Champions.
I want a job like the Miz has! He hasn’t won a match in like a year and he gets in this tournament lol
No Drew McIntyre? Also why are people drafted to smackdown competing for the new Raw only championship?
Seems weird to create a title because of Roman Reigns being exclusive to Smackdown and then give other exclusive Smackdown wrestlers the opportunity to get the new title.
No Gunther? That’s…. odd.
No LA Knight? What do they have against this guy? There are a lot of guys that could have been taken out to give this guy a place.
Drew McIntyre is conspicuous by his absence.