As noted, WWE held qualifying matches for their Global Cruiserweight Series tournament at the PROGRESS Wrestling event this weekend.
On Sunday, WWE issued the following press release regarding Zack Sabre Jr. and Jack Gallagher qualifying for the tournament, which will air across ten weeks this summer on the WWE Network.
Zack Sabre Jr. and Jack Gallagher qualify for WWE Global Cruiserweight Series at PROGRESS Wrestling
LONDON – Zack Sabre Jr. and Jack Gallagher, two of the United Kingdom’s brightest stars, earned their way into the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series by winning qualifying matches at a PROGRESS Wrestling event, WWE.com has confirmed.
Sabre, often described as one of the best unsigned wrestlers in the world, defeated up-and-comer Flash Morgan Webster to cement his place in this summer’s highly anticipated tournament.
Gallagher, a technician with experience in mixed martial arts, bested hard-hitting “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne in the second qualifying match to earn a coveted spot in the GCS.
The Global Cruiserweight Series, featuring 32 of the world’s best competitors under 205 pounds battling for supremacy, begins Wednesday, July 13, at 9/8 C, only on WWE Network.
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