The worldwide race to earn a spot in the Cruiserweight Classic is heating up, as U.K. independent promotion PROGRESS Wrestling has announced the participants in the qualifying matches they’re playing host to ahead of this summer’s tournament.
On Sunday, April 24 in Camden Town, London, PROGRESS will present two matches with the incredible opportunity to compete in the Cruiserweight Classic on the line. In the first qualifier, international star and technical wizard Zack Sabre Jr. will begin his journey in the Cruiserweight Classic when he takes on up-and-coming highflier Flash Morgan Webster, who will surely be out to play spoiler and catapult himself into the spotlight. The second bout sees world-traveled grappler Jack Gallagher square off against the hard-hitting “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne.
The winners of these two matches will join the field of 32, along with the following competitors:
-Rich Swann
-Johnny Gargano
-Tommaso Ciampa
-Noam Dar
-Akira Tozawa
-Ho Ho Lun
-Lince Dorado
These matches take place at PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS in Every Way on Sunday, April 24 at 4 p.m. GMT at the sold-out Electric Ballroom in Camden Town, London, England. Check back with WWE.com to find out which of PROGRESS’ grapplers will advance to the prestigious tournament. For more information on PROGRESS Wrestling, visit PROGRESSWrestling.com, and follow them on Twitter @ThisIs_Progress.
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Zack Sabre Jr. photo courtesy of Scott Finkelstein. All others courtesy of Rob Brazier.