fakeplastictrees Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 I remember liking Lince Dorado 5-7 years ago. I watched a few clips of him wrestling within the last 2 years and I don't see anything sticking out like a sore thumb. What is so bad about him right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I haven't seen him in ages either because I choose not to. What do I not like about him? He's excessively movezy, his matches lack any sort of structure or focus, and he regularly blows spots. Basically everything wrong with indies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I don't watch Chikara so I didn't see Lince there but I've seen him a handful of times on indie shows the past 2 years here in Orlando. He's a movez guy for sure but I don't think he's that bad. Usually does comedy matches. He looked generally excited on Friday night when he announced he was going to be in the GCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blehschmidt Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I will admit I have not seen Lince see he left Chikara several years back. However, during his time there he was constantly blowing spots and would continue to try those same spots match after match, blowing them every time. I can understand trying a new move and fucking it up, but when you constantly blow your signature moves, its a problem. I also felt his push didn't match his skill level, but that is no fault of his own, it just adds to my dislike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I would think that a 32 man tourney like this would need some cannon fodder type guys so you don't have top level guys losing in the first round. Lince is like the sixteen seed in the NCAA tourney, they probably don't really deserve to be there but they aren't winning and are just happy to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin' Brian Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 So WWE announced a full list of everyone in the tournament today: Â 1.Kota Ibushi2.Gran Metalik3.Tajiri4.Zack Sabre Jr.5.Noam Dar6.Da Mack7.Zumbi8.Clement Petoit9.Fabian Aichner10.Harv Sihra11.Gurv Sihra12.Rich Swann13.Brian Kendrick14.Cedric Alexander15.Akira Tozawa16.Jack Gallagher17.Johnny Gargano18.Tony Nese19.Tomasso Ciampa20.Ho Ho Lun21.TJ Perkins22.Anthony Bennett23.Drew Gulak24.Tyson Dux25.Lince Dorado26.Sean Maluta27.Raul Mendoza28.Kenneth Johnson29.Alejandro Saez30.Damien Slater31.Jason Lee32.Ariya Daivari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Harv and Gurv are the Bollywood Boys here in Vancouver, and they are a great act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BohsJohnny Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 So WWE announced a full list of everyone in the tournament today: Â 1.Kota Ibushi 2.Gran Metalik 3.Tajiri 4.Zack Sabre Jr. 5.Noam Dar 6.Da Mack 7.Zumbi 8.Clement Petoit 9.Fabian Aichner 10.Harv Sihra 11.Gurv Sihra 12.Rich Swann 13.Brian Kendrick 14.Cedric Alexander 15.Akira Tozawa 16.Jack Gallagher 17.Johnny Gargano 18.Tony Nese 19.Tomasso Ciampa 20.Ho Ho Lun 21.TJ Perkins 22.Anthony Bennett 23.Drew Gulak 24.Tyson Dux 25.Lince Dorado 26.Sean Maluta 27.Raul Mendoza 28.Kenneth Johnson 29.Alejandro Saez 30.Damien Slater 31.Jason Lee 32.Ariya Daivari Gran Metalik is Mascara Dorada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Machine Love Barr Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 No Sombra is a surprise; thought the whole idea of this was to put him over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin' Brian Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Guess since he already debuted in NXT they decided to go a different route. Tajiri is a welcome surprise. I'm only familiar with half the names on the list, but looking forward to digging up stuff on the rest of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 TYSON DUX!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestintheworld3589 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 After looking at where all these guys are from I'm wondering why WWE changed the name from Global Cruiserweight Series to Cruiserweight Classic as it truly is a Global tournament. I also am surprised Andrade wasn't in this as well as Kalisto and/or Sin Cara since neither are doing anything on the main roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutenberger Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I am so excited to see Da Mack in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin' Brian Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 After looking at where all these guys are from I'm wondering why WWE changed the name from Global Cruiserweight Series to Cruiserweight Classic as it truly is a Global tournament. I also am surprised Andrade wasn't in this as well as Kalisto and/or Sin Cara since neither are doing anything on the main roster. Â I think part of it had to do with the logo they came up with, Â Â and to make sure no one was confused thinking this had anything to do with Global Force Wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 So WWE announced a full list of everyone in the tournament today:  1.Kota Ibushi 2.Gran Metalik 3.Tajiri 4.Zack Sabre Jr. 5.Noam Dar 6.Da Mack 7.Zumbi 8.Clement Petoit 9.Fabian Aichner 10.Harv Sihra 11.Gurv Sihra 12.Rich Swann 13.Brian Kendrick 14.Cedric Alexander 15.Akira Tozawa 16.Jack Gallagher 17.Johnny Gargano 18.Tony Nese 19.Tomasso Ciampa 20.Ho Ho Lun 21.TJ Perkins 22.Anthony Bennett 23.Drew Gulak 24.Tyson Dux 25.Lince Dorado 26.Sean Maluta 27.Raul Mendoza 28.Kenneth Johnson 29.Alejandro Saez 30.Damien Slater 31.Jason Lee 32.Ariya Daivari  Holy shit, XL (Alejandro Saez) is gonna be a part of this???? Haven't seen him wrestle in years so I have no clue if he has improved, but he was considered one of the best wrestlers from Chile. I'm really happy he's getting an opportunity, hopefully he makes the most out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 This fascinates me because it doesn't appear there's a single contracted WWE guy in this thing. Which makes me wonder what they're hoping to accomplish with it. Is it to see if cruiserweight action can support its own show (in which case this serves as a scouting mission as well) or are they trying to see if non-traditional WWE product will fly on The Network. NXT has been a success, but it's still clearly part of the "WWE Universe". I wonder if they're looking to bring in completely outside stuff as a way to augment their stuff. Yeah, they have the archives they own, but that's all past stuff. The one thing they haven't tried yet is non-WWE current product. Almost feels like this is a test for that. "Will people watch something new that's not part of our normal style/booking structure?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well, technically, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa are signed, just to non-exclusive deals. But I'm definitely convinced that they're gonna look at this tournament to find new guys to replenish the NXT roster with the upcoming draft that will raid that roster. Â Personally, I'm psyched that Cedric Alexander is in this tournament and I hope he goes far in it. I'm also hoping to see good showings from Tajiri & Brian Kendrick, even though I'm expecting them to be used to put over some of those guys. I'm wondering if they'll be tempted to book Tajiri vs Ibushi or Tozawa early in the tournament. Â But for me, Zack Sabre Jr is the favorite to win it, no doubt in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Rich Swann is under contract as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blehschmidt Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Looking at the list, my best guess is that Ibushi is signed and will take the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I assume quite a few will be signed, but this also seems to be part of the new WWE PR wing (and to an extent the evolution of the product as a whole) that is reaching out to the indy-wrestling world and the internet fan. With unlimited (more or less) space to produce and screen new wrestling on the network, even if they didn't sign a single wrestler, putting something like this on the network and under the WWE banner is still beneficial. Plus, worst case scenario it is a bit, well publicized tryout and anyone who gets over and performs well could wind up with a contract eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Harv and Gurv are the Bollywood Boys here in Vancouver, and they are a great act  Please tell me more. The first world's (ironic?) love for Bollywood always makes me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 And YAY TAJIRI!!! He has always been one of my absolute favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 So there are like 5 guys out of those 32 I enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 There are 5 guys I enjoy in this, but also 16 guys I'm entirely unfamiliar with. So I'm still really excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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