Get Your Brackets Ready. WWE Announces A New Tournament For A WrestleMania Title Shot.

They sure love these things. WWE knows how to run a tournament. Last year, the company presented more than ten tournaments and has already done one this year with Worlds Collide. It’s a simple concept that can be played with to a variety of levels so it’s understandable why so many of them take place. As it turns out, WWE has already announced and started another one, with WrestleMania implications.

This week on 205 Live, General Manager Drake Maverick announced an eight man tournament, with the winner receiving a title shot against Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35. Only half of the field has been announced so far, with Drew Gulak, Brian Kendrick, Tony Nese and Kalisto set to compete next week. There is no word on who the other four entrants will be.

Here’s everything we know so far. Check out Maverick’s official announcement:

Opinion: This is about as good of an idea as they had as it’s not like there are many options available to challenge for the title at the moment. The interesting thing is going to be seeing who the surprise entrant is into the tournament, as you can all but guarantee at least one big name showing up. Kushida is a possibility, as he was rumored to be signing with the company recently.

What do you think of the tournament? Who do you want to see get the title shot? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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