At the Backlash 2023 press conference, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H revealed new details about the tournament to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion, a title that will be exclusive to RAW.
On Monday’s RAW, 2 Triple Threat Matches will take place. The winners of these matches will compete in the main event of the show.
On Friday’s SmackDown, 2 Triple Threat Matches will take place. The winners of these matches will compete in the main event of the show.
The RAW winner will face the SmackDown winner in the tournament final at the Night Of Champions premium live event in Saudi Arabia on May 27th to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Today, WWE announced the following 12 participants for this tournament:
– Seth Rollins
– Shinsuke Nakamura
– Sheamus
– The Miz
– Damian Priest
– Edge
– Rey Mysterio
– Finn Balor
– Bobby Lashley
– AJ Styles
– Austin Theory (United States Champion)
– Cody Rhodes
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