WWE reveals participants for World Heavyweight title tournament

The 12 wrestlers competing for the World Heavyweight Championship have been revealed.  

WWE announced on Sunday the six wrestlers from Raw and six from SmackDown who are entered into a tournament for the new title. 

Raw wrestlers:

  • Seth Rollins
  • Finn Balor
  • Damian Priest
  • The Miz
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Cody Rhodes

SmackDown wrestlers:

  • United States Champion Austin Theory
  • AJ Styles
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Rey Mysterio
  • Edge
  • Sheamus

The tournament’s format will see two triple-threat matches take place on Monday’s Raw with the winners facing each other later in the show. The winner of that match will advance to the finals at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. 

Two triple-threat matches will also take place on SmackDown this week with the winners wrestling each other later that night. The winner of that match will then advance to the finals to face the advancing wrestler from Raw at Night of Champions. 

Monday’s Raw takes place from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Friday’s SmackDown is scheduled for the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.