You can officially add Tony Nese to the list of wrestlers qualified for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic.
After making his case at Friday’s Evolve 62 event, Nese was added to an elimination match at Saturday’s Evolve 63 featuring TJP, Lince Dorado, Drew Gulak and Johnny Gargano – the other members of the Evolve roster qualified for the upcoming WWE tournament – with the stipulation that if Nese won the match, he would earn his spot.
Nese has been wrestling for nearly 11 years, with stints in TNA and championships in Dragon Gate USA, FWE and PWS. He will join Rich Swann, Tomasso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Zack Sabre Jr., Noam Dar, Ho Ho Lun, Akira Towaza, Lince Dorado, Jack Gallagher, TJ Perkins and many, many names still unnanounced when the WWE Cruiserweight Classic kicks off on June 23rd.
** Tony Nese spoke with Wrestlezone’s Bill Pritchard following his big win at EVOLVE 63 that earned him a spot in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic.
Nese defeated TJP, Drew Gulak, Lince Dorado, and Johnny Gargano in a 5 Man Elimination match as part of EVOLVE’s “WWE Cruiserweight Challenge Flashpoint”. He talks about how he’s feeling about the tournament and what it means to him; you can watch Nese’s response in the player below:
