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Cody Rhodes And More To Compete In WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament

WWE has confirmed the lineup for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

On the April 24 episode of WWE RAW, Triple H announced that WWE would crown a new World Heavyweight Champion at WWE Night of Champions. During the WWE Backlash press conference, he confirmed that the tournament for the title would begin on the May 8 episode of WWE RAW and continue on the May 12 episode of WWE SmackDown.

The winners from each night will face off at WWE Night of the Champions, and the victor will be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

WWE has confirmed the competitors in the tournament, and the list is as follows:

  • Seth Rollins
  • Austin Theory
  • AJ Styles
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Finn Balor
  • Rey Mysterio
  • Edge
  • Damian Priest
  • The Miz
  • Sheamus
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Cody Rhodes

WrestleZone will have coverage of the tournament as it progresses.

Catch up on our coverage of WWE Backlash here.

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