Worlds Collide (2019)

Worlds Collide[1][2][3] was a two-day professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their 205 Live, NXT, and NXT UK brands. The event took place on January 26 and 27, 2019 at Royal Rumble Axxess and aired on the WWE Network on February 2, 2019.[1]

Worlds Collide
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	205 Live NXT NXT UK
Date	January 26 and 27, 2019 (aired February 2, 2019)
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Venue	Phoenix Convention Center
WWE Network event chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble Next → Halftime Heat
Worlds Collide chronology
← Previous First Next → 2020

The event featured the 15-man Worlds Collide tournament, with the wrestlers being equally divided amongst the NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live rosters.[4] The tournament was won by NXT's Velveteen Dream,[5] who chose to face Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel

Role	Name
Commentators	Tom Phillips
	Vic Joseph
	Byron Saxton
	Nigel McGuinness
Ring announcers	Greg Hamilton
	Mike Rome
	Sarah Schreiber
WWE Global Headquarters host	Charly Caruso
Referees	Tom Castor
	D.A. Brewer
	Drake Wuertz
	Chris Sharpe

The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the 205 Live, NXT, and NXT UK brands,[6][7] with storylines produced on WWE's weekly television shows, NXT, NXT UK, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[8]

The winner of the tournament would receive a championship match of their choice for either the United Kingdom, North American, NXT, or Cruiserweight Championship (the latter only being an option if the winner was within the 205 lb. weight limit).[4]

On January 10, a 15-man battle royal was announced for the event. The order of elimination in the battle royal determined the first-round matches for the Worlds Collide tournament. The winner of the battle royal would receive a bye to the second-round.[9]

Participants

     – NXT

     – NXT UK

     – 205 Live

Wrestler	Date
Adam Cole	January 10, 2019[2]
Velveteen Dream	January 10, 2019[2]
Dominik Dijakovic	January 10, 2019[2]
Keith Lee	January 10, 2019[2]
Shane Thorne	January 22, 2019[2]
Mark Andrews	January 10, 2019[2]
Tyler Bate	January 10, 2019[2]
Travis Banks	January 10, 2019[2]
Jordan Devlin	January 10, 2019[2]
Zack Gibson	January 10, 2019[2]
Cedric Alexander	January 10, 2019[2]
Tony Nese	January 10, 2019[2]
Drew Gulak	January 10, 2019[2]
TJP	January 10, 2019[2]
Humberto Carrillo	January 15, 2019[10]

Tournament bracket

First Round Royal Rumble Axxess (1/26) (Aired 2/2)

Quarterfinals Royal Rumble Axxess (1/26) (Aired 2/2)

Semifinals Royal Rumble Axxess (1/27) (Aired 2/2)

Final Royal Rumble Axxess (1/27) (Aired 2/2)

Jordan Devlin

Win

Drew Gulak

11:43

Drew Gulak

Win

Mark Andrews

8:29

Jordan Devlin

12:23

Velveteen Dream

Win

Humberto Carrillo

Win

Zack Gibson

6:18

Humberto Carrillo

11:23

Velveteen Dream

Win

Velveteen Dream

Win

Tony Nese

9:05

Velveteen Dream

Win

Tyler Bate

16:09

Adam Cole

Win

Shane Thorne

11:10

Adam Cole

Win

Keith Lee

10:24

Travis Banks

5:06

Keith Lee

Win

Adam Cole

10:30

Tyler Bate

Win

TJP

8:57

Dominik Dijakovic

Win

Dominik Dijakovic

9:23

Tyler Bate

Win

Tyler Bate

Win

Cedric Alexander

10:37

Results

January 26

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[11]
1^D	Flash Morgan Webster defeated James Drake	Singles match[12]	-
2	Jordan Devlin defeated Adam Cole, Cedric Alexander, Dominik Dijakovic, Drew Gulak, Humberto Carrillo, Keith Lee, Mark Andrews, Shane Thorne, TJP, Tony Nese, Travis Banks, Tyler Bate, Velveteen Dream, and Zack Gibson	15-man Battle Royal to determine the first-round matches for the Worlds Collide tournament[12][13] Since Devlin won, he received a bye to the second round	19:29
3	Drew Gulak defeated Mark Andrews	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[12]	8:29
4	Dominik Dijakovic defeated TJP	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[14]	8:57
5	Keith Lee defeated Travis Banks	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[14]	5:06
6	Humberto Carrillo defeated Zack Gibson	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[12]	6:18
7	Velveteen Dream defeated Tony Nese	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[14]	9:05
8	Adam Cole defeated Shane Thorne	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[14]	11:10
9	Tyler Bate defeated Cedric Alexander	Worlds Collide tournament first round match[14]	10:37
10^D	Walter defeated Danny Burch	Singles match[12]	-
11	Jordan Devlin defeated Drew Gulak	Worlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match[14]	11:43
12	Velveteen Dream defeated Humberto Carrillo	Worlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match	11:23
13	Adam Cole defeated Keith Lee	Worlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match	10:24
14	Tyler Bate defeated Dominik Dijakovic	Worlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match	9:23
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match D – indicates the match was a dark match

January 27

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1^D	Candice LeRae defeated Xia Li	Singles match[5]	-
2^D	Fabian Aichner defeated Ligero	Singles match[5]	-
3	Tyler Bate defeated Adam Cole	Worlds Collide tournament semifinal match[5]	10:30
4	Velveteen Dream defeated Jordan Devlin	Worlds Collide tournament semifinal match[5]	12:23
5^D	Mia Yim and Taynara Conti defeated Chelsea Green and Vanessa Borne	Tag team match[5]	-
6^D	Trent Seven defeated Gentleman Jack Gallagher	Singles match[5]	-
7^D	The Coffey Brothers (Joe Coffey and Mark Coffey) defeated Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster	Tag team match[5]	-
8^D	Walter defeated Kassius Ohno	Singles match[5]	-
9^D	James Drake and Zack Gibson defeated Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan	Tag team match[5]	-
10	Velveteen Dream defeated Tyler Bate	Worlds Collide tournament final match[5]	16:09
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match D – indicates the match was a dark match

References

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