World Cup of Wrestling (2017)
Information
Promotion
WWE
Dates
May 10–July 4, 2017 (Qualifying)
Venue
Full Sail University (First Round and Quarter-finals) (Semi-finals and Final)
City
Orlando, Florida
World Cup of Wrestling chronology
The World Cup of Wrestling (2017) is the second annual world cup held by the WWE . The tournament went through huge changes from the previous years tournament with qualifying taking place before the final tournament.
Sixteen different qualifying sections took place over a two month period with one wrestler qualifying from each section to represent their country in the finals.
The tournament was won by Cody Rhodes who representing the United States beat the English representitive Tyler Bate to claim his first title.
Qualifying [ ] United States [ ] May 10–11, 2017: Sears Centre, Hoffmann Estates, Illinois
Canada [ ] May 14–15, 2017: Barrie Molson Center, Barrie, Ontario
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Kenny Omega Pin
Bobby Roode
14:33
Kenny Omega
Pin
Kyle O'Reilly
21:30
Tyson Dux
Pin
Kyle O'Reilly
9:30
Kenny Omega
Pin
Kevin Owens
21:55
Petey Williams
Pin
Kevin Owens 12:30
Kevin Owens
Pin
Sami Zayn
32:05
SeXXXy Eddy
Pin
Sami Zayn 10:30
England [ ] May 23–24, 2017: Bolton Arena, Bolton
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Pete Dunne
Pin
Trent Seven
18:30
Pete Dunne
Pin
Will Ospreay
17:40
James Harrison
Pin
Will Ospreay 60:27
Pete Dunne
Pin
Tyler Bate
25:44
Jimmy Havoc
Pin
Marty Scurll 14:40
Marty Scurll
Pin
Tyler Bate
22:40
Bram
Pin
Tyler Bate
13:30
Japan [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Hiroshi Tanahashi Pin
Tomohiro Ishii
22:10
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Pin
Tetsuya Naito
16:44
Yujiro Takahashi
Pin
Tetsuya Naito
17:33
Tetsuya Naito
Pin
Shinsuke Nakamura
26:09
Shinsuke Nakamura Pin
Minoru Suzuki
12:33
Shinsuke Nakamura
Pin
Kazuchika Okada
27:42
Kota Ibushi
Pin
Kazuchika Okada 16:57
Ireland/Northern Ireland [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Finn Bálor Pin
Mandrake
7:30
Finn Bálor
Pin
Big Damo
14:32
Sheamus
Pin
Big Damo 12:25
Finn Bálor
Pin
Jordan Devlin
15:55
Bingo Ballance
Pin
Jordan Devlin
16:44
Jordan Devlin
Pin
Tucker
9:32
Tucker
Pin
Galway Grappler
8:44
Scotland [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Grado
Pin
Joe Hendry
11:22
Joe Hendry
Pin
Joe Coffey
11:02
BT Gunn
Sub
Joe Coffey
14:44
Joe Hendry
Pin
Drew McIntyre
18:21
Wolfgang
Pin
Drew McIntyre 11:20
Drew McIntyre
Pin
Jack Jester
17:33
Jack Jester
Pin
Noam Dar
6:14
Mexico [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Rey Mysterio
DDQ
Niebla Roja
14:55
BYE
Mephisto
Mephisto
Pin
Ángel de Oro
12:22
Mephisto
Pin
Dragon Lee
15:09
Dragon Lee
Pin
Último Guerrero
15:51
Dragon Lee
Pin
Volador Jr.
21:55
Gran Metalik
Pin
Volador Jr.
16:44
Both Rey Mysterio and Niebla Roja were eliminated after their first round match ended in a double disqualification. Germany [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Alexander Wolfe Pin
Murat Bosporus
9:55
Alexander Wolfe
Pin
Da Mack
4:40
Da Mack
Pin
Tim Wiese
6:40
Alexander Wolfe
Pin
Axel Dieter Jr.
5:22
Patrick Schulz
Pin
Bad Bones
12:51
Bad Bones
Pin
Axel Dieter Jr.
12:21
Axel Dieter Jr.
Pin
Jurn Simmons
11:40
Switzerland [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cesaro Pin
Syndrome
8:40
Cesaro
Pin
Ares
12:11
Ares
Pin
Cash Crash
12:44
Cesaro
Pin
Drake Destroyer
18:36
Drake Destroyer
Pin
Jamie Nitro
10:33
Drake Destroyer
Pin
The Tormentor
5:57
Rob Iron
Pin
The Tormentor
17:58
France [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Clement Petoit
Pin
Senza Volto
16:33
Senza Volto
Pin
White Eagle
17:40
Tom LaRuffa
Pin
White Eagle
11:32
Senza Volto
Pin
Chris Raabar
7:18
Hellmer Lo'Guennec
Pin
Marcus Louis
9:22
Marcus Louis
Pin
Chris Raabar
11:01
Tristan Archer
Pin
Chris Raabar
6:44
Italy [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Andy Manero
Pin
Fabian Aichner
4:01
Fabian Aichner
Pin
JT9
12:22
JT9
Pin
Red Devil
9:22
Fabian Aichner
Pin
King Danza
4:11
Nico Narciso
Pin
King Danza
6:30
King Danza
Pin
Frankie Mastino
3:20
Mick Vice
Pin
Frankie Mastino
10:03
Australia [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Buddy Murphy
Pin
Hartley Jackson
10:22
Hartley Jackson
Pin
Nick Miller
9:58
Nick Miller Pin
Gavin McGavin
7:20
Nick Miller
Pin
Logan Grey
18:40
Logan Grey
Pin
Damian Slater
5:55
Logan Grey
Pin
Jonah Rock
13:30
J.C. Ice
Pin
Jonah Rock
12:13
New Zealand [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Travis Banks
Pin
Slade Mercer
11:29
Travis Banks
Pin
James Raideen
21:44
James Raideen
Pin
Vinny Dunn
16:33
Travis Banks
Pin
Jay White
23:31
Henare
Pin
Jay White
14:37
Jay White
Pin
Bad Luck Fale
12:40
Mana the Polynesian Warrior
Pin
Bad Luck Fale 21:30
South Korea [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
No Ji-sim
Pin
Kim Jong-Wang
11:20
Kim Jong-Wang
Pin
Hong Sang-Ji
19:55
Hong Sang-Ji
Pin
Kouhiro Kanemura
16:32
Hong Sang-Ji
Sub
Monzkid
14:55
Leather Face
Pin
Lee Wang-Pyo
10:40
Leather Face
Pin
Monzkid
16:25
Monzkid
Pin
Mad One
10:44
Russia [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Aleksander Chekov
Sub
Mikhail Ivanov
16:44
Aleksander Chekov
Pin
Anton Deryabin
12:55
Anton Deryabin
Pin
Sergey Bely
15:30
Aleksander Chekov
Pin
Psycho Chuy
10:57
Psycho Chuy
Pin
Gladiator
12:25
Psycho Chuy
Sub
Spike Daysmen
18:50
Spike Daysmen
Pin
Michael Vahneev
16:41
Poland [ ] Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Boski Ostrowski
Pin
David Oliwa
10:30
Boski Ostrowski
Pin
Mateusz Kowalski
14:32
Gracjan Korpo
Pin
Mateusz Kowalski
9:36
Mateusz Kowalski
Sub
Kaszub
14:55
Leśny
Sub
Kaszub
13:30
Kaszub
Sub
Kamil Aleksander
13:57
Luxus
Pin
Kamil Aleksander
11:32
Final Tournament [ ] Qualified Wrestlers [ ]
Cody Rhodes
220
Kenny Omega
203
Tyler Bate
175
Shinsuke Nakamura
229
Finn Bálor
190
Joe Hendry
229
Dragon Lee
165
Alexander Wolfe
245
Cesaro
232
Chris Raabar
230
King Danza
275
Logan Grey
225
Travis Banks
198
Monzkid
250
Aleksander Chekov
320
Kaszub
240
Bracket [ ]
First Round July 14
Quarterfinals July 15
Semifinals July 16
Final July 16
Cody Rhodes
Pin
6:25
Cody Rhodes
Pin
13:25
Alexander Wolfe
Pin
5:13
Cody Rhodes
Pin
35:41
Shinsuke Nakamura
Pin
10:25
Shinsuke Nakamura
Pin
16:25
Pin
Logan Grey
9:25
Cody Rhodes
Pin
40:30
Kenny Omega
Pin
6:30
Kenny Omega
Pin
26:11
Dragon Lee
Pin
Finn Bálor
16:22
Pin
Tyler Bate
26:29
Tyler Bate
Pin
9:14
Tyler Bate
Pin
31:09
Cesaro
Pin
9:44
Finale [ ] 
United States
Canada
England
Japan
Ireland
Scotland
Mexico
Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Russia
Poland