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Worlds Collide
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)205 Live
NXT
NXT UK
DateJanuary 26 and 27, 2019
(aired February 2, 2019)
CityPhoenix, Arizona
VenuePhoenix Convention Center
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The 2019 Worlds Collide was the inaugural Worlds Collide professional wrestling streaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brand divisions. The event took place on January 26 and 27, 2019, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona as part of that year's Royal Rumble weekend. The event aired on tape delay on the WWE Network as one single event on February 2, 2019.

The event featured the 15-man Worlds Collide tournament, with the wrestlers being equally divided amongst the NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live rosters. The prize was a championship match of the winner's choice. The tournament was won by NXT's Velveteen Dream, who chose to challenge Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship.

Production

Background

In early January 2019, WWE announced that they would be hosting an interbrand tournament to take place during the weekend of that year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view and would stream on the WWE Network. The tournament was a two-day event, held on January 26 and 27 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and aired on tape delay on February 2.[1][2][3] The event hosted a 15-man single-elimination tournament, called the Worlds Collide Tournament, which was evenly divided between wrestlers from the NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brands. The winner of the tournament received a future match for a championship of their choice, with the choices being the NXT Championship, the NXT North American Championship, the WWE United Kingdom Championship, and the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (the latter only being an option if the winner was within the 205 lb. weight limit).[4]

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,[5][6] with storylines produced on WWE's weekly television shows, NXT, NXT UK, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[7]

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.[8]

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[9]

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)
        
Republic of Ireland Jordan Devlin Win
United States Drew Gulak 11:43
United States Drew Gulak Win
Wales Mark Andrews 8:29
Republic of Ireland Jordan Devlin 12:23
United States Velveteen Dream Win
Mexico Humberto Carrillo Win
England Zack Gibson 6:18
Mexico Humberto Carrillo 11:23
United States Velveteen Dream Win
United States Velveteen Dream Win
United States Tony Nese 9:05
United States Velveteen Dream Win
England Tyler Bate 16:09
United States Adam Cole Win
Australia Shane Thorne 11:10
United States Adam Cole Win
United States Keith Lee 10:24
New Zealand Travis Banks 5:06
United States Keith Lee Win
United States Adam Cole 10:30
England Tyler Bate Win
Philippines United States TJP 8:57
United States Dominik Dijakovic Win
United States Dominik Dijakovic 9:23
England Tyler Bate Win
England Tyler Bate Win
United States Cedric Alexander 10:37

Aftermath

The "Worlds Collide" name was subsequently adopted for a WWE Network series that aired in April 2019. During the Royal Rumble 2020 weekend announcements, WWE revealed that a second Worlds Collide event would air live on the WWE Network on January 25, 2020, and held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, though unlike the 2019 event, it would only feature the NXT and NXT UK brands and not also 205 Live (which was later dissolved in February 2022). Also unlike the 2019 event, there was not a Worlds Collide Tournament with a future championship opportunity at stake. Instead, the card's matches were interbrand matches pitting wrestlers from NXT against those from NXT UK.[10]

Results

January 26

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[14]
1DFlash Morgan Webster defeated James DrakeSingles match[11]—
2Jordan 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 Gibson15-man Battle Royal to determine the first-round matches for the Worlds Collide tournament[11][12]
Since Devlin won, he received a bye to the second round		19:29
3Drew Gulak defeated Mark AndrewsWorlds Collide tournament first round match[11]8:57
4Dominik Dijakovic defeated TJPWorlds Collide tournament first round match[13]11:00
5Keith Lee defeated Travis BanksWorlds Collide tournament first round match[13]5:06
6Humberto Carrillo defeated Zack GibsonWorlds Collide tournament first round match[11]6:18
7Velveteen Dream defeated Tony NeseWorlds Collide tournament first round match[13]9:05
8Adam Cole defeated Shane ThorneWorlds Collide tournament first round match[13]11:10
9Tyler Bate defeated Cedric AlexanderWorlds Collide tournament first round match[13]10:37
10DWalter defeated Danny BurchSingles match[11]—
11Jordan Devlin defeated Drew GulakWorlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match[13]11:43
12Velveteen Dream defeated Humberto CarrilloWorlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match11:23
13Adam Cole defeated Keith LeeWorlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match10:24
14Tyler Bate defeated Dominik DijakovicWorlds Collide tournament quarterfinal match9:23
D – this was a dark match

January 27

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DCandice LeRae defeated Xia LiSingles match[15]—
2DFabian Aichner defeated LigeroSingles match[15]—
3Tyler Bate defeated Adam ColeWorlds Collide tournament semifinal match[15]10:30
4Velveteen Dream defeated Jordan DevlinWorlds Collide tournament semifinal match[15]12:23
5DMia Yim and Taynara Conti defeated Chelsea Green and Vanessa BorneTag team match[15]—
6DTrent Seven defeated Gentleman Jack GallagherSingles match[15]10:00
7DThe Coffey Brothers (Joe Coffey and Mark Coffey) defeated Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan WebsterTag team match[15]—
8DWalter defeated Kassius OhnoSingles match[15]—
9DJames Drake and Zack Gibson defeated Danny Burch and Oney LorcanTag team match[15]—
10Velveteen Dream defeated Tyler BateWorlds Collide tournament final match[15]16:09
D – this was a dark match

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "NXT, 205 Live and NXT UK Superstars to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament at Royal Rumble Axxess". WWE.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019. The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess.
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  4. ^ Ryan Satin (January 10, 2019). "Worlds Collide Tournament To Air On WWE Network". ProWrestlingSheet. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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  7. ^ "Triple H Conference Call Report: Discusses 205 Live, NXT Takeover: Toronto, Says HBK Working at the Performance Center and More - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  8. ^ Joseph Lee (January 10, 2019). "WWE Announces New Worlds Collide Tournament, Talent From 205 Live, NXT and NXT UK To Compete". 411Mania. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. ^ WWE.com Staff (January 15, 2019). "Drake Maverick announces Humberto Carrillo has joined WWE 205 Live: WWE.com exclusive, Jan. 15, 2019". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "WWE Worlds Collide preview, Jan. 25 2020: NXT and NXT UK clash during Royal Rumble Weekend". WWE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Eddie Arizona (January 27, 2019). "TOURNAMENT WINNER IS....RESULTS FROM ROYAL RUMBLE AXXESS INCLUDING WORLDS COLLIDE FINALS". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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