Axiom And Akira Tozawa Named Final Participants In NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament

The field is set. 

WWE announced that Axiom and Akira Tozawa are the final participants in the NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament.

Axiom will be part of Group A, while Tozawa will be part of Group B. 

— The final two competitors in the NXT Global Heritage Invitational —

In Group A representing Spain —-: @Axiom_WWE

In Group B representing Japan —-: @TozawaAkira

The NXT Global Heritage Invitational will begin THIS TUESDAY on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/5xpVERd5ja

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 27, 2023

The tournament is set to begin on August 29. The rules are as follows:

There will be two groups with four superstars in each group. The invitational will be a round robin style tournament, in which matches will have a 12-minute time limit. Pinfall or submission victories earn two points and ends the match. A draw earns one point for both competitors.

The winner of Group A will face the winner of Group B on the September 26 episode of WWE NXT. The winner of the tournament will face Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at NXT No Mercy.

NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament Participants

A Block
– Tyler Bate
– Butch
– Charlie Dempsey
– Axiom

B Block
– Joe Coffey
– Duke Hudson
– Nathan Frazer
– Akira Tozawa

Fightful will have live coverage of NXT beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday followed by a post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.