A tournament will take place to determine the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, the company has announced.
During the Backlash press conference in San Jaun, Puerto Rico, WWE’s Chief Content Office Triple H confirmed plans for a tournament that will feature 12 of WWE’s top superstars, with the winner being crowned the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
The tournament will begin on the May 8th edition of Monday Night Raw. The show will feature two triple threat matches, with the winners facing each other later that night. The winner of this match will represent RAW.
On the May 12th edition of Friday Night SmackDown, the tournament continues with again two triple threat matches taking place with the winners going on to face each other later in the night. The winner of this match will represent SmackDown.
The winners and ultimately the representatives of Raw and SmackDown will face each other at Night Of Champions on Saturday 27 May in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The winner of this match will be crowned the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.