The first participants in the NXT Breakout Tournament were determined during Friday’s episode of 205 Live airing on the WWE Network.
In the first qualifier, Andre Chase (the former Harlem Bravado) pinned Guru Raaj after hooking Raaj’s leg and landing a brainbuster for the pin.
The other match featured Joe Gacy qualifying for the tournament with a victory against Desmond Troy (Denzel Dejournette) after hitting a Uranage followed by a handspring into a lariat for the cover.
The Breakout Tournament will begin on the July 13th episode of NXT.
The previous version of the tournament was won by Jordan Myles a.k.a. ACH in 2019 and also featured Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed, Angel Garza, Boa, Joaquin Wilde, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott’, and Dexter Lumis.
