Breaking News: Intercontinental Cup tournament cancelled

Wade Barrett

The WWE Intercontinental Cup tournament, which was scheduled to begin this week on WWE Main Event, has been cancelled. The tournament was supposed to determine a No.1 contender for the Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett. Barrett  tweeted about this recent development stating that he managed to negotiate the cancellation of the tournament.

I am pleased to announce that I have managed to negotiate a complete cancellation of the #IntercontinentalCup tournament.

— Wade Barrett (@WadeBarrett) January 30, 2013

I think you’ll all agree that this is fantastic news. Warm regards, Your Intercontinental Champion.

— Wade Barrett (@WadeBarrett) January 30, 2013

The tournament was supposed to include top stars in the WWE such as Randy Orton, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Darren Young, Antonio Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. The reason behind the canning of the tournament is still unclear. However, WWE may have had a change of plans due to the promise shown by rookie Bo Dallas. A comprehensive feud between Barrett and Dallas may be on the cards.