Dragon Kid
Alex Koslov was originally scheduled to take part in the tournament, but was replaced by Austin Aries, after going on a six-month learning excursion to Mexico. After no-showing "Threemendous" a month earlier, Jay and Mark Briscoe were taken out of the tournament and replaced by Bryan Danielson and Dragon Kid, respectively. However, Danielson separated his shoulder on August 26 in a Ring of Honor match against Colt Cabana and was therefore taken out of the tournament and replaced by Disco Machine.