On March 31, 2016, Sabre was announced as a participant in WWE's upcoming Global Cruiserweight Series tournament, which was later renamed the "Cruiserweight Classic". On June 23, Sabre defeated Tyson Dux in his first round match. On July 14, Sabre defeated Drew Gulak in his second round match. On August 26, Sabre defeated Noam Dar to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, where he was defeated on September 14 by Gran Metalik.