10 Best Wrestling Matches Involving WWE's Cruiserweight Classic Participants

8. Mascara Dorada Vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW Invasion Attack 2015)

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Though he’ll compete as “Gran Metalik” throughout the Cruiserweight Classic, this human highlight reel has been wrestling as Mascara Dorada since 2005, and put on an absolute barnburner when challenging for Kenny Omega’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship last year.

Known for his astonishing dives and breath-taking high-flying skills, Dorada worked the match of his life here.

Omega, for his part, did a fantastic job of pacing the match and keeping things from spiralling into an uncontrollable mess of high spots, but this one was all about Dorada’s reality-defying move-set.

Check-out his rope-walk Moonsault if you don’t believe me.

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