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2. Cruiserweights Unload
Whether it was because they were frustrated at always being on the kickoff show, or because they were told to draw in casual viewers with the pre-show match, the cruiserweights delivered what was their best showing on PPV in memory.
Tony Nese (who won the Cruiserweight Championship in a highly disappointing match at WrestleMania 35), Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak flew at each other at 100 kph, not allowing a moment of rest during the 10+ minute match. And unlike so many triple threat matches, this wasn’t one person taking a nap on the outside while the other two battled before trading out.
Gulak suplexed Tozawa onto Nese, so later Nese slammed Akira into Gulak. Tozawa broke up a Gulock by hitting a diving senton onto both. And so on it went, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd. But it was Gulak with a torture rack neckbreaker capturing the pinfall and the Cruiserweight title.
When the division was restarted in 2016, this was the kind of match fans likely hoped for. And for one night, we got it.