Predicting The Quality Of All 15 WWE WrestleMania 35 Matches

13. KICKOFF: Buddy Murphy Vs. Tony Nese - Cruiserweight Championship Match

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Buddy Murphy does a good impression of Kenny Omega, and that is absolutely not the backhanded compliment it may read as.

He shares a similarly incredible warp speed physical timing that adds a layer of genuine amazement to his matches - an incredulous how-did-not-that-kill-him impact retooled for the post-kayfabe age.

Tony Nese entered a mightily impressive showing in the tournament final that built towards this Cruiserweight Championship. A doppelgänger of a doppelgänger, he too is a shredded physical specimen capable of countering an aerial move with a stiff strike, in an instant, from the other side of the ring. This should produce a captivating mirror image match, one impossible to predict, as the need to outdo one another creates an electrifying final stretch.

A great and rapturously-received match (in literally any other WrestleMania Weekend venue outside of the MetLife Stadium).

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!