Ranking Every CWC Round 1 Match From Worst To Best
2. Kota Ibushi Vs. Sean Maluta
Result: Ibushi nails a Sitout Powerbomb to advance (9:40).
Rating: This was an outstanding technical contest and the crowd were totally into it from the get-go. Memorably Ibushi sold the hell out of a top-rope Code Breaker, and Maluta more than held his own against the CWC's big favourite.
Ibushi certainly lived up to expectations, with some incredible strikes and a killer Pele Kick. In short, they both came out of it looking like a million bucks, even if Ibushi's victory was incredibly predictable, albeit appropriately so.
Getting almost ten minutes really allowed both men to showcase their athleticism and deliver a match that didn't feel quite as rushed as some of the other top-tier CWC matches so far. 7/10