WWE Cruiserweight Classic Spoilers - Round One
WWE taped the first round of the Cruiserweight Classic on Thursday night.
The first round of the highly anticipated WWE Cruiserweight Classic was taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Orlando, FL. The matches taped, 16 in all, will air over the course of four episodes on the WWE Network.
The Cruiserweight Classic will begin airing on July 13.
All of the matches had a time limit of 20 minutes. As previously reported, the commentary team consisted of Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan.
Below is what went down Thursday night.
Episode One
Gran Metalik defeated Alejandro Saez. Metalik won with the Cradle Driver.
Ho Ho Lun defeated Ariya Daivari. Lun won with a bridged German suplex.
Cedric Alexander defeated Clement Petiot. This was described as the best match of the opening three contests. Alexander won with the Lumbar Check.
Brian Kendrick defeated Raul Mendoza with a rear naked choke submission. Kendrick bled during the match.
Episode Two
Tajiri defeated Damian Slater. Tajiri won via pinfall following a kick to the head, and Tajiri reportedly looked very good in the match.
TJ Perkins defeated Da Mac with the Figure 4 Deathlock.
Lince Dorado defeated Mustafa Ali after a Shooting Star Press. Ali may have received a neck injury during the bout.
Akira Tozawa defeated Kenneth Johnson with a bridging German suplex.
Episode Three
Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tyson Dux via an arm bar submission.
Drew Gulak defeated Harv Shira with a body scissors guillotine choke.
Tony Nese defeated Anthony Bennett after a 450 Splash. Bennett may have suffered a knee injury during the match, with the ref even stopping the match at one point to check on it.
Kota Ibushi defeated Sean Maluta with a sit-out powerbomb.
Episode Four
Rich Swann defeated Jason Lee with a standing 450 splash.
Noam Dar defeated Hurv Shira with a knee bar submission.
Jack Gallagher defeated Fabian Aichner after a corner missile drop kick.
Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa with a backslide following an arm bar.