The following results are from tonight’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic quarterfinals taping at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
Tonight’s taping including all four matches from the quarterfinals round of the taping, as well as some non-tournament matches (marked as non-tournament) that could possibly air at a later date.
Hideo Itami def Ernest Alexander (non tournament)
– Itami wins w/ GTS
WWE Cruiserweight Classic – Quarterfinals Match
Zack Sabre defeated Noam Dar
Via submission legtrap chicken wing / full nelson. Lots of reversals. Good opener
WWE Cruiserweight Classic – Quarterfinals Match
Gran Metalik def Akira Tozawa
Via fisherman driver. Lots of aerial moves to the floor and near falls. Bit of an upset. Even Mike Rome looked surprised at ringside
Cedric Alexander def Oney Lorcan (Non-Tournament)
– Alexander wins via Lumbar Check. Needless to say the crowd was happy to see Cedric back after stealing the show atthe Round 2 taping
Tony Nese & Drew Gulak defeated Kenneth Johnson & Lince Dorado (Non-Tournament)
– Nese & Gulak via after Nese gets pin on Johnson via 450 splash. End saw all four in corner to set up 450 spot.
WWE Cruiserweight Classic – Quarterfinals Match
TJ Perkins def Rich Swann
– Perkins won via submission with TJP Lock. Lots of showmanship early on, very fun match with some near falls. Swann sold a knee injury as part of the match and TJ concentrated on that. He actually got booed and a “bullshit” chant for winning due to Swann being so popular with the Full Sail crowd.
Bollywood Boyz def Sean Maluta & Ariya Daivari (Non-Tournament)
– Bollywood Boyz won after hitting a top rope elbow drop combo on Maluta
WWE Cruiserweight Classic – Quarterfinals Match
Kota Ibushi def Brian Kendrick
– Kendrick used a neck breaker to Ibushi on an exposed metal rod between the ropes. This led to Ibushi being counted out. William Regal came out and said with an illegal move being used for the win, the match must be restarted. The crowd was hot coming out of the restart as there were a fury of near falls. Ibushi got the win with his Golden Star Power Bomb. There were chants of “Thank You Kendrick” and “Please Sign Kendrick” after the match. Daniel Bryan came to the ring and hugged Kendrick after the match.
