Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Match: Kushida vs. Tony Nese
Nese tosses Kushida across the ring. Nese flexes. Kushida takes down Nese and rides his back. Kushida mocks Nese by flexing at him. Kushida and Nese trade takedowns and submission holds. Kushida and Nese exchange strikes. Nese stuns Kushida on the top rope. Nese sends Kushida into the barricade. Kushida tries a handspring but Nese clips Kushida’s arms during the maneuver. Nese drags Kushida out of the ring and swings him into the barricade.
After the break, Nese counters Kushida’s double wristlock into a northern lights suplex. Kushida kicks out. Kushida goes up top. Nese pushes Kushida. Nese hits a 450 splash. Kushida kicks out. Nese sets up Running Nese. Kushida counters with a running palm strike. Kushida goes up top again. Rolling palm strike by Nese. Nese lifts Kushida in a fireman’s carry while on the top rope. Kushida reverses it into a flying Hoverboard Lock. Nese taps out.
Winner- Kushida
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