{"id":1761,"date":"2016-08-10T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T02:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2016-08-11T22:43:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T04:43:39","slug":"cruiserweight-classic-recap-review-round-2-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/cruiserweight-classic-recap-review-round-2-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruiserweight Classic Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Round 2, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>August 10, 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Round 2 &#8211; Part 1<\/strong><br \/>\n(taped July 14, 2016)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CWC&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">#CWC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>City: Winter Park, FL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Full Sail University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, Daniel Bryan<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Control Center: Corey Graves<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Mike Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nIt began with 32. Welcome to round 2.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Take a Stand&#8221; by CFO$<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nGran Metalik and Tajiri are here to win.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Tajiri vs Gran Metalik<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Eddie Orengo)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61830b00c5','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61830b00c5\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61830b00c5\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Gran Metalik wins via pinfall with a Metalik Driver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 10:53<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match. Tajiri looked really good throughout the entire match, as did Metalik. Tajiri seemed to the the smarter of the two wrestlers (which is only natural given his age and experience). He was doing some really great, smart things in the ring and making transitions that I hadn&#8217;t seen before. So fun to watch. Metalik, of course, showed great lucha libre skills and was very exciting to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nCedric Alexander can&#8217;t believe he&#8217;s here. Kota Ibushi has wrestled around the world, now he wrestles in front of the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kota Ibushi vs Cedric Alexander<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Shawn Bennett)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61830b01cd','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61830b01cd\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61830b01cd\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Kota Ibushi wins via pinfall after a sitout powerbomb<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 15:01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nReally great match! Cedric Alexander looked fantastic in this match. I knew he was good, but the way he stood in there on the same level with Ibushi was a bit of a surprise and great to watch. This is one of those matches where I really wanted both guys to win, and both guys deserved to win.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAfter the match, Cedric was taking his time leaving the ring area while the fans were chanting &#8220;please sign Cedric.&#8221; Triple H then came out, nodded at the fans, and shook Cedric&#8217;s hand. Both of them walked to the back together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWow, if this is any indication of round two and the rest of the tournament, it&#8217;s just going to get better and better. This was a great show, and I really like that they&#8217;re reducing the number of matches per show. That will make it last longer and it will have even better matches going forward.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kota Ibushi vs Cedric Alexander<\/strong><br \/>\nThis might have been the best match of the tournament so far, but it&#8217;s hard to decide. 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