Mustafa Ali Advances To Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals
Mustafa Ali will meet Cedric Alexander at Wrestlemania.
After the WWE Cruiserweight Championship was vacated, 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick created the championship tournament which will end at Wrestlemania 34. After weeks of competition, two men remain not eliminated in Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander.
Tonight on 205 Live was when Ali won his semi-final match.
The following is an excerpt from the Fightful Wrestling 205 Live Coverage by Ryan Cook.
They lock up to start the match off before exchanging wrist locks before Gulak hits a flapjack and Ali comes back with a hurricanrana into a dropkick. They lock up again for a not so clean break before Gulak drops Ali with a back elbow and nearly turns him inside out with a lariat to the back of his neck for a near fall. Gulak hits an electric chair bridging German suplex for a near fall before Gulak puts Ali in a dragon sleeper. Ali counters and gets out of it before hitting a flipping senton on to the floor. Drew drops Ali onto the apron and to the floor before rolling him back into the ring, but Ali rolls right back out of the ring. Ali spears Gulak at ringside and beats on him at ringside before they get back in the ring and Ali counters the dragon sleeper into a DDT. Ali then hits an imploding 450 splash for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mustafa Ali defeats Drew Gulak via pinfall with an imploding 459 splash to advance to the finals of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament at Wrestlemania.
Wrestlemania 34 is April 8th in New Orleans. Fightful Wrestling will have live coverage, discussion, and a recapping podcast for the event.
