Cruiserweight Title Match Set for “Wrestlemania XXXIV”

And then there were two. For the last two months, “205 Live” has been holding a tournament to crown a new Cruiserweight Champion. The tournament had been narrowed down to three people leading into this week and now we know the final two. Who advanced on this week’s show?

One of them has been on a roll of late.

Mustafa Ali vs Buddy Murphy - Cruiserweight Title Tournament Quarterfinal: 205 Live, March 6, 2018

This week on “205 Live”, Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak in the semifinals of the tournament to advance to the “Wrestlemania” title match. Ali will be facing Cedric Alexander for the vacant title. The tournament became necessary when Enzo Amore was stripped of the title and released from the company upon the announcement of a rape investigation.

Here’s how Alexander got here.

Opinion: I’m perfectly fine with this as Ali has stepped up his game to an amazing degree as of late. His matches have been very good and his promo work has been the best of his career so far. This match could go either way and that’s how you want a title match like this to feel. If it’s as good as the build, we’re in for a treat.

His opponent isn’t bad either.

Alexander vs. Strong - Cruiserweight Title Tournament Semifinal: WWE 205 Live, March 13, 2018

Who do you think wins the match? Did WWE get the finals right? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the History of the WWE Championship.

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