This week’s episode of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic saw Gran Metalik defeat Tajiri and Kota Ibushi defeat Cedric Alexander to advance to the third round.
Metalik will now face the winner of Akira Tozawa vs. Jack Gallagher, which airs next Wednesday night. Ibushi will face the winner of Tony Nese vs. Brian Kendrick, which also airs next week. HoHo Lun vs. Noam Dar has also been announced for next Wednesday’s episode.
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— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2016
Despite losing to Ibushi, Alexander received a standing ovation and “please sign Cedric” chants from the Full Sail crowd. He also received a formal endorsement from Triple H.
