Original Airdate: Wednesday, August 24th, 2016
Full Sail University
Winter Garden, Florida
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Rich Swann vs. Lince Dorado
Full Sail University is completely behind Swann here. Within in the first 30 seconds it is pretty apparent that both of these guys are insanely good athletes. Swann countering a headscissors with a cartwheel is pretty sweet. Some great action here that leads to a double scissor kick that lays both men out. Swann reverses out of a German suplex and then hits a jumping DDT. Swann drags Dorado to the corner and goes for a standing 450, but it's blocked by Dorado. Reverse hurricanrana by Dorado for a 2 count. Dorado misses the Shooting Star Press and Swann is now climbing the ropes. Phoenix Splash and that is all. Really entertaining match there featuring two guys who can do just about anything they want to in there.
Match Rating: ***3/4 (out of 5)
They are backstage with Gargano who is accompanied by Ciampa. Gargano says he is going to do whatever it takes to win the Cruiserweight Classic.
Zack Sabre Jr vs. Drew Gulak
A matchup between two pretty amazing technical wrestlers. Both of these guys are super aggressive to start. You don't have to like this style of wrestling to appreciate this one, as both are just so believable. This match is nearly impossible to write about. Gulak goes for a clothesline off the top rope, but ZSJ catches him into an arm bar. Gulak then turns it into a Gory Special which is then turned into a Boston Crab and then countered by Sabre Jr. into a pin. These guys are just beating the crap out of each other and the crowd is digging it. Now both guys are just hitting each other with palm strikes to the face. Gulak goes for the Dragon Sleeper, but Sabre Jr. counters it into a pinfall for the victory. Completely different match than the first one and just as awesome.
Match Rating: ***3/4
Johnny Gargano vs. T.J. Perkins
Let's see if this one can live up to the first two matches on the show. The crowd is split pretty 50/50 here. TJP is one of the more effortless competitors I have seen in some time. Gargano hits two of my favorite moves in wrestling with his rolling kick and then a slingshot spear. TJP ducks a kick and turns it into a sitdown powerbomb following a nice sequence of kicks. Gargano counters a dropkick off the ropes to the apron with a superkick and then Gragano does a running somersault and hits it, but drills his leg on the timekeepers table. Gargano hits a kick with TJP up top and tries to follow it with a lawn dart, but his leg gives out. Gargano is able to hit the lawn dart this time, but only gets a 2 count. We get another great sequence of kicks that leads to TJP putting the injured leg of Gargano into the knee bar. Gargano is desperately reaching for the ropes, but he can't take it anymore and has to tap. Another great match.
Match Rating: ****
Well that was one of the best hour shows that I can ever remember there being. Three tremendous matches that all had different styles. What a way to end the second round.
Overall Rating: 92%
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