T.J. Perkins and Gran Metalik advanced to the final of the WWE's Cruiserweight Classic, and the prize for winning is a towering trophy created by the crew at Orange County Choppers. Just before their match began, however, WWE legend Triple H made a surprise entrance and pulled out a brand new WWE Cruiserweight Championship title which will go to the winner.
The #CruiserweightChampionship...
— Triple H (@TripleH) September 15, 2016
...THIS is what @MaskaraManik and @DoradoSro are fighting for. @WWE_CWC pic.twitter.com/hNANSfmrd7
WWE will relaunch the Cruiserweight division this coming Monday night on Raw, which will be full of Cruiserweight Classic participants (including Cedric Alexander and Noam Dar, who wrestled a tag match Wednesday, and Japan's Akira Tozawa). A few of the wrestlers who lost earlier in the tournament, Rich Swann and Jack Gallagher, watched the action ringside with Sasha Banks.
#WWECWC with my woes pic.twitter.com/btojruKxNx
— $asha Bank$ (@SashaBanksWWE) September 15, 2016
My emotionsssss. #CWCFinale pic.twitter.com/xmFB3eUIs9
— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) September 15, 2016
Perkins, who represented the Phillippines, upset Kota Ibushi in an absolutely brutal semifinal and forced Gran Metalik to tap out with a knee bar to become to first Cruiserweight Champion since the title was retired back in 2007.
Congrats to @MaskaraManik he killlllllled it! #CWC Also, respect to all the contenders, thanks for putting on a show that entertained us all
— Austin Creed (@XavierWoodsPhD) September 15, 2016
Congratulations to the #CWC Winner and new #cruiserweightchampion @MaskaraManik!
— No Way Jose (@WWENoWayJose) September 15, 2016
Think I'm gonna learn some of these moves!!! #EvolveOrDie #CWC
— Dustin Rhodes (@Goldust) September 15, 2016
