After three tournament matches and an extra fourth match, Drake Maverick has advanced to the Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament finals.
Kicking off NXT tonight, Maverick defeated Jake Atlas and Kushida to advance to the finals, officially ending the group stage of the tournament.
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— WWE (@WWE) May 28, 2020
This is what an NXT Cruiserweight Championship opportunity means to these three Superstars! #WWENXT @iamjakeatlas @KUSHIDA_0904 @WWEMaverick pic.twitter.com/f7Ju6SFkGN
Whatever the ref says goes...
— WWE (@WWE) May 28, 2020
It looks like @WWEMaverick continues to FIGHT ON as he defeats @KUSHIDA_0904 & @iamjakeatlas to advance to the #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Championship Tournament finals! pic.twitter.com/IVCgXD9n8Q
"It's more than winning a championship. It's my --------. It's my ------." - @WWEMaverick to @hijodelfantasma #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/dNSbzyz9YA
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 28, 2020
Now that he is the winner of Group A, he will take on El Hijo Del Fantasma, the winner of Group B, in the tournament finals on the June 3 episode of NXT. The triple threat match was made as a result of Maverick, Kushida and Atlas all having a 2-1 record and a 1-1 record in head-to-head matches against each other.
The tournament began some time ago as a result of Jordan Devlin, the actual NXT Cruiserweight Champion, being unable to leave the United Kingdom and travel to the United States as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no word on when Devlin will return.
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