Lio Rush has been on a roll lately and isn’t looking to lose his Cruiserweight Championship anytime soon. That said, Angel Garza recently gained an opportunity to take that title for himself, and he wasn’t about to waste it. Tonight on NXT the two threw down in the ring and pulled out all the stops, and it was evident early on that they are well aquatinted with each other, evading the other’s patented moves at the beginning of the match. Still, someone had to come out on top, and it was eventually Angel Garza that took the victory lap.

Both stars showed off their inventive offense, though in many cases the opponent got the best of the move as opposed to the aggressor. Lio Rush turned a flip over the top rope into a fall for Garza while Garza turned a splashy Rush move into a stunner of sorts.

They pushed each other to the limit, with both trading kicks at one point and then hitting the mat from exhaustion at the same time, which got a huge ovation from the crowd. Rush then took a risk and launched himself to the outside, but Garza got his knees up, resulting in a failed pin but a then successful submission to make Rush tap.

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