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At WWE's huge show in Australia, Super Show-Down there were four title matches, with New Day Vs. The Bar, AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe, Becky Lynch Vs. Charlotte and Buddy Murphy Vs. Cedric Alexander so the possibility of several title changes was there.
However only one of the above matches produced a title change with long-time Cruiserweight Champion 'The Soul of 205 Live' Cedric Alexander failing to put Buddy Murphy away, leading to the former NXT Tag-Team Champion claiming his first singles title in the WWE.
The decision to take the title away from Cedric Alexander will surprise some, as he really has been the model Cruiserweight Champion putting on incredible matches, but then again, so has Buddy Murphy. In fact there are several reasons for the WWE to give Murphy the title, here are five of them!
#5 It Was a Much Needed Title Change on Super Show-Down
WWE has never had as many titles as it currently does now, but only four of them were defended on the big Super Show-Down card. However, as the show progressed and title match after title match ended in the current champions retaining it became clearer and clearer that something needed to change.
The New Day successfully retained their SmackDown Live Tag-Team Titles against the Bar, Becky Lynch got herself disqualified against Charlotte in order to keep hold of the SmackDown Women's Title and AJ Styles put Samoa Joe down with a submission move to keep hold of the WWE Title seemingly removing the possibility for a memorable title change to take place Down Under
That was until Buddy Murphy kicked out of the Lumbar Check and finally pinned Cedric Alexander for the 1-2-3. The title change added some legitimacy to the big show and cemented it as a special moment for the WWE
#2 The Hometown Hero!
Usually when a wrestler is wrestling in their hometown, particularly if it's in a title match, you can be damn sure that they're going to get absolutely embarrassed or squashed. However every now and then the WWE actually give the crowd something to cheer about.
That's why the decision was made to put the belt on Murphy in his hometown because WWE wanted the crowd to have that huge reaction, and they certainly didn't disappoint. In fact, the pop Murphy received for winning the belt might be one of the purest and loudest I've heard for quite some time!
#3 It Was History Making!
WWE can never seem to resist the opportunity to add another record to its extensive dusty tomes of records and they did just that at Super Show-Down by putting the Cruiserweight Title on Buddy Murphy.
That's because Buddy Murphy is the first Australian to win a major singles title in the WWE in the company's extensive history. It's a crazy stat when you think about it with no other Australian doing so, but there we are! Murphy is the first.
#2 It Shakes Up 205 Live
Cedric Alexander was Cruiserweight Champion for 181 days making him the second longest reigning champion in the title's history, but maybe it was time for something new to happen on 205 Live, especially after it's move to Wednesday nights.
The era of Buddy Murphy is now here which means that 'The Heart and Soul' of 205 Live, the brand's two top babyfaces, Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander get to chase the title, leading to a different dynamic than we're used to for the show.
#1 He Deserves It
There's an argument to be made that no-one has been as consistently good at putting on superb matches than Buddy Murphy since he arrived on 205 Live, with show stealers against Mustafa Ali, Cedric Alexander and Kalisto to name just a few.
In fact, up until his title win at Super Show-Down, I don't believe any wrestler in the WWE had performed at such a high standard without being rewarded with a title than Murphy, except maybe Johnny Gargano. Either way, Murphy's output deserves a title run.
One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE
