Top 20 Matches of WrestleMania 35 Week (Part I)

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#18 For the ROH TV and NEVER Openweight Championships: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Jeff Cobb (c), NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard @Madison Square Garden

Champ! Champ!
Champ! Champ!

The running theme of WrestleMania week is winner takes all.

In ROH and NJPW's collaborative efforts at Madison Square Garden, two of their future prospects faced off in a banger clash of styles.

With Ospreay looking leaner than ever, an indication that he will enter the Battle of Super Juniors later this year. The Assassin was once known as an aerial master, has now molded his game with some great additional intensity.

This is what he brings to the larger but equally agile Jeff Cobb, in a match where Will taps into reserves of strength to knock the Olympian down. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done, forcing Will to tap into that aerial part of him and outmatch the bigger Cobb before being swatted away.

That escalation into his comfort zone costs Ospreay as Cobb can easily match him there, including hitting an unbelievable super Tour of Islands, eventually securing both championships. Now with a return paved back to the Juniors, Will comes out of the week forced to reflect on when and how he can make it to the heavyweights.

Meanwhile, Cobb has two lands to dominate, but two feet on different boats is no easy feat. Regardless a hot opener this was for NJPW/ROH's claim to WWE's homeground.

Result: A super tour of islands ends WIll Ospreay as Jeff Cobb picks up the win to retain the ROH TV Championship and become the NEW NEVER Openweight Champion!

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