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Backstage Oney Lorcan was being interviewed about another shot at Drew Gulak following Clash of Champions. However, a bitter Tony Nese was causing a commotion off-screen, forcing Lorcan to try to intervene. Nese immediately attacked him, sending him headfirst into the wall and bouncing him off boxes of equipment.
Lince Dorado has said for months now that, given the opportunity, he could become the Cruiserweight Champion. After a few impressive showings, GM Drake Maverick decided to give him that opportunity. All he has to do is defeat Humberto Carrillo, a man he's claimed repeatedly to be a false luchador and the current No.1 contender.
Humberto Carrillo vs Lince Dorado
Dorado sent Carrillo across the ring with a snapmare. Carrillo responded with a surfboard stretch attempt. Dorado broke out and turned in mid-air for a pinfall. Carrillo immediately escaped, leading to an incredible back and forth between the two, managing to escape the offense of one another until Dorado put Carrillo on his back with a tilt-a-whirl arm drag.
A tilt-a-whirl DDT was blocked, leading to a point where the competitors got in each other's faces. A handful of slaps to one another's chests led to Carrillo getting one over Dorado, dropping him with a springboard headbutt, a rope assisted arm drag, and a standing hurricanrana. However, Dorado dumped Carrillo outside and spiked him on the ground with a suicide dive tornado DDT.
Back inside, Dorado covered Carrillo with a body splash. Carrillo broke out. Dorado covered him again following a standing moonsault. Carrillo still kicked out. After a long sequence of fast paced action, Dorado slowed it down a bit with a chin lock, battering Carrillo's head with elbow strikes as well.
Carrillo broke out but was leveled by a spinning heel kick. Dorado followed up with a top rope body splash, leading to a late kick out from Carrillo. A modified camel clutch kept Carrillo off his feet and trapped in the middle of the ring. Eventually he was able to send Dorado overhead and escape. Dorado didn't let him get ahead, though, taking him up top and rocking him with a right hand.
Dorado attempted a superplex but was knocked off by Carrillo. Though he landed on his feet, he ran back into a boot and was met by a picture perfect missile dropkick from the handsome high-flyer. Carrillo followed up with a rolling moonsault, but Dorado kicked out. The springboard lifting armdrag sent the Golden Lynx outside, allowing Carrillo to launch himself over the ropes with a tope.
Back inside, a gorgeous moonsault connected, but Dorado refused to give up. Dorado escaped a back suplex and stunned Carrillo with two rolling kicks. The Golden Rewind was blocked with Carrillo trying to catch him with a backslide. Dorado escaped and dropped him headfirst via springboard reverse hurricanrana. Before he could move up top, Carrillo grabbed onto his feet. Dorado then decided to pelt Carrillo with a series of chops.
Carrillo responded with a package sit-out powerbomb, wowing the crowd. It wasn't enough for the win, though. which led to a trade of punches. Dorado won the trade, lighting up Carrillo with elbow strikes and chops. Carrillo caught him coming off the ropes, though, connecting with a series of kicks to the head. A rolling enziguri dropped Dorado to his knee.
Carrillo came off the ropes in hopes of putting away Dorado, but was instead dropped with a fireman's carry gutbuster. The Shooting Star Press connected, only for Carrillo to roll away and fall to the outside. Dorado brought him inside and escaped a roll-up, bringing Carrillo in for a pinfall instead with the hurricanrana.
Results: Lince Dorado defeated Humberto Carrillo via pinfall.
With that, Lince Dorado has been added to the Cruiserweight Championship match at Clash of Champions. Drew Gulak's worst fear has come true, as he'll have to battle two high flyers for his beloved title.
Following the match, Gulak battered Dorado, looking to send a message to Carrillo. As Carrillo tried to intervene, Nese rushed in and blindsided Carrillo, sending him into the apron. Nese seemingly joined forces with his former enemy, leading to a Running Nese to Lince Dorado. Carrillo was dumped with the Cyclone Crash, leaving both him and Dorado out cold as Gulak and Nese stood in the ring with their hands held high.
