Cruiserweight title match set for WWE Survivor Series pre-show
The Cruiserweight Championship will be on the line on tonight’s Survivor Series pre-show.
Ahead of tonight’s pay-per-view, WWE announced that NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush will defend his title against wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown in a triple threat match on the pre-show. It will be Rush vs. Raw’s Akira Tozawa vs. SmackDown’s Kalisto.
The announcement was made on WWE Now’s preview show for Survivor Series.
Tozawa and Kalisto were both on the 205 Live roster prior to last month’s WWE Draft.
Rush has recently been feuding with Angel Garza. Rush retained his title against Garza on NXT two weeks ago, but Garza had his foot on the rope while he was being pinned. Garza also taunted Rush’s wife during that match.
Garza defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott on last night’s NXT TakeOver: WarGames pre-show. WWE posted video of an angle after the match where Rush attacked Garza as he was heading backstage.
The pre-show will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern time, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Shawn Michaels will also appear on the pre-show and reveal NXT’s team for tonight’s men’s triple threat elimination tag match.
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