WWE Great Balls of Fire Results
July 9th, 2017
Report By Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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Kick-off Show:
Cruiserweight Championship Match: Neville (c) vs Akira Tozawa w/Titus O’Neil
Tozawa gets the crowd going with an “AH!” chant. Neville and Tozawa lock up Neville floors Tozawa with a shoulder block. After a tackle drop-down spot, each competitor front flips over the other. Tozawa sweeps Neville and hits a running senton. Neville manages to get his boot up but Tozawa sends Neville to the outside. Tozawa sets up a dive but Neville kicks Tozawa in the face to cut him off. Neville stomps Tozawa in the middle of the ring. Tozawa tries to fire up but Neville sends him to the outside. Neville follows and sends Tozawa into the barricade. After a short break, Neville floors Tozawa with a wheelbarrow facebuster. Tozawa sits up and eats a basement dropkick from Neville. Neville mocks Tozawa before mushing him in the face. Tozawa fires up and trades shots with Neville. Tozawa surprises Neville with a right hand.
Tozawa goes up top but Neville rolls out of the ring. Tozawa hits two suicide headbutts on Neville. Tozawa tries to pin Neville but Neville kicks out. Tozawa tries to springboard into the ring but Neville catches him in midair in a DVD position. Tozawa counters and locks in an octopus stretch! Neville manages to get to the ropes. Tozawa goes up top but Neville moves out of the way again. Neville wraps Tozawa up in the ropes and chops him. Neville dropkicks Tozawa into the ropes. Tozawa kicks out. Neville misses a second rope phoenix splash. Neville tries a sunset flip but Tozawa rolls through and hits a shining wizard. Tozawa hits the top rope senton! Neville rolls out of the ring before Tozawa can pin him. Neville crotches Tozawa on the top rope then kicks the rope. The referee tries to keep Neville away from Tozawa. Neville kicks Tozawa in the neck then pins him.
Winner and STILL Cruiserweight Champion, Neville!
A FLYING @TozawaAkira makes a statement! @WWENeville #WWEGBOF pic.twitter.com/mNE2q1A6zu
— WWE (@WWE) July 9, 2017
