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— WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2016
Third Match: Rich Swann (c) vs. THE Brian Kendrick for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
TJ Perkins joins the commentary team for this match. Swann applies a wrist lock. Kendrick transitions into an armbar. Swann kicks up and applies a side headlock. Swann with a crossbody for a two count. Both men leapfrogs over each other. Kendrick goes for a knee drop, but Swann ducks out of the way. Kendrick rolls out of the ring. Kendrick with the Slice Bread #2 off the barricade. Kendrick rolls Swann back into the ring. Kendrick goes for the cover, but Swann kicks out at the count of two. Kendrick with a series of cross faces to Swann. Kendrick applies a rear chin lock. Kendrick lands a big boot. Kendrick plants Swann with a german suplex.
Kendrick gets Swann in the Captain’s Hook, but Swann reaches the bottom rope. Aries and Perkins begin to argue with each other. Swann lands a roundhouse kick. Kendrick falls to the outside. Swann with a Phoenix Splash off the second rope onto Kendrick on the outside. Swann plants Kendrick with the Tiger Bomb for a two count. Swann goes for the Standing 450 Splash, but Kendrick counters with a rollup for a two count. Swann connects with the Modified Michinoku Driver for a two count. Swann lands a thrust kick. Swann goes for the Tiger Bomb, but Kendrick counters with the reverse hurricanrana.
Swann lands a big enziguri. Swann with a series of right hands to Kendrick. Kendrick ducks a clothesline from Swann. Kendrick connects with the Tiger Suplex. Kendrick goes for the Captain’s Hook, but Swann blocks it. Swann with a roll through, but Kendrick gets him trapped in the Captain’s Hook, but Swann counters with a roll up for a two count. Kendrick gets Swann back into the Captain’s Hook, but Swann finally reaches the bottom rope. Swann tosses Kendrick to the outside. Kendrick lands a big boot. Swann whips Kendrick shoulder first into the steel ring post. Kendrick responds by launching Swann face first to the steel ring post and Swann is sent crashing to the outside. Swann gets Kendrick in the Dragon Sleeper. Swann whips Kendrick into Perkins. Swann with the Swann Song to pickup the victory. After the match, Kendrick jumps over the announce table and attacks Perkins. Swann comes back down to ringside to the make the save. Perkins accidentally SuperKick’s Swann. Kendrick whips Perkins back first into the barricade.
Winner: Still WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Rich Swann
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