Akira Tozawa is moving on to face Neville for the Cruiserweight Championship at WWE Summerslam after defeating Ariya Daivari on 205 Live tonight.
Tozawa and Daivari went back and forth in the main event of tonight’s show, with Daivari focusing on Tozawa’s injured shoulder, even coming close to a win with a frog splash. Tozawa then came back with a big suicide dive / shoulder tackle on the floor, and followed it up with a top rope senton splash for the win.
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Neville looked on from backstage as Tozawa celebrated his big win with fans at the conclusion of tonight’s show.
Can @TozawaAkira overcome the injured shoulder against @AriyaDaivariWWE to earn a #Cruiserweight Title opportunity at #SummerSlam? #205Live pic.twitter.com/Xc3oYViXt9
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2017
.@WWENeville doesn’t seem too pleased about having to defend his #CruiserweightTitle against @TozawaAkira at #SummerSlam… #205Live pic.twitter.com/GAf8skHON9
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2017
.@TozawaAkira is going to #SummerSlam, and the @WWEUniverse cannot be more excited! #205Live @WWE205Live @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/5bYJruQSlN
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 2, 2017