WWE Extreme Rules 2019: Grading each match from the show

Drew Gulak (c) vs. Tony Nese: B

Gulak kept his reign going with a win over Tony Nese.

As is the case with most of the Cruiserweight matches, this was better than some of the main-card matches. Drew Gulak and Tony Nese have fought each other a lot but still managed to keep the match feeling fresh. The fact that the show was held in Gulak's hometown of Philly also helped to keep the crowd invested in the match.

Nese sold well as usual and Gulak looked great in his first defense. It wasn't as good as most of Buddy Murphy's title defenses, but it was still a good match. Despite his former disdain for the high-flying nature of 205 Live, Gulak has actually integrated a few moves from the top rope as well as a front dropkick at the start of his matches. Where both men go from here will boost Gulak's reign or have him fall a step backward.

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Matt has written about professional wrestling for the past year but has been writing lyrics, short stories and novels in his spare time. He writes around 30-50 articles per month.

During his time on writing for Sportskeeda, Matt has written about a variety of topics including the history of the business as well as about the current stars and product. He follows numerous promotions like the WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, NJPW, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and WOW.

Studied Communications with a focus on writing at Framingham State University from 2000-2004.

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