Another vignette played, again showing some horrifying imagery along with the words "Tick Tock". Wouldn't want to...Kross...whoever may be on there way to the Black & Gold brand. The clock is ticking.
Kushida and Raul Mendoza were matched pretty evenly in terms of speed. A tope con hilo from the Time Splitter, though, took Mendoza to the floor. Back inside, Mendoza avoided a dive and planted Kushida with a spinning brainbuster and a springboard moonsault to follow up. Kushida kicked out at two.
Mendoza's half nelson suplex was blocked, and Kushida rocked him with a handspring back elbow and a cartwheel basement dropkick. As Mendoza recovered in the corner, he avoided a running attack and connected with an enziguri. Mendoza set up for an avalanche maneuver but was countered by Kushida, who took him to the mat with a cross armbreaker.
Results: Kushida defeated Raul Mendoza via submission.
It's been a rocky first year for Kushida in NXT. An injury in late 2019 halted his progression on the brand after a great match with Walter. Though he's been used sparingly since then, hopefully 2020 has a lot more in store for him
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Greg Bush
Greg is a pro wrestling writer at Sportskeeda. He has been an avid wrestling fan since he was able to do elbow drops off bunkbeds at the age of three. He's gone through the highs and lows of the Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression, and PG eras and lived to tell the tale, with his favorite wrestler of all time being Diamond Dallas Page. His other favorite star is the late great Bray Wyatt.
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