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2. Andrade Cien Almas vs. Sin Cara
One of the most anticipated NXT call-ups in recent memory has been Andrade Cien Almas along with his manager Zelina Vega. The two ran roughshod on NXT for a long time and had tremendous success, but Almas was looking to make his presence felt in the big leagues.
It took a while, but he finally had his first one-on-one match on SmackDown last night when he battled former friend Sin Cara. These two have been entangled in a feud over the past few weeks that saw Almas disrespect his former friend on more than one occasion. Fans were wondering when these two would ever square off, but it finally happened last night.
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Despite not getting a lot of time, this match did much more than what it should have done given the time constraint. These two pulled out all the stops and put on an incredible show of athleticism. The moves pulled out in this match were unlike anything Raw or SmackDown has seen in a long time and would have fit perfectly into any cruiserweight style of division in history.
But in the end, Almas was able to take care of Sin Cara and he picked up the win. This match was very impressive despite only getting an otherwise minuscule amount of time to shine, but it shined and then some. Hopefully this leads to more chances to leave an impact and this feud definitely warrants more attention moving forward.
Almas is here to make a name for himself and in his first match on Tuesday nights, he did just that in a match that exceeded expectations.