These two men share a lot of history together. Kendrick was a mentor to Perkins and eventually saw his student surpass him. Being consumed by the desire to finally be Cruiserweight Champion, Kendrick turned on Perkins and made his intentions known that he was coming for the championship.
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As one would expect from a match-up, both men performed to the best of their abilities, but that didn’t stop Kendrick from thinking outside of the box and started early on and tied Perkins to the ropes using his own arm tape. Perkins landed a devastating Detonation Kick to his opponent, but Kendrick was able to barely kick out.
The in-ring veteran that he is, Kendrick assaulted TJP with his submission Captain’s Hook, but it was his cunning to deceive Perkins in feigning a knee injury and as he was helping his former mentor to his feet, he was caught off guard with a headbutt.
From there, Kendrick caught Perkins with another Captain’s Hook headlock and became the new WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
