The King stayed the King at WrestleMania Kickoff, and if you thought Neville would react to his WWE Cruiserweight Title retention against Austin Aries with humility, you clearly don’t know who you’re dealing with. While the champion did promise a proper celebration on tomorrow’s 205 Live, he couldn’t resist a minor victory lap — only Mustafa Ali wasn’t quite having it.
The dynamic Cruiserweight interrupted Neville’s crowing and mixed it up with him right away in their non-title match, taking The King of the Cruiserweights to the limit and capitalizing off Neville’s frustration with the audience.
A springboard Spanish Fly off the ropes seemed to give Ali some daylight, but Neville dodged the inverted 450 Splash and seemed ready to uncork the Red Arrow ... until he decided to deny the WWE Universe the spectacle and simply lock in the Rings of Saturn for the submission victory. Well played, Your Grace.