Penta defeated AAA’s Laredo Child to advance within the Quantity One Contender’s event throughout “WWE Uncooked.”
The tournament is to determine the challenger for Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship at “WWE Uncooked” in Mexico Metropolis on September 14, with Penta drawn in opposition to the AAA Combined Tag Workforce Champion, whereas Psycho Clown will tackle LA Parka to find out his opponent within the semi-finals.
On the opposite facet of the bracket, Dragon Lee will tackle El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rey Fenix will tackle El Fiscal. That would imply the Lucha Brothers face one another within the closing, their first singles match since “AEW Dynamite” on November 11, 2020.
Penta endured a lot from Child earlier than leaving along with his hand raised, getting spiked from the highest rope with a poisonrana, flown at from all instructions with moonsaults and crossbodies, and dropped face-first on the ring apron.
The closing stretch noticed Penta get the higher of a hanging change, responding to an open-palm strike with a thrust kick sending Child to the surface. He then delivered a tope-con-hilo to take him out on the surface, returning him to the ring and delivering a Penta Driver for a near-fall.
Child tried one final gasp at victory with a Tornillo however Penta rolled out of the best way and landed a Mexican Destroyer to get the profitable pinfall.
