4 Potential Opponents for Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35
Buddy Murphy has been one of the biggest breakout stars of 2018. The current Cruiserweight Champion went from being an afterthought in NXT to one of the most talked about stars in the entire WWE in a matter of months.
Ever since joining the 205 Live roster in early 2017, Murphy has been one of its star performers, putting on excellent matches against the likes of Mustafa Ali, Cedric Alexander, Kalisto and Brian Kendrick. Murphy has been the cornerstone of the division and has been its champion for more than 120 days.
With WrestleMania 35 only two months away, the Aussie would need a credible opponent for WrestleMania 35. Murphy has already faced and defeated almost the entirety of the 205 Live roster, but here are four credible opponents for The Juggernaut at WrestleMania 35.
#5 Cedric Alexander
Ever since losing the Cruiserweight Championship to Buddy Murphy at WWE Super Show Down in October, Cedric Alexander has fallen down the ranks in the cruiserweight division.
After being one of the standout performers in the Cruiserweight Classic, even earning "Please Sign Cedric" chant from the crowd after his second-round loss to Kota Ibushi, Alexander was destined for bigger and better things inside a WWE ring.
In August of 2016, it was announced that Alexander would be a part of WWE's revamped cruiserweight division.
2018 was the year when Alexander truly came out of his own when he made it to the finals of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. Alexander faced off against Mustafa Ali in the finals of the said tournament at WrestleMania 35.
His match against Ali was one of the most well-received matches of the night with Alexander winning the Cruiserweight Championship in front of a sold-out crowd at the Mercedes Benz Superdome.
Given how thin the 205 Live roster and the lack of credible faces on the roster, a rematch against Murphy at the Grandest Stage doesn't seem too far fetched for the North-Carolina native. Alexander and Murphy have produced some of the memorable matches of 2018 and we see no reason why they can't do it again in 2019.