Tonight’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament continued on Friday Night SmackDown, and saw two friends having to take each other on with a chance to continue on in the tournament.
The second match of the tournament saw Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak take each other on, and even though the two have been friends for some time, they put that aside in the name of competitiveness. Both superstars put on quite a show, displaying some extremely impressive technical wrestling in the match, but it was Bryan who came away with the win by forcing Gulak to tap out after he locked in a heel hook on his protege. Following the win, Bryan claimed his goal was to once again make the Intercontinental Championship the premier title of SmackDown, and have it attributed to the best wrestler in the company, which he believes he is.
The respect is strong and the competition even stronger as @WWEDanielBryan and his mentor @DrewGulak battle in the #ICTitle Tournament! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/HZX3oCnP9j
— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020
For a recap of how the match ended, check out below:
German suplex by Bryan. Bryan maintains waist control. Gulak drops down and rolls Bryan into a pin. Gulak lands a nasty Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Bryan release German suplexes Gulak. Gulak responds with the Gulock. Bryan reverses it into the Yes Lock. Gulak turns into a pin. Bryan kicks out. Bryan tries to snap Gulak’s ankle with a twisting ankle snap. Bryan puts Gulak in a heel hook. Gulak struggle valiantly but he eventually taps out.
