Before the match got underway, Mustafa Ali was in the Halloween spirit and handed out candy to his opponents. Gran Metalik and Ariya Daivari gladly accepted Ali’s gesture, but Tony Nese wanted nothing to do with the sugary treat. The Persian Lion took advantage and attacked Ali, officially kicking off the bout.
Ali and Metalik managed to remove Nese and Daivari before they battled each other to a standstill. As they paused to share a moment of mutual respect, The Persian Lion and The Premier Athlete struck back as chaos ensued. As Metalik scrapped with Daivari, Ali faced off with Nese – grabbing one of the pumpkins at ringside and smashing it into Nese’s face.
As Ali tried to make Nese eat a piece of candy, Daivari took advantage and gained control of the battle. Finding a luchador mask in a bucket of candy, The Persian Lion put it on and mocked Metalik in the center of the ring. The taunting allowed Ali to recover and pull the mask off of Daviari before putting it on a skeleton. From there, the match devolved into all-out Halloween havoc, with momentum shifting between each competitor.
One might think the wildest moment would have been Nese doing sit-ups while throwing pumpkins at Ali in the corner of the ring, or Daivari and Nese using candy-colored Kendo sticks, or even Daivari getting stuck in a bucket of apples, but the match continued to get wilder and the WWE Universe loved every moment.
Although Ali did finally shove a candy bar in Nese’s mouth, it would result in a clash with his ally Gran Metalik, truly proving the battle was every Cruiserweight for himself. Recovering from the sweet treat attack, Nese sacrificed his own alliance with Daivari to take advantage of a table The Persian Lion set up in the ring.
With the WWE Universe Chanting “candy corn,” Nese dumped a bag of the Halloween treat on top of the table, clearly expecting something a little more nefarious. The Premier Athlete prepared to put Gran Metalik through the table, but was countered and sent tumbling through the candy corn (and the table) himself.
Trying to control the chaos, Daivari nearly secured a pinfall, but he was thwarted by a pumpkin pie in the face from Ali. With The Persian Lion stunned, Ali grabbed a broomstick, ascended the ropes and drove the broomstick onto Daivari with a legdrop to pick up a memorable – and unorthodox – victory.