Rey Fenix is the new number one contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. On Monday’s Raw in Greenville, South Carolina, Fenix, the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion, defeated Big Cass and Chad Gable in a triple threat match to earn a title shot against Ethan Page.
Page came out to celebrate his title win over Gable on last week’s Raw and said it was inevitable. Gable interrupted and admitted he lost, but he complained about Page mocking his family.
Cass, who has recently aligned with Page, then came out and demanded a title shot, and he said Page wouldn’t have won the title without him. Fenix came out last and noted that he beat Page on the October 5 Raw.
Page said they all made a good point and left the ring. Adam Pearce then came out and made a triple threat match between the three to determine Page’s first challenger.
Cass mostly dominated the match and nearly had it won with a chokeslam on Gable toward the end. But Fenix broke up the pin with a frog splash and then pinned Gable himself. After the match, The 946 ran in and attacked all three.
With the win, Fenix earns a future title match against Page. But WWE has yet to make it official. If he beats Page, Fenix will be a double champion, because he has held the AAA World Cruiserweight title since May 30.
Fenix pinned Gable 28 days after he tapped out to Gable in a title match on the October 12 Raw. Gable was also the one who beat Penta, Fenix’s brother, for the title at SummerSlam in August.