Tonight’s episode of 205 Live will include Danny Burch’s show debut.
WWE has announced that Oney Lorcan & Burch will team against Drew Gulak & Tony Nese tonight. Burch is Lorcan’s tag team partner in NXT.
Nese defeated Lorcan in the main event of last week’s 205 Live. After a distraction by Gulak, Nese pinned Lorcan with a schoolboy while holding his tights.
Lorcan lost a Cruiserweight title number one contender’s match to Lio Rush on the WWE Network portion of last week’s NXT live premiere. Gulak is the current Cruiserweight Champion.
Nese turned heel and reunited with Gulak earlier this month.
Angel Garza will also appear on tonight’s 205 Live, with him set to face his cousin Humberto Carrillo. Garza posted a video where he challenged Carrillo to the match and said that Carrillo disappointed their family by not winning the Cruiserweight title at Clash of Champions.
Garza made his 205 Live debut last month as part of the Gulak vs. Lorcan 10-man Captain’s Challenge tag match.
All 10 participants have now been revealed for the Captain’s Challenge match on this Tuesday’s 205 Live.
It will be Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari, Mike Kanellis, Angel Garza & Tony Nese vs. Oney Lorcan, Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa, Humberto Carrillo & Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (Shane Strickland). In storyline, Gulak and Lorcan got to pick their partners for the match.
Scott will be making his second appearance on 205 Live. Gulak defeated him on the July 23 episode of the show, with that match being the explanation given for why Lorcan chose Scott.
In April, it was confirmed that Scott had signed with WWE and joined NXT. He lost to Cameron Grimes in the first round of NXT’s Breakout Tournament.
Before he confirmed Nese as his final partner, Gulak posted a video where he said that he didn’t know who he was going to pick. Gulak said he doesn’t know who is worthy of the spot and he doesn’t know anyone who has made the same sacrifices that he has. Gulak challenged someone to convince him.
Nese responded by saying that Gulak was making excuses because he ran out of allies. Nese suggested that he and Gulak put their petty hatred for each other aside for one day and called himself the best option if Gulak wants to defeat Lorcan.
The Captain’s Challenge match comes after Gulak retained his Cruiserweight Championship against Lorcan on the SummerSlam pre-show and last week’s 205 Live.
Drew Gulak’s challenger for SummerSlam will be made official tonight.
WWE has announced a six-pack challenge for tonight’s 205 Live. Oney Lorcan, Jack Gallagher, Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, Tony Nese, and Ariya Daivari will take part in the match. The winner will get a Cruiserweight title shot against Gulak at SummerSlam.
Gulak retained against Nese on the Extreme Rules pre-show last month. On the Stomping Grounds pre-show in June, Gulak defeated Nese and Tozawa in a triple threat match to win the title.
SummerSlam is taking place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday.
The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan is hosting the final episodes of SmackDown and 205 Live before SummerSlam tonight. Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado is also set for 205 Live.
Kevin Owens inviting Shane McMahon to appear on the KO Show has been announced for SmackDown, and there will be an “exclusive interview” where WWE Champion Kofi Kingston responds to Randy Orton ahead of their title match at SummerSlam.
WWE has announced that Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak will team with Ariya Daivari & Mike Kanellis against Tony Nese, Oney Lorcan & Jack Gallagher on tonight’s episode. The match comes in advance of Gulak defending his title against Nese at Extreme Rules on July 14.
Mike and Maria Kanellis appeared on Raw last night, losing a mixed tag match against Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch. Maria announced that she’s pregnant, and there was a storyline where she berated Mike for being a disappointment.
Gallagher defeated Mike on 205 Live last week. Lorcan has also been feuding with Daivari.
A double main event is being promoted for tonight’s 205 Live. In addition to the six-man tag, The Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik) will face The Singh Brothers in a tornado tag match.
Tonight’s SmackDown and 205 Live are taking place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Drew Gulak’s first Cruiserweight Championship defense will be against former champion Tony Nese.
Nese defeated Akira Tozawa in a number one contender’s match on this week’s 205 Live and will challenge for Gulak’s title at Extreme Rules. The pay-per-view is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14.
Gulak became Cruiserweight Champion by defeating Nese and Tozawa in a triple threat match on Sunday’s Stomping Grounds pre-show. Nese was champion going into the match but didn’t take the fall. After Nese was sent to the outside, Gulak hit a torture rack neckbreaker on Tozawa to win the title.
The updated card for Extreme Rules is listed below:
The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre
Universal Champion Seth Rollins & Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans (winners-take-all stipulation with both titles on the line)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Samoa Joe
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Tony Nese
Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak will both be challenging for the Cruiserweight Championship at Stomping Grounds.
After last week’s number one contender’s match ended without a definitive winner, WWE announced on tonight’s 205 Live that Tony Nese will defend the Cruiserweight title against Tozawa and Gulak in a triple threat match at Stomping Grounds on Sunday.
Tozawa, Gulak, Humberto Carrillo, and Oney Lorcan faced off in a number one contender’s match on 205 Live last week. It ended with Gulak and Tozawa pinning each other at the same time, setting up the triple threat match for Stomping Grounds.
Gulak hit a superplex on Tozawa at the end of the number one contender’s match. They both went for a cradle on the mat and simultaneously pinned each other.
The Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington is hosting Stomping Grounds on Sunday. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against Baron Corbin (special guest referee to be announced)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Dolph Ziggler in a steel cage match
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Lacey Evans
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Ricochet
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending against Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis)
The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese defending against Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak in a triple threat match
WWE has announced the first few matches for next week’s SmackDown and 205 Live television tapings in London, England.
On SmackDown, Asuka & Kairi Sane will team against Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville. Rose & Deville defeated Ember Moon & Carmella on last night’s episode. Paige then appeared with Asuka & Sane and announced the tag team match for next Tuesday.
Members of the NXT UK roster will be appearing on next week’s 205 Live. Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese will face Ligero in a non-title match, which comes in advance of Nese defending his title against Ariya Daivari at Money in the Bank on May 19.
A fatal four-way match between Jack Gallagher, Humberto Carrillo, Mark Andrews, and James Drake is also set for next week’s 205 Live. Andrews and Drake are both on the NXT UK roster. Drake & Zack Gibson are the current NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
Next week’s Raw and SmackDown are both being taped at the O2 Arena in London.
The Cruiserweight title will be on the line at Money in the Bank.
In a video that WWE uploaded tonight, Drake Maverick announced that Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese will defend his title against Ariya Daivari at Money in the Bank. Daivari was set up as Nese’s next challenger by defeating Oney Lorcan in a number one contender’s match on the April 23 episode of 205 Live.
Nese won the Cruiserweight title from Buddy Murphy on the WrestleMania 35 pre-show.
Money in the Bank is taking place at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut on May 19. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against AJ Styles
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Kevin Owens
Raw & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending the SmackDown title against Charlotte Flair
Raw & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending the Raw title against Lacey Evans
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Braun Strowman, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, Finn Balor, Ali, Andrade, Randy Orton)
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Natalya, Dana Brooke, Bayley, Mandy Rose, Ember Moon, Carmella)
Roman Reigns vs. Elias
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon in a steel cage match
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Rey Mysterio
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese defending against Ariya Daivari
With Tony Nese winning 205 Live’s number one contender’s tournament, the Cruiserweight Championship match for WrestleMania 35 is now official.
Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy will defend his title against Nese at WrestleMania in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 7. Nese defeated Cedric Alexander in the finals of the number one contender’s tournament on tonight’s 205 Live, with Nese kicking out of the Lumbar Check and hitting the Running Nese to win.
Nese and Alexander shook hands after the match.
Murphy and Nese have been aligned on 205 Live, but Murphy attacked Nese in an angle to close this week’s episode. Murphy raised Nese’s arm — but then hit him with a knee strike. Murphy stood over Nese and held up the Cruiserweight title.
Here’s the updated card for WrestleMania:
Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey defending against Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Seth Rollins
Triple H vs. Batista in a no holds barred match
AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Rey Mysterio
Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin (Angle’s farewell match)
Shane McMahon vs. The Miz
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Braun Strowman is the first entrant confirmed for the match)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy defending against Tony Nese
Tony Nese and Cedric Alexander will square off in the finals of the 205 Live #1 contender’s tournament next week.
Nese and Alexander both won semifinal matches tonight to advance to next week’s finals. Alexander and Oney Lorcan had a hard hitting affair to open this week’s show, but Lorcan took too long to finish Alexander. While Lorcan was on offense, Alexander suddenly blocked him and laid him out with the lumbar check for the win.
Nese meanwhile battled Drew Gulak, who had the advantage on him near the end of the match with the Gu-lock. Nese battled through, using the ropes for leverage and managed to hop over Gulak, covering him to advance.
The winner of the match next week will face Buddy Murphy for the Cruiserweight title at WrestleMania 35. Murphy has been absent from the show in the last few weeks, instead sending in videos. This week, he said it didn’t matter who would end up winning the tournament as there’s no stopping the unstoppable.
Both semifinal matches in 205 Live’s number one contender’s tournament are set for next week.
Tony Nese vs. Drew Gulak and Cedric Alexander vs. NXT’s Oney Lorcan will be taking place on next Tuesday’s 205 Live, with the winners advancing to the finals. The winner of the tournament will challenge for Buddy Murphy’s Cruiserweight Championship at WrestleMania 35.
Alexander advanced to the semifinals by defeating Akira Tozawa in the main event of this week’s 205 Live, while Lorcan defeated Humberto Carrillo to advance. This was the second time that Lorcan has wrestled on 205 Live. He previously lost to Rich Swann on the show in April 2017.
Nese defeated Kalisto and Gulak defeated Brian Kendrick in first round matches last week.
At last year’s WrestleMania, Alexander won the Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Mustafa Ali in a tournament final. He held the title until dropping it to Murphy at Super Show-Down in October.
WrestleMania 35 is taking place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 7.
The first two matches for the upcoming 205 Live #1 Contender tournament have been announced.
Next week on 205 Live, Kalisto will face Tony Nese and Brian Kendrick will face Drew Gulak in the opening matches of the tournament, which is a single elimination eight man tournamentThe remaining four participants have yet to be announced.
On tonight’s episode of 205 Live, two matches took place that 205 General Manager Drake Maverick said would have big implications coming out of the tournament. In those matches, Humberto Carrillo defeated TJP while Mike Kanellis defeated Cedric Alexander. It seems based on those two wins, they will likely be a part of the tournament.
The eventual winner of the tournament will receive a title match against Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35. Murphy has been champion since October 6, winning the title at WWE Super Show-Down in Australia. Most recently, he defeated Akira Tozawa at Elimination Chamber.
205 Live next week will take place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Prior to tonight’s SmackDown at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, three matches were taped for this week’s episode of 205 Live. The tapings were headlined by a tag match where WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy & Tony Nese teamed against Mustafa Ali & Cedric Alexander.
– Noam Dar defeated Mike Kanellis (w/ Maria Kanellis)
Dar won after a distraction from the Lucha House Party, who have been feuding with Kanellis and TJP.
– Hideo Itami defeated an enhancement wrestler
This was Itami’s first appearance on 205 Live since losing a falls count anywhere match to Ali last month. Ariya Daivari made his return to 205 Live after the match and attacked Itami’s opponent. Daivari then shook hands with Itami.
– Cedric Alexander & Mustafa Ali defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy & Tony Nese
This episode of 205 Live will premiere on the WWE Network at 7 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Wednesday, November 28).
A tag team main event is set for next week’s 205 Live.
During last night’s episode, it was announced that WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy & Tony Nese will face Mustafa Ali & Cedric Alexander next week. Murphy retained his title against Ali at Survivor Series.
Murphy and Ali both cut promos on this week’s episode. Murphy appeared in front of the crowd and bragged about his win. Nese then defeated Noam Dar, with Murphy distracting Dar for the finish. Ali cut a selfie promo saying he isn’t running from the pain of the loss and wants to embrace it so he can use the pain, turn it into power, and become Cruiserweight Champion.
Murphy & Nese vs. Ali & Alexander was then announced for next week during a segment where Drake Maverick met with Alexander backstage.
It was also announced that Hideo Itami, who lost a falls count anywhere match to Ali last month, will return to television on next week’s 205 Live. The episode is being taped at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday before premiering on the WWE Network at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.
Drake Maverick thanked Mustafa Ali and Hideo Itami for having a fantastic falls count anywhere match last week, with WWE showcasing Ali’s big win.
Brian Kendrick faces Jack Gallagher in tonight’s opener, and we got Saturday Night’s Main Event-esque promos from both before Maverick called them two cunning wrestlers. The main event features Mustafa Ali facing Tony Nese in a number one contender’s match.
Gallagher came out to face Kendrick, who showed no fear with Drew Gulak being out there on commentary.
Brian Kendrick defeated Jack Gallagher
Gallagher slapped Kendrick, who responded with a series of forearm shots. Kendrick landed a baseball slide and talked smack before the distraction allowed Gallagher to attack. Gallagher worked Kendrick over with a variety of strikes and holds before getting two off an elbow drop.
Gallagher thrust kicked Kendrick in the jaw before Kendrick demanded more. Kendrick responded with big forearms and a calf kick for two. Kendrick got the Captain’s Hook, but Gallagher made it to the ropes. Gallagher snapped Kendrick’s neck on the rope and got a rear naked choke on, but Kendrick made it to the ropes.
Gallagher avoided a Sliced Bread but ate a superkick. Gulak went to attack Kendrick, but Akira Tozawa made the save and Sliced Bread won it for Kendrick.
Maverick and Cedric Alexander met. After a 180-day reign as champion, Alexander wondered why he doesn’t get the first title shot against Buddy Murphy. Maverick told Alexander he will give him his rematch — but only when he feels he’s ready since he’s on a losing streak and needs to be at a championship level to make the most of the chance.
Maverick remains the best GM act in all of wrestling, and Alexander bought the argument and seemingly had no problem with it.
Gran Metalik defeated an enhancement wrestler
Metalik flipped around a bit to start before hitting a big overhand chop. He landed a rope-walk elbow to win quickly. After the match, TJP jumped Metalik and took his mask off.
Murphy hyped up Nese before he was asked about a meeting with Maverick. Murphy said that next week’s show will involve the United Kingdom division, and he wants to face Mark Andrews.
Ali got taped up backstage in the trainer’s room.
Backstage, Maria Kanellis told Dasha Fuentes to leave because she’s better at the job, and she asked Mike Kanellis what it’s like to be the best cruiserweight on the show. TJP interrupted and Maria said she can tell he’s begging for help — and that’s fine. They are open to negotiating business.
Mustafa Ali defeated Tony Nese in a number one contender’s match
Nese attacked Ali’s ribs to start and landed some quick kicks before Ali rebounded. Ali flew off the ropes and messed up a leapfrog in a way that thankfully didn’t damage the one leg he came down on before getting a running rana. Nese bailed and ate a dropkick and a plancha — however, Nese grabbed Ali and gave him a fallaway slam on the metal ramp.
Nese kicked away at Ali’s ribs and locked on a reverse bear hug and a knee to the gut. Ali got a desperation schoolboy for two, but Nese got a near fall off a Northern Lights suplex. Nese locked on a bodyscissors before drilling him with a spinning heel kick to the ribs.
Nese talked smack up top, but he got pulled down and hit his head on the buckle. Nese recovered and hit a Randy Savage neck snap before missing a moonsault. Ali mustered up whatever strength he had left and landed a sunset flip into a Liger Bomb. Ali sent him over the top with a lariat and dove onto him with a huge flip. A crossbody hit, but Ali couldn’t get the cover right away and only got two.
Ali landed a series of superkicks, including one to the back of the head for 2.5. Ali hit a huge DDT for two and went up top, but Nese hit a big uppercut. Nese landed the big Dean Malenko super gutbuster for two and stomped away on Ali’s ribs in the corner. He tore at the tape before punting the ribs in a blind rage. The referee told Nese to stop — and Ali cradled Nese to win.
Nese went to attack Ali, but Alexander came down and ran Nese off. Alexander held Ali in such a way that he could Lumbar Check him — but he didn’t and played it off like he was just here to support him. Whenever Alexander turns on Ali, it’s going to be fantastic — hopefully it’s after Ali wins the title.
Murphy came out and had a staredown with Ali and Alexander to close the show.
