Drake Maverick says the landscape of 205 Live has changed. Buddy Murphy became the new Cruiserweight Champion. Mike and Maria Kanellis appeared on 205 Live. Tony Nese picked up an upset victory over Cedric Alexander. The Cruiserweight Division has never been more wide open. Five men with something to prove will meet in a Fatal Five Way Match in the main event. Cedric Alexander, Tony Nese, TJP, Lio Rush, and Gran Metalik will get to move a step closer to the championship.
We are in Washington, D.C. and your announcers are Vic Joseph, NIgel McGuinness, and Percy Watson.
Drew Gulak (with Jack Gallagher) vs. Akira Tozawa
Gulak tells the people to stop chanting but Tozawa does not care. They lock up and Gulak with a side head lock. Gulak with another side head lock take down and he gets a near fall. Gulak with a knee to the midsection and he tries for a suplex but Tozawa lands on his feet. Tozawa with a head scissors but Gulak with a side head lock. Tozawa rolls through on a sunset flip attempt and kicks Gulak and hits a back senton for a near fall.
Tozawa kicks Gulak in the corner but Gulak with punches and forearms. Tozawa with chops and then he gets Gulak to flinch so Tozawa with a jab. Tozawa with a satellite into an octopus. Tozawa with a kick and he goes for a cross body but Drew catches Tozawa and hits a back breaker and fallaway slam for a near fall. Gulak sets for a surfboard and he adds a chin lock and fish hook. Gulak with a forearm to the back and he gets a near fall.
Gulak goes for a Gory Special but Tozawa flips to his feet and punches Gulak. Tozawa with a boot to the head and he goes to the turnbuckles. Tozawa with a sunset flip and Gulak rolls through and hits a power bomb for a near fall. Gulak with a reverse chin lock. Gulak bites the ear while he has Tozawa in the reverse chin lock. Tozawa with a back heel kick but he misses a round kick. Tozawa does not miss the second time. Tozawa goes up top but Gulak recovers. Tozawa with a missile drop kick and Shining Wizard that sends Gulak to the floor.
Tozawa with a suicide dive head butt to Gallagher and Gulak. Tozawa pushes Gallagher aside and sends Gulak into the ring. Tozawa goes up top and Gallagher pulls Tozawa off the turnbuckles and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Akira Tozawa (by disqualification)
After the match, Gallagher kicks Tozawa and then Gulak joins in to double team Tozawa.
Brian Kendrick makes his way to the ring and he sends Gulak to the floor and hits Gallagher with a forearm. Kendrick with more forearms and he puts the Captain’s Hook on Gallagher until Gulak can pull Gallagher to the floor.
Drake Maverick is in his office and he brings Buddy Murphy and Tony Nese in. Drake congratulates Buddy on being the champion. Buddy says he would have been champion six months ago if it wasn’t for Drake. They want to see how 205 Live will be built around them, the champion and the only other man who pinned Cedric Alexander this year. Tony says that everyone will see that everyone on 205 Live runs through them.
Mike Kanellis says that it was nothing personal last week, just business to attack Lince Dorado. Maria says that the opportunity came up for them on 205 Live. Mike says this is part of a bigger plan, that includes the Cruiserweight Championship. The are the power couple of 205 Live.
Next week, Mike Kanellis faces Lince Dorado.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hideo Itami speaks in Japanese. He tells Mustafa Ali he should have walked away and shown him respect. He says he will end Ali’s career.
Mustafa Ali says they have been on this road before and it is time to take a new road. Ali says on this road things go down differently. There are no twists or turns. There is nowhere to hide. You will not find any respect, only redemption. Where you lay is where he stands. On this road, it is Falls Count Anywhere. See you down the road.
Next week on 205 Live’s 100th episode, Itami and Ali will meet in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
We see Buddy Murphy in the back with a monitor to watch this match.
TJP vs. Lio Rush vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Gran Metalik vs. Tony Nese
TJP goes after Metalik while Rush goes to the floor. Metalik is sent into the ringside barrier. Alexander chops Nese and clotheslines him over the top rope to the floor. Rush enters the ring and Alexander blocks a kick and flips Rush over and he lands on his feet. Rush tries to avoid Alexander coming off the ropes but Rush with an arm drag. Alexander with a handstand head scissors but Rush lands on his feet. Rush with a head scissors and he taunts Cedric.
Rush goes to the floor and Cedric follows after him but Nese clotheslines Alexander. Metalik with an enzuigiri and a springboard cross body. Metalik with a gutbuster and he goes to the ropes for a springboard drop kick on Rush but Nese sends Metalik to the floor. Rush with a forearm to Nese followed by an Irish whip. Nese with a back elbow and he goes for a moonsault but Rush moves. Nese with a matrix followed by a kick and knee. Rush with a series of kicks to Nese. Rush drop kicks Alexander off the apron.
Rush sends Metalik back into the ring and TJP returns to the ring and he ties up Rush. TJP with a double octopus on Rush and Metalik. TJP goes for Metalik’s mask. Nese with a rollup on TJP and he hits a German suplex on Rush but Metalik breaks up the cover. Nese sends TJP into the ring post and then he knocks Alexander off the apron. Nese works on Metalik’s neck and follows with a belly-to-back suplex. Nese with a knee to keep Alexander out of the action and Alexander is sent to the floor again.
Nese works on the neck of Metalik again. Nese puts Metalik in the tree of woe and kicks Metalik. Nese does some ab crunches while kicking Metalik in the corner. Alexander with a rollup on Nese for a near fall. Nese with a clothesline on Alexander for a near fall. Nese returns to Metalik and connects with knees. Metalik with a thrust kick and a moonsault off the turnbuckles but Nese blocks it. Nese gets Metalik on his shoulders. Metalik with elbows to escape and Metalik with a suplex for a near fall on Nese. Alexander is backed into the corner by Metalik and Metalik with a chop but he runs into a boot from Alexander. Alexander with a springboard clothesline to Metalik.
Alexander with a clothesline to Nese followed by another one. Alexander with an uppercut to Nese. Nese with an Irish whip but Alexander drop kicks Nese into the turnbuckles. Alexander avoids TJP and kicks him. Alexander with a knee to Nese and Alexander with a slingshot flatliner for a near fall that is broken up by Rush. Rush kicks Alexander. TJP goes for a Detonation Kick but Rush escapes and hits a forearm into the corner. Rush puts TJP on the turnbuckles and punches TJP. TJP pushes Rush off the turnbuckles and he hits the apron on his way to the floor.
Metalik goes for a superplex but TJP blocks it. Alexander comes up to set for a double superplex. Nese stops them and he pulls Alexander off. Nese gets Metalik on his shoulders and Metalik with a victory roll for a near fall. Alexander catches TJP and hits a MIchinoku Driver for a near fall. Rush with a frog splash for a near fall. Metalik with chops to Nese but Nese with a thrust kick. Metalik with a slingshot arm drag but TJP with a drop kick. Rush with a round kick and strikes to Nese. Nese with a forearm to Rush and Rush is kicked to the floor. Alexander with a Neuralizer on Nese for a near fall. Metalik with a thrust kick to Alexander. Nese with an enzuigiri to Metalik. Alexander with a flip dive onto Metalik. TJP knocks Alexander off the apron and gets a near fall on Metalik.
TJP goes for Metalik’s mask and Metalik stops TJP. TJP with an elbow to the back of the head. Metalik with a suicide dive to Alexander and TJP with a slingshot drop kick to Metalik. Rush with a kick to send TJP off the apron. Nese with a one arm throw that sends Rush over the top rope to the floor. Alexander pulls Nese off Rush on the cover. Metalik chops Nese and Nese with an Irish whip. Metalik with slingblade and he goes up top. TJP pushes Metalik off the turnbuckles and TJP goes for the knee bar on Nese.
Alexander kicks TJP and TJP applies the knee bar on Alexander. Metaliks stops TJP and TJP sends Metalik to the apron. Metalik leaps over a baseball slide by TJP and Metalik hits a quebrada. Nese runs into a super kick from Rush. Lio goes up top but Alexander stops him. Rush goes for a head scissors off the turnbuckles but Alexander with a Lumber Check and Nese rolls up Alexander for the three count.
Winner: Tony Nese
We go to credits.
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