In a bit of a surprise, every match for tonight’s episode of 205 Live was advertised before the show. On this episode, we have the returning Lince Dorado taking on TJ Perkins, Drew Gulak taking on the high-flying Mustafa Ali, and Noam Dar facing Rich Swann in the main event.
Before the show gets underway, we see the fallout from Kevin Owens’ assault of Chris Jericho on SmackDown Live. Jericho was helped to the back by medical personnel and several referees, and Tom Phillips tell the WWE Universe to check WWE.com for more information on Y2J.
TJ Perkins vs. Lince Dorado
Well, this is a nice surprise. Lince Dorado has been away from WWE television for quite some time, so it is nice to see the Golden Lynx back in action. Unfortunately for Dorado, however, he takes on TJ Perkins, who has a lot of momentum going for him. Perkins has aligned himself with Neville and he attempted to injure the knee of Austin Aries on Raw this week. It seems like the commentators are determined to only call him “TJP” from now on, which seems like an unnecessary change, but it is probably something they can get the rights for.
Dorado puts on a good performance in his return to 205 Live, but TJP uses dirty tactics to get the upper hand. After pulling on the luchador mask of Dorado, TJP locks in his signature kneebar to pick up the win. Winner (via submission): TJ Perkins
Backstage Segment
Corey Graves interviews Brian Kendrick about his ongoing feud with Akira Tozawa. Kendrick said that he formed a relationship with Tozawa back when they competed in Japan, so he felt insulted when Tozawa declined his mentorship (about three months ago, by the way). After forcefully teaching Tozawa lessons, Kendrick’s plan backfired and Tozawa started using Kendrick’s plans against him.
Kendrick starts talking about how Tozawa is too busy focusing on the WWE Universe and Kendrick is done playing around. Before he can continue the interview, however, Akira Tozawa comes out of nowhere and kicks Kendrick out of his chair. This turns into Lesson #5: Always end an interview with impact.
Mustafa Ali vs. Drew Gulak
For the past several weeks, Drew Gulak has been protesting the high-flying wrestling style seen on 205 Live (mainly because that is how Mustafa Ali defeated him about a month ago). Gulak would show up during Ali’s matches with a sign and a megaphone demanding that Ali changes his in-ring style. Ali refused, and Gulak got involved last week by helping Tony Nese defeat Ali by disqualification.
Drew Gulak has Mustafa Ali’s high flying well scouted. Gulak counters Ali’s frog splash but getting his knees up, then Gulak cradles Ali for the pinfall. This win only further’s Gulak’s campaign to remove high flying altogether and he calls himself the future of 205 Live. Winner: Drew Gulak
Rich Swann vs. Noam Dar
Noam Dar used to be dating Alicia Fox, but Rich Swann executed a long, elaborate plan to break them up. According to Swann, Fox broke Cedric Alexander’s heart (even though Alexander was the one to end the relationship). To get back at Fox, Swann would anonymously send her gifts every week until the last one blew up a bunch of powder in her face. Dar would end up taking the credit for each present, which led Fox to break up with him. Now, Dar has a chance to get back at Swann.
Dar has Swann groggy in the middle of the ring, and the Scottish Supernova finishes him off with a swift running kick to Swann’s face. Winner: Noam Dar
After the match, Alicia Fox makes her way down to the ring. At first, she doesn’t have a clear expression on her face, but her intentions are clear immediately. She starts getting a huge grin, then she excitedly approaches Noam Dar. Fox gives him a big hug, and the two celebrate Dar’s win while also getting back together.
