Tonight’s episode of 205 Live opens up with 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick talking about how Mustafa Ali became #1 contender last week and that his title match will take place in two weeks at Survivor Series. Maverick then runs down the evening’s card. We will see The Lucha House Party (Kalisto & Lince Dorado) take on the team of Mike Kanellis and TJP in the first match of the evening, and in the show’s main event, (and since 205 Live is in The UK), we will see Mark Andrews in action against The WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy in a Non-Title Match.
This feeds into the show’s intro video.
Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness & Percy Watson welcomes us to 205 Live in Manchester. TJP’s music hits and we’re all ready for our first bout of the evening. TJP is holding Gran Metalik’s mask, which he snatched last week after Metalik defeated some local-enhancement talent. Kanellis comes out next along with wife Maria followed by The Lucha House Party. (Metalik is not with them.)
The Lucha House Party gets a picture-in-picture promo where they say that Mike Kanellis & TJP likes to play games, but they love games and they are going to get payback.
The Lucha House Party (Kalisto & Lince Dorado) vs. Mike Kanellis & TJP: TJP and Kalisto start out. Tie-up. TJP immediately tries to grab Kalisto’s mask. Kalisto responds with a takedown and spanks TJP’s bottom. Arm-drag and a dropkick from Kalisto. Dorado tags in. Double-team by The Lucha House Party and they have the early advantage. Kanellis tags in but also gets double-teamed and tossed to the outside. Kalisto and Dorado fake suicide dives leaving the heels on the outside. Back in the ring, Kanellis works Dorado over with some kicks to the gut, but Dorado fires back with a headscissor takedown. Deep arm drag from Dorado and he holds on. Kanellis distracts the referee and TJP clotheslines Dorado from the apron. Now in control, TJP and Kanellis double-team Dorado. Kanellis with a hard Irish-whip and ensuing lariat to the corner. Running big boot from Kanellis with a cover. Dorado kicks out. TJP back in as he wears Dorado down with a snapmare headlock combination.
Dorado mounts a comeback by dodging an attack from TJP and knocking Kanellis off the apron. He finally tags in Kalisto who explodes onto TJP with a series of springboard maneuvers to TJP. Kanellis tags in and pulls Kalisto to the outside. Russian leg-sweep into the barricade and Kalisto is down. Kanellis throws him back in for a pinfall attempt but Kalisto escapes with ease. Back body drop attempt reversed into a DDT by Kalisto. Dorado gets tagged back in. Series of clotheslines, enziguris and superkicks from Dorado to Kanellis and TJP. Dorado climbs and nails TJP with a moonsault. Then another. Then a third. Kanellis comes in but Dorado dodges and hits a springboard stunner on both men sending them to the outside. Kalisto and Dorado climb and hit double moonsaults to the outside. Back in the ring TJP, locks in the kneebar on Dorado in the center of the ring. Kanellis tries to hold Kalisto on the outside but he makes the save. TJP grabs Dorado’s mask off, but Dorado has another mask on underneath. Surprise frankensteiner with a pin from Dorado and that will do it. Winners: The Lucha House Party (Kalisto & Lince Dorado)
After the match, Kalisto and Dorado celebrate in the ring while TJP and Kanellis argue on the outside.
Vic Joseph sends us over to a video from The WWE Performance Center where Cedric Alexander is shown training. Lio Rush shows up and calls Cedric out for training with the rookies again because he has been on a losing streak. Cedric then says that there is nothing wrong with continuing to learn the craft and berates Rush for never being a champion. Rush responds by saying that if they want to get in the ring together he would be more than happy to show Cedric that he is championship material. The match is confirmed for next week.
We get a house ad for WrestleMania 35.
Lio Rush is out for action next. His opponent, who is already in the ring, has a name card that says Josh Morrell.
Lio Rush vs. Josh Morrell: Morrell shows off some nice athleticism with a takedown and a cartwheel. Enziguri by Morrell. He climbs to the top but Rush knocks him off with an enziguri of his own. Morrell hits the apron hard. On the outside, Rush tosses Morrell into the barricade. Back in the ring, Rush dominates Morrell, slamming his head off the apron and hitting a cannonball in the corner. He climbs to the top and hits the Final Hour frog splash for the win. Winner: Lio Rush
After the match, Rush dedicates his victory to a man that truly inspires him, Cedric Alexander. Rush then grabs a mic and says that ever since Cedric lost the title, he has been in a slump, so what he decided to do was go back to The WWE Performance Center and go back to his roots and he ain’t mad at it. Rush then says that in fact he respects it, because he knows hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard and Alexander’s been working pretty hard. But let him remind you that absolutely nobody and he means nobody works harder than The Man Of The Hour and if Cedric thinks for one second that he can get back up on his high horse at his expense, he’s sadly mistaken. Rush then ends the segment by saying that next week The Age Of Alexander meets its Final Hour. Tick tock, Cedric.
A video package is shown highlighting the career of Mark Andrews. Andrews is showcased as a true underdog. He says in the video that he doesn’t just want to represent The UK, but Wales as well.
We then get a house ad for Survivor Series. Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch is the marquee match they are selling.
Mustafa Ali gets a promo where he says that at first they called him a maybe, but today they call him The Heart Of 205 Live and at WrestleMania he had a chance to be called champion, but he let that slip through his hands. Since then he’s scratched and clawed for another chance at the title and now he’s got that fight. This time, nothing is slipping through his hands and no one’s calling him a maybe, because this time they’re gonna call him champion.
Commentary hypes up Tozawa & Kendrick vs. Gulak & Gallagher for next week.
The WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy comes down to the ring and it’s main event time. Mark Andrews is out next.
Buddy Murphy gets a picture-in-picture promo where he says that The Survivor Series Match is like a fairy tale, but there’s no happy ending this time, because the bad guy always wins and he’s the biggest and baddest in the division.
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. Mark Andrews (Non-Title Match): Murphy backs Andrews into the corner and locks him in a test of strength, taking him down quickly. Andrews rolls through the hold to gain leverage. Nice sequence where both guys trade takedowns and snapmares. Murphy tosses Andrews into the corner but Andrews lands the first strike of the match with a big chop. Frankensteiner attempt from Andrews but Murphy holds on for a powerbomb attempt as it is countered into a rollup from Andrews. Kick out. Enziguri from Andrews sends Murphy to the outside. Tope Con Hilo into a frankensteiner. Back in the ring, Murphy catches Andrews and lawn darts him into the turnbuckle. The champ hip-tosses Andrews from one side of the ring to the other and targets the back by landing a stiff elbow. Another huge hip-toss and Murphy is in full control. He wears Andrews down with more elbows to the sternum.
Andrews escapes a submission with a jawbreaker. Murphy picks him up for the reverse Alabama slam but Andrews shifts his weight and turns it into a poison frankensteiner sending Murphy to the ringside again. Suicide Dive from Andrews pushes Murphy over the announce table. Andrews dives over the table and is in hot pursuit. Murphy heads towards the entrance path but Andrews uses the steps to take Murphy down with a plancha. Back in the ring, Murphy goes for his finisher but Andrews rolls him up. Two count. Standing moonsault. Andrews uses the ropes for a sunset flip cover. Another two count. Murphy lands a series of strikes to slow Andrews down. Series of counters from both men. Murphy stops another frankensteiner and turns it into a sit-out powerbomb with cover. Andrews escapes. Murphy goes for a suplex but Andrews turns it into a stunner. He climbs to the top for his shooting star press. Murphy gets the knees up. Running knee from Murphy. Murphy’s Law and that’s all she wrote. Winner: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy
After the match, The WWE Cruiserweight Champion celebrates in the ring with his title and stands tall as 205 Live goes off the air.