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Mike and Maria Kanellis cut a promo in the back, with Mike saying that he didn't work for 16 years to lose to people like The Brian Kendrick and Kalisto. Maria said it's not about the losses but the process. She said every time he loses, they learn something, and every loss is a step closer to success.
Noam Dar vs Tony Nese
As Tony Nese made his entrance, Dar ran down Nese, attacking him before he could even get inside the ring. Dar repeatedly sent Nese into the barricade, then drove the Premier Athlete into the steel steps.
Dar placed the steps near the barricade, then placed Nese on top, taking him out with a leaping clothesline. Dar brought Nese to the corner and locked his fingers in the turnbuckle, forcing him to scream in excruciating pain. Eventually, he got out and sent Dar into the ring post and the barricade, finally getting some offense in.
Nese brought out a steel chair and cut off Dar's comeback with a shot to the gut. Dar rolled out to the apron, but Nese hung him up on the ropes, leaving him suspended between the middle rope and the chair, connecting with a springboard moonsault. Nese continued to work Dar over with the chair, targetting his ribs.
A chair assisted body slam forced Dar to cry out in pain, but he managed to kick out of Nese's pin attempt. Dar got back to his feet to throw a few punches only to be dropped to a spinning back kick to the gut. Nese dodged Dar's soccer kick and went for a running crossbody, only for Dar to drop to the mat, leaving Nese to crash and burn.
Dar caught Nese's kick and sent him to the corner with a dragon screw leg whip. Dar went up top and stopped Nese from connecting with the rolling uppercut, driving him into the turnbuckle with an exploder suplex. Nese rolled outside to escape Dar.
Dar went under the ring, and after some goading from the crowd, finally brought out a table. Dar wanted to weaken Nese a bit more with a chair, though, and though he was stunned by a spinning back kick, he sent Nese onto a pile of chairs with a back body drop. Back in the ring, Nese kicked out at two.
Dar slammed Nese's left leg into the chair, then locked in a single leg Boston Crab. Nese reached back and grabbed the pinkie of Dar, bending it backward and forcing him to release the hold. Dar was then planted by a pump handle slam into the chair, but he kicked out of the pinfall.
Back to their feet, Dar and Nese traded fists and elbows. Dar seemingly got the better of Nese, but the Premier Athlete sent him into the ropes, following up with a quick forearm strike. Dar blocked another one with the chair, then trapped Nese inside the chair with the Fujiwara Armbar. Nese managed to roll through for a pin, forcing Dar to kick out and break the hold.
Nese rolled to the corner, and Dar set up the Nova Roller. Nese saw it coming and went to the outside to avoid more punishment. With Nese trying to recover, Dar set up a table in the corner of the barricade. Nese was able to recover just enough to counter, sending Dar into the steel steps. Nese set up Dar for a suplex through the table, but Dar escaped with an arm wrench, kicking his opponent's feet out from under him, landing face first on the steps.
Dar went to the apron for a dive, but Nese caught him with the rolling open palm strike. Dar tried to lock in another armbar, but the powerhouse was able to pick him up for a powerbomb on the steps. Dar locked it in again, forcing Nese to powerbomb him through the announce table.
Nese rolled Dar inside for a pinfall, but couldn't put him away. Dar tried to roll up Nese again like his win last month, but Nese was able to escape. He went for the Running Nese only to crash into the turnbuckle as Dar rolled away. Dar dove onto Nese's ankle from the top rope, then locked in the Ankle Lock. As Nese went towards the apron, Dar put on the grapevine, but it was too late, as Nese grabbed a chair and broke up the submission.
Nese limped away from the ring, using the chair to prop himself up. As Dar came in for the kill, a chair shot to the knee sent Dar down to the ground. In the corner of the barricade, Nese connected with the Running Nese, crushing Dar's head between himself and the wall. A limp Dar was picked up by Nese, who hobbled over to the ring to go for the pin again. This time, it was enough.
Results: Tony Nese defeated Noam Dar via pinfall.
Backstage, Drake Maverick brought in Akira Tozawa and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy for the contract signing. While Tozawa signed the contract, Murphy said that he didn't have a chance on Sunday. Murphy said that his competition isn't with Tozawa or 205 Live, but history, as he's trying to prove that he's the greatest cruiserweight of all time.
Tozawa said that th King of the Cruiserweights thought he was unstoppable too, and he ended up taking his title.
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