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The commentary team started 205 Live off hyping up the main event of Buddy Murphy vs Mustafa Ali.
Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik) vs Gallagher and Kendrick
Lucha House Party came out first, and the commentary team made sure to remind the WWE Universe that Kalisto only got his Cruiserweight Title shot because Buddy Murphy didn't make weight before Greatest Royal Rumble.
Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher came out next. However, before the match began, Drew Gulak crashed the party. Gulak would shake the hands of fans before wiping his hand on his jacket. The Submission Specialist joined the commentary team for this tag match.
Gallagher and Lince Dorado began the match, with Dorado showing off some athleticism to start off the show. Gallagher quickly put him down on the ground with a headlock. Dorado countered, putting Gallagher in a headlock with his legs. Gallagher attempted his head stand spot, but Dorado pushed him over and slapped him.
The cruiserweights then began a chain wrestling/pinning competition of sorts, rolling each other over repeatedly for a few seconds. The two men broke out of the pins, but as they got up, they fell over due to dizziness.
Metalik tagged in and hit Gallagher with a dropkick, and kept Gallagher on the defensive. Gallagher tagged in Kendrick but Kendrick was tossed over the ropes, and Metalik hit Gallagher with a leap over the ropes.
Metalik went back into the ring to trash talk Gallagher, but Kendrick snuck up behind him, catching him with stiff kicks to the head. Gulak stated that the only House Party he enjoys involves Kid and Play.
Gallagher and Kendrick spent the next few minutes beating down Metalik, forcing the luchador into a handful of submissions. Gallagher and Kendrick kept Metalik grounded, which Gulak appreciated.
Metalik attempted to get to his corner with Kendrick chasing after him. Kendrick tried to send him back to his corner, but Metalik fought to Dorado, who leaped into action, hitting him with a flying cross body.
Dorado connected with a running hurricanrana followed by a pair of dropkicks. Kendrick threw him into the ropes but Dorado caught Kendrick with the Golden Rewind. However, Gallagher broke up the pin and forced Dorado into the corner, hitting him with a dropkick while Kendrick hit a Sliced Bread.
Metalik broke up the pin, and Lucha House Party hit stereo superkicks before Dorado hit Gallagher with a Shooting Star Press for the win.
Results: Lucha House Party defeats Gallagher and Kendrick
Lucha House Party spun their noisemakers as Drew Gulak looked on in utter disgust.
Backstage, Buddy Murphy was seen giving Tony Nese a pep talk, telling him to look towards the future. As Nese left, Murphy was interviewed and said that he looks to erase the one blemish on his 205 Live record: Mustafa Ali.
Tony Nese vs Keith Clayball
Tony Nese came out, starting up his "8 Reasons why I'm better than you" schtick. The Premier Athlete's opponent was already in the ring.
Nese tossed Clayball into the corner, showing off his muscle to the crowd. Nese then hit Clayball with a combination of kicks. Clayball crawled to another corner, but Nese put him in the Tree of Woe, stomping him while he was upside down. Nese then hit Clayball with unique exercise kicks.
As Nese went for a running boot, Clayball dodged. However, Nese ran him over with two running forearms. Nese threw his opponent outside, then followed him out for another stiff spinning forearm. Nese threw him into the corner and hit the Running Nese for the win.
Results: Tony Nese defeated Keith Clayball
A video package played after the match, highlighting Hideo Itami's career in the WWE thus far, from NXT all the way to 205 Live. Itami stated that he didn't like teaming with Akira Tozawa, saying that he never needed a partner.
Itami said Tozawa didn't deserve him as a partner, blaming Tozawa for their losses in recent weeks. If it wasn't clear last week, it seems that the team is officially broken up.
Cedric Alexander was shown backstage talking to GM Drake Maverick. Maverick wanted to make sure that Alexander won't interfere in the match tonight. Maverick said that next week, 205 Live will face off against the UK Division.
Main Event: Buddy Murphy vs Mustafa Ali
As Murphy entered the arena, the commentary team went over the match that the two were a part of back in March during the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. As Ali came out, Murphy kept his eyes on him, never losing focus.
Murphy forced Ali into the turnbuckle, but Ali escaped, chopping Murphy. Ali kept the pace quick, but Murphy caught him during a hurricanrana attempt, trying to go for a powerbomb. Ali escaped, however, and the two traded pinning attempts.
Murphy went for the powerbomb again, but Ali turned it into a hurricanrana, forcing Murphy outside. Ali then hit him with a basement dropkick, but before he could capitalize, Murphy threw him to the ground with a running suplex.
Murphy slung him into the ring, then threw him into the corners of the ring repeatedly, followed by a back body drop. Murphy stomped and kicked Ali while on the ground, beating down the Champ's best friend. Murphy put him in a headlock, but Ali countered into a jawbreaker. Both men dodged each other and then hit a double cross body, forcing both men to the ground.
As the two got up, Murphy threw Ali into the ropes. The Heart of 205 Live countered it into a dropkick, as he picked up the speed in the match. However, as he went for his rolling facebuster, Murphy countered into a sleeper hold. Ali continued to fight, then putting his own sleeper hold on Murphy. Ali forced Murphy to the ground with the Sleeper Hold.
The Best Kept Secret stood up, then dove headfirst into the turnbuckle cannonball style, almost knocking Ali out cold. Murphy kicked Ali in the face with the sole of his boot, infuriating Ali. He fought back up to his feet with forearms and kicks.
Murphy went for his kicking/stomping combination, but Ali countered the final kick, throwing him through the ropes and hitting a modified spinning DDT, spiking him on his head.
Murphy broke out of the pin at a two-count, and Ali put him into the corner. Ali forced him to the top rope, then hit him with a forearm for good measure. However, before he could hit a superplex, Murphy countered into a facebuster followed by a kick to the back of the head and a modified DDT, only earning a two-count.
Ali tried to sneak a pin, but Murphy broke out, hitting him with a triple powerbomb. Ali's eyes glazed over as the ref checked on him. Ali told Murphy to bring it on. Murphy went for another powerbomb, but Ali countered it into a facebuster, getting another two-count.
Ali forced Murphy to the top of the turnbuckle facing outside of the ring. He went for a Spanish Fly but was pushed off. Landing on his feet, he caught Murphy with a superkick on the ring floor.
Ali rolled him in for the pin, but Murphy put his leg on the ropes, breaking up the pin. Ali went to the top for a 450 Splash, but Murphy moved. As Ali's arm hung on the rope, Murphy stomped on it and proceeded to assault it.
Ali fought back and went for the tornado DDT, Murphy countered, throwing him into the turnbuckle before hitting Murphy's Law. Buddy Murphy picked up the win, fixing the one blemish on his 205 Live record.
Result: Buddy Murphy defeated Mustafa Ali
With Buddy Murphy finally defeating Mustafa Ali, did the Best Kept Secret earn a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship?
