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WWE 205 Live began with highlights of the Cruiserweight Championship match at Wrestlemania between Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander. The video ended with Cedric receiving the title from General Manager Drake Maverick before the 205 intro played.
Vic Josephs welcomed the WWE Universe to 205 Live by introducing a permanent new member of the commentary team, NXT's Percy Watson. He also ran down the matches scheduled for tonight, Kalisto vs Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak vs Mark Andrews. Cedric Alexander's championship celebration will also take place.
Kalisto vs Akira Tozawa
Kalisto came out first, and a video played of Kalisto and the rest of Lucha House Party trash talking Tozawa and Hideo Itami. Tozawa came out next, with a promo playing with Tozawa telling the WWE Universe how he wants to get revenge on LHP for disrespecting Itami, stating that after he beats them, they're fired.
The match began with the two former Cruiserweight Champions trading wrist and headlocks before Kalisto catches Tozawa with a headstand headscissors. Kalisto allowed Tozawa to get up, and Tozawa played up the crowd with the "Ahh" chant.
The pace quickened afterwards, with both men flying around each other, avoiding strikes. However, Tozawa would catch the luchador with a stiff shot to the jaw, forcing him into the corner for a series of stomps. Tozawa kept Kalisto grounded with an array of kicks followed by a seated senton.
Kalisto fought out of a headlock but Tozawa again cut him down with stiff backhanded fists and kicks. Tozawa ran at Kalisto in the corner, but he avoided Tozawa, catching him with a kick to the head, followed by a Meteora, springboard spinning elbow, and a basement rana. However, he could only manage a two-count.
Kalisto forced Tozawa to the top of the turnbuckle, but Tozawa would knock him down to the mat. However, before he could hit the Diving Senton, Kalisto hit him with an enziguri. Both men fought at the top of the ropes before Kalisto hit Tozawa with a massive Spanish fly off the top. Yet again, Tozawa was able to kick out at two.
Tozawa fought back to his feet with a flurry of elbows and kicks, getting the upper hand again after he caught the former champion with a spinning heel kick. Tozawa measured Kalisto for a big boot in the corner, but Kalisto evaded and forced Tozawa back to the mat with a series of kicks. With Tozawa seated and dazed, Kalisto went for an attack from across the ring, but Tozawa was playing possum, monkey flipping him into the turnbuckle where Kalisto.
Tozawa went to the top for the Diving Senton, but Kalisto got out of the ring. However, Tozawa hit him with a baseball slide and suicide dive combo before throwing him back in the ring. Tozawa went for the Diving Senton again, but Kalisto put his knees up. Kalisto went for a hurricanrana, but Tozawa countered it. The former champs went into a trade of pins before Kalisto hit Tozawa with a Salida Del Sol for the win.
Result: Kalisto def. Akira Tozawa
After the match, it was announced that Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado would take on Itami and Tozawa in a tornado tag match.
Drew Gulak vs Mark Andrews
Before the match, Mark Andrews was visited by Tony Nese, who told him that it should be him facing Gulak for revenge, not Andrews. However, he then told Andrews to kick his ass.
Gulak came out to the ring first, stating that he is a man of the people, teasing a PowerPoint Presentation. However, Gulak said "any time but now." He went on to call Mark Andrews a pop-rock dimwit, calling himself the best submission specialist in the WWE, not just 205 Live.
Mark Andrews came out and the match began with Andrews using his speed to outwrestle Gulak. Gulak would need to escape the ring for a breather, trying to regroup before getting back into the ring. Andrews continued the assault inside the ring with some kicks to the leg, but Gulak quickly forced him to the ground with a wrist lock.
Andrews countered out of the lock, but Gulak turned it around into the Gu-Lock before Andrews rolled him up for a two count. Andrews hit Gulak with a bulldog, forcing Gulak to the apron. However, when he went for a hurricanrana, Gulak caught him and threw him off, throwing him into the turnbuckle when he landed.
Gulak took over the match from here, stomping on Andrews' back. Gulak put Andrews in a front face lock. When Andrews attempted to escape, he was met with a running elbow courtesy of Gulak. Andrews kicked out at two.
Gulak slammed Andrews down with a pair of backbreakers, further focusing on his back, before locking him down with a headlock on the mat. Andrews attempts to escape went nowhere, with Gulak keeping him in the no-fly zone.
Gulak stomped repeatedly on Andrews while holding him in a wrist lock before putting him back in a kneeling headlock. Andrews hit the submission artist with a handful of elbows and a jawbreaker, finally catching Gulak with an enziguri. Gulak walked over to the ropes, but Andrews hit him with a 619, followed by a springboard cross body and a standing corkscrew splash, but only managed a two count.
Andrews caught Gulak with a crucifix pin, managing yet another two count. Andrews tried to go up top, but Gulak stopped him before getting hit with another kick. Andrews attempted another bulldog but Gulak forced him off and hit him with a vicious clothesline.
Andrews and Gulak traded chops and open palm strikes before Andrews hit Gulak with a Slumdog Millionaire. He went up top again, looking for Fall to Pieces, but Gulak rolled away. Gullak forced Andrews' face into the turnbuckle locked in the Gu-Lock for a quick tap out.
Result: Drew Gulak def. Mark Andrews
Gulak locked it in again after the match, but Tony Nese made the save.
Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher were found talking to Drake Maverick. The two villainous wrestlers are now a tag team, and Maverick told Kendrick to not hold a grudge against Itami for his eye. Kendrick said that behavior is beneath them and that it's all water under the bridge.https://twitter.com/WWE/status/983898191450980352
Drake Maverick came out to the ring to talk about the Cruiserweight Title match at WrestleMania 34. He began by saying that this has been the best weekend of WWE and that nothing makes him prouder than his position as 205 Live General Manager.
Maverick said that the Heart and Soul of 205 tore the house down at Mania, and introduced the Cruiserweight Champion, Cedric Alexander.
Cedric was met with "You Deserve It" chants from the crowd before he thanked the crowd for getting him signed at the Cruiserweight Classic. Before he could say anything else, however, Mustafa Ali came out. He was met with "Mustafa" and "One More Match" chants.
Ali told Cedric that he deserved the Cruiserweight Championship and he earned it. Ali said he knows that there's a long line in the back waiting for a shot at the title, and he's in that line. But it was Buddy Murphy who interrupted the celebration. You can watch the video here.
As Maverick, Ali, and Alexander looked to the ramp, Murphy came up from behind and hit Alexander with Murphy's Law. As he calmly walked away, Maverick called him a disgrace.
205 Live ended with Buddy Murphy standing tall and the Cruiserweight Champion on the ground.
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