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The final episode of 205 Live before WrestleMania began with a tag team match between Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado and Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa.
Tozawa and Itami came out first with the commentary team discussing the poor sportsmanship that has taken place between Gran Metalik and Itami.
Metalik and Dorado made their way to the ring next as Tozawa and Itami stared them down. As they got into the ring, Itami began to trash talk the luchadors.
Itami and Metalik began the match, outwrestling his opponent, followed by some disrespectful slaps to the back of his head. He followed up with a kick to the gut followed by quick strikes to a kneeling Metalik. As Itami threw Metalik into the corner, the King of the Ropes caught Itami with a superkick and began to fly around the ring like only he could.
Metalik tagged in Dorado, and the Lucha House Party hit Itami with some tandem attacks. Dorado tagged Metalik back in, but Itami escaped, allowing Tozawa to enter the ring. Tozawa caught Metalik with a handful of knee strikes, but as he went for a senton, Metalik rolled him up for a 1-count.
As Metalik went for a springboard elbow, Tozawa dropkicked him in mid-air. Tozawa then tagged in his partner, and the duo hit Metalik in the corner with dual kicks to his head.
Itami dragged Metalik to the corner, tagging in the former Cruiserweight Champion. Tozawa's quick strikes kept Metalik from getting to his feet, as Tozawa tagged Itami back in.
Itami taunted Lince Dorado with the "Lucha" chant, but when he turned back around, Metalik caught him with some chops and punches. Itami and Metalik would trade shots with each other with stiff kicks, but Metalik hit Itami with a dropkick, allowing him to tag in Lince Dorado.
Dorado was quick to punish Tozawa and Itami, first knocking Tozawa off the apron, then outstriking Itami. Dorado caught Itami with a springboard moonsault to a standing Itami, followed by some mounted punches.
Itami had a hard time keeping up with Dorado, who was able to counter his strikes at every corner. Dorado hit Itami with a Golden Rewind, but Itami rolled out the ring.
Dorado ran under a clothesline attempt by Tozawa to hit Itami with an assault over the ropes. Tozawa followed with a bullet like suicide dive, finally followed by Metalik with another dive over the ropes.
Lucha House Party brought Itami in, and Metalik went for the Metalik Driver. However, Itami went to pull off his mask, forcing Dorado to come in and break it up. After Dorado and Metalik assaulted Itami and Tozawa, the ref called for the bell.
Result: Double DQ
Itami took out Lince Dorado's knee, allowing him and Tozawa to take out both members of Lucha House Party.
It was revealed earlier in the day that Drew Gulak vs Mark Andrews was moved to the post-WrestleMania episode of 205 Live when Drake Maverick announced it on Twitter. Gulak responded to the announcement, claiming that he wants there to be no excuses when he defeats Andrews next week.
A video played afterwards of Mark Andrews telling Gulak that he'll make him wish he never underestimated the underdog.
Tony Nese vs Johnathan Pierce
Tony Nese came out next, looking to prove something to the WWE Universe and Drake Maverick, who, in a backstage segment, told Nese that he believes he has some untapped potential.
Nese quickly overpowered Pierce after he attempted to flex. Nese threw him into a corner, but Pierce caught him with a cheap shot to the jaw as the ref pulled Nese away.
Pierce attempted to catch Nese with a few strong strikes, but Nese countered his assault, hitting a handspring followed by a flurry of kicks.
Pierce attempted to leave, but Nese threw him back into the ring. The Premier Athlete hit a springboard moonsault starting from the ring apron. Pierce would work his way to the top of the turnbuckle afterwards, but Nese ran after him, kicking him in the jaw.
Nese threw his opponent in the corner after a fireman's carry/gutbuster combination and hit him with the Running Kneese for the win.
Tony Nese defeated Johnathan Pierce
Kalisto vs Buddy Murphy
Kalisto is seen backstage talking to his teammates after their brawl at the beginning of the show. As he turned around, he ran into Buddy Murphy who told him that what was going to happen in the ring tonight was nothing personal.
Buddy Murphy came out to the ring first, followed by Kalisto. According to the commentary team, Murphy wanted to prove that his win last week was not a fluke.
Murphy forced Kalisto into the corner, overpowering the luchador. The two men then attempted a quick sequence of pinning attempts, before they ended it with a staredown.
Murphy put Kalisto on the mat with a wrist/finger lock, as the Best Kept Secret looked to ground the former Cruiserweight Champion. Murphy and Kalisto traded hurricanranas but neither man would fall.
Murphy threw Kalisto outside and attempted to fly over the ropes. However, he would instead slide under the ropes as Kalisto ran around the corner and back into the ring.
The game of chase gave Kalisto the upper hand, as he was able to use his speed to bring Murphy to his knees. He then hit Murphy with a flying top rope arm dram, forcing his opponent outside the ring.
Murphy quickly got back into the ring while Kalisto gave "Lucha" chants. Murphy decided that it was time to stop playing around, as he threw Kalisto into a corner and hit him with stiff punches and kicks. Murphy began to slow the match down, striking Kalisto and locking in an abdominal stretch.
Kalisto escaped the hold and applied a sleeper hold to the former NXT tag champion. However, Murphy was able to force Kalisto into the turnbuckle and followed up with a stiff boot to the head.
Before he could pull Kalisto over the ropes, the Lucha Dragon caught him with a kick to the head, then flew around the ring before hitting him with a spinning DDT, which was countered from a fireman's carry by Murphy.
Kalisto went for the pin, only for Murphy to kick out at two. Murphy and Kalisto fought to the apron on the outside of the ring, where he hit Kalisto with a running suplex on the apron. Murphy slowly rolled Kalisto into the ring, but only got a two-count from a pin attempt. Murphy then began to assault Kalisto with a handful of punches to the jaw, followed by a sickening pair of Irish whips into the turnbuckles.
As Murphy went for a clothesline running off the ropes, Kalisto caught him with a spinning wheel kick. Kalisto continued to fight to his feet, where he was able to fly around a bit more. Kalisto went for a springboard reverse hurricanrana, but the move was botched a bit. Murphy rolled to the outside, only for Kalisto to pursue him, flying over the ropes.
Kalisto threw him back into the ring and caught him with a basement hurricanrana. Murphy rolled outside again, and as Kalisto went after him, Murphy flipped him over onto the announcer's desk with a monkey flip. Murphy slid into the ring by the seven-count, with the former champion getting in right before he was counted out.
Murphy rocked Kalisto with a few hard punches to the jaw before the two traded quick striking combinations. Kalisto moved to the corner and caught Murphy with a kick. However, Murphy countered a hurricanrana into a powerbomb, only managing a two-count.
Murphy and Kalisto garnered loud "205" and "fight forever" chants at this point.
Murphy set Kalisto up for a superplex, but Kalisto fought out of it, forcing Murphy's face into the turnbuckle, followed by his roll-up kick and a Code Red. Murphy kicked out, however, and the crowd exploded.
Kalisto went to hit the Salida Del Sol, but Murphy hit Kalisto with a rough looking Murphy's Law for the three.
Buddy Murphy defeated Kalisto
After the match, Drake Maverick sat down to discuss how great 205 Live has become since taking over. Maverick told the WWE Universe to log into the network early, to get to their seats in New Orleans early.
He went on to talk about how many great moments the WWE Universe will see on Sunday, but that the Cruiserweight Title Match will steal the show and will be everyone's WrestleMania moment.
A video was played after the final commercial break, showing the highlights of 205 Live's Cruiserweight Championship Tournament.
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