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With only a few weeks left until WWE Stomping Grounds, 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick decided to get to business. He accepted the criticism that he'd been preoccupied with the 24/7 Championship. Tonight, we'll finally find out who will challenge Tony Nese for the Cruiserweight Championship.
Akira Tozawa, Humberto Carrillo, Oney Lorcan, and Drew Gulak would face off in a Fatal-4-Way to determine the new #1 contender. All four men have been extremely impressive as of late, picking up some huge wins and proving that they deserve an opportunity at the champ. In order to avoid more criticism, Maverick decided to make this match instead of picking one man over the other three.
However, we started off tonight's show with a huge surprise from Drake Maverick. Triple Crown Tag Team Champion Chad Gable made his official 205 Live debut against Gentleman Jack Gallagher.
Gentleman Jack Gallagher vs Chad Gable
Gallagher brought Gable to the ground early, locking the former tag team champion in a modified reverse figure-four. Gable broke away and brought Gallagher down with an arm drag. Gallagher escaped a headlock via handstand.
Gable overpowered Gallagher, but the British Brawler was able to avoid two pinfalls. Both men traded monkey flip attempts, and once they got back to their feet, Gable countered a right hand with an arm drag into a hammerlock.
Gable attempted a sunset flip but Gallagher held onto the ropes. A shoulder block took Gallagher down. Coming back across the ring, Gable was tossed on his back with a headscissors takedown. Outside the ring, Gable was launched into the steel steps. Gallagher rolled back in for the count out victory, but Gable broke the count by nine.
Gallagher kept up the punishment with some joint manipulation, working over Gable's wrists. An extremely long stalling suplex by the Gentleman nearly gave him the victory. Gallagher launched Gable into the turnbuckle pads, now targeting the back with a leaping knee to the lower spine.
Gable managed to counter an attack from Gallagher, bringing him down with a dragon suplex. A beautiful bridge almost awarded him his first victory on 205 Live. The Ankle Lock was countered into an armbar from Gallagher. Gable was able to turn it into a Tiger Driver, rolling forward for a pinfall. Gallagher broke out again.
The Gentleman took back over, launching Gable face first into the second turnbuckle, followed by a Stun Gun on the ropes and a vicious lariat. Gable went outside to recover, where he launched a chasing Gallagher with a release German suplex after a suicide dive attempt.
Gable rolled inside, where he would secure the victory via countout.
Results: Chad Gable defeated Jack Gallagher via countout.
Backstage, Mike & Maria Kanellis chased down Maverick, furious at a new face taking their spotlight. Maverick said that he wasn't going to give them anything because all Mike has done since joining 205 Live is complain. He also noticed their recent tweets about their contract status and wasn't about to give them special treatment because they might leave.
Noam Dar cut a promo on 205 Live as a whole, claiming he wouldn't be returning until the show figured out how to run properly. An attack from Drew Gulak last week forced him to miss a match with Akira Tozawa, and Gulak was rewarded with taking his spot.
Earlier on in the night, the Singh Brothers revealed that they won a "Boscar." The #1 Contender to the WWE Championship, Dolph Ziggler, congratulated them in person and shared in their celebration.
Singh Brothers vs Dos Locales (Vaca Blanca Lenta & El Hijo del Hijo del Hijo del Cangrejo Rojo)
Sunil Singh started off with Blanca, tossing him across the ring with a hip toss. He then tagged in Samir, who tripped up Blanca and walked across his back. Sunil tagged back in and was rolled up by Blanca.
A spinning heel kick left Blanca nearly out cold. Samir tagged in and beat him down with several mounted punches. In their corner, they continued to punish their opponent, repeatedly kicking him, similar to the New Day's Unicorn Stampede.
A superkick/Russian leg sweep combo rocked Blanco. The Bollywood Blast put him away for the victory.
Results: The Singh Brothers defeated Dos Locales via pinfall.
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese was interviewed backstage about the Fatal-4-Way match tonight. Nese said that, though he's happy Maverick made a decision, he's made it clear before that he wanted to face Akira Tozawa. That being said, he's excited to see who would come out on top tonight.
After nearly a month without a decision, tonight we would finally see who would be next to challenge the Premier Athlete for the Cruiserweight Championship. Drew Gulak, Akira Tozawa, Humberto Carrillo, and Oney Lorcan, four of 205 Live's top competitors, battled for the right to wrestle at WWE Stomping Grounds.
Fatal 4-Way: Akira Tozawa vs Oney Lorcan vs Humberto Carrillo vs Drew Gulak
Tozawa was immediately sent to the outside. Carrillo tried to take out Gulak and Lorcan but was caught in the middle of a crossbody. An arm drag from Carrillo tossed Gulak away. Lorcan was taken out by another dive from Carrillo, as was Tozawa. Lorcan finally rocked him with a running kick to put an end to his momentum.
Lorcan was rocked by a boot from Tozawa, but the Stamina Monster dropped him, and Carrillo, with a pair of fireman's carry facebusters. Gulak came at his old rival but met the same fate. A running boot nearly gave him the win, but Lorcan broke up the pinfall.
Tozawa and Carrillo focused on the Star Destroyer, who kept both men in two opposite corners with chops. A running uppercut put Gulak back on the ground. Carrillo attempted a springboard crossbody, but an uppercut knocked him out of the sky.
Gulak, back to his feet, worked with Lorcan to take out Tozawa, tossing him into an uppercut from Lorcan. Their alliance ended quickly, and their brawl was immediately interrupted by Carrillo. Lorcan was tossed outside, but Gulak countered a springboard maneuver with a clothesline.
The Submission Specialist's mean streak came out as he spiked his former protege with a German suplex. Gulak continued to work over Carrillo with several stiff chops and a float over suplex. The young high flyer fought out of a headlock but was then launched head first into the top turnbuckle. Tozawa and Lorcan tried to take out Gulak, but he was a man possessed, avoiding a running attack from Tozawa and countering the Half and Half with a big boot.
Tozawa and Carrillo worked together, lighting up Gulak with several running strikes and an assisted hurricanrana. Lorcan ran in and was tossed overhead with a double arm drag, dropping him on top of Gulak. Both men traded pinfalls on Gulak, breaking up each other's attempt. Carrillo rolled Tozawa up, and as the Stamina Monster broke out, both men rocked Gulak with a double superkick.
Another superkick from Tozawa left Carrillo stunned. He went up top for the Senton Splash. Lorcan knocked him off and launched Carrillo onto Gulak with the Half and Half Suplex. Lorcan covered Gulak, but Tozawa finally landed with the Senton Splash, crashing over Lorcan's back.
All four men rolled out to the apron. Tozawa and Carrillo chased each other around the ring post while Gulak launched Lorcan off to the ground. Carrillo took Gulak out with a missile dropkick. Tozawa followed up with a rolling senton onto Gulak. Carrillo dropped Lorcan with a massive dive.
Carrillo and Tozawa rolled back inside, where Carrillo nearly picked up the win with the handspring armdrag. Tozawa broke out, and as both men stood up they were met by a double running blockbuster from Lorcan. As both competitors rolled outside, Gulak came back in and the two men began brawling.
Lorcan and Gulak went back and forth, trading punches and chops. Lorcan dove to the outside, taking out Carrillo and Tozawa. As he stood up, he was taken out by Ariya Daivari with a chair shot. Back inside, Carrillo tossed Gulak outside. Tozawa connected with a spinning roundhouse kick. The Senton Splash was stopped with an enziguri from Carrillo. Gulak pushed him off as he chased the former champion up top. A superplex by Gulak was blocked.
Tozawa pelted Gulak's back with forearm strikes but was stopped with a headbutt. A top rope superplex took us to the finish, where both men tried to roll each other up. The ref counted the pin, but it was unclear who pinned who.
Results: Undecided/No Contest.
Drake Maverick rushed the ring with another ref, attempting to figure out who won the match. We ended the night with both men having their arms raised by different officials, with Drake Maverick dumbfounded.
