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After months, 205 Live has now found a new NXT Cruiserweight Champion, and his name is El Hijo del Fantasma. Well...it was. It turned out that Fantasma was the one kidnapping NXT Superstars, and had actually brought them into his cause...whatever that may be.
Now dubbed Santos Escobar, the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion definitely made his mark in the cruiserweight division after obliterating Drake Maverick. Alongside his former victims Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza, it looked as if Escobar may, in fact, be unstoppable.
However, tonight was about three of the competitors that lost the NXT Cruiserweight Tournament, and the three men they'd found themselves feuding with. In the main event, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott teamed up with the Brit-Am Brawlers Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch to take on Tehuti Miles, Tony Nese, & Jack Gallagher.
We kicked off the night, though, with NXT's Ever-Rise on 205 Live.
205 Live Opener: Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis vs Ever Rise (Matt Martel & Chase Parker)
Matt Martel showed up Leon Ruff with a few arm drags before Chase Parker tagged in, demanding to get in the ring with Adrian Alanis. An arm drag gave Alanis the upper hand, setting Parker up in an armbar. Martel managed to tag in, only to be met with the same fate.
Alanis brought Ruff in for an atomic drop/sling blade combo, giving them a near fall. However, Parker was back in, and easily overpowered the scrawny Ruff. Ever-Rise demolished Ruff with some tandem offense, leading to a step-up elbow drop. Martel cracked Ruff's spine with a backbreaker.
Though Alanis did tag in, he was taken out with Ever Rise's lifted Codebreaker, giving Ever-Rise their first ever win on 205 Live.
Results: Ever-Rise defeated Alanis & Ruff via pinfall on 205 Live.
Grade: D
205 Live Main Event: Jack Gallagher, Tehuti Miles, & Tony Nese vs One-Two & Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
Tehuti Miles tagged himself in on Jack Gallagher immediately, wanting to take on Danny Burch once again and hopefully go 2-0 against him on 205 Live. Burc bowled over Miles with an elbow to the jaw, sending him out and Tony Nese in.
The Premier Athlete was taken to his opponent's corner where Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch held him while Swerve connected with a chop. Burch tagged back in for an arm breaker before Lorcan dropped Nese with the inverted atomic drop. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott took him down to the mat to slow the pace down.
Nese finally got some aid when Lorcan came back in, as he was able to tag out to Jack Gallagher. The former Gentleman battered Lorcan in the corner. A stalling suplex/missile dropkick combination nearly put Lorcan away on 205 Live.
Tehuti Miles broke up the cohesion of Nese and Gallagher, but was able to deliver a nasty clothesline to Lorcan that turned him inside out, surely earning some respect from the two bralwers in his corner.
A flapjack facebuster planted Lorcan. Miles followed up with a series of elbow drops, stalling on the third one to talk trash to his allies. Lorcan rolled away from the third and tagged in Scott, who laid out Miles, Gallagher, and Nese in one fell swoop.
A deadlift German suplex bounced Miles off the mat. On the floor, Nese was rocked with a right hand from the Guvnor. Scott planted Miles with a slingshot flatliner, but the pinfall was broken up by Gallagher. Burch tagged in and launched Scott in for an extra impact dropkick.
A distraction from Nese allowed Miles to get the upper hand and tag out. Nese delivered a nasty spinning back kick after rolling through a sunset flip. Nese tried to bring in Gallagher, but Miles again tagged himself in. This led to Gallagher talking Nese into leaving Miles behind.
Shortly after, Miles was met with a headbutt from Burch. Scott tagged in, dropping Miles with the Confidence Boost on 205 Live.
Results: Isaiah Scott defeated Tehuti Miles via pinfall on 205 Live.
Grade: B-
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and One-Two continue to pick up steam. Should Escobar come to 205 Live, he may have some strong competition.
