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This week's 205 Live brought us some match-ups that we've seen several times over the past few months. As great as the Cruiserweights are, eventually we'll need to see some fresh matches on the Purple brand.
The main event saw Ariya Daivari battle August Grey once again. This time, 205 Live's Premier Athlete Tony Nese and Jake Atlas were banned from ringside. With no outside interference, this was a true one-on-one contest. Who would come out on top?
Last week, the 205 Live main event gave us a phenomenal showdown between Curt Stallion and Mansoor. The two lit it up and delivered one of the best matches of the week. Tonight, they teamed up to face The Singh Brothers. However, after the loss last week, Stallion began butting heads with the only undefeated 205 Live star.
The Bollywood Boyz vs Curt Stallion and Mansoor on 205 Live
Mansoor was caught off-guard by The Singh Brothers, who managed to take over the match early on. That was until Mansoor hit a double dropkick.
Another double dropkick rocked both brothers. Mansoor hit an inverted atomic drop on Sunil Singh and a third dropkick.
Curt Stallion offered his hand but Mansoor shrugged it off, and in turn, got a decapitating clothesline from Sunil Singh. The Lonestar of 205 Live was frustrated as Mansoor's ego could have cost them a win tonight. The Singhs set up for a big tag team maneuver, but Mansoor managed to break away.
Unfortunately, he chose not to tag out, instead looking to fight both Bollywood Boyz in this 205 Live opener. He did well, dropping Samir with an atomic drop and Sunil with an inverted atomic drop/spinebuster combo. After stacking them both up in the corner, he hit a bulldog on Samir.
The slingshot neckbreaker dropped Sunil, but Stallion tagged in before Mansoor could make the cover. After a nasty headbutt to Samir, Stallion pinned Sunil.
Results: Curt Stallion and Mansoor defeated The Bollywood Boyz via pinfall on 205 Live.
Grade: C
Another week, another 205 Live match featuring August Grey taking on either Ariya Daivari or Tony Nese. As great as these guys are, we've seen different combinations of these Superstars in the ring many times in the past few months.
August Grey vs Ariya Daivari on 205 Live
The resident brawler of 205 Live took the fight to the young upstart, but August Grey rebounded with a series of headlock takedowns. Ariya Daivari made it back to his feet for that kitchen sink knee lift but was rolled up with a schoolboy for a near fall.
Grey rocked Daivari with a big right and nearly hit So Much Prettier. Daivari broke away, moving to the floor. Grey followed, allowing Daivari to slide back in and hit him with a dropkick on the apron. Back in the ring, Grey avoided a hangman's neckbreaker and Figure-Four Leglock. However, he was dropped with a destructive clothesline that turned him inside out.
Daivari was stunned by some powerful rights from the 205 Live rookie, but again escaped a So Much Prettier. A reverse DDT spiked Grey for a two-count. The rookie was caught in a sleeper hold, but shook off Daivari Dinero, leading to a double clothesline.
Grey planted the 205 Live OG with an Emerald Flowsion, but it wasn't enough. A Final Cut dropped him for yet another two-count. Daivari responded with the Persian Lion Splash, earning a near fall. Countering the Figure-Four again, Grey twisted Daivari around with a belly-to-back powerbomb of sorts. An STO on the apron dropped Daivari on his spine.
Daivari ducked the tight-rope walking crossbody, letting Grey crash and burn. The 205 Live OG went for the pin, but the ref saw him using the ropes for leverage. Some arguing allowed Grey to rock him with the superkick. Daivari blocked the So Much Prettier twice but was rolled up after bouncing off the corner. Turnabout seemed to be fair play as Grey used the ropes to secure the win.
Results: August Grey defeated Ariya Daivari via pinfall on 205 Live.
Grade: B-
Mansoor, Curt Stallion, The Bollywood Boyz, Ever-Rise, Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese, Jake Atlas and August Grey are all incredibly talented 205 Live stars. It's unfortunate that the show seems to be stuck in some strange alternate universe where we get nearly identical match-ups week in and week out with seemingly no consequences or advancements in the story.
The only hint we got this week was Mansoor and Stallion refusing to work together. But the way 205 Live has been in the past year, it could take nine or ten matches with BollyRise before something comes out of it.
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