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Raul Mendoza vs Lio Rush
Lio Rush challenged Raul Mendoza to bring it after winning a brief contest early on. The two traded pinfall attempts, with a sliding roll-up nearly beating Rush. The match moved outside, and an apron hurricanrana took Mendoza to the ground.
The Cruiserweight Champion followed up with a suicide dive, nearly taking his opponent all the way to the ramp. Inside the ring, Mendoza was pelted with kicks. A suplex gave the 24-Year-Old Piece of Gold a near fall.
Mendoza tried to chase Rush up top but was knocked aside. He made it back before Rush could dive, bringing him down for a lifting spinning neckbreaker. Mendoza dumped Rush with a snapmare and followed with a running dropkick to the face.
Rush was left grounded as Mendoza locked in a chin lock. The crowd breathed life into their champion, who was immediately brought down with a strong clothesline. Rush broke away and began bouncing around the ring, building up momentum. Mendoza shut it down immediately, laying into him with a shining wizard.
Rush rolled outside to avoid any more damage. Mendoza picked him up, which led to a slug fest. Mendoza won that trade again with a superkick, but Rush managed to bounce back when he landed inside the ring, knocking Mendoza to the ground with a handspring kick to the jaw. Following that, Rush took Mendoza down with a springboard moonsault.
Inside the ring, Rush kept up the fire, taking out his opponent with a handspring back elbow and a kicking combination, ending with a stiff leg to the jaw. Mendoza kicked out at two and blocked another kick, bouncing Rush off the apron with a running enziguri. A missile dropkick sent Rush into the ropes and crashing to the mat.
A reverse lifting neckbreaker gave Mendoza a near fall. Rush escaped another attempt and trapped him in a single leg Boston Crab. Though Mendoza broke out, the damage was done. Rush caught him with the Come Up stunner and took out his leg with a penalty kick. With the Final Hour, the Champ of the Hour picked up another impressive victory.
Results: Lio Rush defeated Raul Mendoza via pinfall.
Following the match, Rush fist bumped Mendoza, showing that one of the newer members of the 205 Live roster had earned his respect.
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