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Enzo Amore's run as 205 Live's top dog is officially over. His reign may be the shortest in that belt's young history, but he's hoping that his time in the limelight is far from over. After losing the title one day prior on Raw, his response to that defeat was an expectedly crucial part of this episode and carried into the night's main event.
The show opened up with a recap of the Cruiserweight Title change on Raw. Amore defended his Championship against Kalisto in the main event of Raw, a match that was originally supposed to happen at TLC. Mustafa Ali was the Lumberjack most responsible for spoiling Amore's chances in that bout. After a top rope Salida Del Sol, Kalisto became the new Cruiserweight Champion.
Before diving headstrong into this recap, it should be noted that rumours are running rampant that Neville may be done with WWE. This is all still speculation but there was no mention of him whatsoever on 205 Live or on Raw the day before. The truth will eventually come out but if he is gone, he should be commended for what he's done for this show during 2017.
Announcers Nigel McGuinness and Vic Joseph stated at the show's start that Kalisto was to make an appearance. Also, TJP and Rich Swann competed in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match.
#1 Enzo interrupted Kalisto's in-ring interview
Renee Young welcomed Kalisto inside the ring for an interview. Renee congratulated him on his title win. Kalisto stated that this was the first time since the Cruiserweight Classic that a luchador was the cruiserweight champion. He also celebrated that his win happened on the late Eddie Guerrero's birthday. Unlike Enzo, he plans to bring the respect to the title that it deserves.
Enzo's music hit and he came out and was joined by Ariya Daivari. Amore stated that he was the life of the party and Ariya agreed. Even though Kalisto is the champion, Amore said that this is still the 'Zo Show. He bragged about main eventing Raw three weeks in a row and called his peers 'loserweights.'
Enzo blamed his loss on being unprepared for a defence and also on Mustafa Ali's involvement. He called Kalisto a hypocrite for having to lie, cheat, and steal to win. Amore said he made that title look sexy. He swore that at TLC, he was going to take it back.
Both Daivari and Enzo came into the ring to attack Kalisto. Mustafa Ali came down to help the Cruiserweight Champ and they chased the bad guys away.
#2 Rich Swann vs. TJP (2 out of 3 Falls Match)
As Rich Swann made his way to the ring first, a recap was shown of the events that lead to this match. Three weeks ago, TJP ripped a dreadlock out of Swann's head in a sneak attack. Two weeks ago, Swann attacked Perkins face-to-face inside the ring.
Back inside the ring, Rich had a microphone and said that this match came with a price - that price was their friendship. When it was all to be said and done, there will be no forgiveness.
TJP came out next and before he made it to the ring, Swann performed an insane somersault plancha over the top rope onto him. TJP gained control as they brawled and took the action back inside. The ref stood them up and officially began the contest.
TJP took him back outside and slammed Swann's head into the announce table. He followed that up with an impressive Press Slam that drove Rich's face into the ring past.
Back in the ring, TJP tried to lock in a kneebar but Swann bridged backwards and caught him with the first pinfall. That was a quick but creative fall.
Winner of the first fall: Rich Swann
#3 Rich Swann vs. TJP (2 out of 3 Falls Match - cont.)
TJP regained the control early into the second part of this match. He hit Swann with a dropkick but carelessly celebrated in the corner after. This left him open for a dropkick receipt that sent him reeling. He regained control with a springing forearm smash, then slowed the pace down with a straight jacket submission against Swann.
Rich battled out of the holds and failed with a succession of pinfall attempts. TJP locked in a Cloverleaf submission but Swann grabbed the bottom rope to break it up. TJP threatened a detonation kick but Swann reversed it into a Tiger Driver attempt. TJP then reversed that into a spiking facebuster but was later taken out with a spinning crescent kick. The wrestling is really good in this one.
Swann connected again with a Tiger Driver shortly after but narrowly missed out on earning the second fall. Swann was able to take TJP off the ropes with a standing hurricanrana off the second turnbuckle.
A few moments later, TJP took out Swann on the apron with a dropkick. Swann stopped a springboard attack with a roundhouse kick. TJP used a Detonation Kick setup to instead drop Rich into a kneebar in the middle of the ring. Rich made it to the bottom rope to break the hold but the damage had been down to his leg.
Swann dropped TJP with a Falcon Arrow, then hit a wild handspring Phoenix Splash of sorts. He then hit a proper Phoenix Splash off the top rope. He covered TJP and scored the second fall. Astonishingly, he won this 2 out of 3 Falls on merely the second fall. That doesn't happen very often.
Result: Rich Swann won the 2nd and the match
Rich celebrated his win. As he walked to the back the announcers speculated on what might be next for TJP. This did feel like a moment of putting an opponent over huge before leaving the territory.
#4 Drew Gulak is woke
Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari were chatting backstage and Enzo called Kalisto a dirtbag. He also called "Mufasa" Ali a dirtbag. Amore used more Lion King references to hype up their upcoming match.
Drew Gulak appeared, saying that he felt their pain. Drew found it commendable that Amore stuck to his values and said that he couldn't stand Kalisto as the champion. He disliked that the champ both dressed like a goof and jumped around the ring with reckless abandon.
Worst of all, Gulak hated his "lucha, lucha" chants. Drew related to Enzo by explaining that just like him, he was "woke". That didn't make much sense but it was funny because Drew's delivery is always great. Both Amore and Daivari were taken aback by the encounter.
It looks like Enzo could be forming a faction in the future, possibly with Daivari and Gulak. That should be really interest
Akira Tozawa must've had a scheduled match next but He never made it to the ring because Drew Gulak jumped him from behind at the top of the ramp. Drew beat him up and drove Tozawa's head into the LCD screen. He then rammed his No Chants sign into Akira's throat.
A recap was shown of Cedric Alexander's rivalry against the allied team of Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick. Cedric was then interviewed backstage explaining that while he doesn't break the rules and stab his friends in the back, he's ready for whatever they may throw at him.
#5 Mustafa Ali & Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore & Ariya Daivari
As Mustafa Ali came to the ring, the announcers stated that Enzo Amore will invoke his rematch clause at TLC. When Enzo & Daivari came out again, Ali was warned to have a good plastic surgeon. Amore also led the crowd in a S-A-W-F-T chant.
Ali and Daivari started this tag match; Enzo tagged in quick and was able to clubber Ali from behind while he had his attention diverted. Mustafa hit a nice dropkick on Enzo but got taken out by a boot by Daivari on the apron.
Amore stomped him in the corner. The heels used a double team advantage as often as they could, stomping Ali in tandem when the ref's back was turned.
Daivari used a Spinebuster to stop Mustafa from tagging out. Enzo came in and got caught on a kicking attempt. Ali blocked that and took him out with a spinning heel kick. Ali finally got the hot tag. Kalisto came in with excitement and took out Daivari with a no-hands handspring into a kick, then a basement hurricanrana.
He also sidestepped Enzo to pushed them both outside of the ring. Kalisto and Ali both took that opportunity to perform some buddy dives out of the ring.
Enzo stopped Ali from getting back into the ring when he slammed his head hard into the post. Inside the ring, Kalisto nailed Ariya with a Salida Del Sol to put him away for the win.
Result: Kalisto & Mustafa Ali def. Enzo Amore & Ariya Daivari
Enzo Amore's eyes bugged out with anger as he stood at the top of the ramp staring at Kalisto as the show came to a close. Amore gets his rematch at TLC.
