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Drew Gulak kicked off the show by sending a message to the Man of the Hour, Lio Rush. On the first live NXT, Rush defeated Oney Lorcan to earn a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship. Gulak claimed that tonight, he would, alongside Tony Nese, make an example out of Lorcan and his long-time tag team partner Danny Burch. The Champion demanded that his new challenger take a close look at the main event tonight, as it's going to be a preview of what will happen to him in the future.
The Singh Brothers were seen on their Bollywood Productions set getting ready to watch the opening bout on 205 Live. Humberto Carrillo, the Purple Brand's handsome high-flyer, would do battle with his cousin, NXT Breakout Star Angel Garza. The Singhs claimed that, unlike Carrillo and Garza, nothing could drive them apart.
Humberto Carrillo vs Angel Garza
Garza escaped a tie-up, rolling outside to taunt some fans. Back inside, he brought Carrillo to the mat with a headlock takedown, leaving him struggling on the mat. Carrillo attempted to break out several times, but Garza seemingly had all of his counters memorized. Moving from a headlock to a crossface then to a leglock, Garza had Carrillo's number.
Carrillo eventually made it back to his feet. Garza and Carrillo flew around the ring, attempting to outmaneuver each other. A springboard hurricanrana from Garza saw Carrillo land on his feet. The cousins traded arm drags, leading to a spot where Garza offered his hand out of respect. Carrillo kicked it away, leading to a striking combination. A backhand and spinning back kick stunned Garza, but he escaped the onslaught and tore off his tights, revealing a flashy pair of trunks below.
Garza sent Carrillo over to the apron and knocked him off with a dropkick to the jaw. Following that, a moonsault from the ring post to the outside, laying out Carrillo. Back inside, Carrillo kicked out at two. Carrillo was dumped outside, and as he rolled back in was met by a string right hand across the jaw, leaving him dazed in the corner.
Carrillo attempted a monkey flip but was placed on the ropes by Garza, setting up his cousin for a double leg draped dropkick to the knees. Carrillo fought out of another submission maneuver and bounced off the ropes for a springboard back elbow. Garza, though, easily predicted this, connecting with a standing dropkick to the back of the neck.
In the middle of the ring, Carrillo was trapped in a camel clutch. However, he made it to his feet, slinging Garza on his back with an arm drag. He fought off Garza with a back elbow in the corner and followed through with a rolling dropkick. The handspring deadlift arm drag sent Garza across the ring and Carrillo fell across his midsection with a handstand moonsault. Garza kicked out and was dumped outside where he was met by a corkscrew plancha from Carrillo.
A missile dropkick wasn't enough to pin Garza, and as Carrillo went up top for a moonsault, Garza dropped him down in a tree of woe following up with a running dropkick to the chest. Pulled out of the corner, another dropkick to the head, set up a near fall. On the apron, Carrillo rocked Garza with an enzuiguri and went up top, crashing down on Garza with a back elbow. Garza kicked out and was dragged to the corner.
Carrillo attempted the moonsault again. Garza put his knees up, but Carrillo predicted this, landing on his feet and trapping Garza in a submission hold. Garza escaped, locking in the same maneuver, but broke it after only a few seconds. Both men then bounced off the ropes for a pair of crossbodies, crashing into each other. Garza made it to his feet first and dropped onto Carrillo with a springboard moonsault.
Carrillo escaped and avoided a shoulder tackle in the corner, sending Garza into the ring post. The Aztec Press finally put him away.
Results: Humberto Carrillo defeated Angel Garza via pinfall.
We were shown footage from last week's 205 Live where Brian Kendrick finally snapped, battering Jack Gallagher with a kendo stick. Akira Tozawa broke up the assault, only for Kendrick to break it over the back of his former friend. It seems that all those lessons Kendrick attempted to teach Tozawa back in the early days of 205 Live fell on deaf ears. Lesson #1...never turn your back on Brian Kendrick.
Kendrick was interviewed backstage and was asked why he did what he did. He claimed that he's the reason that 205 Live exists, giving all the Cruiserweights their opportunity when he signed up for the Cruiserweight Classic three years ago. The locker room lacks respect, and it's up to Kendrick to teach them what that means.
1-2 (Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch) vs Tony Nese & Drew Gulak
The Guvnor Danny Burch started off the match with Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak. Burch brought Gulak down to the mat with a side headlock and blocked an escape by the Philadelphia Stretcher. Gulak did manage to break away only for Burch to bring him back down to the mat with another side headlock.
Gulak made it to his feet and shoved Burch off into the ropes. Burch stood him up with a shoulder tackle and trapped him in another headlock. Lorcan tagged in, with both men leveling Gulak with a pair of chops. Burch came back in and a double Russian leg sweep saw Gulak's head whiplash off the mat. Another tag saw the champion brought up and down with a double suplex.
1-2 continued the onslaught, battering Gulak in their corner. Burch launched Gulak onto his knees with an arm wrench and stomped on his right hand. However, Nese distracted him, allowing Gulak to stun him with a shot to the gut. With the Premier Athlete now the legal man, Burch found himself on the receiving end of some stiff forearms. Nese wasn't able to keep Burch down for long, as he avoided an attack in the corner to tag in Lorcan.
Lorcan set Nese and Gulak up in the corner for a pair of running elbow strikes. Gulak dropped to the mat while Nese tried to chase him across the ring. A back elbow rocked him, but thanks to Gulak's interference, Nese tore at Lorcan's eyes. Lorcan was hung up over the ropes with a bulldog to the apron, followed by a springboard moonsault. He tagged out but was immediately pulled towards the corner of Nese & Gulak.
The dastardly duo tagged in and out, pelting Lorcan with dozens of rough punches and kicks. Lorcan managed to bring Nese over with a sunset flip, but Nese rolled through, nearly shutting his lights off with a spinning back kick to the jaw.
Gulak came in and both he and Nese dropped Lorcan with a double back suplex. The champion tied Lorcan up in the middle of the ring with a chin lock while also biting his rival's forehead. Lorcan made it to his feet but was stunned by a headbutt. Lorcan was sent into his opponent's corner. Luckily, he knocked Nese to the ground and dropped the top rope, sending Gulak crashing to the ground.
As Lorcan struggled to get to his corner, Gulak jumped back inside. Lorcan sent him over with a back body drop and finally tagged in Burch, who battered the champ with a few strong punches, an enzuiguri, and a middle rope dropkick. Nese rushed in before they could hit the elevated DDT. With Lorcan now the legal man and Nese & Burch left outside, Lorcan folded Gulak like an accordion with a running Blockbuster. Gulak broke out but was immediately locked in a single leg Boston crab.
As Nese rushed in to break it up, Burch trapped him in a crossface. Gulak finally managed to roll onto his back, sending Lorcan onto Burch and breaking up the second submission hold. Burch was tagged in and picked up Gulak in an electric chair position. However, Lorcan was sent outside as Gulak raked Burch's eyes. Nese hit Lorcan with a Fosbury splash and tagged in for a 450 Splash on Burch. Lorcan yanked him out to the floor and brawled with Gulak.
Nese rolled back in for the pumphandle slam, but Burch escaped for a headbutt. Lorcan tagged in for 1-2's Electric Chair uppercut. Miraculously, Nese kicked out of the pinfall. Gulak and Burch rolled to the outside, distracting Lorcan and allowing Nese to roll up Lorcan with pulled tights. Lorcan kicked out and delivered a hellacious lariat, setting up for 1-2's Elevated DDT.
Results: 1-2 defeated Tony Nese & Drew Gulak via pinfall.
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