Grading This Week's Episode of 205 Live (9/26/18)

This week on 205 Live, Mustafa Ali faced Hideo Itami in the main event, Noam Dar faced Lio Rush in the night's opening matchup, & The Brian Kendrick was in action.

Kalisto vs TJP & Jack Gallagher vs Akira Tozawa were announced for next week's episode of 205 Live.

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Lio Rush vs Noam Dar

205 Live's two youngest superstars faced off.

Result: Lio Rush defeated Noam Dar via pinfall with the Dragon Call.

Grade: B+

Analysis: This was a pretty good opening match. Both competitors wanted to get an opportunity so they took each other to the absolute limit. Lio Rush slapped him in the face before the beginning of the match to set Noam Dar on a warpath.

Dar was super aggressive, hitting moves such as a northern lights suplex into the turnbuckle. Lio Rush was able to be the heel that hit several cheap shots.

While it would be nice to see Noam Dar get the win, he was outsmarted so he didn't look that bad. Lio Rush got lucky and was able to take advantage of it. Since Lio Rush has a lot of hype as Bobby Lashley's manager, it was right for him to get the win.

Maybe Lio Rush can challenge the winner of the Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander match at Super Showdown for the Cruiserweight Championship in the near future.

The Brian Kendrick (with 'Gentleman' Jack Gallagher & Drew Gulak) vs Local Competitor

The Brian Kendrick faced a local competitor on 205 Live.

Result: The Brian Kendrick defeated the Local Competitor via submission with the Captain's Hook.

Grade: B

Analysis: This was an effective match. The Brian Kendrick looked vicious and aggressive. The fact that he quickly squashed the jobber shows that he was no-nonsense and had no desire to even entertain the idea that the jobber could get the upset victory.

The trio's attack after the match once again established them as a vicious group that will not hesitate to destroy any superstar on the 205 Live roster that gets in their way. Maybe they can target Noam Dar next.

Hideo Itami vs Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali finally got the match he wanted.

Result: The match ended in a double count-out after Mustafa Ali hit Hideo Itami with a Diving 450 Splash on the apron.

Grade: A

Analysis: This was a great match! These 2 superstars are among the best wrestlers on 205 Live and had no trouble having an excellent match. While the match started out slow, things quickly kicked into second gear as they traded moves and false finishes excellently. Hideo Itami used his vicious striking offense to make Mustafa Ali look like an underdog.

Every time Mustafa Ali looked for some sort of high-flying move, Hideo Itami took him down with some sort of kick. What's even better is that we will get to see them fight each other again. Maybe their next match should be a Falls Count Anywhere match so that there can be a decisive winner.