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Vic Joseph and Percy Watson began the broadcast by congratulating Nigel McGuinness, who was absent to be with his new born baby girl. They then ran down the card for the night, featuring Itami and Tozawa taking on Lucha House Party in a Tornado Tag match.
Mustafa Ali vs Ariya Daivari
Mustafa Ali came out to the ring wearing the same headgear he had during WrestleMania 34. Ariya Daivari cut a promo on Ali, claiming that he blew his chance at the title and should go to the back of the line. Daivari stated that it's his time to shine on 205 Live.
Daivari began the match by bull rushing Ali, forcing him into the corner with an array of punches and kicks. Ali used his speed to get the better of Daivari, catching him with a running hurricanrana. He went to the ropes, but Daivari cut him off before he could capitalize, injuring his back in the process. Daivari then focused the back with a handful of backbreakers.
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Daivari bounced Ali off the ropes with a forearm to the back. Ali tried to get back into the match, but Daivari countered him with a reverse DDT, followed by a gut wrench on the mat. Ali fought out, hitting Daivari with a few running forearms followed by knife edge chops.
Ali went for the rolling facebuster from the outside, but the Persian Lion countered it, throwing him into the turnbuckle before hitting him with a superkick, gaining a two-count. Daivari told Ali that he "blew it at WrestleMania," which seemed to fire up Ali.
He dropkicked Daivari to the outside, but when he tried to run after him, Daivari caught him with a rolling spinebuster on the floor, before rolling him back inside. Daivari hit the Persian Lion Splash, but again only garnered a two-count. Daivari went for the Hammerlock Lariat, but Ali countered, only to be caught by another lariat from Daivari.
Daivari took Ali to the top, but Ali countered and caught him with the 054 splash, picking up the win.
Result: Mustafa Ali def. Ariya Daivari with the 054.
After the match, a recap played of the previous week, showing Buddy Murphy catching Cedric Alexander with a sneak attack.
Drake Maverick said that Murphy's actions were inexcusable. Despite that, however, Murphy was going to receive his title match against Cedric at the Greatest Royal Rumble but didn't make weight, weighing in at 207.5lb. Maverick then announced a gauntlet match to take place next week that would decide Cedric's opponent for the event.
Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick vs Vinny and Kevin
More tag teams continued to form on 205 Live, as Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick teamed up to take on two local competitors.
Gallagher forced Vinny to the ground with a finger/wrist lock, before knocking him around with a handful of uppercuts. He tagged in Kendrick, then hung Vinny across the rope for Kendrick to catch him with a big boot.
Kendrick then locked Vinny in with a headlock. Vinny fought out of it, tagging in Kevin, who was quickly laid out by Kendrick. Kendrick whipped Kevin into multiple corners, followed by an assault of chops and punches. Kevin caught him with a punch, but Kendrick threw him into his corner, tagging in Gallagher.
Gallagher worked over Kevin's face before tagging in Kendrick. They defeated the team with a headbutt/Captain's Hook combo.
Result: Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick def. Vinny and Kevin
After the match, Mustafa Ali was interviewed, where he said that he's ready for another chance at Cedric Alexander's Cruiserweight Championship.
Drew Gulak cut a promo calling himself the greatest submission specialist in the WWE. Gulak called Tony Nese mediocre and said that he'll win the gauntlet match next week, threatening to force anyone that stepped in his way, to tap out.
Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami vs Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik)
Lucha House Party came out to the ring first. Drake Maverick was at the commentary table for the main event of the night yet again. Tozawa and Itami came out next but were cut off at the ramp by Dorado and Metalik. Itami and Tozawa fought to the ring but were superkicked off the apron, followed by a pair of suicide dives from Dorado and Metalik. LHP threw their opponents in the ring and the match began.
Kalisto was noticeably absent from ringside, and Maverick said that he asked Kalisto to not sit near the ring during the match. Dorado and Metalik controlled the beginning of the match with their high flying style. Keeping Itami out of the ring, Dorado and Metalik focused on Tozawa with tag team manoeuvres. However, Tozawa evaded them, forcing them to the outside. Itami got back to his partner, and the duo took down LHP with stiff kicks followed by a leaping Senton Splash from Tozawa.
Tozawa and Itami threw Dorado into the corner, seated. Itami and Tozawa continued to stomp away on him. Itami stayed focused on Dorado while Tozawa kept Metalik at bay outside of the ring. Dorado was thrown into the corner, with Itami and Tozawa hitting him with flying forearms and dropkicks.
Itami and Tozawa were forced off of Dorado when the Golden Linx kicked them both away, but Itami and Tozawa locked LHP down with submission holds. Metalik fell onto Dorado, forcing Itami and Tozawa to break their holds.
Itami began to rip and tear apart Lince Dorado's mask, but he fought Itami off. Tozawa ran in, and the two kicked Dorado repeatedly, putting him in a daze. Itami held Dorado while Tozawa laid some chops to his chest. Itami went outside to deal with Metalik while Itami threw Dorado down with a scoop slam, followed by a senton.
The two men caught Dorado with some tandem kicks. Itami continued to tear off Dorado's mask, but Metalik caught both men with a springboard dropkick. Metalik hit both men with tilt-a-whirl backbreakers before launching Dorado into the air for a leaping dropkick, taking both men to the outside. Before they could recover, LHP hit tandem springboard moonsaults on the outside, laying out Itami and Tozawa.
Dorado slammed Itami repeatedly into the table, but Itami threw him into the stairs, before being leveled by a superkick from Metalik. Tozawa caught Metalik with a suicide dive, knocking him onto the top of the table. Tozawa then went for a Senton Splash but was cut off by Lince Dorado. Itami came up after him, but before they could capitalize on the situation, Metalik stunned Itami with a sunset flip from the top rope, causing a Tower of Doom, laying out all four men.
Metalik and Itami rolled to the outside while Tozawa and Dorado traded strikes. Dorado caught Tozawa with a snap hurricanrana, but Tozawa kicked out, catching him with a spinning kick, then hitting him with the Senton Splash. Metalik broke up the pin but was taken out by Itami, who countered Metalik's springboard elbow with a dropkick to the head. Before he could pick up the win, Dorado broke up the pin.
Itami and Tozawa threw Dorado into the ropes, who countered into a double springboard stunner, only managing a two-count. Itami and Dorado got to their feet first, trading strikes. However, Itami overpowered him. Before he could pick up the win, Metalik rolled him up, managing a two-count.
Tozawa tried to hit Metalik with a big boot, but he evaded, and Tozawa caught Itami instead.
Off the confusion, Dorado and Metalik hit Itami and Tozawa with a flying elbow drop and a shooting star press for the win.
Result: Lucha House Party def. Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami
Lucha House Party celebrated in the middle of the ring as Tozawa and Itami sat on the ramp to close out the show.
