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After weeks of harassing Drake Maverick and the ultimate reveal that he was behind the "disappearances" of Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde, Santos Escobar made his 205 Live debut tonight. The NXT Cruiserweight Champion brought Legado del Fantasma to 205 Live, looking to make a huge impact.
However, we kicked off the show with the man himself, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, who faced off against one-half of Ever-Rise, Matt Martel.
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Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vs Matt Martel w/Chase Parker open 205 Live
Scott countered an armdrag with a kip-up armdrag of his own. Martel was sent overhead with a twisting headscissor takedown. In the corner, Swerve followed up with chops to the chest.
Scott had Martel easily handled throughout the match. Martel never really got out the starting gates. Instead, Chase Parker interfered, causing a DQ.
Results: Isaiah "Swerve" Scott defeated Matt Martel via DQ on 205 Live.
Grade: C-
Tony Nese made the save, surprisingly, leading to a tag team match between the long-standing rivals and Ever-Rise.
Ever-Rise vs Isaiah "Swerve" Scott & Tony Nese on 205 Live
Scott demanded to start the match and couldn't keep his eyes off Nese, allowing Ever-Rise to jump him the moment the match started. Tony Nese managed to make the tag, and quickly took over Chase Parker.
Nese took Parker to his corner to tag in Scott, leading to a double suplex. Scott was still unsure of the situation, but seemingly began to trust the Premier Athlete more and more as the match went on. Parker shook off a heel hook and sent Scott face first into the turnbuckle.
Martel and Parker tagged in and out, peltering Scott with some tandem offense. Scott struggled to break free of Parker's grasp but immediately made it to the former 205 Live Cruiserweight Champion.
Nese lit up Parker with a series of spinning kicks before dumping Martel to the floor. The top rope hang up on Parker also allowed him to splash onto Martel on the floor.
The Triangle Moonsault connected, but Martel broke it up. Parker dropped Nese with a Gory Bomb, but Scott broke it up, looking to have finally put trust into Nese. As Scott laid out Martel on the floor, Nese knocked Parker out cold with a spinning back kick. The Running Nese connected and Nese tagged in Scott for the Swerve Stomp.
1-2-3. A convincing win for quite an unconventional, but very exciting team.
Results: Isaiah "Swerve" Scott & Tony Nese defeated Ever-Rise via pinfall on 205 Live.
Grade: B-
We were shown a replay of the events that went down between Legado del Fantasma and Drake Maverick. The underdog looked to get some revenge on Santos Escobar, but couldn't get through Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde. Luckily, Breezango made the save, leading to a six-man tag team match on the second night of NXT Great American Bash. Tonight, though, Legado del Fantasma made their 205 Live debut.
The 205 Live debut of Legado del Fantasma was next. Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza had both put on incredible performances on the Purple Brand in the past year. However, these Superstars have been remade in the image of Santos Escobar.
205 Live Main Event: Leon Ruff & Liam Gray vs Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) w/Santos Escobar
Joaquin Wilde laid out Leon Ruff immediately with a nasty clothesline. A twisting arm trapped takedown brought Ruff to the mat. Ruff responded with a punch, but an inverted atomic drop set up for a springboard body splash.
Raul Mendoza tagged in, leading to an assisted handspring moonsault. Ruff struggled to get to his feet, but Mendoza solved that, tossing him across the ring with a swinging inverted suplex. Liam Gray tagged in and was turned inside out with a clothesline.
Joaquin Wilde and Mendoza finished off Gray with a running enziguri/Russian leg sweep combination.
Results: Legado del Fantasma won their debut on 205 Live.
Grade: B-
With Santos Escobar leading the charge, Legado del Fantasma just may be able to take over the entire cruiserweight division, both on NXT and 205 Live. What's next for the trio? What does the Cruiserweight Champion have in store for 205 Live?
