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With one last show before WWE Survivor Series, Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy would attempt to get one final shot in at each other before their championship bout. The Juggernaut will face his first challenge as champion this Sunday when he defends the Cruiserweight Championship against the Heart of 205 Live.
Before we move to Sunday, however, 205 Live's go home show featured some incredible matches.
The Brian Kendrick found an unlikely ally in his former rival Akira Tozawa. Tozawa had been the target of torment for months by the deadly trio of Gallagher, Gulak, and Kendrick. However, after Kendrick was kicked out of the group after SummerSlam, Kendrick has turned a new leaf, and the two men have been a serious thorn in the sides of Gallagher and Gulak.
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After The Brian Kendrick picked up a win over Jack Gallagher last week, the dastardly heels looked to get some payback tonight.
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In the main event, we were treated to the first-ever one-on-one encounter between Lio Rush and Cedric Alexander. The 23-year old piece of gold has yet to be pinned or submitted on the Purple Brand, while Alexander is coming off a 3-match losing streak. Could the former champion finally rebound tonight, or would Rush bring take the Age of Alexander down to its Final Hour?
Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher vs Akira Tozawa & The Brian Kendrick
Gallagher and Kendrick began the opening match. Kendrick sent Gulak off the apron before delivering some nasty strikes to Gallagher. The Gentleman was then given to Akira Tozawa, who connected with a beautiful running senton splash. Gallagher got back to his feet, only for Tozawa to connect with a quick jab that stunned the British Brawler.
Tozawa tagged Kendrick back in, but the veteran was halted by his opponent, who tagged in Gulak. Gulak thought Kendrick was weakened at this point, but the former Cruiserweight Champion brought the fight to the Submission Specialist, forcing him to tag back into Gallagher, who caught Kendrick unaware with a kick to the back of the head.
Gallagher and Gulak picked up some momentum here, beating Kendrick down while Tozawa was forced to watch from his side of the ring. Gallagher and Gulak dished out some serious damage with a stun gun/big boot combination, but Kendrick kicked out.
Gallagher worked over Kendrick's legs with a bevy of submission holds. Gulak tagged back in and held him still after an atomic drop, allowing Gallagher to send him sliding into the mat with a flying knee.
Kendrick eventually fought out, catching Drew Gulak with a deadly big boot. Gallagher tagged back in but was caught off guard by Tozawa's unique distraction. This allowed Kendrick to send him to his corner with a back body drop and gave him time to tag in Tozawa.
Tozawa sent Gulak to the outside, immediately following up with a suicide dive. Bringing Gulak back inside, Gallagher attempted to distract Tozawa who had gone up top. Kendrick pulled him away, though, allowing Tozawa to connect with a beautiful dropkick.
Tozawa locked Gulak in an octopus stretch, but it was broken up when Gallagher sent Kendrick into Tozawa. Tozawa assumed that Kendrick broke up the hold on purpose, which allowed Gulak to pick up the win with a sunset flip.
Results: Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher defeated Akira Tozawa and The Brian Kendrick.
In a previously recorded segment, General Manager Drake Maverick oversaw the official weigh-in for the Cruiserweight Championship match. Mustafa Ali weighed in at 182 lbs. Champion Buddy Murphy had a serious size advantage over Ali, weighing in at 204 lbs.
A confrontation between the two was quickly quelled by security and Maverick.
Murphy was interviewed backstage, saying that this wasn't about their epic rivalry or how Ali scratched and clawed his way into the company and into a title opportunity. It's instead about the beginning of his dominant run at the top of 205 Live.
The Juggernaut of 205 Live will defend the Cruiserweight Championship against Mustafa Ali this Sunday at WWE Survivor Series.
Lucha House Party (Kalisto & Lince Dorado) vs Mike Karma & Kraig Keesaman
Lucha House Party is currently scheduled to take part in the 10-man tag team Survivor Series Elimination match this Sunday and looked to build momentum towards that match tonight.
Lince Dorado began the match, sending Keesaman crashing to the mat with a springboard cross body followed by a spinning kick and a hurricanrana.
Keesaman was then floored by a superkick from the Golden Lynx, who then tagged in Kalisto for some tandem offense. The luchadors connected with dual body splashes then sent Mike Karma to the outside.
Kalisto hit the Salida Del Sol on Keesaman, and Dorado finished it off with the Shooting Star Press.
Results: Lucha House Party defeated Mike Karma & Kraig Keesaman via pinfall.
After the match, Maria Kanellis congratulated the duo on the titantron. She said that they had unfinished business with Mike Kanellis and TJP. Maria said that LHP won't be celebrating when they're taken out by Mike, Maria, and TJP...whenever they decide to make their move. Until then, Gran Metalik will face TJP on 205 Live next week.
Cedric Alexander cut a promo backstage, saying that 205 Live meant something to him. His legacy is connected to this brand, and though he's had a shaky few months, plans on rebuilding his legacy with a win over the Man of the Hour.
Lio Rush vs Cedric Alexander
The 23-year old piece of gold had the biggest challenge of his WWE career tonight, taking on one of 205 Live's top contenders. Cedric Alexander was undefeated throughout 2018 until losing the Cruiserweight Championship to Buddy Murphy at WWE Super Show-Down and came into this battle with a chip on his shoulder.
Rush's speed advantage was evident early on, but Alexander's strength and technical abilities shined, allowing him to pick up the early advantage. Lio Rush avoided Alexander's handspring tilt-a-whirl headscissors, but Alexander countered Rush's running hurricanrana, as the two seemed to be at a stalemate.
Alexander got fired up after a slap to the face, which is what Rush was looking for. Rush moved around Alexander with lightning-fast speed, then sent him flying with a springboard hurricanrana. However, too much jaw-jacking allowed Alexander to connect with a high impact dropkick, stunning Rush. Alexander went for a cover, but Rush kicked out at one.
Alexander continued to overpower the blue chipper, sending him flying with a back body drop. Alexander then sent him face first into the middle turnbuckle and connected with a kick to Rush's face. Rush, however, had the springboard flatliner scouted, dropping Alexander with a superkick.
Alexander, stunned on the outside of the ring, was met with a suicide dive from Lio Rush. Rush wouldn't let his opponent recover, as he drove Alexander into the barricade with a running dropkick, after which he sent him into the steel steps.
Alexander beat the ten count back inside the ring where Rush continued to go on the offensive. The M.O.T.H. brought down an array of kicks upon Alexander before grounding him with body scissors in the middle of the ring.
Alexander turned onto his stomach, but Rush then pelted him with a series of punches to the side of the head. Alexander managed to escape, but Rush sent him back to the mat with a kick to the gut followed by an enziguri.
Alexander struggled to get to his feet but managed to finally catch one of Rush's kicks, sending him into the corner with a spinning back elbow. Alexander then dazed the 23-year old piece of gold with an enziguri of his own, followed by a springboard clothesline.
A Lumbar Check was avoided by Rush. However, Alexander was able to stay ahead of Rush, using his speed to confuse the newest acquisition of 205 Live. A Neuralizer nearly ended the bout, but Rush kicked out.
Alexander eventually drove Rush face first into the mat with the springboard flatliner, but Rush still kicked out. Rush attempted to crawl away but was dragged back inside. However, he was playing possum and caught Alexander with another kick to the gut, followed by a roundhouse to the head and a spinning double underhook facebuster. Alexander kicked out.
Rush began raining down some punches on Alexander, but the Soul of 205 Live countered with a deadly right of his own. Alexander set up for the Michinoku Driver, but Rush countered into a roll-up. Alexander kicked out, but Rush put him down with a Spanish Fly.
Rush went for the Final Hour, but Alexander rolled out. Alexander went for the Lumbar Check, only to be countered into a hurricanrana, followed by a springboard stunner from Rush. Rush was turned inside out, though, by a Spanish Fly of his own, and Alexander would finally put away Lio Rush with the Lumbar Check.
Results: Cedric Alexander defeated Lio Rush via pinfall.
Alexander broke his losing streak and Rush's winning streak in the same match and picked up some serious momentum going forward. Now back on track, what's next for the former champion?
Mustafa Ali cut a promo on Buddy Murphy, saying that the Cruiserweight Championship means more to him than Murphy will ever understand. Ali said that the match will come down to Murphy's power vs Ali's speed, Murphy's aggression vs Ali's determination, Murphy's anger vs Ali's heart.
Ali finished by saying that at Survivor Series, Murphy will find out that even a Juggernaut can't stop the unstoppable.
