Noam Dar cut a handheld promo on Lio Rush, saying that Lio may be the 23-year old piece of gold, but Dar got to 205 Live at 22. He also said that he'll be ready to face Rush anytime he wants.
Rush responded, saying that next week, Dar will feel the rush.
Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher vs Akira Tozawa & Cedric Alexander
Gulak and Cedric began the match, with Gulak attempting an early Lumbar Check. The Submission Specialist backed off, instead tagging in Jack Gallagher.
Gallagher and Alexander worked a little bit of chain wrestling before Cedric took the Gentleman down with a headlock. Gallagher easily broke out, manipulating his hand and attempting to break his fingers. Alexander's athleticism helped him break out, turning Gallagher inside out with a headscissors.
The champion tagged in Tozawa, and he and Alexander traded off jabbing Gallagher, knocking out the Gentleman before he tagged in Gulak.
Gulak ran in only to be stunned by another one of Tozawa's deadly jabs, who then brought his weight down on Gulak with a senton splash. Gulak broke out and slung Tozawa into the ropes, only for the former champion to turn a tilt-a-whirl into an octopus stretch.
Gulak got to the ropes, but Tozawa stayed on top of him. Gulak worked towards the corner, then was tagged by Gallagher. The duo caught Tozawa attempting a cross body, slamming him on the mat before Gallagher locked in a single leg Boston Crab.
Tozawa broke it up at the ropes, but Gallagher and Gulak continued to tear him down with brutal strikes and painful submission holds. Tozawa attempted to fight out, but a stiff European uppercut from Gallagher took him down. As Tozawa went for a tag, Gallagher caught him, bringing him back to he and Gulak's corner.
Gulak and Gallagher tagged in and out, keeping the former Cruiserweight Champion isolated. Gulak and Gallagher's teamwork seemed like too much to handle for Tozawa.
Gulak rolled Tozawa into a gutwrench powerbomb, nearly picking up the win. Gulak went for another powerbomb, but Tozawa countered into a DDT, finally getting to Alexander as Gulak tagged Gallagher.
Alexander struck Gallagher across the temple with a vicious back elbow, then landed the neuralizer, getting a two-count.
A Lumbar Check attempt was countered by Gallagher, only to be planted with a Spanish Fly. Gulak broke up the pin. Gulak then baited Alexander, allowing Gallagher to catch his breath.
Alexander knocked Gulak off the apron, only for Gallagher to land his running single leg dropkick in the corner. Gulak tagged in and hit a clothesline as Gallagher kicked his leg out from behind, with the Soul of 205 Live kicking out at two.
Alexander countered a double suplex, flipping out of it and kicking Gallagher in the jaw before tagging in Tozawa. Alexander then took Gulak to the outside and Tozawa lit up the Gentleman with his kicking combination followed by a spinning heel kick and a suicide dive to the outside.
As Tozawa went for the Senton Splash from the top rope, Gulak pulled Gallagher out of the ring. Alexander then jumped into the fray, only to be launched into the turnbuckle by Gulak, taking him out.
Gallagher knocked Tozawa out with a headbutt and tagged in Gulak for the Gu-Lock. With no partner to break it up, Tozawa was forced to tap out.
Results: Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher defeated Akira Tozawa & Cedric Alexander via submission.
As Gulak taunted Alexander on his way up the ramp, Drake announced backstage that Drew Gulak will get another shot at the Cruiserweight Championship against Cedric Alexander next week on 205 Live.