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Last week, the Stamina Monster known as Akira Tozawa managed to emerge from a Fatal-5-Way match victorious, knocking off three of the best superstars on 205 Live. Mike Kanellis, Ariya Daivari, Oney Lorcan, and Tozawa's mentor and friend The Brian Kendrick all fell to the former Cruiserweight Champion.
With a massive win added to a series of major victories over the past few months, Akira Tozawa may find himself in a Cruiserweight Championship match in the near future.
Backstage, Jack Gallagher was met by Humberto Carrillo, who caught the Gentleman watching their tag team match from last week when they defeated the Bollywood Boyz.
Gallagher said he enjoyed beating up Samir and Sunil Singh, but needed to face Carrillo in a one-on-one matchup, as his loss to his former pupil in the Fatal-4-Way weeks ago has been eating away at him. Tonight, the two will settle their feud once and for all.
Tonight, we started off with singles competition between two of the competitors in last week's main event, The Brian Kendrick and Mike Kanellis.
The Brian Kendrick vs Mike Kanellis w/Maria
Kendrick rushed Kanellis, catching him off guard and rocking him with several forearms to the face. An early Captain's Hook attempt forced Kanellis to retreat outside the ring. Kendrick followed him, sending him into the barricade.
Kanellis tried to fight back, but missed a chop on Kendrick, sending his right hand breaking off the ring post.
Kanellis was launched into the barricade again, but caught Kendrick running in with a boot to the face.
He then suplexed the former champion into the structure, leaving Maria Kanellis cracking a devilish grin a few feet away. Kanellis brought Kendrick inside for a delayed suplex, getting a nearfall.
Kendrick was locked in a rear chin lock, with Kanellis's knee driving into his back, stretching his spine and neck. Kendrick fought out but was planted with a rolling spinebuster. Kendrick kicked out again. Kanellis blocked a crescent kick, but was duped into a Captain's Hook. He made it to the ropes, but just barely.
On the outside, Kendrick brought Kanellis all the way down to the ground with a suplex from the top of the steel steps. Kanellis was rolled inside for a pin attempt, where he kicked out at two.
A Sliced Bread #2 attempt was blocked by Kanellis, who was again placed in the Captain's Hook. Kanellis tried to roll to the ropes again, but Kendrick held on. Eventually he managed to stand up and turned his situation into a huge Michinoku Driver.
Kendrick and Kanellis made it back to their feet, where they traded chops, elbows, and superkicks. Kendrick caught another superkick from Kanellis, but was nearly turned inside out with a clothesline.
Kendrick made it up to his feet using the corner, leading to Kanellis trying to run in for another clothesline. Kendrick turned it into a Sliced Bread #2.
Kanellis kicked out, and rocked Kendrick with a pair of superkicks, followed by a Michinoku Driver and a rolling cutter for the win.
Results: Mike Kanellis defeated The Brian Kendrick via pinfall.
Backstage, Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese and 205 Live GM Drake Maverick were in the middle of a meeting. Nese also invited Akira Tozawa, and said that after his victory last week, there was nobody on the roster more deserving of a title shot than him. He then asked Drake if they could make it official.
Drake said he had a lot on his plate at the moment and would consider it. Tozawa nodded at Nese and slapped the Cruiserweight Championship.
Ariya Daivari was inspected by a doctor backstage, who said that his cut had healed up nicely. Daivari told him to scram, then looked into the camera to say that, while his eyes are still on the Cruiserweight Championship, he needed to get some revenge on the man who cost him the opportunity last week, Oney Lorcan.
Noam Dar vs Mike Karma
Karma offered his hand as a show of respect at the beginning. Dar denied it, and then locked up with Karma, taking him into the corner. Dar was forced to break by the ref, but not before running his hand through Karma's hair.
Dar locked up with Karma again, and brushed his face with several slaps, then sent him outside and chanted "Easy! Easy!" Karma rushed the ring but was launched out the other side. Karma came back in and caught Dar with two elbow strikes and a chop across the chest. Dar recovered quickly and sent him into the corner.
Karma tried a springboard crossbody, but Dar dropped to the ground, avoiding the maneuver. A running soccer punt to the leg was followed up by the Nova Roller.
Results: Noam Dar defeated Mike Karma via pinfall.
After the match, Dar was asked if he was back on track. Dar said he was never off track, claiming the only reason he had any issues on 205 Live and NXT UK was because of the severe amount of jetlag he had to endure. That being said, "Supernova 11" is ready to take flight and prove himself in the land of the Cruiserweights.
Drake was met backstage by Kayla Braxton, who asked the 205 Live GM who else would be a good contender for the Cruiserweight Championship if not Tozawa. He said that, though Tozawa has been impressive, there are other factors that go into the decision.
He was interrupted in his explanation thanks to the appearance of 24/7 Champion R-Truth. Drake then chased Truth, looking to secure his first championship in WWE.
Oney Lorcan cut a promo on Ariya Daivari, apologizing for ruining his image after leaving a nasty scar in the Fatal-5-Way. Lorcan promised to even out the symmetry of his face, promising to leave him with some stitches on the other side of his face when they cross again.
Prior to the main event, the commentary team went over Drew Gulak's odd social media posts, showing that he may be losing his mind. Carrillo and Gallagher both had some history with Gulak but broke away a while back. Gulak hasn't been seen on 205 Live since.
Jack Gallagher vs Humberto Carrillo
Carrillo took Gallagher down with a wrist lock. Gallagher turned it around quickly, bringing him down with a hammerlock with the leg, and focusing on his other arm by placing it behind his back, bending backward for a pinfall. Carrillo escaped and tried to roll up Gallagher.
Both men made it to their feet, nodding in respect. Carrillo rolled through for an ankle pick, keeping Gallagher on the mat. Carrillo transitioned into a headlock, but the Gentleman escaped by walking away with a handstand. Carrillo brought Gallagher down with an armdrag, but Gallagher fought back to his feet. Carrillo brought him down with a shoulder block and another armdrag, keeping the pressure on his arm afterwards with a wristlock.
Gallagher was sent into the corner, where he stood upside down on the top rope. Carrillo did the same, but Gallagher came down and shook the ropes, rolling Carrillo up as he landed on his feet. Carrillo escaped and took Gallagher down with yet another armdrag. A fourth armdrag, this time springboarding off the ropes, set Gallagher up for a dropkick. With that, Gallagher kicked it up a notch, catching him in the gut with a headbut and a strong European uppercut to the jaw.
Carrillo slid outside and bent down as Gallagher tried to take him down with a baseball slide. Gallagher quickly countered, sending him spine first into the barricade.
Carrillo came back in the ring at the six-count, being met with several kicks to the gut. In the corner, Carrillo was hit with several knee strikes before getting sent overhead with a snapmare to the middle of the mat.
Carrillo fought out of a submission hold, but was brought back down with a takedown and a hammerlock. Gallagher stomped out his former protégé and straddled his back for a rear chin lock, hammering him with clubbing blows all the while.
Carrillo kicked out of a pin attempt following a suplex. Carrillo broke out of another chinlock, only to be brought down with a dropkick to the jaw.
Carrillo finally made it back to his feet, rocking Gallagher with a few strikes and leaping onto him with a springboard crossbody. A tope to the outside took out Gallagher. Inside, Gallagher avoided a kick, but was met with a standing moonsault, kicking out at two.
A springboard enziguri nearly put the Gentleman away, but he was able to kick out in the nick of time. Up top, Gallagher tried to prevent Carrillo from hitting the Aztec Press. Though he initially fought him off, Carrillo was launched across the ring with a belly-to-back suplex. Carrillo rolled to the outside before Gallagher could cover him.
Gallagher followed, looking to continue the assault with a running dropkick. Carrillo sidestepped and turned it into a hip toss, sending him spine first into the barricade.
On the apron, Carrillo rocked Gallagher with an open palm strike, then connected with a missile dropkick, followed by a springboard arm drag, picking Carrillo up from the ground to do so. Gallagher kicked out at two.
Carrillo went up top again, looking for the moonsault. Gallagher left his feet up, leaving Carrillo to land jaw first across the botts. A running dropkick to the corner and a suicide dive led Gallagher up top for another dive. He anticipated the counter from Carrillo, but was rolled up.
Gallagher kicked out and both men laid eachother out with clotheslines. Standing up, Carrillo rocked Gallagher with a rolling kick. Carrillo countered a suplex with a DDT, and put away his former mentor with a twisting moonsault.
Results: Humberto Carrillo defeated Jack Gallagher via pinfall.
After the match, and a moment of tension, Gallagher shook Carrillo's hand and congratulated him on the win.
