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December 28’s episode of NXT 2.0 marks the last episode of 2021, and also the proverbial go-home show before their special New Year’s Evil episode on January 4, 2022. NXT 2.0 has seen many changes since the NXT brand was overhauled in September 2021. Signature performers of the “black and gold” incarnation of NXT saw […]
WWE‘s purple brand is not only fast but also furious. 2021 has been filled with high-flying, as well as tension-filled, rivalries. Fans have seen the Original Kings of 205 Live try and re-establish their names amongst the new faces of the brand. We have seen up and comers take everyone by surprise by their impeccable […]
Things are absolutely heating up in the land of the high-flyers. The OG’s of the Purple brand has drawn the line in the sand. Not to be outdone, the new blood of the brand is more than willing to take on the challenge. The past few weeks have been eventful, to say the least. Rivalries […]
Tensions are high but the Cruiserweights fly higher in another edition of WWE 205 Live. The purple brand has had its fair share of back and forth between its new breed of stars and the OGs of the brand over the past number of weeks. One competitor remains undefeated, carrying all the momentum this week […]
It’s another week so that means it’s another edition of the high-flying WWE 205 Live. Last week saw “The OG’s” of the purple brand try and reestablish their dominance over the roster but was stopped dead in their tracks. An alliance once again proved to be unsuccessful with their new experiment and might be at […]
The Purple brand of WWE has been firing on all cylinders lately. These past few months, Cruiserweight action has been consistently conducted at a breakneck pace. The superstars competing on the brand week in and week out have been giving it their all. The best half-hour of Cruiserweight action is coming at you so you […]
205 Live has been crushing it in recent weeks. Playing host to both the Men and Women’s “Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic” First-Round contests. And if last week’s show is to go by, fans should expect another spectacular contest between the brand’s array of talented and young high-flyers. No matches have been announced as of yet […]
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic has become a staple of NXT and 2021 will be no different. And while it will be a first-time-ever scenario when the women’s division also gets a shot at holding up the Dusty Cup, however, it will be the men at the forefront first. In the past, we have […]
WWE’s most underrated show is back this week following one where the NXT Cruiserweight Champion, Santos Escobar, made his name even more known by defeating Oney Lorcan. This week should only be a continuation of its great in-ring showings as 205 live remains the best-kept secret in all of wrestling. Tony Nese vs. Chase Parker […]
The industry-wide vibrations of the #SpeakingOut movement to out wrestling personnel from wrestlers to trainers to promoters has been a shockwave that has seen multiple actions so far from various promotions, but on Friday WWE made their first move since the allegations began to unfold on Thursday by announcing the release of Jack Gallagher, who […]
News broke earlier in the day that WWE would be cutting costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first wave of releases have come as Kurt Angle, EC3, Rusev, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Eric Young, Drake Maverick (who was supposed to be in the upcoming cruiserweight title tournament), Heath Slater, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis Erick Rowan, […]
Drew Gulak is scheduled to defend his championship next week on NXT TV against Lio Rush. What some eagle-eyed viewers noted was the new name for his championship. The NXT Cruiserweight Championship is now the official name for the marquee championship of the 205 Live brand. Wait wait… "The NXT Cruiserweight Championship?" 👀 205 Live inside […]
While Triple H recently made comments that 205 Live would be working under the NXT umbrella going forward, it appears that for the time being, 205 Live will remain filming live after SmackDown, as WWE announced on Monday that 205 Live will be moving to Friday nights at 10pm. It will remain on the WWE […]
In a recent interview with Newsweek on Tuesday about NXT’s impending move to the USA Network, Triple H was asked about the status of 205 Live within the framework of WWE having three brands on national television. In the past, 205 Live has a showcase for the WWE Cruiserweight division, which had storyline wise been […]
This past Tuesday night on 205 Live, a 6-pack challenge between Kallisto, Tony Nese, “Gentleman” Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari and Oney Lorcan was held to determine the #1 contender to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak for this Sunday’s SummerSlam event, and after it was all said and done, NXT Superstar Oney Lorcan won the right […]
Perhaps for the first time in history, a wife defeated her husband for a WWE championship as Maria Kanellis forced Mike Kanellis to lay down for her shortly after winning the 24/7 Championship. The night began with a match billed as the first of its kind, a mosh pit mixed tag match. The match itself was […]
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Ordinarily, after AEW Dynamite there is a taping for that week’s edition of AEW Rampage. As it is Double or Nothing week that is not the case this time around as AEW Rampage will take place LIVE on Friday night at a special starting time of 6:30pm est. While we do not have AEW Rampage […]