{"id":26668,"date":"2018-09-26T11:39:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26668"},"modified":"2018-09-26T11:39:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:39:07","slug":"the-story-so-far-205-live-9-26-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/26\/the-story-so-far-205-live-9-26-18\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story So Far: 205 Live (9\/26\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, for the first time in <strong><em>205 Live<\/em><\/strong> history, it was taped before SmackDown Live instead of after it. And it. Was. Awesome. Taping beforehand did wonders to the liveliness of the crowd. No, the crowd couldn\u2019t exactly be considered \u201chot\u201d, but compared to the worn-out, half-asleep crowds that the Cruiserweights have gotten every week since the brand\u2019s conception, this was a major step in the right direction. Things may get dicey for west coast shows, where an hour before SDL is 4 PM so there\u2019s no telling how many fans will be there then. But overall, every early indication is that this was the right choice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak - WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: WWE 205 Live, Sept. 19, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/upTr1R2ahX8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Generally, <em>205 Live<\/em>, alongside NXT, is one of the most consistent and logical shows in WWE. There\u2019s narrative syllogisms, explanations, and loose ends that get tied up. However, there are exceptions, and the end of the <strong>Lucha House Party<\/strong> versus <strong>Tony Nese<\/strong> and <strong>Buddy Murphy<\/strong> feud is one of them. There was no clear blow off, just Dusty finishes and traded wins. Murphy has clearly moved on to his championship ambitions, and after last week, it\u2019s obvious that the LHP are entangled with <strong>TJP.<\/strong> In a singles match against<strong> Lince Dorado<\/strong> of the LHP, TJP ripped off Dorado\u2019s mask (a disqualification in Lucha Libre, but legal in WWE) and rolled him up for the win, as Dorado tried to cover his face. The Lucha House Party was obvious upset, viewing it as a huge slap in the face, and no doubt one of them will challenge TJP in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lince Dorado vs. TJP: WWE 205 Live, Sept. 19, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ndojdJYwhG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week, we\u2019re getting the first installment of a <strong>Noam Dar<\/strong> versus<strong> Lio Rush<\/strong> feud. Dar, who returned in recent months from a knee injury, won his first feud after his return over TJP, seemingly to set him for Rush, who clearly has what it takes to be a top guy on <em>205 Live<\/em>. Rush has yet to lose on the show, and is positioned very strongly. He has beaten jobbers, <strong>Akira Tozawa<\/strong> twice, and now will probably win this feud with someone that\u2019s a little hotter. It\u2019s difficult to say whether Rush\u2019s undefeated streak will survive against Dar, but in the end, Rush will absolutely win the feud. After the series of matches with Dar, it puts Rush in an interesting spot. He\u2019ll have racked up a bunch of wins; have either zero or one loss; and be great on the mic, all of which would make him the top heel on the show. I believe he\u2019ll be put in a title angle with current champion <strong>Cedric Alexander<\/strong>, where he may actually take the belt of Alexander, who\u2019s held the title since April, where he won it at the <strong>WrestleMania<\/strong> Kick-Off Show.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Akira Tozawa vs. Noam Dar: WWE 205 Live, Sept. 19. 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Oy2lK59_iU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alexander is currently embroiled in an angle with Buddy Murphy, who will be challenging for his WWE Cruiserweight Championship at <strong>Super Show-Down<\/strong> on October 6th, in Murphy\u2019s hometown of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Murphy has been one of the most consistent performers on <em>205 Live<\/em> all year, and has had some of its best matches, namely a No DQ match with <strong>Mustafa Ali<\/strong>, a match with Alexander, and a Tornado Tag Team match with Tony Nese against the Lucha House Party. In the biggest match of his career, in a rematch against a man with whom he\u2019s had one of his best matches of the year, in his hometown, there\u2019s no doubt that Murphy will do everything he can to have a fantastic match. Alexander is a super talent himself, and the two men will perform splendidly together. I expect Alexander to win, and to move on to Rush afterwards, but that is a very tentative prediction. Murphy winning the belt in his hometown in front of 50,000 fans would be a spectacle, and maybe in the end that scene will be too much for WWE to say no to. I am still convinced the long term plan is building towards Mustafa Ali beating Alexander at Wrestlemania to win the belt, so narratively Murphy winning doesn\u2019t make sense with the other things they\u2019re setting up, but this is WWE, so you can never be too certain on what they\u2019ll do.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali returns to confront Hideo Itami: WWE 205 Live, Aug. 28, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ak9Ci1Q_0X0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ali is finally getting his first crack at revenge against <strong>Hideo Itami<\/strong>, who beat him a few weeks ago, due to Ali being hurt. Last week, Ali was finally cleared of his kayfabe injury, and will be coming out like a ball of fire here. Ali will win this one, and they\u2019ll have a blow off match in the weeks to come, which Ali will win as well, to further setting him up as a contender for the title for months down the road. Usually, there are three matches per episode, so apart from the two announced matches mentioned above, I anticipate either a jobber match for Buddy Murphy, or TJP versus a member of the Lucha House Party, to further that angle. Either way, the episode is shaping up to be a good one, like usual, and will give us a few steps forward in several stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, for the first time in 205 Live history, it was taped before SmackDown Live instead of after it. And it. Was. Awesome. Taping beforehand did wonders to the liveliness of the crowd. 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