{"id":45436,"date":"2017-07-26T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T19:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=45436"},"modified":"2017-07-26T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T19:21:36","slug":"725-wwe-205-live-report-neville-vs-daivari-tjp-nese-vs-swan-alexander-plus-gallagher-kendrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/07\/26\/725-wwe-205-live-report-neville-vs-daivari-tjp-nese-vs-swan-alexander-plus-gallagher-kendrick\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/25 WWE 205 LIVE REPORT: Neville vs. Daivari, TJP &#038; Nese vs. Swan &#038; Alexander, plus Gallagher, Kendrick, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-108133767\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE 205 LIVE<br \/>\nJULY 25, 2017<br \/>\nRICHMOND, VA. AT THE COLISEUM<br \/>\nREPORT BY JOEY GALIZIA (@RamJan89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Vic Joseph, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<p>JG here. And I\u2019m actually rewatching Okada vs. Elgin in my head while I watch this \u201cshow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Show opens and Dasha is backstage with Cruiserweight champion Neville. We see a clip of last night\u2019s Raw where Neville and Tozawa started trading blows until Ariya Daivari came and laid both men out. Back to the interview and Neville says that Dairvari has made a critical error. He promises that tonight he\u2019ll remind Daivari and the rest of the WWE Universe why 205 Live is his world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHail the Crown.\u201d (I saw Dunkirk last night and would rather be stranded on a French Beach under German fire than listen to this song anymore.)<\/p>\n<p>Vic Joseph and Corey Graves welcome us to the most exciting hour on television. They highlight the friendly competition between T.J.P. and Rich Swann and hype the main event tag match between Rich Swann &amp; Cedric Alexander vs. T.J.P. and Tony Nese.<\/p>\n<p>Akira Tozawa comes down to the ring to sit at the commentary table. He\u2019s decked out in a suit and looks like he should be running for office. (I\u2019d vote for him.) Corey and Vic ask how his shoulder is. He says it\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n<p>Ariya Daivari comes out for the evening\u2019s first matchup. When he gets to the ring he grabs the microphone and starts speaking in Persian. He translates, saying that he doesn\u2019t understand why Tozawa is even at 205, since the only person who deserves a shot at the cruiserweight championship is him. He promises to defeat Neville tonight, and dedicate his victory to Iranian gold medal winner, Abdollah Movahed. (He won it in 1968 in case you care.)<\/p>\n<p>This brings out Neville, who doesn\u2019t just look pissed, but ready to FEED.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4013148402\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(1) Neville vs. Ariya Daivari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bell rings and Daivari immediately flees the ring. (MIND GAMES MAGAL.) He steps back in only to flee again. Neville chases him but Daivari jumps back in. They run around for a bit but Daivari eventually catches Neville coming through the ropes. Daivari than takes advantage and throws Neville off the barricades, and the ring post.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring Daivari hits a frog-splash. Cover but only two. He goes for the hammer-lock lariat but Neville ducks and hits a superkick followed up by a running dropkick. (Feeding time.)<\/p>\n<p>Up on the top rope Neville lands a flush dropkick that pushes Daivari out of the ring. Neville follows him out and drags him right in front of Akira Tozawa. Neville smashes Daivari\u2019s head off the announcer table. As Neville begins to talk trash to Tozawa, Daivari pushes Neville into Tozawa and get back in the ring to beat the ten count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Ariya Daivari by countout in 3 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Daivari celebrates as if he just won gold medal himself, and Neville is beside himself. He taunts Tozawa again for a fight, but the refs hold both men back from trading blows. Corey Graves still believes that Akira\u2019s shoulder is too damaged for him to be standing toe to toe with the king.<\/p>\n<p>Vic Joseph cuts us to a highlight package of last week\u2019s 2-out of-3 falls showdown between Drew Gulak and Mustafa Ali. (Ali would emerge victorious thus ending this ridiculous feud.) Graves says that the match was so good he went back on the WWE Network and watched it 3 more times. (NERD.)<\/p>\n<p>The Brian Kendrick comes out. He\u2019s sporting a new black leather coat, a definite improvement over his Jack Gallagher costume. He takes a microphone and says that he tries to help and teach the WWE Universe what\u2019s good for them. However, as much as he tries, no one listens. So tonight he\u2019s brought pictures to provide further evidence that Jack Gallagher is a clown. Jack\u2019s picture shows up on the titantron. Brian wonders if the audience realizes how pasty white Jack\u2019s complexion is. As he says this the picture transforms into a clown, complete with wacky hair, makeup, a balloon, a bowtie, and a giant red nose.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3058864047\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Jack Gallagher comes out. He says that he\u2019s been turning his cheek because he assumed that Kendrick was just blowing off some steam. However, \u201ctaking the high road with you is not an option, so I\u2019m going to know your bloody head off.\u201d Jack charges the ring but Brian flees. (This is the 2nd time 205 has denied the good people of Richmond a fight.<\/p>\n<p>Cut to a commercial break for Raw. Triple-threat between Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, and Roman Reigns. (HOT\u2026DAMN.)<br \/>\nBack from break and Dasha is joined by Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander. Swann says that Cedric\u2019s I-Quit match victory over Noam Dar was spectacular, and that\u2019s why he chose him as his partner. Cedric says that he seeks the same competition that Swann and Perkins do.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins and Nese roll-up. The four men engage in some friendly, albeit terrible, trash talk. T.J.\u2019s music hits and we prepare for our main event for the evening. Tony Nese comes out next for team heel. He does three poses, and they are all insanely conceited.<\/p>\n<p>Swann comes out first for team babyface. He has on his signature red smoking jacket and dances himself to the ring. (He is wearing pants for this matchup as opposed to his normal trunks. CONSISTENCY.) Cedric comes out last and we\u2019re ready for the finale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) T.J. Perkins &amp; Tony Nese vs. Rich Swann &amp; Cedric Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swann and Nese begin. Tie-up. Nese pushes him away and poses. Graves asks Joseph if he appreciates Tony\u2019s physique. Vic doesn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p>Nese starts the action with a shoulder bump on Swann. Swann 450s over Nese and lands a dropkick. He tags in Cedric who works over the arm. Takedown by Cedric, lateral press but only a one count. Uppercut by Cedric and Swann tags back in. They hit a double hip-toss on Nese, and then a double-dropkick.<\/p>\n<p>Swann PK\u2019s Nese in the back and then brings Cedric in again. Nese eventually tags in Perkins, but T.J. walks right into an arm-drag. He counters a move a with a corkscrew headscissor and does his patented dab. Cedric responds with a headscissor of his own sending T.J. to the outside. Cedric goes for a suicide dive and Swann goes to the top rope and they both hit dives at the same time on team heel.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring Cedric works over Perkins but T.J. throws Cedric to the outside. Tony Nese distracts Cedric and Perkins takes advantage by Pearl Harboring Cedric. Graves commends the teamwork of Nese and T.J., and then begins to count Tony\u2019s abs.<\/p>\n<p>In control now Nese tags in and hangs Cedric in the turnbuckle. Nese does his sit-up kicks spot. Inside cradle by Cedric but Nese escapes and decapitates him with a clothesline. Perkins tags in and he focuses his attack on the head and neck. Rear chinlock by Perkins. Cedric gets to his feet and attempts a comeback but Perkins surprises him with a springboard forearm. Cover\u2026only two.<\/p>\n<p>T.J. goes for a suplex but Cedric shifts his weight to land on his feet and hits a roaring back elbow. Cedric tags in Rich and Swann runs through Nese. Kick to the gut, fameasser, and a standing frog-splash. Nese and Swann trade stiff blows. Nice sequence sees both men dip and dodge around kicks and strikes. (Seriously, this is straight out of the matrix.)<\/p>\n<p>Cedric and T.J. tag back in and Cedric hits another elbow. Standing Spanish-fly by Alexander! Cover but Nese breaks it up. Swann goes after Nese but Tony throws him off the announcers table and he hits hard.<\/p>\n<p>With Cedric distracted T.J. hits a chicken-wing gutbuster but Cedric responds with his handspring enziguri. Cedric goes for a springboard clothesline but Nese trips Cedric and T.J. rolls him up for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: T.J. Perkins &amp; Tony Nese in 11:15<\/p>\n<p>Cedric goes to check on Swann on the outside as the sleazy Nese and Perkins celebrate in the ring and stand tall to end the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JG FINAL ANALYSIS:<\/strong> As standard as they come, this week\u2019s 205 flew by without anything truly memorable occurring. Daivari\u2019s fluke win over Neville may propel him into the title scene, but it\u2019s only a matter of time before the King utterly annihilates him. The main event had some nice spots, but it wasn\u2019t as smooth as it should have been considering the talent involved. It wouldn\u2019t have mattered anyway, as the Richmond crowd was far too exhausted from the Smackdown main event to truly care about the cruiserweights. It will never make sense to me why they don\u2019t tape this show before Smackdown. 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