205 Live
March 28th 2017
Richmond, Virginia
1. Rich Swann vs. Ariya Davairi
This match was supposed to be Noam Dar facing Rich Swann, however it was announced on the show that Dar is out with injury. Austin Aries defeated Noam Dar on Raw this week, though it is not known if that is where he sustained the injury.
Swann and Dar are starting to feud a bit, as it becomes clear that Swann is the one sending Alicia Fox gifts every week. Fox would be seen in the back later accepting another gift this week, a bottle of perfume. She would also spray the perfume in her mouth at one point, because Alicia Fox is a little unhinged.
Swann didn’t have much trouble with Davairi here, pinning him with a corkscrew 450 splash from the top.
Winner: Rich Swann
2. Mustafa Ali vs. Brandon Scott
Ali picked up the squash match victory over Brandon Scott here. He looked good in a loss to Neville last week as well, so he could be one to watch in this division.
Drew Gulak was shown before the match encouraging Ali to not use as many high-risk moves. Ali ignored him however, but there is definitely something growing with Drew Gulak and his disdain for high-flying cruiserweights.
Winner: Mustafa Ali
3. Akira Tozawa vs. The Brian Kendrick
Kendrick continues to teach Tozawa lessons. After dominating the match early, Tozawa was outsmarted by the crafty veteran. Kendrick uncovered the turnbuckle and ducked out of the way when his opponent charged at him. Tozawa ran himself into the exposed turnbuckle and Kendrick rolled him up for the pin. Kendrick taught the youngster his 9th lesson, that anything can be used as a weapon.
Winner: The Brian Kendrick
Austin Aries and Neville Face-Off Before WrestleMania
Aries and Neville had one last face-to-face interaction before their WrestleMania match. During the segment, Aries would also comment that it doesn’t matter where on the card their match is, a likely reference to their match being moved to the Kickoff show.
