WWE has announced matches for 205 Live tonight, one week after the show did not air following Smackdown’s debut on Fox. The show is again scheduled to air tonight and the company has announced the following matches for the show:
- Akira Tozawa vs
the Brian Kendrick - Tony Nese & Drew Gulak vs Oney
Loracan & Danny Burch
The match between Nese & Gulak vs Lorcan & Burch will be a rematch from the 205 Live held on September 24th, 2019. Lorcan & Burch won that match.
Oney Lorcan posted the following about his match tonight:
WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Division
Triple H spoke to Newsweek recently and explained that the cruiserweight title will begin to live under the NXT umbrella:
“You’ll begin to see it move more towards the NXT banner and the talent there. We have a lot of talent. For them to begin to compete either open against anyone or in the cruiserweight division, but have that title sit under the NXT brand is more meaningful. It creates more opportunities for more people.”
Former Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak will be looking to rebound tonight after losing the title to Lio Rush on NXT this Wednesday. WWE’s Cruiserweight title has now been renamed the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
Lio Rush was interviewed backstage after winning the NXT Cruiserweight Championship from Drew Gulak: