205 Live Results: March 12th, 2019
As we move closer to our destination at the Grandest Stage of Them All, this stretch of road on 205 Live's Road to WrestleMania brought us two semi-final matchups, including an incredibly tough matchup between Drew Gulak and his former best friend Tony Nese.
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Gulak himself opened the show by talking about how important the Final 4 always is in a tournament setting.
He also reminded the WWE Universe that he owns the Premier Athlete. Nese saw during last year's Cruiserweight Championship Tournament that the Submission Specialist is an incredibly vicious opponent.
NXT/NXT UK Star Oney Lorcan also advanced earlier in the tournament after taking down Humberto Carrillo.
Lorcan, tonight, stood across the ring from the Soul of 205 Live, Cedric Alexander. The year of 2018 was the Age of Alexander, and it all began with him capturing the Cruiserweight Championship at last year's Mania. Alexander told Lorcan that he respected him, but he plans on repeating his success.
Cedric Alexander vs Oney Lorcan
Lorcan and Alexander locked up, with Lorcan going for his opponent's arm early. The Star Destroyer kept Alexander grounded in the beginning, keeping him down on the mat with headlocks. Alexander eventually escaped and nearly caught Lorcan with a roundhouse kick.
Lorcan landed the first shots of the matchup, catching Alexander with a pair of chops and an uppercut. Alexander responded with a dropkick. Going for the cover, Lorcan kicked out at one. Alexander brought Lorcan back to his feet and began to beat him down with uppercuts and a single leg dropkick to the back of his head. Lorcan kicked out at two.
Alexander attempted the Lumbar Check, but Lorcan was able to fight out of it, sending Alexander crashing headfirst into the mat with a clothesline. Lorcan doubled Alexander over with a running knee to the gut. The Soul of 205 Live remained stunned from the stiff strikes of Lorcan, and after a few more shots, was locked in an octopus stretch.
Alexander escaped and began building some steam, knocking Lorcan down with a handful of forearm smashes, followed by a spinning back elbow and finishing off with the Neuralizer. Lorcan stumbled into the turnbuckle where he was met with a corner enziguri and planted by the springboard flatliner. Lorcan kicked out.
Alexander took Lorcan up top for a superplex. Lorcan fought him off but missed the blockbuster. However, he dropped Alexander with a running blockbuster. Alexander barely kicked out. The former champion attempted the Lumbar Check again, but his ribs, which took some major damage in the past two matches, seemed to hurt too much.
Alexander looked for a second Neuralizer only for Lorcan to avoid, catching him for the half and half suplex, dropping Alexander face first. Repeated European uppercuts from Lorcan rocked Alexander, but he managed to send Lorcan over the ropes. He followed up on the apron, driving him spine first into the side of the ring with an STO of sorts. Back inside, he planted Lorcan with a Michinoku Driver. Lorcan managed to narowly escape the pin.
Alexander finally snapped, kicking a downed Lorcan and punishing his back. He went for a springboard clothesline but was stunned by an uppercut. He took Alexander up top, attempting a super half and half suplex. Lorcan managed to pull it off only for Alexander to kick out.
Lorcan picked up Alexander and was slapped across the face by the former champion. Lorcan responded, holding him by the beard and smacking him twice. He ran towards the ropes for another clothesline, but Alexander pulled him back for the Lumbar Check.
Results: Cedric Alexander defeated Oney Lorcan via pinfall.
Cedric Alexander continued on his path towards WrestleMania, hoping to reignite the Age of Alexander.
Backstage, Mike Kanellis confronted Drake Maverick about what happened last week. Kanellis beat down his opponent so badly it ended in a no contest. He said that he's respected by everyone he's ever stepped in the ring with.
Maverick told him that next week, he'll face off against one of the best Cruiserweights in the world, but he and Maria need to realize that, at some point, looking good in defeat isn't good enough.