205 Live Results: May 1, 2018
205 Live opened with a recap of the Cruiserweight Championship match at Greatest Royal Rumble where Cedric Alexander retained against Kalisto. Nigel McGuinness noted that Murphy should have fought Alexander last Friday, and has officially made weight. Murphy will return to action tonight. Also tonight, Drew Gulak vs Kalisto.
Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami vs Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher
Tozawa and Itami made their way to the ring as the commentary team went over the tornado tag match that took place two weeks ago in which Lucha House Party defeated the duo. Tozawa and Itami seemed more focused tonight, according to Nigel McGuinness.
Gallagher and Kendrick came out next, shaking hands before making their way down the ramp. Vic Joseph reminded the WWE Universe of how Kendrick had been out of action for a while due to Hideo Itami's GTS back in 2017.
Tozawa and Gallagher started the match off, with Tozawa avoiding Gallagher's strikes. Tozawa caught Galagher with a handful of chops to the chest followed by a stiff jab to the jaw. Gallagher tried to steal a win with a sunset flip, but Tozawa countered into a kick/senton combination. Tozawa and Gallagher tagged Kendrick and Itami in.
Kendrick forced Itami to the ground with a wrist lock, but Itami reversed into a headlock, slowing the pace of the match down to a crawl. Kendrick and Itami then traded forearms and chops, with Kendrick getting the better of the striker. However, Itami caught Kendrick's leg and hit him with a dragon whip before tagging in Tozawafor some tandem offense.
Tozawa took it to Kendrick, landing a missile dropkick. Tozawa went for the pin but Kendrick grabbed the ropes. Tozawa was distracted by Gallagher, allowing Kendrick to catch him with a cheap shot. Gallagher was tagged in and forced Itami into the barricade.
Gallagher threw Tozawa into the corner, and Kendrick and Gallagher beat down Tozawa before Kendrick was tagged back in. Tozawa fought out of Kendrick's grasp, knocking Gallagher off the apron and tagging in Itami. The former NXT star lit up Kendrick and Gallagher with stiff kicks and knee strikes.
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Itami caught Kendrick with a flying clothesline, only managing a 2-count. He set Kendrick up in the corner before hitting him with the delayed dropkick. However, before he could finish off him off, Kendrick rolled out of his finish, only for Itami to tag in Tozawa. Tozawa laid both Gallagher and Kendrick out on the outside before throwing Kendrick inside, putting Kendrick in an octopus stretch.
Gallagher broke it up, knocking Itami off the apron. Gallagher set Tozawa up for a tag team move, but Tozawa fought Kendrick off, hitting Gallagher with a windmill kick. Tozawa went for the Senton Bomb, but Itami accidentally knocked him off, allowing Gallagher to pick up the win with a stiff headbutt.
Results: Jack Gallagher & Brian Kendrick defeated Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami
Itami shoved Tozawa to the ground before leaving the ring, possibly ending the tag team of Tozawa and Itami.