WWE 205 Live Event Results: Lowell, Massachusetts (January 20, 2018)
Despite mixed reviews of weekly WWE Network show 205 Live, the long-term plan was always for the cruiserweights to become their own touring brand, much like NXT.
WWE confirmed in December 2017 that the stars of the Tuesday night show would have their own three-date tour in 2018, beginning in Kingston, Rhode Island on 19 January, followed by events in Lowell, Massachusetts on 20 January and Poughkeepsie, New York on 21 January.
With the first show in Kingston being cancelled, fans got to see the cruiserweight-only show (plus Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt) for the first time in Lowell on Saturday night.
In this article, we run through the results and take a look at what people at the event made of it all.
(Results courtesy of Wrestling Inc.)
#1 Hideo Itami vs. Jack Gallagher
Hideo Itami is slowly but surely making an impression on 205 Live and he was one of the star attractions that WWE advertised for the first-ever cruiserweight tour.
With an impressive 1,200 people in attendance, the show began with the Japanese sensation defeating Jack Gallagher with his new Cutter finisher, with the GTS seemingly banned in recent weeks following the injury it caused to The Brian Kendrick.
Result: Hideo Itami def. Jack Gallagher