WWE 205 LIVE Results: January 23rd, 2018
The Cruiserweight Division has gone through their share of turbulence recently with Kalisto suffering an injury, and Rich Swann's suspension.
With the release of Enzo Amore, there was confusion in WWE's Cruiserweight Division in the absence of their Champion. On tonight's show of 205 Live, Daniel Bryan addresses the situation of the now vacant Cruiserweight Title. Also, on the show, Gallagher continues his feud with Hideo Itami.
Here's what happened!
#1 Daniel Bryan addresses the Vacant Cruiserweight Championship
Daniel Bryan announced that a 205 Live General Manager will be named next week. He was out for a direct to camera announcement before the show by informing the audience that Enzo Amore had abdicated the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and would no longer be a part of 205 Live. He went on to say that he wanted to be the one to address the situation due to his connections with the Cruiserweight Division.
He announces that next week a 205 Live General Manager will be named and that person will decide the direction of the division and address the vacant Cruiserweight Championship situation.
#2 Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado and Kalisto vs Tony Nese, TJP and Ariya Daivari
The show opened with the commentators talking about the announcement about the General Manager that will come next week. They announced a match between Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali as the main event of the night.
Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado and Kalisto faced TJP, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari in a Six-man tag team match. Lince Dorado squared off against TJP first, with Dorado causing problems for TJP. Metalik came in next against Tony Nese and used his agile offence to send him outside the ring. Nese tagged in Ariya Daivari who got knocked down by a second rope dropkick from Metalik. Kalisto came in to hit Daivari with a Crossbody but Daivari took the advantage of a distraction by Nese to send Kalisto to the outside.
The match was fast-paced and showed what each of the stars could do.
The finish came when TJP bumped into Nese who was climbing onto the apron and started shouting at him, resulting in Dorado using the distraction to hit him with a Handspring Stunner for the win.
Result: Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado and Kalisto defeated Tony Nese, TJP and Ariya Daivari
After the match TJP shouted at his teammates, causing Nese to shove him to the ground and walk away.
Backstage, in a segment, Drew Gulak was on a podium with the American Flag behind him. He voiced his support to name him the General Manager.