WWE 205 Live Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for November 29
Follow along with our review of the first episode of WWE 205 Live.
Three weeks after its initial announcement, WWE 205 Live debuted on Tuesday night. It aired immediately after the two-hour SmackDown program.
205 Live is a show dedicated to the cruiserweight division, which arrived on Raw in the middle of September. They rode off the wave of momentum from the Cruiserweight Classic and went to Monday nights.
However, things haven’t been so easy for the cruiserweights. Lack of fan interest and uninteresting booking techniques caused this group of wrestlers to struggle. There even seemed to be a chance of them moving to SmackDown at Survivor Series, but this didn’t resonate after Kalisto unsuccessfully challenged Brian Kendrick for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Well, after all of this, the cruiserweights now have a chance to shine on their own platform. They will still have Raw to perform on, but only as a sideshow. 205 Live seems to be their main outlet for wrestling, so we’ll see how well WWE developed the show.
The debut episode saw three matches and plenty of introductions take place. The WWE Cruiserweight Championship even got put on the line.
Here’s a list of the bouts that aired on the show:
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
Brian Kendrick (c) vs. Rich Swann - Ariya Daivari vs. Jack Gallagher
- Bollywood Boyz vs. Drew Gulak and Tony Nese
Another small note is Austin Aries joined commentary and seems to be a permanent fixture on there. He is currently out until 2017 with an orbital bone fracture.
So, what would go down on the first-ever episode of 205 Live?