Csonka’s WWE 205 Live Review 6.20.17

Csonka’s WWE 205 Live Review 6.20.17

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Tony Nese defeated Jack Gallagher @ 5:05 via pin [**]
– Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak @ 5:13 via pin [**½]
– Non-Title Match: Champion Neville defeated Rich Swann @ 10:40 via submission [***½]

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– Swann and Tozawa talk backstage, and Swann plans to dance his way back into the title picture. Titus arrives, and looks to recruit Swann as well, but then tells Swann to do something with his hair. Titus wants Tozawa to sign a contract to join the Titus Brand. Titus offers him an extra 5% on his merch sales. Titus says next week on Raw he will have a deal that Tozawa can’t refuse. #ItsRaininYen

The #TitusBrand is ready to go INTERNATIONAL as @TitusONeilWWE tries to sign @TozawaAkira on #205Live! pic.twitter.com/6SYGVGAf5r

— 205Live (@WWE205Live) June 21, 2017

Jack Gallagher vs. Tony Nese: Nese talks trash to begin, and looks to overpower him. Gallagher works his corner headstand and then kicks Nese away. Aries watches on backstage as Gallagher lays in knee strikes to Nese. Nese overpowers Gallagher, hits a clothesline to the back of the head and he takes over. Nese puts Gallagher in the tree of WHOA, and does sit ups and kicks away at Gallagher. Nese looks for a suplex, but started to show off allowing Gallagher to mount a comeback, hitting a dropkick and suplex for 2. Gallagher hits the head butt for the double down. Nese then stuns Gallagher off the ropes and looks for the springboard moonsault, Gallagher avoids and Nese then posts himself. Gallagher acts hurt, suckers Gallagher in and slams him into the corner and hits the running knee strike for the win. Tony Nese defeated Jack Gallagher @ 5:05 via pin [**] This was ok, but I was hoping from more from these two. Nese picks up the sneaky win, playing off of Gallagher being too much of a gentleman to attack and likely setting up a rematch.

– Dar talks with Fox on the phone. Dar wants to move on from Alexander, and Alexander arrives and Dar says he should quit 205 Live or they will make his life hell. Dar says Alexander’s bag is in the river, but his bag is right there. Daivari arrives, and it turns out that Dar threw his bag in the river, and it cost $15,000; he’s not happy.

– We get a Gulak/Ali video package.

– Gulak wants to work with Ali to make 205 better and wants a no flying match.

Mustafa Ali vs. Drew Gulak: Ali attacks with a dropkick and hits a dive to the floor. He then works over Gulak with rights, but Gulak cuts him off and Ali hits a high cross for 2. Gulak takes him to the ropes and shoves Ali to the floor, and Ali favors his elbow right away. Gulak rolls him back in and works he arm right away. He then lays the boots to Ali, and keeps him grounded. Gulak then follows with an abdominal stretch and follows with a hammerlock slam. Back to the arm goes Gulak, slamming Ali to the corner. Gulak keeps control, covering for 2. Ali fires up with clotheslines and then hits a dropkick. The double knees follow, and then the enziguri and rolling neck breaker follows. Ali to the ropes, but Gulak catches him and looks for the crab but Ali cradles him for the win. Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak @ 5:13 via pin [**½] This was a pretty average outing overall, with Ali overcoming and beating Gulak at his own game, which I liked. This feud will likely continue.

– Aries meets with Gallagher, and says that they should consider cutting corners to get ahead. Aries says he will have his back going forward, and proposes a loose alliance. Gallagher says they have an accord.

– Swann meets with TJP and TJP doesn’t appreciate Swann telling how to conduct himself. Swann says that he wasn’t trying to get in his head, and says TJP knows better because they have been boys for years. TJP suggests Swann go out and take care of business.

– Akira Tozawa is out to watch tonight’s main event, courtesy of the Titus Brand. There’s even a little VIP section by the announce table for him, complete with soda and popcorn. Neville doesn’t approve of this.

Champion Neville vs. Rich Swann: Swann attacks at the bell, but Neville quickly cuts that off and grounds him. Swann fights back to his feet, hits a dropkick and takes Neville down. Neville fights back to his feet, Swann picks up the pace and hits a RANA and dropkick. Neville powders to the floor, Swann follows and rolls him back in. Neville begs off but Swann dropkicks him to the floor and as he looks for a dive, Neville returns and cuts him off with a running forearm strike. Neville sets Swann up top, Swann shoves him off and sends Neville to the floor and follows with a dive. Back in the ring and Swann hits a clothesline and looks for rolling thunder, but Neville gets the knees up and takes Swann to the floor and slams him to the barricade. Neville breaks the count and again slams Swann to the barricade. Neville is showing great aggression here as he takes Swann back into the ring. Swann fires up with chops and they brawl to the floor; Neville slams him on the announce table to cut him off and stares down Tozawa. Back in we go, Neville up top and Swann collapses so Neville drops back to the mat. Swann fires up and drops Neville with a vicious superkick. Swann then connects with rights, and lands a head kick, covering for 2. Swann then decapitates Neville with a lariat and hits the Michinoku driver, covering for 2. Swann heads up top, but Neville cuts him off and then gets knocked to the mat. Swann MISSES the Phoenix splash and Neville locks in the rings of Saturn, and Swann has to tap. Champion Neville defeated Rich Swann @ 10:40 via submission [***½] This was an overall very good main event, with Neville continuing to be awesome as the vicious champion that is not only looking to set his dominance but to also wipe out the entire division as he does so. Swann is such a great babyface, and played off of Neville really well and even got some near falls that the fans believed in.

– Neville stares down with Tozawa to close the show.

– End scene.

– Thanks for reading.

“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia!”

6.9

The final score: review Average

The 411

Tonight’s show featured a solid undercard, some solid angle advancement, the continued build to Neville vs. Tozawa and a very good main event.