WrestleRant
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact
Picture

WWE 205 Live Review - November 8, 2019

11/8/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Mansoor def. The Brian Kendrick

My biggest gripe with Mansoor winning that "historic" Battle Royal back at Super ShowDown in June wasn't that he won but rather that there was zero followup on NXT. That said, it's cool to see him so soon after his victory over Cesaro at Crown Jewel last Thursday, even if it was on 205 Live. This was a pretty good match with Mansoor having a strong performance and Kendrick allowing him to shine. Mansoor winning was the right call, though it's weird that Kendrick's promo a few weeks ago never amounted to anything. Not that I'm complaining, though.

Angel Garza def. Tony Nese in an NXT Cruiserweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Match

(From my NXT review for this week...) If 205 Live is going to emanate live from Full Sail University anyway, I'm not sure why the show continues to exist. It would make more sense to fold it entirely into NXT, but maybe they want more time for the Cruiserweights. Nonetheless, this was a very good match with Garza continuing to shine and Nese putting in one of his better performances in recent memory. I figured Garza vs. Lio Rush for the NXT Crusierweight Championship would be saved for TakeOver, but they'll be doing it on next week's episode of NXT instead.
Picture

NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush def. Raul Mendoza (Non-Title)

These two originally clashed in the main event of last week's episode of 205 Live, yet this was a vast improvement over that. It was almost like night and day. Their first match was entertaining, but it felt like they were limited by the WWE style. That wasn't the case here and it ended up being exactly what I want to see out of the Cruiserweights. Mendoza scored a ton of offense before eating defeat, and Rush delivered as always. This was fast paced, action packed, and an absolute blast for as long as it lasted.

Overall Show

For the first time ever, 205 Live emanated from Full Sail University as it was taped before NXT on Wednesday night. Granted, it wasn't technically live, but who cares? I've been petitioning for 205 Live to be moved to Full Sail since the show's start almost three years ago, so I'm happy it finally happened. It remains to be seen whether it'll be a full-time move or not (SmackDown and Raw were taped back-to-back on Friday night in Manchester, England, which is why 205 Live was bumped from the taping), but I hope it is. I wasn't a fan of Garza vs. Nese being replayed in full from NXT because it just aired two days ago, but at least it was enjoyable. The other two matches were well wrestled and benefited from the energetic atmosphere at Full Sail. Nothing was advertised for next week's episode except for Danny Burch being in action, and we already know Rush vs. Garza for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship is going down on NXT on Wednesday night.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    Categories

    All
    #AskGSM
    Battle Of The Belts
    Cruiserweight Classic
    Halftime Heat
    Hidden Gems
    Interviews
    Lists/Rankings
    Mae Young Classic
    Mixed Match Challenge
    News
    NJPW
    NWA Shockwave
    NXT PLEs
    Opinion
    Previews
    Retro Reviews
    Reviews
    RJ's Two Cents
    Satire
    Slammy Awards
    SNME
    SummerSlam Recall
    The Deadly Draw
    The World Is A Vampire
    Tribute To The Troops
    Women's Eliminator
    Worlds Collide
    WrestleMania Recall
    WWE Draft
    WWE Network Specials
    WWE PLEs
    WWE Starrcade


    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010

    RSS Feed

©2025 WrestleRant. All Rights Reserved.
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact