HIDEO ITAMI VIDEO PACKAGE- A good run-down of his history in WWE and how it has led to his current mental state and tonight’s match with former partner Akira Tozawa.
DREW GULAK PROMO- good, but I really hate this “anti-high-flyer” character. There is just something about it that feels both cliché and stupid. It’s like the quintessential gimmick for someone booking a cruiserweight division but not actually caring about it.
DREW GULAK vs. GRAN METALIK (w/Lucha House Party)- 6/10
Good but not much happening. Lots of showy Lucha from Metalik. Kendrick & Gallagher were on commentary to bury Lucha House Party, so I guess that’s their next feud.
BUDDY MURPHY VIDEO PACKAGE- fine
TJP vs. CHRISTOPHER GUY- no rating, meh squash
I’m not sure who this “Christopher Guy” is, but he’s a lot smaller than the last guy to use that name in WWE. In fact, I’m pretty sure this imposter is the dastardly Juan Francisco de Coronado! Why he has chosen to steal Scotty Goldman’s alternate identity I’m not sure, but it will probably pay off in CHIKARA at some point.
Apparently TJP is in an angle where he feels he is underutilized so he wants to go to Smackdown. Aren’t the Cruiserweights Raw wrestlers?
DASHA FUENTES INTERVIEWS TJP- fine.
He wants more of a challenge.
They used fan Tweets to put over the matches that Cedric and Ali had on the European tour.
VIC JOSEPH’S SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH CEDRIC ALEXANDER- decent
DASHA FUENTES INTERVIEWS AKIRA TOZAWA- good
HIDEO ITAMI vs. AKIRA TOZAWA- 8/10
Another great episode of 205 Live.
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Re: BRM Reviews the 5/22/2018 205 Live
I think 205 got made its own brand once Maverick got introduced. Could be completely off base about that though.Big Red Machine wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 20:52 Apparently TJP is in an angle where he feels he is underutilized so he wants to go to Smackdown. Aren’t the Cruiserweights Raw wrestlers?.
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I know they've been on Raw at least once since then.NWK2000 wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 22:01I think 205 got made its own brand once Maverick got introduced. Could be completely off base about that though.Big Red Machine wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 20:52 Apparently TJP is in an angle where he feels he is underutilized so he wants to go to Smackdown. Aren’t the Cruiserweights Raw wrestlers?.
They should be their own brand, though, doing a Takeover-esque show every other month or so (basically the weeks that NXT isn't doing one). I know the 205 Live-only shows didn't draw well last time they tried it but this is the new 205 Live, and if they want to keep it limited to markets like NYC, Philly, Toronto, and Chicago until they think they're grown enough an NXT-style semi-casual fanbase to run other places then just do that. Heck, they could even use this to run in more technical wrestling-friendly markets that they don't really run too often like Western Canada.
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Big Red Machine wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 22:07NWK2000 wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 22:01Even that one Raw appearance I'm pretty sure was just to build hype to Crusierweight tourney. I know they haven't been on Raw since Mania, so it's safe to say they're making it its own brandBig Red Machine wrote: ↑May 24th, '18, 20:52
I know they've been on Raw at least once since then.
They should be their own brand, though, doing a Takeover-esque show every other month or so (basically the weeks that NXT isn't doing one). I know the 205 Live-only shows didn't draw well last time they tried it but this is the new 205 Live, and if they want to keep it limited to markets like NYC, Philly, Toronto, and Chicago until they think they're grown enough an NXT-style semi-casual fanbase to run other places then just do that. Heck, they could even use this to run in more technical wrestling-friendly markets that they don't really run too often like Western Canada.
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They were originally announced as being on Raw. As far as I'm concerned it is never safe to assume that this is no longer the case until we get an announcement that tells us so.
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