205 Live Results (04/16): Cedric Alexander vs. Oney Lorcan

Tonight’s episode of 205 Live opens up with WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese recapping his thrilling title victory over Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania, then successfully defending his title against Murphy in last week’s 205 Live main event. Nese then asks who his next opponent might be: His rival Drew Gulak? Or a former champion like Kalisto?

We then get The 205 Live Intro Video.

Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness & Aiden English then welcome us to another edition of 205 Live, where they talk about The Superstar Shakeup and Roman Reigns being on SmackDown LIVE. 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick then joined the commentary team to talk about Cedric Alexander and whether or not this is his final matchup on 205 Live. Maverick states that tonight’s main event is not necessarily Alexander’s last match, but he will be showcasing his skills on RAW for the time being.

Lucha House Party come out. They greet The Montreal crowd in French and get a Lucha chant going. Kalisto then says that Gran Metalik will tear the house down tonight. The match is announced as a Fatal 4-Way Match. Gran Metalik’s opponents are Ariya Daivari, Akira Tozawa & Mike Kanellis. Mike comes out next accompanied, as always, by his wife Maria. Ariya Daivari comes out next followed by Akira Tozawa, who comes out last. 

Gran Metalik vs. Mike Kanellis vs. Ariya Daivari vs. Akira Tozawa (Fatal 4-Way Match): Daivari leaves the ring right off the bat. Metalik & Tozawa team up and send Kanellis to the outside with a dropkick. They go at it now. Metalik shows off his skill walking the ropes, nailing Tozawa with an arm-drag. Tozawa with a headscissor. He goes for a suicide dive but Daivari cuts him off with a lariat. Kanellis goes after Metalik. Enziguiri from the apron by Metalik. He climbs and hits a double-crossbody that takes out Daivari & Kanellis. Octopus out of nowhere from Tozawa. Daivari & Kanellis take out Metalik & Tozawa with duel superkicks. Daivari & Kanellis forge an alliance and start working over the babyfaces. Suplex from Kanellis to Tozawa. He & Daivari slow down the pace and wear down Metalik & Tozawa. Huge spinebuster by Kanellis. Daivari holds Tozawa for Kanellis He moves and Kanellis nails Daivari with a superkick. Tozawa unloads right hands on Kanellis but Kanellis fires right back with a samoan driver. He has the pin, but Daivari pulls him out. They argue on the outside. Daivari attacks Kanellis when he turns his back. Daivari jumps back in. He goes for the hammerlock lariat on Tozawa, but Tozawa ducks and hits trouble in paradise. Metalik stops the pin. Reverse slingblade by Metalik. Kanellis pops back in and lifts Tozawa in a fireman’s carry. Tozawa rolls through and hits a shining wizard. He climbs and hits a missile dropkick. Metalik out of nowhere with a swanton. Daivari out of nowhere with a frog splash. Cover, but Metalik kicks out. All four men are down. Daivari baits Metalik into the corner. Metalik with a frankensteiner over the top rope. Tozawa follows with a suicide dive. Tozawa tosses Kanellis back into the ring. He goes for a German, but Kanellis lands some stiff elbows and breaks Tozawa’s grip. Chops back and forth. Tozawa lands his fake-out haymaker. Kanellis responds with a big boot. German suplex by Tozawa. He climbs for his finisher, but Maria gets up on the apron to distract him. Kanellis drops Tozawa. He climbs for a superplex, but Tozawa blocks it and knocks him off. Senton attempt and Kanellis gets the knees up. He hits the cross-rhodes. Metalik breaks the pin. Daivari sneaks in and steals the pin for the win. Winner: Ariya Daivari

We then cut to Oney Lorcan who is shadow-boxing. Lorcan cuts a promo calling Cedric Alexander the anchor of 205 Live since the division was started. He then says that he wants to be the one to take the cruiserweights to the next level.

We then get a promo from Cedric Alexander. He responds by saying that he craves the new competition he will face on Monday Night RAW, but that he wont just hand the division over to Oney Lorcan. “I will not go down without a fight,” says Alexander.

We then get a house ad for tomorrow’s NXT, where NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defends against Buddy Murphy.

Main event time. Oney Lorcan is out first. Cedric Alexander is out next.

Cedric Alexander vs. Oney Lorcan: Tie-up. Alexander with a waist-lock takedown. He wraps up Lorcan’s leg. Lorcan shifts into an armbar attempt but Alexander breaks the hold before it can be locked in. They stare each other down. Second tie-up. Lorcan with the takedown this time. Alexander quickly applies a rear-chinlock. Lorcan forces Alexander into the ropes. The referee breaks the hold this time. Test of strength. Lorcan locks in a headlock and brings Alexander to the mat. Alexander tries to bounce Lorcan off the ropes but the headlock is in tight. Shoulder bump from Alexander. Lorcan fires right back with a big chop. Another big chop followed by a vicious Irish-Whip. Alexander starts stringing offense together. Headscissor and a dropkick from Alexander. Basement dropkick next. Pinfall attempt but Lorcan kicks out. Alexander follows Lorcan into the corner and walks into a chop. Alexander hits one of his own. Back and forth. Enziguiri from Alexander sends Lorcan to the outside. He goes for a suicide dive. Lorcan side-steps it and Alexander hits the arena floor hard. Lorcan tosses Alexander into the barricade. Back in the ring, Lorcan wears Alexander down with corner lariats. After Alexander kicks out of a pinfall, Lorcan applies a reverse bearhug. He gets Alexander to his feet. Half-and-half attempt but Alexander has it scouted. He breaks free and hits a big chop. He comes off the ropes. Lorcan slows him down with a kitchen sink knee-lift. Bearhug reapplied. Alexander breaks free again. Knee to Lorcan’s gut followed by a single-leg dropkick from Alexander. Kip-up. Alexander with a series of lariats followed by a big elbow, an apron enziguiri and a signature step-through flatliner. Alexander with the cover, but Lorcan gets a shoulder up. Both men lay into each other with stiff chops to the chest. Alexander catches Lorcan with a Michinoku driver, but Lorcan kicks out at the last second. Alexander can’t believe it. Lumbar check attempt, but Lorcan hits an elbow to block it. Alexander fires right back with an uppercut that drops Lorcan to the mat. Handspring enziguiri attempt, but Lorcan with an uppercut to Alexander’s back. Blockbuster. Huge running uppercut by Lorcan. Pin attempt, but Alexander just escapes. Another half-and-half attempt and again Alexander blocks it. Chop block from Lorcan followed by a powerbomb. Alexander kicks out but Lorcan transitions right into a single-leg crab. He’s got in locked in right in the center. Alexander eventually gets to the bottom rope. More chops from Lorcan and this time targeting Alexander’s upper back. Lorcan puts Alexander on the top rope. He is going for a top rope half-and-half, but Alexander knocks Lorcan off and he hits the ropes and falls to the outside. Alexander off the ropes and hits a Tope Con Hilo. He throws Lorcan back in and attempts a springboard, but Lorcan with an uppercut. Both men are down. Both men end up on the outside apron. They trade strikes and Lorcan wins the exchange. Alexander goes for a boot, but Lorcan turns it into a half-and-half on the apron. He throws Alexander back in and nails him with a huge lariat. Another half-and-half for good measure. Alexander can’t kick out. Winner: Oney Lorcan

After the match, Lorcan celebrates. We then get a “Thank you Cedric” chants from The Montreal crowd. Lorcan offers his hand to Alexander and they shake. Commentary says that it’s been an absolute honor to be a part of The “Age of Alexander.” Alexander’s music plays and he poses for the crowd as 205 Live goes off the air.