In a second multi-man match of the night (this time a 6-man tag), the faces got the win after Mustafa Ali hit Drew Gulak with the 054. The match hit a fun, fevered pace late in the match, and gave us our first look at Flash Gordon Webster, who teamed with Ali and Cedric Alexander against Gulak, Joseph Conners and James Drake.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer5d ago

205 Live combined the UK Division with the cruiserweights, featuring some of the best of both division in a crossover I wish happened more often. Tyler Bate started the night by pinning TJP to win a fatal-four in a match also featuring Kenny Williams and Kalisto. A bit sloppy at times, but well-booked.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer5d ago

This week's episode of NXT TV kicked off with a face to face encounter between two of the most popular stars on the brand. Ricochet entered the ring and indicated that he has the NXT Championship on his mind. He was interrupted by the Velveteen Dream and a verbal battle ensued foreshadowing a potential showdown between the two down the road.

Sean Coyle, ESPN11d ago

One week after ambushing Johnny Gargano before an NXT Championship match, Tommaso Ciampa faced off with Kassius Ohno. Ciampa picked up the win. Staying true to his villainous persona, he added salt to Ohno’s wounds and attacked him after the match. Next week's episode of NXT TV will be highlighted by the Undisputed Era taking on the trio of WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.

Sean Coyle, ESPN11d ago

Coming off a loss in the 6-person North American Championship ladder match at TakeOver: New Orleans, EC3 picked up his first NXT TV win on Wednesday night when he defeated Raul Mendoza. Two other NXT newcomers were victorious as well as the War Raiders added another notch to their win column with a victory over Heavy Machinery. The NXT Women's Champion also made an appearance as Shayna Baszler continued to intimidate the women's division. After Dakota Kai defeated Vanessa Borne, Baszler emerged and locked Borne in her Kirifuda Clutch.

Sean Coyle, ESPN11d ago

The match they put on in the cruiserweight tournament was tough to top, but Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali did just that, with Murphy picking up the win this time. Innovative offense, high-risk moves and big impact moves highlighted the match. If you didn't catch it, find some time.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer12d ago

205 Live continues to take steps towards launching a cruiserweight tag team division, as the Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik) pick up the win over The Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher. But with Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa on the outs, more depth would be needed.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer12d ago

In this week's NXT main event, WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne took on former tag team partner turned adversary in the Undisputed Era's Roderick Strong. Dunne won the match by disqualification when Strong's comrades Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly interfered. Shortly after, the duo of Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch came to Dunne's aid. The situation has been set up nicely for a potential 6-person tag team match down the road. Next week's show will be chock full of action as well as EC3 makes his NXT TV in-ring debut against Raul Mendoza, the War Raiders collide with Heavy Machinery and Kassius Ohno faces off with Tommaso Ciampa.

Sean Coyle, ESPN18d ago

Kona Reeves debuted a new persona on NXT TV this week. He is calling himself "The Finest" and picked up a victory over Patrick Scott. In other action, TM61 exhibited some newly featured heel tactics when they defeated the Street Profits using the ropes to assist with the pinfall. Shifting over to the women's division, Bianca Belair picked up the biggest win of her NXT career thus far when she beat Candice LeRae and Kairi Sane caught Shazza McKenzie with her Insane Elbow en route to a quick victory. Afterwards, Sane was approached by Lacey Evans who caught her with a right hand extending their blooming rivalry.

Sean Coyle, ESPN18d ago

With Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy tangling over the cruiserweight championship, Drew Gulak made a case to be the next in line with a clean victory over Kalisto via the Gu-lock (dragon sleeper). Gulak continues to shine in the ring, regardless of his opponent's style.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer18d ago

Gentleman Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick pick up the win in the opener on 205 Live. But the story coming out of the match was Hideo Itami shoving down Akira Tozawa after the match. These two felt like a mismatch from the start and the pairing could provide some good matches.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer18d ago

At a little over 1 hour, 16 minutes, Daniel Bryan breaks the record for the most time spent in a Royal Rumble. Bryan entered first, and broke the record set by Rey Mysterio in 2006, when he lasted a little over 62 minutes in his victory. But it wasn't enough, as he was eliminated 3rd-to-last by Big Cass.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer23d ago

Championships were on the line this week as Adam Cole, with the help of his Undisputed Era cohorts, successfully defended the North American Championship against Oney Lorcan. Later on, Johnny Gargano was scheduled to face off with Aleister Black for the NXT Championship, but thanks to a prematch attack by heated rival Tommaso Ciampa, that match didn't happen as Gargano was taken away in an ambulance. Instead, Black picked up a championship victory over SAnitY leader Eric Young.

Sean Coyle, ESPN24d ago

Heavy Machinery began their ascent up the tag team ranks with a win over Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss. The win occurred after Sabbatelli walked out on his tag partner, leaving Moss to take the loss. Afterwards, Heavy Machinery called out the newly signed War Raiders for a future encounter. Tag team action will continue next week when the Street Profits take on TM61. The rest of next week's lineup will feature Undisputed Era's Roderick Strong taking on the man he turned on at TakeOver: New Orleans in U.K. Champion Pete Dunne and Candice LeRae doing battle with the up and coming Bianca Belair. Kona Reeves will also debut a new persona.

Sean Coyle, ESPN24d ago

Kalisto took advantage of entering last to win the #1 contender gauntlet match to advance to Saudi Arabia to take on Cedric Alexander for the Criuserweight Championship. Kalisto defeated a worn-out Drew Gulak after Gulak had eliminated Mustafa Ali and Drew Gulak. Kalisto will be looking for his 2nd stint with the title, after a 13-day reign in October.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer26d ago

Mustafa Ali again put on a show, but was the second person eliminated from the gauntlet match to crown a #1 contender for the Greatest Royal Rumble. After defeating TJ Perkins in a competitive match, Ali took a bump off the top rope to the stairs and didn't recover. In losing, Ali doesn't get his WrestleMania rematch, but again proves he's one of the best bumpers in WWE.

Matt Willis, ESPN Staff Writer26d ago

After initially announcing a casket match between The Undertaker and Rusev for the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia, the match has been changed to Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho -- and it will still be a casket match. The event, which takes place on April 27, will air on the WWE Network at 7 p.m. local time/12 p.m. ET.

Tim Fiorvanti, ESPN.com38d ago