WWE 205 Live results: Did Drew Gulak end The Age of Alexander?

The inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion looks to regain momentum in a fast-paced contest against The Lucha House Party's own Lince Dorado.

With The Lucha House Party continuing their white-hot rivalry with Tony Nese and Buddy Murphy in the wake of The Juggernaut’s victory against Gran Metalik last week, the lucha trio turned their attention to the first-ever WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP.

Fully recovered from a thumb injury, Lince Dorado hoped to build momentum and show off his full range of abilities against the confident former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Early in the contest, The Golden Lynx matched speed and agility with his opponent, forcing The Cruisergreat to recalibrate his approach. The winner of the Cruiserweight Classic did just that, catching Dorado in a guillotine submission on the ropes.

TJP maintained pressure with a variety of high-flying moves, impactful strikes and maneuvers designed to maximize punishment. Refusing to back down, Dorado battled back. Unfortunately for the lucha sensation, TJP maintained his edge and unleashed highly-focused methodical strikes designed to weaken Dorado for a submission assault.

Focusing on his opponent’s upper body and arms, The Cruisergreat showcased his technical expertise, forcing Dorado to remain on defense, and any counterattacks were met with TJP’s overwhelming offense. However, TJP’s overconfidence did cost him, as his showboating allowed The Golden Lynx to recover and fight back, much to the delight of the WWE Universe.

In an act of desperation while on defense, TJP countered a move from Dorado and pulled off The Golden Lynx’s mask. With Dorado forced to cover his face with his hands, TJP’s appalling display of disrespect allowed him to score the pinfall. After the match, The Fil-Am Flash took Dorado’s noisemaker, continuing to taunt his vanquished opponent before being chased to the locker room by Dorado.

Noam Dar isn't surprised that Lio Rush requested their match be postponed and doesn't care what The Man of the Hour does in his free-time, but if Rush doesn't show up next week, The Scottish Supernova will find him.

Although originally scheduled to face Noam Dar tonight on WWE 205 Live, Lio Rush once again found himself at odds with WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick. In no mood for Rush’s antics, Maverick expressed discontent after The Man of the Hour said he couldn’t face The Scottish Supernova due to his commitments on Raw with Bobby Lashley. Although Rush tried to argue that Maverick also has new commitments on the red brand with AOP, it was abundantly clear that the WWE 205 Live GM was managing his duties responsibly. Annoyed with the 23-year-old Piece of Gold, Maverick let Rush know that as long as he fulfills his commitments on WWE 205 Live, he can do whatever he wants on Raw. As a result, Rush will face Dar next week, no matter what.

In a SummerSlam rematch, Drew Gulak has a second opportunity to end The Age of Alexander and take the WWE Cruiserweight Championship from The Soul of WWE 205 Live, Cedric Alexander.

Despite being scheduled for a title defense at WWE Super-Showdown against Buddy Murphy, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander refused to back down from Drew Gulak. The two collided at SummerSlam with Alexander retaining the title, but Gulak claimed the result was a fluke and immediately demanded another opportunity. After weeks of The Philadelphia Stretcher taunting and attacking The Soul of WWE 205 Live – and anyone else in his path – WWE 205 Live Drake Maverick had no choice but to make the match.

Though Gulak was flanked by Gentleman Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick, Alexander remained unfazed and ready to silence his nemesis for good.

As the match got underway, Gulak took issue with the WWE Universe’s support for Alexander and grew angry as he and the champion calculated their first moves. However, a distraction from The Brian Kendrick allowed Gulak to quickly apply the Gulock and nearly come away with a victory. The presence of Gallagher and Kendrick split The Soul of WWE 205 Live’s focus, giving The Philadelphia Stretcher an advantage.

A fighting champion, Alexander recovered and unleashed his own technical mastery, keeping his challenger grounded. With Gulak on defense, Kendrick tripped up Alexander. Rather than disqualifying Gulak, the official ejected Kendrick and Gallagher from ringside, and The Soul of WWE 205 Live wasted no time taking the fight back to Gulak as he argued about his allies being tossed from ringside.

Focusing on Gulak’s arm, the champion remained on the offensive until Gulak countered by slamming his foe with a devastating neck-driver. Irate, Gulak turned the tables and unleashed his own form of punishment on Alexander’s arm, shoulder and neck.

Gulak continued to apply pressure to the champion, trying to force a submission, but the ever-resilient Alexander countered Gulak’s attempts at a suplex and dumped him over the ropes onto the arena floor with a jaw-dropping suplex of his own. Staving off a double-count out, both Superstars barely made it back into the ring before Alexander again unleashed on his challenger.

With victory in sight following an incredible flurry that left Gulak reeling, Alexander suddenly found himself trapped in the Gulock, but he preserved his championship reign after an agonizing struggle to get to the ropes and force a break. Gulak took control before the battle raged back and forth with a series of heart-stopping near-falls, leaving the WWE Universe on the edge of their seats.

As the fight raged, Gulak once again locked Cedric in the Gulock, this time in the center of the ring, but the champion fought free by hoisting Gulak onto his shoulders and driving him into the turnbuckle to break the hold.
Frustrated, Gulak unloaded a series of hard chops on the champion, and as Alexander fell to one knee, Gulak prepared for the knockout blow. However, Alexander countered with an elbow and wrecked the challenger with an incredible Lumbar Check for a hard-fought victory.

After the match, Alexander’s WWE Super-Showdown challenger Buddy Murphy guaranteed that The Age of Alexander will end in The Juggernaut’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia.

After returning to action last week in an impressive showing, Mustafa Ali convinced WWE General Manager Drake Maverick and the WWE medical staff that he is once again ready to compete. Having been sidelined by Hideo Itami last month following a brutal battle, The Heart of WWE 205 Live is ready to return the favor next week when he slugs it out with the hard-hitting Japanese Superstar.