205 Live-ish - A View From The Spanish Announce Table - Jan 15, 2019

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Admitedly I haven't watched much (any) 205 Live since it began. WWE definitely didn't hit the ground running with the rollout of the show. That said, I notice people are saying good things lately, so I've decided to hop back on the bandwagon and watch some 205 Live. Well, I will probably never watch it "live", but you get the idea.

First thing I like is how they have Drake Maverick, the General Manager of 205 Live, narrating the opening of the show, telling us what happened last week, and what we can expect this week. That's a nice touch to set this show apart.

LINCE FELT THE RUSH

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Lio Rush is one of my favorites right now. His work on the main rosters as a hype man for Bobby Lashley is so good that other performers should study it.
Rush did just as well on 205 Live as he does in that main roster role. He is extremely comfortable on the mic, and it's very believable and easy to hate.
I also like how Rush, after getting the victory, assaulted Lince Dorado and how pleased he looked with himself.

BACKSTAGE PROMOS!

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Noam Dar and Tony Nese got up in each other's face in a backstage interview. Dar has a feel of being that smug guy that you just can't prove wrong; like he's earned every bit of his cockiness, and that makes you super mad.

TJP did an amazing job of appearing annoyingly flippant and arrogant while talking to Drake Maverick backstage. He capped the performance nicely by turning and walking away, laughing, while Maverick was still talking. Little character nuances like that can go a long way into making the crowd love or hate a performer.

Next week there will be a Triple Threat  between Hideo Itami, Akira Tozawa, and Kalisto; winner gets a Royal Rumble title match against current Cruiserweight Champ Buddy Murphy.
This week they treated us to promos from the competitors. Well, sort of; Kalisto spoke for himself, but Tozawa had THE Brian Kendrick doing his talking, and Hideo Itami's voice was lended by Ariya Daivari. They have some good mic talent in 205 Live.

MAIN EVENT

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It's time for the Main Event which has the Champion Buddy Murphy issuing a long-time open-challenge.
Murphy didn't do so well in the pre-match promo. He seemed a little unsure of his lines, and the crowd didn't really seem to care about him.
His challenger was revealed as NXT's Humberto Carrillo (known to indy fans as Ultimo Ninja, look him up).
These two put on a very solid match that saw Carrillo five Murphy everything he could handle; yet Murphy would escape with the victory in the end.

So I'll say it; 205 Live was good. I'll watch again next week!

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