Previously on 205 Live, Swann and Alexander had an amazing tornado tag match against Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick, Mustafa Ali notched a victory against Daivari Dinero, and Kalisto celebrated a birthday by beating Drew Gulak and sending Enzo Amore into a birthday cake.
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And now, the best and worst of WWE 205 Live for November 21, 2017.
Best: The Gobbledy Gulaker
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for Drew Gulak being the most entertaining thing on WWE television. In case you missed it, here is The Gobbledy Gulaker’s plan for a better Thanksgiving.
Because Drew Gulak is a woke man he is ready to take care of Akira Tozawa in a street fight. Philly style. I like that Gulak’s street fight style is just Dean Ambrose cosplay. And I love that he has POWER POINT written on his fists. This was a pretty fantastic match. Drew did everything to remind us that he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion.
The crowd was super hot for this match. They were able to cram in all kinds of weapon spots — chairs, tables, garbage cans, kendo sticks. I’m sure Gulak felt like he was back in CZW when he was put in a garbage can and sentoned through a table. Except if it were CZW it would have been a glass table, and there would have been 200 people in the crowd.
And someone should have told Tozawa that a street fight is a denim-only affair.
Best: Go Go Hideo
I’m super psyched for Hideo Itami coming to 205 Live. I was reading a lot of people’s reactions online about this, and it seems to be a very divisive topic. I’m excited because I like watching Hideo Itami wrestle, and I think there are a lot of great people on the 205 Live roster for him to match up with.
Other people seem to think that 205 Live is beneath him and that he should debuting on Raw by destroying Brock Lesnar in five minutes. I remain cautiously optimistic that Hideo Itami can help elevate 205 Live. I just hope he shows up soon. I don’t want this to be an Emmalina situation. And I really wish Neville was still around. I could watch those guys wrestle forever.
Best: Good Carbs
Tony Nese is great at making me feel bad about the two pounds of mashed potatoes I plan on eating on Thanksgiving. There are good and bad carbs, Tony. I liked before the match backstage, Tony Nese talking while eating a giant turkey leg like Kano from the Mortal Kombat movie.
The match was good, because I think it would be impossible for Mustafa Ali to put on a bad match. I was hoping there would be a Thanksgiving-themed match on this show, similar to the Halloween Fright Night Street Fight from last month, if only because I like the visual of a babyface holding Nese down and forcing him to eat simple carbohydrates, but I guess having that and that awesome street fight on the same show would be too much.
Nese picks up the victory and gets the only win for the Zo Train tonight. If Enzo is true to his word and that gives Nese a title opportunity, that will be something fairly inconsequential to do before the build to the next Raw PPV, the Royal Rumble in January … where hopefully Hideo can kick Enzo’s head clean off. I don’t think Tony Nese even wants the belt, because he doesn’t want anything to block the view of his entire gimmick.
Best: Another Solid Tag Match
Poor Gobbledy Gulaker being forced into a timeout after losing his street fight earlier in the night. Like the title of this section, this was another solid tag match. Alexander and Swann work so well together, it’s a shame there is only one other tag team for them to feud with on 205 Live. This is just another example of the “I really wish that the cruiserweights can interact with the rest of the regular roster” moments. You’re telling me you wouldn’t want to see Alexander and Swann take on The Bar or the Usos?
The post-match beatdown might be an indication of where the title scene is heading. Ideally I’d want Mustafa Ali to move into a feud with Enzo, and have Alexander and Swann move forward and finish their feud with Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick, but if we want to move to Cedric Alexander in the title hunt I don’t think anyone will complain. #PushCedric
I don’t know if they are going to push Hideo immediately for the title, but he was working so well as a heel in NXT I would like to see him continue that work. Either way, this was an excellent episode of 205 Live. Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for you all.
