A big 205 Live just got a little bit bigger!

After mouthing off, Ariya Daivari now has to face Jake Atlas AND August Grey in a Triple Threat! Has the 205 Live OG bitten off more than he can chew?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Triple Threat: Ariya Daivari VS August Grey VS Jake Atlas; Daivari wins.
• Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon VS Marina Shafir & Zoey Stark; Blackheart & Moon win and advance.

PLAY BY PLAY

Triple Threat: Ariya Daivari VS August Grey VS Jake Atlas!

The Persian Lion might learn the hard way that you have to be more careful what you say on social media. He stuck his nose into the business of #RetroAG and the muscle of El Monte, California, and now he has to take them both on! But it’ll still be every man for himself, so can Daivari Dinero put his money where his mouth is? Or will the new wave continue to leave the 205 Live OG adrift at sea?

The bell rings and the three circle. They all feel things out, and then Daivari clobbers Grey! Atlas kicks and whips Daivari but Daivari reverses. Things speed up but Daivari gives Atlas a kitchen sink knee! Daivari mule kicks Grey then dropkicks him down! Daivari gloats, “Who’s the man, huh?!” Fans boo but Daivari whips Grey to ropes. Grey reverses and sends Daivari out, then Grey dodges Atlas to DIVE! Direct hit takes Daivari down at the ramp! Grey goes back to the ring and he finally has that 1v1 he wanted with Atlas in the first place. They circle, tie up, and Atlas wrenches to get a wristlock. Grey slips through, wrenches back but Atlas rolls to wrench and arm-drag!

Atlas clamps onto the arm, Grey endures, and Grey powers up to whip free. Atlas runs Grey over, covers, ONE and Grey runs to dodge again. Grey huricanranas but Atlas handsprings through! Grey kips up, Daivari is up top, but both men get out of the way and Daivari FLOPS! Grey and Atlas loom over Daivari, bring him up, but Grey sunset flips Atlas! TWO, Atlas back kicks Grey and throws EuroUppers! Atlas CHOPS, throws elbows, then whips Grey corner to corner. Atlas body checks then whips Grey the other way but Grey boots him! Grey hops up but Atlas ENZIGURIS first! Atlas climbs, Daivari drags him down and SUPERKICKS him!

Daivari goes after Grey now, crossing the arms, ICONOCLASM onto Atlas! Cover on Atlas, TWO! Cover on Grey, ONE!! Daivari grows frustrated but he storms up to Atlas and throws him out. Daivari throws hands on Grey, whips him corner to corner, but Grey BOOTS him back! Grey runs, but into a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Daivari sees Atlas returning and goes over, but Atlas shoulders in! Atlas whips but Daivari reverses to put Atlas in a corner. Daivari whips corner to corner hard and Atlas bounces off buckles! Fans boo Daivari but Grey hits back! Grey throws haymakers, Daivari kicks low and snapmares for a chinlock.

Grey endures, fans rally up, and Grey fights up to throw body shots. Grey back suplexes high and hard! Both men are down but Atlas gets in to cover Daivari, TWO! Atlas covers Grey, ONE! Atlas drags Grey up but Grey ROCKS him with a right! Grey storms over to Daivari but gets a JAWBREAKER! Daivari goes after Atlas but Atlas throws heavy hands! Daivari throat chops Atlas in return! Daivari stomps Grey, stomps Atlas, then more for Grey and more for Atlas. Daivari stands Grey up to CHOP him, then he goes over to Atlas to whip him to ropes. Atlas holds ropes to kick Daivari then dropkick him down! Fans fire up as all three men are down!

Atlas runs at Grey but Grey puts him on the apron, only for Atlas to enziguri back! Daivari runs over, Grey dodges but Daivari DECKS Atlas! Grey dodges Daivari to JAWBREAKER and NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as Daivari goes to a corner, and Grey runs in but Daivari puts him on the apron! Grey goes up, BIG crossbody hits! Grey sees Atlas coming, and gets him for a BACK SUPLEX! Cover, Daivari breaks it! All three men are down again but Daivari grabs Grey first. Daivari throws Grey out, heads after Atlas, but Atlas ROCKS Daivari with a right! Daivari gives the right back, they brawl and Atlas back elbows! Atlas runs into a SUPERKICK! But he BOOTS back! Atlas spins Daivari around for a LARIAT! Cover, TWO!!

Atlas whips Daivari to a corner, runs in but misses! Daivari ROUNDHOUSES then sees Grey, and HIP TOSSES him onto Atlas! Daivari climbs up, leaps, LION SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Grey survives and Daivari is beside himself! Daivari drags Grey up, Atlas slides back in, and Atlas spins Daivari, only for Daivari to spin him! Daivari hammerlocks, Atlas avoids the lariat to throw Daivari out! Grey swings into Atlas’ grasp, Atlas kicks Daivari down while hitting a tornado BRAIN BUSTER! Atlas DIVES to keep Daivari down! Atlas gets in, Grey ROCKS and SUPERKICKS Atlas!

Grey hurries up top, but Daivari grabs at him! Grey kicks Daivari away, adjusts, and walks the tightrope to FLY out onto Daivari! Daivari is down again but Atlas shoulders into Grey! Atlas drags Grey into the ring, suplexes, but Grey counters with a cradle! TWO!! Atlas goes Matrix to dodge and STUNNER! Atlas hurries to a corner, goes up, and as Grey comes closer, CARTWHEEL DDT!! Cover, but Daivari drags Atlas off! Daivari uses his GOLD CHAIN FIST to DECK Atlas!! No disqualifications but that’s still pretty cheap. Daivari hammerlocks Grey and LION LARIATS!! Cover, Daivari wins!

Winner: Ariya Daivari, by pinfall

The Persian Lion fought more like a snake, but that doesn’t change the fact he still capitalized on these younger Cruiserweights clashing against each other! Will this be what helps Daivari rise back up and go after the gold?

Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon VS Marina Shafir & Zoey Stark!

The wild child and the evolved Shenom didn’t win their WarGames match, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up the fight! Will they #TCB, Take Care o’ Business against the returning MMA Horsewoman and the spicy new recruit?

The teams sort out, Stark starts against Shotzi and the two circle. They approach and tie up, and Stark uses power to shove Shotzi all the way to her corner! Stark dares Ember to bring it, so Ember tags in. But then Ember and Sotzi double dropkick! Ember swings around to roll Stark up, TWO! Ember swings around to sunset flip but Stark drags her up and double hand TOSSES her into the corner! Stark stomps Ember, tags Shafir and Shafir digs her knee in! Shafir drags Ember up, brings her around and tries to trip her up but Ember sprawls then hammers away! Shafir adjust to wrench and throw knees over and over! Shafir then hits a judo throw, covers, ONE!!

Shafir drags Ember back up, facelocks, brings her over and tags in Stark. Shafir scoop slams Ember onto Stark’s knees! Cover, TWO! Tag to Shafir, they mug Ember, then Shafir brings Ember around with another facelock. Shafir shifts to a waistlock, Ember fights the lift but Shafir come sin from below to drag Ember down! Ember kicks Shafir away, Shafir cartwheels and pie faces Ember! Ember gets up, “You think you bad?” Free shot! NOT! Ember boots, forearms and knees away on Shafir! Shafir shoves Ember, Ember slips under to Complete Shot Shafir onto ropes! Stark runs in, Ember drop toeholds her onto ropes right next to Shafir!

Shotzi tags in, runs, and welcomes Shafir & Stark to the ball pit, CANNONBALL ENZIGURI COMBO! Stark flops out, Shotzi covers Shafir, TWO! Shotzi brings Shafir up, whips but Shafir reverses. Shafir runs in, Shotzi goes up and over and comes back to corner splash! Shotzhi shoves to SLING DOG Shafir down! KNEE and ROLLING ELBOW! Stark gets in, Ember does, too, but the ref only sees Ember! Shafir shoves Shotzi into Stark’s cheap shot! Shafir drags Shotzi up, POSTS her, then tags in Stark in. Stark drags Shotzi around to snapmare and KICK her in the back! Stark drags Shotzi by an arm and drops a knee on the arm! Starks drops more knees, drags Shotzi up, and tags in Shafir.

Shafir takes the hand-off and pulls on Shotzi’s arm to get a keylock. Shotzi endures but drops to a knee. Shotzi fights up, throws body shots, but Shafir sweeps the legs! Shafir drags Shotzi up, ducks Shotzi’s kick, and fisherman’s into a pump handle for an EXPLODER! Tag to Stark, Shafir DECKS Ember, and Stark brings Shotzi up, BACK SUPLEX GTS!! Cover, but Ember breaks it!! Ember saves Shotzi and their chances in the Dusty Cup! Stark covers again, TWO! Stark drags Shotzi over, tags Shafir in, and they mug Shotzi in the corner. Shafir and Shotzi scrap, Shotzi hits back with elbows but Shafir ROCKS her! Shotzi hits Shafir again but Shafir stomps her!

Shafir grabs the legs, Shotzi kicks at Shafir, but Shafir still gets an ankle. Shotzi gets up and ENZIGURIS Shafir down! Fans fire up as both women crawl, hot tags to Stark and Ember! Ember dropkicks and CLOBBERS Stark, then spins her to a mule kick! Ember runs and BOOTS Stark into a neckbreaker, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Ember kips up and fires up, and the CWC is right there with her! Ember runs to back body block Stark, snapmare her out, and climb up top! Stark staggers up into a FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, but Shafir breaks it! Shotzi gets Shafir but Shafir drags Shotzi down! They fall out of the ring, Shotzi pursues Shafir to the ramp and fires off forearms!

Shotzi and Shafir brawl while Starks dropkicks, but into a counter! QUEEN ANGELITO!! Stark taps, Shotzi and Ember win!

Winners: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon, by submission (advance to the next round)

That was a fast and furious finish, and now the only team in the way is The Way! Will Shotzi and Ember be howling to moon and heading for the Dusty Cup itself?

My Thoughts:

A good episode here, getting just over 30 minutes. The Triple Threat was really good, and I’m a little surprised it was Daivari that won. I almost thought Grey was winning, but I suppose this keeps Grey and Atlas even for their own 1v1 match at some point. There might even be a tag match, Daivari & Nese VS Grey & Atlas because 205 Live does that a lot.

The Women’s Dusty Cup match was a lot of fun, because Stark was allowed to be very strong. She actually hit her finisher, “Go To Stark,” or whatever it would’ve been called in the indies when she was Lacey “Serrano” Ryan, but hey, she was in a match with former NXT Women’s Champion, Ember Moon, and a woman NXT is putting a lot of stock in with Shotzi Blackheart. Stark will have plenty of chances to be great so this was just some “paying your dues” stuff. Plus, Shotzi & Ember VS The Way’s LeRae & Indi is big story. That semifinal match is going to be great stuff, but Raquel & Dakota VS KC Squared is up first, and that will be very telling to how the other goes.

My Score: 8/10