The Saint and the Sauce take on Premier Dinero together!

As more new faces arrive in 205 Live, the OG aren’t giving in! Will Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese stay on top of “their” show against Ari Sterling & Asher Hale?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Sunil Singh VS Grayson Waller; Waller wins.
• Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese VS Ari Sterling & Asher Hale; Daivari & Nese win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Sunil Singh VS Grayson Waller!

Samir is conspicuous by his absence, but it seems it’ll be just one Bollywood Boy welcoming the newest kid on the block! Will “The 21st Century Success Story” have a successful debut? Or will Sunil make sure the spotlight stays on him?

The bell rings and Waller dares Sunil to take a waistlock. Sunil goes for it and Waller SLAPS him! Waller is already confident in himself enough to talk smack on a 205 Live OG! Sunil and Waller tie up, Sunil headlocks, but Waller powers out and things speed up. Waller hurdles then runs to run Sunil over! Fans cheer as Waller shows off his agility to handspring over Sunil. “C’mon, brother!” Things speed up again, and Sunil hits a wheel kick! And some arm-drags! Sunil waistlocks but Waller uses ropes to hotshot him! Then a LEG LARIAT takes Sunil down! Cover, TWO! Waller is annoyed but he gets Sunil up. Sunil knees low, throws some kicks, then has Waller in a corner.

Sunil runs in, Waller goes up to get Sunil with a HANGING TRIANGLE! The ref counts, Waller lets off at 4, and Sunil sputters. Waller LEAPS into the ring with a somersault, but the ref has him wait while he checks on Sunil. Sunil is okay to continue, so Waller BOOTS him down! The ref checks on Sunil again and he says he’s alright. Waller gets him up to scoop and SLAM, then goes after an arm and neck wrench. Sunil endures as Waller cranks the neck. Fans rally up, Waller throws elbows in and keeps on the hold. Sunil fights up and throws elbows to get free, but Waller knees low. Waller whips Sunil to a corner, runs in, but Sunil dodges the splash!

Sunil goes to the apron, hotshots Waller back! Waller sputters, Sunil gets up as fast as he can with the bad arm, and leaps for a one hand ax handle! Waller staggers, Sunil climbs again and hits another ax handle! Sunil hurries to a third corner as Waller gets up, Sunil leaps but into a kick! Waller goes EDDY GORDO, then says it’s game time! LEAP FROG STOMP! Cover, Waller wins!

Winner: Grayson Waller, by pinfall

The 21st Century Success Story has energy to spare after this victory! Will Sunil be alright to try a sequel? Or will Samir return to avenge his brother in a spinoff?

Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese VS Ari Sterling & Asher Hale!

The Persian Lion and Premier Athlete have gone back and forth with The Sauce and the Saint. Hale wanted to help Sterling before and Sterling refused, but now if the new faces want to overcome the old guard, they have to do this together! Will there be a changing of the guard on the purple ‘n’ orange? Or will this still be the Daivari & Nese Show?

The teams sort out, Hale starts against Nese for a rematch from a month or so ago. They tie up, go around and Nese puts Hale in a corner. The ref counts, Nese flexes on Hale as fans rally and duel. Hale is let out of the corner, the two circle and feel out the grapple. Hale gets a waistlock, drags Nese down to go for a headlock but Nese moves around. Hale holds on to float between facelock and waistlock, but Nese gets into the ropes. Hale lets off as the ref counts, and then mocks Nese’s flexing. Nese scowls as he and Hale reset. Sterling wants in but Hale is leaving him hanging, perhaps as a receipt for the rejection before.

Hale and Nese tie up, Hale wrenches an arm and has a wristlock. Hale goes after the shoulder and grinds Nese down, but again Sterling wants in. Again, Hale leaves him on the corner as he traps Nese’s arm and goes after the other. Hale also has a chinlock, but Nese powers out to get a headlock takeover. Hale makes it a cradle, TWO! Nese and Hale get up, Hale gives a scoffing look to Sterling, and Nese tackles Hale! Hale holds off the cover, gets around to a headscissor, but Nese gets the ropebreak! Nese bails out and Hale eggs him on. Daivari regroups with Nese to coach him and keep him call, so Hale lounges on the mat.

Nese returns as the ref counts, and is in at 5 of 10. Nese and Hale circle, tie up with knuckle locks, and go for a test of strength. Hale gets around but Nese fights the waistlock. Hale wrenches and snapmares then goes after Nese’s wrist and arm. Nese endures, Hale finally reaches out to tag Sterling, but with a bit of a chop. Sterling shrugs that off to get Nese up in a wrench of his own. Sterling sneers at Hale but Nese gets away! Hale passive aggressively asks what happened, and Daivari grins as he tags in. Sterling and Daivari meet again, they circle, and fans rally up as they feel out the grapple. Sterling and Daivari tie up, Daivari wrenches an arm, and he YANKS the arm!

Daivari wrenches the arm more, has a wristlock, but Sterling wrenches through! Sterling wristlocks, has a standing armlock, and fans rally behind him. Sterling wrenches again, Daivari rolls and wrenches to a wristlock. Sterling rolls, handsprings and WRINGS Daivari out, to a double wristlock! Sterling sneers at Hale again, though, and Daivari gets up to throw a knee! Daivari CLUBS Sterling then bumps him off buckles! Daivari CHOPS Sterling then tags Nese. Nese and Daivari mug Sterling with haymakers from all sides! The ref counts, Daivari lets off and Nese ROCKS Sterling! Sterling shoves Nese then BOOTS him! Nese scrambles, Sterling elbows Daivari then RANAS Nese!

Daivari returns but Sterling throws him out! Nese and Daivari regroup on the outside, and the fresh faces finally coordinate! Hale hits a FLYING KNEE on Daivari while Sterling gives Nese the MOON-SAUCE! Fans fire up as Hale and Sterling get in the ring. Sterling wants a fist bump but Hale leaves him hanging. Nese gets in, Hale tags in off Sterling and wrenches Nese down to an armlock. Hale pulls on fingers and twists the wrist but Nese endures. Hale headlocks for the takeover, and tells Sterling, “This is how it’s done!” Nese fights up, powers up and puts Hale in the ropes! The ref counts, Nese lets off but Daivari ROUNDHOUSES Hale!

Sterling protests but the ref keeps him back, Nese gets Hale for a DRAPING PREMIER MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Hale is still in this but Nese keeps on him. Tag to Daivari and the OG mug Hale with punches to the ribs. Daivari whips Hale to ropes and hits a kitchen sink knee! Cover, TWO! Daivari drives elbows into Hale’s shoulder, then clamps on a chinlock. Fans rally for Hale and Hale fights up to fight back. Daivari knees low and whips Hale but Hale KICKS back! Hale hurries but Daivari drop toeholds him! Daivari drags Hale away, tag to Nese and Nese STOMPS Hale down! Fans boo as Nese BOOTS Hale in the face!

Nese whips Hale to ropes and CLOBBERS him with a back elbow! Cover, TWO! Nese keeps on Hale with a body scissors! Hale endures the squeeze but Nese drags him back. Fans rally, Hale fights with elbows, but Daivari tags in! Nese holds Hale down for Daivari to stomp. Daivari scoops and SLAMS Hale, then says it’s done! Daivari climbs the corner, but Hale gets up! Hale gets under Daivari’s leap, and Daivari turns around into a SPINNING POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as both men are down and Sterling reaches out! Hot tags to Nese and Sterling! The Sauce rallies on Nese with haymakers! Sterling spins Nese to then CLOBBER him, and rally with forearms!

Sterling ducks and dodges to wheel kick Nese down! Nese staggers up, Sterling gives him boxing elbows and a leg sweep! Sterling builds speed to SOMERSAULT AX KICK! Cover, TWO! Nese survives but Sterling keeps his cool. Sterling gets Nese up, Nese blocks the suplex but Sterling throws body shots. Nese still holds the suplex off with a leg hook, so Sterling stands him up to CHOP! That had some sauce on it! Sterling whips, but Nese slides under and comes back, but Sterling dodges to PELE! Cover, TWO! Sterling gets a bit frustrated, but he looks to his corner. Sterling reaches out, Hale is still down, and Nese gets Sterling with a throat chop!

Sterling staggers back and now Hale tags in! Hale swings but Nese goes Matrix to mule kick, knee lift and front kick. Hale jumps the sweep to fire off kicks, but Daivari runs in! Hale ROUNDHOUSES Daivari, then uses him as a step for the TORNADO DDT on Nese! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE!! Nese endures as Hale pulls back! Nese reaches out but Hale gets that arm to pull on the fingers! Daivari stomps Hale to break the hold! Daivari staggers up but Sterling is there to KNEE TRIGGER him down! Sterling builds speed but Nese DROPKICKS him down! Hale rolls Nese up but Nese rolls through to mule KICK!

Tag to Daivari, the OG get Hale up, URENAGE BACKSTABBER!! Cover, Sterling breaks it! The Sauce saves the Saint and fans are fired up for “2-0-5! 2-0-5!” Daivari gets up and has Hale for the hammerlock. Hale ducks the lariat to ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, NESE breaks it! Nese sucker punches Sterling! Hale clotheslines Nese out! Hale runs to the corner at Daivari for a CALF KICK! Hale hoists Daivari up top and fires up as he climbs! Daivari fights back, but Sterling tags in! Daivari hits Hale with a GOURD BUSTER! Hale staggers up, Sterling uses him as a pommel horse to HANDSPRING SUPER STEINER Daivari!! Cover, TWO?!!

Sterling and Hale can’t believe it, but the fans are fired up! Sterling has Daivari, Hale tags back in, and Hale wants Sterling to get Daivari up! Hale wants a combo move but Nese saves Daivari! Nese SUPERKICKS Sterling and he staggers into Hale! Hale is stuck on the top rope and Nese hurries to his corner! Daivari tags Nese, they get Hale up and feed him to a gut wrench and Canadian rack. Daivari runs, the OG hit a DOMINATOR CUTTER COMBO!! Cover, the OG win!!

Winners: Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari, by pinfall

Sterling and Hale could not stay in synch and that cost them against the Cruiserweight veterans! Will Sterling and Hale have to hash this out on their own? Will Nese and Daivari use this to springboard into the higher ranks of the NXT Tag Division?

My Thoughts:

A good episode, but I feel there was a bit of a damper on the debut of Grayson Waller (Matty Wahlberg). Sunil’s shoulder injury might’ve been more shoot than storytelling, and that really took the air out of the building. Waller is good from look to attitude to in-ring style, but it just seems like a bad accident for Sunil. I still think they can roll with this and have Samir return to “avenge” Sunil, as I wrote there in kayfabe, and then Waller can have a feud with the Bollywood Boyz right there. The main event was a great tag match, and I appreciate that they kept the continuity that Sterling snubbed Hale and that affected their teamwork. Hale VS Sterling in a rematch will be great, and it does help keep Nese & Daivari strong since they’ll be jobbers to NXT teams like Grey & Jiro.

My Score: 8.2/10