12/25/2020: WWE 205 LIVE Results and Review

Dec 31, 20205 min read

Updated: Apr 9, 2021

Hot off the heels of an incredible Christmas edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Christmas edition of WWE 205 LIVE!

I'll be honest with you all, I'm not an avid 205 LIVE viewer. I used to be! Back in the day when PAC was named after the snobby rich kid from iCarly, and before Enzo lost the first letter in his name, I was an avid 205 LIVE watcher and fan. However, after a while, I became bored with the product. However, I am jumping back into it, and tonight's episode had me regretting my neglect of the product. Without further ado, let's get into it.

Chase Parker (w/ Matt Martel) vs. Samir Singh (w/ Sunil Singh)

The Christmas edition of WWE 205 LIVE starts off hot with one of my favorite acts on the brand, The Singh Brothers. The Bollywood Boyz make their way to ringside and offer up a traditional Indian cuisine to commentators Nigel McGuinness and Vic Joseph. Nigel is more than happy to take the treat, whereas, Vic seems to be a bit more on the apprehensive side. Ever-Rise then makes their way to ringside, and honestly, I don't know too much about these two. However, from the little I've seen of their work - I'm hooked and I want to see more of it. These two teams have been in a little mini-feud for a couple of weeks on 205 LIVE, and this is another match to further said feud.

Chase Parker and Samir Singh wrestle a decent match. It was nothing spectacular, but it was entertaining! However, the award for "Most Entertaining Spot of the Night" goes to none other than... one of the wrestlers who weren't even legally competing in the match. Near the end of the match, Samir Singh and Sunil Singh take a stab at a little "twin magic." Despite the fact that they are indeed brothers, they don't look identical and the referee spots this tomfoolery immediately. After Sunil makes his way back into the ring, Chase Parker manages to put him down for the 1, 2, 3.

Result: Chase Parker defeats Samir Singh via Pinfall in 6 minutes and 10 seconds.

Grade: C

This match was exactly what I was expecting to see, and that doesn't make the C- grade a bad thing at all. I expected to see television matches that gave performers greater exposure, and that's exactly what it did. Having never seen Chase Parker work before, I finally got to lay eyes on him and that makes this match worth a watch to me! The attempted twin magic spot popped me and saved this match from reaching C- status. It wasn't bad by any means, it just felt substanceless and average. However, both of these teams are very entertaining and I'm excited to see more. (Further proof to me of why the WWE need to implement a Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship, but that's for another article.)

Curt Stallion cuts a video promo.

After our first contest, we witness a promo from Curt Stallion who calls out WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Santos Escobar. Apparently, Stallion earned a WWE Cruiserweight Championship match by winning a Fatal-4-Way match on 205 LIVE. If I'm being honest, I don't know who Curt Stallion is. However, my hopes are high - and I can't wait to see that match go down! Stallion's promo can be summed up as an "I'm coming for you" ordeal.

Mansoor vs. Raul Mendoza

In our main event of the evening, we have "205 LIVE Golden Boy" Mansoor vs. Legado del Fantasma's Raul Mendoza. Mansoor has been on a hot streak in 205 LIVE recently, and Legado del Sol claims to be the "Leaders of Lucha Libre." Can Raul Mendoza prove that within this match against Mansoor?

The first thing I noticed about this match was that Mansoor had cut his hair since the last time I had seen him. I don't know if the shorter hair has been a thing for Mansoor on 205 LIVE, or if this the show he debuted it on, but either way - it's going to take some getting used to for me. The second thing I realized - Raul Mendoza is yolked. This man is much thicker than when I first saw him compete in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. I love this look much more for Mendoza.

This match, similar to our opening contest, is actually what you would expect from a 205 LIVE match. However, this match's work-rate was turned a little higher on the dial compared to the opening contest. I saw some elements of AAA in Raul Mendoza's work, and I enjoyed it a lot. Mendoza is much better as a gritty heel than as a white meat babyface, and it shows in this match. There are some great spots in this match. Early on in the match, Mendoza ripped off his shirt and placed it over Mansoor's head as a distraction, proceeding to kick him square in the head. That was a cool utilization of the t-shirt. A spot that scared me a little bit came halfway through the match when Mansoor shot through the ropes with a suicide dive attempt but overshot Mendoza and almost landed face-first on the ground. Mendoza still sold the spot and Mansoor hulked up at this point; I'd say he recovered well enough. Mansoor pinned Raul Mendoza after an apron slingshot neckbreaker for the victory.

Result: Mansoor wins via Pinfall in 12 minutes and 29 seconds.

Grade: B

What can I say? I see Mansoor, I watch the match.

In all seriousness, though, this match delivered much greater than I expected it to. Mendoza did not look weak in that defeat at all to me (something I was fearing if Mendoza took the loss in this match-up.) Mansoor managed to pick up a victory in a solid match - and there's nothing really more to say about that. I was sports entertained.

Final Grade: C+

This was an enjoyable show. Nothing spectacular, but 205 LIVE seems to be in a transitional period for storylines. It's as if the brand is in the process of trying to establish their bigger stars (besides the champion,) and that isn't a process that can be rushed and develop successfully. I didn't hate any of the matches. The opening contest did have some difficulty keeping me invested, and the final match kept me invested on work rate alone - but there was no story for me to dive headfirst into. I like to have those in my wrestling. Interestingly enough, I found this to be a much more digestible show than WWE SmackDown. Despite SmackDown being better, I found this to be the easier show to write about and take in... and I have to assume that's down to the 30-minute episodic time limit for the program. I'm very interested to see where Mansoor goes. I'm interested in the Ever-Rise/Bollywood Boyz program. I'm hyped to watch Mr. Curt Stallion do his thing. I'd consider this a decent entry back into the product.

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