WWE 205 Live Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from August 21

The cruiserweight division may have been stuck on the pre-show for SummerSlam again, but Cedric Alexander and Drew Gulak put on an impressive performance in their title match.

Alexander retained the Cruiserweight Championship, but there is never a period of rest for a champion in WWE unless, of course, you're Brock Lesnar.

This week's show continued two ongoing feuds with Tony Nese and Buddy Murphy taking on Lucha House Party in a Tornado Tag Team match and TJP vs. Noam Dar.

The crowd in Brooklyn, New York, was still hyped from the weekend's events and The New Day winning the SmackDown tag titles moments before the show began.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on this week's episode of 205 Live.

TJP vs. Noam Dar

TJP came to the ring talking trash about his win over Dar in their previous encounter. He promised to deliver another victory in their rubber match before Dar came out to a decent pop from the crowd.

After about 30 seconds, TJP grabbed a mic and introduced Wale to the crowd. He dabbed in the rapper's face right before Dar leveled him with a dropkick.

The Scottish Supernova looked like he had something to prove after spending several months on the shelf with an injury. He was aggressive and kept a quick pace.

The self-proclaimed best technical wrestler in WWE today focused on Dar's surgically repaired knee throughout the match to set up his kneebar finisher.

After fighting out of the kneebar, Dar managed to get the win with a shining wizard. This was a good match, but the crowd wasn't giving them much to work with until the end.

Grade: B-

Notes and Highlights

• Did TJP's music get a remix? It sounds slightly different.
• Wale joined the announce team at the top of the show. He didn't know TJP's name, so he must not be as big a fan as the commentators made him out to be. Or he was just pretending not to know who TJP was for comedic purposes.
• Dar might have the coolest tights in the division. I wonder if it's a random design or a re-creation of real images from space?

Drew Gulak Wants a Rematch

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Drew Gulak and Cedric Alexander at SummerSlam

Before Akira Tozawa and Colin Delaney could begin their match, Gulak, The Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher attacked them.

Gulak grabbed a mic and promised there would be no more peace on 205 Live until he gets a rematch for the cruiserweight title.

He called out Alexander for having general manager Drake Maverick refuse the rematch instead of doing it himself. The champ came out and seemed down for a fight, but the GM came out to stop him.

When Alexander finally ran to the ring, Gulak ran like a coward. The segment ended with Gulak and his crew leaving through the crowd.

This did a good job giving this feud a reason to keep going. Making Gulak less comedic has helped his character quite a bit in recent months.

Grade: B+

Notes and Highlights

• Delaney has made several appearances for WWE in 2018. Maybe he will earn a spot in the division someday.
• Maverick was shown saying Gulak wouldn't be getting a rematch before Tozawa went to the ring.
• Maverick has been made to look like the most involved GM on any brand. He has added a lot to the show for having such a small role.

Lucha House Party vs. Tony Nese and Buddy Murphy

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Lucha House Party, Tony Nese and Buddy Murphy

The powerhouses circled the luchadors like sharks when the bell rang, but Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik took the initiative to make the first move.

Surprisingly, Nese and Murphy had trouble getting out of the gate. Dorado and Metalik controlled most of the action during the first few minutes.

Eventually, The Premier Athlete and The Juggernaut used their raw strength to catch Metalik in mid-dive and throw him into the barricade to neutralize him for a little while.

The rest of the match was a series of impressive double-team maneuvers from both duos. They put on a great show, especially leading up to the finish. They got really creative with some of the spots involving all four men.

Kalisto gave his team an assist when he tripped Murphy after the Australian shoved him into the announce table, allowing Metalik to hit a snap sunset flip for the win.

Grade: A

Notes and Highlights

• Nese calling Murphy "The Juggernaut" is a reference to a recent video on Xavier Woods' UpUpDownDown YouTube page. It's a fitting nickname.
• The double springboard moonsault from Dorado and Metalik was a thing of beauty.
• Murphy and Nese went to the trouble of matching their attire like a real tag team. Lucha House Party made no such effort.
• Murphy delivers some of the most brutal knee strikes in the business.
• The crowd reacted loudly to something happening off-screen at one point.
• Metalik hitting a hurricanrana on Nese from the top turnbuckle to the floor was incredible.