205 Live Recap & Review – Episode 78

Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa settle things in the ring after weeks of disrespect.
Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa settle things in the ring after weeks of disrespect.
Jeff Hardy faces Daniel Bryan, two more women qualify for Money in the Bank, new contenders for the tag titles are named, and New Day refuses to answer Miz’s questions on a good episode of SmackDown Live.
Nakamura battles Styles to determine the stipulation for their title match, New Day faces The Bar for a single spot in the Money in the Bank match, Lynch, Rose, and Deville fight for a spot in the women’s MitB, and Almas debuts on a good episode of SmackDown.
Buddy Murphy looks to avenge his loss to Mustafa Ali during the Cruiserweight Title Tournament in a great main event on a good episode of 205 Live.
SmackDown starts getting ready for Money in the Bank with three qualifying matches including a good main event featuring Daniel Bryan versus Rusev.
Despite Backlash being an underwhelming show, there were some matches and moments that make it a show worth watching (or at least skipping through).
Buddy Murphy returns to action, Itami and Tozawa have some issues dealing with Gallagher and Kendrick, and Drew Gulak looks to take down Kalisto in a good episode of 205 Live.
The last SmackDown before Backlash was light on wrestling, but it did have a couple of matches definitely worth checking out.
While the Greatest Royal Rumble was very long and ultimately didn’t mean much, there were some fun moments and good matches on the show.
The tensions between Itama & Tozawa and the Lucha House Party come to a dramatic conclusion (maybe) as the two teams battle in a tornado match in the main event of a very good episode of 205 Live.
The second day of the Superstar Shakeup shapes an impressive SmackDown Live roster and already begins to deliver some intriguing match-ups.
This was another long WrestleMania with a mostly entertaining mixture of memorable moments, good matches, underwhelming matches, and strange decisions.
Two fun battle royals and a great Cruiserweight Title match make this a nice warm-up for Wrestlemania 34!
TJP attempts to get a win back from Gran Metalik, and Goldust finds himself in a match with the Zo Train in a short and uneventful episode of 205 Live.
This episode of SmackDown Live was (almost) all about the United States Title, and even though it didn’t feel as impromptu as it was written to be, it was still a nicely entertaining show.
This week’s Main Event was missable, but it did have a pretty good match between Tony Nese and Akira Tozawa.
Goldust joins Cedric Alexander in a rematch from RAW against Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari, and TJP returns to the ring to face Akira Tozawa in a pretty good episode of 205 Live.
The rift between Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan widens in a show that featured Kevin Owens being handcuffed to a ring rope and the team of Aiden English and Rusev making a statement.
This year’s Survivor Series might not have been completely unpredictable, but it was mostly enjoyable to watch.
AJ Styles attempts to take the WWE Title away from Jinder Mahal and head to Survivor Series to face Brock Lesnar in a good episode of SmackDown.