{"id":3808,"date":"2018-05-22T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2018-06-02T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T18:02:49","slug":"205-live-recap-review-episode-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/205-live-recap-review-episode-2\/","title":{"rendered":"205 Live Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE 205 Live<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 78<\/strong><br \/>\n#205Live<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: May 22, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: May 22, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n(aired live on the WWE Network)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=worcester-ma\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Worcester<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=massachusetts\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MA<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=dcu-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">DCU Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Vic Joseph, Percy Watson, Nigel McGuinness<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Greg Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHideo Itami never wanted to team with Akira Tozawa.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Hail to the Crown&#8221; by CFO$ featuring From Ashes to New<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Drew Gulak vs Gran Metalik<\/strong> w\/ Kalisto, Lince Dorado<br \/>\n(referee: Ryan Tran; guest commentary: Jack Gallagher, The Brian Kendrick)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e603766e1bf','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e603766e1bf\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e603766e1bf\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Drew Gulak wins via submission with the Gu-Lock<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 8:12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Gulak tried to ground Metalik, but a lot of this match featured Metalik flying around the ring. Metalik even broke out some new variations on his dives and rope-walking. I liked it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nNobody trains harder than Buddy Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>TJP vs Christopher Guy<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Danilo Anfibio; watching in the back: Drake Maverick)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e603766e358','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e603766e358\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e603766e358\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: TJP wins via pinfall after a Detonation Kick<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 2:31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nSquash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nIn the ring, Dasha Fuentes asks TJP about his comments on social media about wanting to move to SmackDown. TJP says he carried the cruiserweight division on his back, but he is not getting the type of competition he deserves.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEarlier today, Vic Joseph sat down with Cedric Alexander. Cedric says that the pressure of being champ isn&#8217;t getting to him. He feels no pressure heading into his title defense against Buddy Murphy last week. He also reminds Vic that he had to cut weight like Buddy just to make it into the cruiserweight division, so he isn&#8217;t as different from his challenger as people are claiming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDasha Fuentes asks Tozawa how he feels about the next match. Tozawa says Itami doesn&#8217;t respect him. If Itami didn&#8217;t like Tozawa as a partner, he really won&#8217;t like him as an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Hideo Itami vs Akira Tozawa<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Jason Ayers)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e603766e3b5','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e603766e3b5\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e603766e3b5\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Hideo Itami wins via pinfall after a single knee facebreaker<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 15:18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. I think this was a very satisfying payoff to this feud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI liked this show. Two good matches and the start of a story that could become more interesting.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Hideo Itami vs Akira Tozawa<\/strong><br \/>\nA solid, hard-fought match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Official Results:?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-205-live\/2018-05-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-205-live\/2018-05-22<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa settle things in the ring after weeks of disrespect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1128,297,622],"tags":[1129,892,980,786,2044,546,668,2038,1878,903,872,536,925,932,516,526,891,1926,1600,638,1130,693,1332,1365,2037,7],"class_list":["post-3808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-205-live","category-show-results","category-wwe","tag-205-live","tag-akira-tozawa","tag-brian-kendrick","tag-cedric-alexander","tag-christopher-guy","tag-danilo-anfibio","tag-dasha-fuentes","tag-dcu-center","tag-drake-maverick","tag-drew-gulak","tag-gran-metalik","tag-greg-hamilton","tag-hideo-itami","tag-jack-gallagher","tag-jason-ayers","tag-kalisto","tag-lince-dorado","tag-lucha-house-party","tag-massachusetts","tag-nigel-mcguinness","tag-percy-watson","tag-ryan-tran","tag-tjp","tag-vic-joseph","tag-worcester-ma","tag-wwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3808"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3811,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3808\/revisions\/3811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}