WWE 205 Live Results (4/16): August Grey Vs. Tony Nese, Atlas & Adonis Collide, More
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Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness welcome us to another edition of 205 Live. We kick things off with some singles action!
Jake Atlas vs. Ashante "Thee" Adonis
Ashante Adonis squares up with two leg strikes. On the third one, Jake Atlas catches him and traps him down on the mat. Atlas applies an armbar. Adonis rises to his feet but gets sent to the mat again with a deep arm drag. Atlas continues working Adonis' shoulder. Both men get into a shoving contest. Atlas pushes Adonis towards the ropes.
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Adonis corners Atlas with a combination of strikes and chops. Atlas sidesteps out of a short arm reversal. Atlas climbs to the top rope. Adonis knocks him off, which sends Atlas crashing towards the outside. On the outside, Adonis smashes Atlas into the guardrail and steel stairs. Atlas' hand goes crashing into the stairs. Adonis rolls Atlas and himself back into the ring. Adonis goes for the first cover in the match. Atlas kicks out at two. Adonis torques Atlas' injured arm back with a Fujiwara armbar.
Atlas gets some offense in briefly before Adonis flies off the top with a big crossbody. Adonis goes for a cover, and Atlas kicks out again. Atlas and Adonis exchange back and forth pins. Atlas finds strength towards the end when he hits his cartwheel DDT. Atlas picks up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Jake Atlas
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And now, the main event!
August Grey vs. Tony Nese (w/Ariya Daivari)
Ariya Daivari joins Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness on commentary. Back in the ring, both men go for a lockup. Tony Nese gets the better of it with a power slam that sends August Grey face-first into the mat. Grey turns it around with a wristlock/side headlock combination. Nese backs Grey into the corner and throws Grey to the other side with a short arm reversal. Grey slides out and catches Nese with another side headlock.
Nese misses a wild swing. Grey traps Nese again with another side headlock. Nese counters it with a perfect belly-to-back suplex! Nese looks for the first cover in the match, and Grey kicks out. Nese decks Grey on the top rope before driving him with a gutbuster. Cover. Grey kicks out again! Grey fights out of the corner with a series of midsection shots. Nese rocks Grey with another belly-to-back suplex. Grey sends Nese for a ride with a face-first smash towards the turnbuckle. Nese gets back up with a massive pump handle slam for a close near-fall! Grey clocks Nese with a big right. Nese catches Grey with a vicious heel kick to the jaw for just another two count! Grey builds momentum with a flurry of strikes, chops and boots. Grey follows it up with a jaw and neck breaker!
Grey perches himself up on the top and flies off with a huge crossbody. Grey drops down on Nese and lays down a flurry of right hands on Nese. Cover. Nese kicks out! Nese stops Grey in his tracks with a throat chop and a kick. Grey answers back with a cutter. Nese fights back with an enziguri. Grey knocks Nese off his feet with a superkick. Grey soars out of the ring with a middle rope dive, which sends Nese crashing towards the announce table! Grey breaks the count out and rolls Nese back in. Nese fakes Grey out with a rollup. Grey reverse with another rollup. Grey pins Nese's shoulders to the mat just a little bit longer. 1-2-3. Grey wins the match.
Winner: August Grey
That concludes this week's episode. Thanks for watching!