WWE 205 Live Results 8/22 Neville vs Akira Tozawa WWE Cruiserweight Championship Rematch & More!

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for WWE 205 Live. Tonight after reclaiming his WWE Cruiserweight Championship at Summerslam this past Sunday night, Neville will have to stave off the Japanese Superstar Akira Tozawa one more time when he faces him in a rematch. Will Neville remain the king or will Akira Tozawa become the emperor of the cruiserweight division? Be sure to come back here at 10 PM EST after Smackdown! Live!

Cedric Alexander & Gran Metalik vs Tony Nese & Drew Gulak

Cedric and Tony start the match off by showing off their speed and athleticism, doing runs and flips before Cedric knocks him over with a forearm. Cedric tags in Metalik, Metalik showing off his lucha libre style of wrestling by doing several fast paced, high flying moves in a matter of seconds. Metalik hits a high angle Asai moonsault, taking out both Nese and Gulak at ringside. They get back in the ring and Tony drops Metalik before stomping on him and playing to the crowd. Nese ties Metalik in the tree of woe before Metalik rolls him up for a quick two count.

Metalik hits a huge diving cross body before tagging Cedric in. Cedric hits a back elbow to Gulak once Tony tags him in, then hits a running clothesline in the corner and a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Metalik hits a splash for a near fall that Nese breaks up before Cedric hits him with an enzuigiri. Metalik tags Cedric in before they hit a double tope to the outside, Cedric tossing Gulak back in the ring before hitting the Lumbar Check for the pin and the win.

Winner: Cedric Alexander & Gran Metalik via pinfall

-Jack Gallagher comes out to have a gentleman’s duel with The Brian Kendrick, but Kendrick just sends out a clown who slaps him with his glove before Jack drops him with a headbutt. Jack then goes to powerbomb the clown, but Kendrick attacks him from behind with an umbrella before powerbombing Jack through the table instead.

Neville vs Akira Tozawa WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match

They lock up to start the match before hitting several standing switches for a clean break. They lock up again for another clean break before exchanging headlocks, Neville hitting a knee drop for a quick two count. They catch each other’s feet before locking up once more for a not so clean break, Tozawa beating on Neville in the corner before he turns it around and drops him with a knife edge chop. Tozawa comes back, but Neville rolls out of the ring before getting back in the ring and focusing on injured shoulder of Tozawa. They run the ropes before Neville dropkicks Tozawa out of the ring and hits a moonsault off of the top rope.

Neville slams the arm of Tozawa into the LED board before Tozawa gets back in the ring at the count of nine. Neville then drags him out of the ring and tosses him head over heels into the barricade before putting him back into the ring. Tozawa takes Neville off of the top rope before hitting Neville with a running boot and a tope to the outside. Tozawa drops Neville with another boot before hitting a rolling senton for a near fall once they’re back in the ring. Tozawa hits a Saito suplex for another near fall before Neville catches him on the top rope.

Neville then hits a superplex, Tozawa rolling him up for a near fall before hitting a lariat, Neville hitting a sit out facebuster for a near fall. Tozawa then nearly knocks Neville out with a right hand before rolling him up for a near fall. Tozawa hits a running boot in the corner before dropping Neville with a kick. Tozawa then misses a high angle senton off of the top rope and Neville locks in the Rings of Saturn for the tap and the win.

Winner: Neville via submission

-After the match Enzo Amore comes out to the ring and introduces himself to the 205 Live crowd and Neville.