205:Alive - 205 Live recap for January 24, 2017

Tom Phillips interviews Neville. He says Rich Swann is resilient, but lacks common sense. He will not show him mercy Sunday. As for Cedric Alexander, he doesn't want any doubt in anyone's mind that 205 Live belongs to him, and that Cedric will learn that first-hand.

TJ Perkins beats Tony Nese with a La Magistral Cradle after both of them have a nasty collision. After the match, Tony Nese hits Perkins with a suplex to the corner followed by a knee to the head, before insisting to the commentators that he is the winner. Referees tend to Perkins.

Akira Tozawa comes to 205 Live next week!

TJ Perkins is helped to the back.

We look baack at Sheamus' win in the 2012 Royal Rumble match.

Before the next match, Brian Kendrick tells Tripp Bradshaw that he's not taking his place in 205 Live, that the world is cold and harsh and that his dreams will be snuffed out for he is not cold or harsh enough.

Brain Kendrick beats Tripp Bradshaw with the Captain's Hook. (Tripp Bradshaw is, in reality, relative newcomer Palmer Cruise from Pure Pro Wrestling in Hadley, Michigan. The name is a rib on JBL's accidental trip from the commentary table from last week's SmackDown Live.)

Rich Swann wishes Cedric Alexander in his match against Neville, and tells him to believe in himself as Neville will try to get in his head and intimidate him, but he is not unbeatable. He tells Cedric to wait for Neville to make a mistake, and then makes his move. He then tells Cedric to save him some, as he has unfinished business at Royal Rumble.

Neville beats Cedric Alexander with the scissored arm bar after Cedric is distracted by Noam Dar and takes him out only to slip off the top rope. After the match, Naom Dar taunts Cedric only to get tossed out of the ring by Neville. Neville attacks Cedric again, then Rich Swann makes the save. Noam Dar and Cedric Alexander take their fight to the back while Swann and Neville continue in the ring, and officials and security have to restore order.