205:Alive - 205 Live recap for January 30, 2018

Daniel Bryan shows up to start tonight's show. He is accompanied by Rockstar Spud, and is addressed by that name by the crowd's chants. Daniel Bryan talks about how he was glad to commentate on The Cruiserweight Classic, and introduces a man who will usher in a new era in 205 Live. THe says that under his leadership, the fans will get the action that everybody has always wanted from the division. Daniel Bryan then introduces us to Rockstar Spud, who is now known as Drake Maverick. He says he has worked his entire life and dedicated his entire career to stand before the fans in the WWE. He is proud to be here in front of the fans as the new 205 Live General Manager. He is here to help the show, and the first thing he will do is to solve the Cruiserweight Championship problem. He announces a 16-man single-elimination tournament, with the finals culiminating in a title match at WrestleMania. That tournament will start tonight with two first-round matches. The first match is Cedric Alexander vs. Gran Metalik, and the second match is Tyler Bate vs. TJP. Drake Maverick finishes with the statement "Let the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament begin!"

Cedric Alexander beats Gran Metalik to advance to the next round of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament.

We get a closer look at Tyler Bate.

We hear from "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher. He hopes General Manager Drake Maverick understands the importance of a gentleman advancing through the tournament and going on to WrestleMania.

General Manager Drake Maverick is talking to someone about the Cruiserweight title tournament when Drew Gulak hands him flowers, hoping that Drake shares some of his ideas of a better 205 Live.

We hear from Mustafa Ali, who talks about his match with Cedric Alexander and how they showed what 205 Live was all about...and how he lost the match. He is okay with the loss, as the tournament is his wake-up call. Instead of being the guy to steal the show, he will be stealing the show and punching his ticket to WrestleMania.

Dasha Fuentes interviews TJP. He says everyone has a short memory around here, as he won the first Cruiserweight Classic and become the first Cruiserweight Champion. Suddenly, General Manager Drake Maverick shows up and introduces himself. Drake tells him that was a long time ago, and tells him of his match with Tyler Bate tonight. He asks if he will see the TJP who won the Cruiserweight Classic or the TJP who whines and complains when he does not get his way.

We hear from Akira Tozawa. He wanted to be GM of 205 Live, but now he can win the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament and win the title. He then pretends to fire some guy who happens to be near him.

TJP beats Tyler Bate after grabbing the tights after reversing the Tyler Driver '97 into a roll-up to advance in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament.

Next week in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament: Kalisto vs. Lince Dorado! Hideo Itami vs. Roderick Strong!