Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Enzo Amore shows up to start tonight's show, hobbling to the ring on one crutch. He says that last night, he was really, really hurt, and says his smile hides it as well as Cedric Alexander hides his charisma. Enzo says he hasn't called in sick a day of his life, and says he is a star, a champion, and the guy who put 205 Live on the map. He says he is the reason people stay up late on Tuesday nights and why the Cruiserweight Championship means something. As far as Neville is concerned, he feels bad for him, but asks the crowd if they realize that Neville has to wake up and look in the mirror. He says Neville may be partially responsible for how he looks right now, but he says there is more to the story. We then see footage from after Raw went off the air, when Braun Strowman hit him with a running powerslam. After that, the rest of the Cruiserweight Division got themselves a piece of Enzo Amore. The crowd chants "You deserve it!" Enzo agrees, but says he deserves the Cruiserweight title, not the beating. He says last night was supposed to be a great night, and says he flew his mom out so she could watch from the front row only for her to close her eyes and cried as he was ganged up on. He then says the people chanting "one more time" were the same people who thought Neville was a knight in shining armor for 205 Live. Enzo says he has the Cruiserweight title on ice, and reminds the fans of the no-contact clause he created before his championship celebration. Thanks to the beating, everyone has forfeited a shot at his title and he will be retiring as champion. He then says Neville will never take the Cruiserweight Championship back from him due to being the first to put his hands on him.
Drew Gulak guests on commentary for the next match.
Akira Tozawa beats "The Premiere Athlete" Tony Nese. After the match, Drew Gulak sounds his megaphone siren. He then apologizes, then gets in the ring and says he is not sorry. He says Tozawa is in direct violation of Proposal #3 for his plan for a better 205 Live. He then repeats that violation in Japanese, then tells him he has violated Proposition #7, which is in the PowerPoint presentation: no celebrating. Drew then says he has a dream of a Drew-topia where dedicated ground-based athletes can compete in piece, shake hands before and after every match, and not have to deal with needless celebration. He says Akira Tozawa's "AAAAH" chants turn the WWE fans into mindless sheep, and says the fans might as well be bleating. Tozawa responds by kicking Drew Gulak in the side of the face.
Backstage, Enzo Amore is talking to the WWE Crusierweight Championship when he meets up with Ariya Daivari. Daivari says he symphathises with Enzo Amore, and apologizes. Enzo does not accept the apology. He says he fell victim to mob mentality. Enzo is not buying it, but Daivari says he wanted nothing like what happened last night to happen, saying it was all Neville. He says Neville has been coming for him and dragging him down, and says Enzo can be a star outside of WWE. He wants to have Enzo's back. Enzo tells him he will have to prove himself. He asks Enzo to watch his match from ringside. Enzo says he will do him one better, and be in his corner. Ariya then says "How you doin'?" as they shake hands. Enzo tells him never to say that again, then tells him he will see him out there at ringside.
TJP vs. Lince Dorado ends before it can start when Rich Swann runs into the ring and throws several rights at TJP before TJP can slide out of the ring and flee through the crowd.
Next week on 205 Live: Cedric Alexander vs. "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher!
The Brian Kendrick asks why two men who are tearing each other apart are now friends. He says he could say why, or they could show why. "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher says actions speak louder than words and that there is no better action that cruelty, the gift that humanity gave itself. He says cruelty is like a season, as it comes to drop the weak like leaves on a tree. He tells Cedric Alexander to enjoy his sunny days, because next week will be the autumn of his life as well as a cruel winter for him on 205 Live.
Before the next match, Neville says he has heard what everybody is saying that yesterday, he acted irrationally and he descended into madness. He says he knew what he was doing and that it was the best night of his life.He knows he has forfeited his chance at the Cruiserweight title due to the no-compete clause, but he does not care. If given the opportunity, he will do it again and again and again. His advice to Enzo is to keep one eye open, because he never knows where he will be lurking, and that he will not let 205 Live degenerate at the hands of someone like him. Suddenly, Enzo Amore shows up to accompany Ariya Daivari to the next match.
Neville beats Ariya Daivari with the Rings of Saturn after avoiding the Hammerlock Lariat. After the match, Enzo Amore continuously smashes his crutch into the back of Neville as two referees try to get him to stop. After getting on top of him and throwing a couple of rights at him, the two referees are able to get Enzo away from Neville. Enzo chants "You deserve it!" at Neville to end the show.
Kevin Owens shows up to start tonight's show. Owens says all he has heard about for weeks is Commissioner Shane McMahon, and wants to know where he is. He says he has been called a coward for attacking WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and not being on the show last week. Now he is standing in the center of the ring, and wants to know where Shane is. Owens begins to believe that maybe Shane is the coward, but says he knows better and says Shane is a smart man. Owens says he not only has respect for Vince, but he likes Vince, and knows Shane saw what he did to a man he respects and likes and says he will find out what he will do to someone he does not. Suddenly, Sami Zayn shows up and wants to know what is wrong with Owens, saying he has lost complete control. He says he knows what happens when Owens snaps, and says it never ends well, and says he is here against his better judgement, knowing Owens will cross a line he has never crossed before. Once Owens crosses that line, nothing will ever be the same for Owens. He asks Owens to quit while he's ahead. Owens tells Sami not to worry about him, because he's cool and that is for him to worry about. He then says Sami Zayn is only out here because he has outshined and eclipsed him like he has the last 15 years, much less in WWE. Owens runs down his WWE accomplishments thus far, and says all Sami has done is watch from the back just like he will at Hell In A Cell, where he will destroy Shane McMahon and make him regret signing him to SmackDown. If he hasn't gone too far yet, he will now. He then asks what Sami has done of any impact in WWE. Sami says he hasn't done much, but says Owens has cut every corner possible. Sami says he will do it his way: the right way. Sami admits he hasn't done much in WWE, then says the real difference between him and Owens is that when he looks in the mirror, he doesn't see a piece of trash staring back at him. General Manager Daniel Bryan shows up before it can get physical. D-Bry says Owens may be right. He says Shane is not here and does not know if he will be here at all. He says that might be better for him, and that somebody already wants to fight Owens. He then makes Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens official for later tonight.
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles guests on commentary for the next match. As Baron Corbin is preoccupied with Styles, "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger dumps Corbin out of the ring before the match begins.
Baron Corbin beats "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger by count-out after splashing water into the face of "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and tossing Dillinger into him at ringside. Corbin asks Styles if he feels dumb, saying he knew he and Dillinger would work together, and that AJ Styles could never succeed at defending the United States title against him one-on-one. He then says he will not take any shortcuts or squander any opportunities. At Hell in a Cell, he will take the United States title.
Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers (Sunil and Samir Singh) are in the ring. Last week, Jinder Mahal says he may have went a little too far. The crowd chants for "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura. Jinder says he respects Nakamura, and says that this week, he will compliment him. By that, he means making fun of him again on the TitanTron by showing faces of him. Suddenly, one of the photos of Nakamura moves. It's real footage of Nakamura, who is looking at Jinder. Nakamura then tells him "This is the face of Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown Live." He then appears for real. Jinder sics the Singh Brothers on Nakamura, and Jinder takes advantage of the numbers game to get the upper hand. Nakamura get Jinder in the ring. The Singh Brothers try to stop the Kinshasa from happening, but it does not work and Nakamura manages to hit Jinder with it anyway.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up to watch the next match from the front row.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley). After the match, The Usos confront The New Day, saying they only belong on the sidelines. At Hell In A Cell, they will be 5-time tag team champions. Kofi says The Usos don't know who they are talking to, and say they talk big game for someone who just lost the blue brand's tag titles. Big E says they talk big game about "The Uso Penitentiary." Xavier Woods says this gives them an idea: a tag team title match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships in a Hell In A Cell Match.
It is time for Rusev's Pride of Bulgaria Celebration. Aiden English welcomes the mayor of Rusev's hometown for Rusev's Pride of Bulgaria Celebration, then welcomes Rusev. Aiden then sings the Bulgarian national anthem as Rusev shows up carrying a Bulgarian flag to the ring and placing it in a flag holder. The mayor honors Rusev by presenting the key to the city and proclaims today to be "Rusev Day." Rusev speaks to the mayor in Bulgarian, then takes the time to relive his win against Randy Orton from last week. He says that what we have just witnessed is "the law of the jungle." that Randy Orton was the Apex Predator, but a younger, hungrier animal ripped his fangs out. Rusev then says he has killed the legend of The Legend Killer, and that SmackDown Live is his jungle now. Aiden English then sings a song he has come up with for Rusev Day, which mocks Orton's theme...and earns him an RKO out of nowhere. After an RKO from out of nowhere to Aiden English, he hits another one on Rusev.
General Manager Daniel Bryan meets with Sami Zayn, who says Commissioner Shane McMahon is coming. He says Shane is coming after Kevin Owens. Sami asks Daniel Bryan to ask Shane not to get involved in his match with Owens tonight, saying that Shane has his opportunity. Daniel Bryan says he will talk to Shane.
Backstage, Randy Orton asks Renee Young to tell Rusev that if he wants to step in his jungle, he will see him at Hell In A Cell.
Carmella ties the leash on James Ellsworth's collar to a turnbuckle bolt before the next match.
Charlotte Flair beats Carmella, then Natalya shows up. Natalya says it is great that Charlotte's father "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is recovering so he can see his "overrated daughter" fail at Hell In A Cell.
We look back at the debut of John Cena against Kurt Angle in June 2002.
Next week on SmackDown Live: The Fashion Files returns!
The Undertaker arrives...but it is really Dolph Ziggler, trolling the fans once again. Ziggler says anyone can wear a Halloween costume, get in the ring and act like a zombie, but nobody can do what he does in the ring. Ziggler continues to speak. The lights go out. Suddenly, Bobby Roode shows up. Roode tells Ziggler he is an amazing in-ring competitor...and a hypocrite for saying he doesn't care what the fans think when he does. He goes on to say that the two of them are a lot alike. He says that if Ziggler says he is the greatest in-ring competitor in WWE, then he should back up those words by facing him at Hell In A Cell. Ziggler tells Roode that his entrance proves his point, and that he is everything wrong with the WWE. Ziggler says that if Roode wants a match with him at Hell In A Cell, he's on. Ziggler tries to mock The Undertaker's "Rest In Peace" phrase, but Roode stops him and says Hell In A Cell will be absolutely glorious.
Kevin Owens beats Sami Zayn due to referee stoppage after he powerbombs Sami Zayn into the ring apron. During the match, a cameraman backstage catches Commissioner Shane McMahon entering the building. After the match, referee Charles Robinson calls for medical help. As Sami is helped to the back, Kevin Owens gets up from the commentary table and runs Sami down, then grabs a steel chair. Shane runs out, but Owens throws a chair at him and retreats through the crowd.
