The qualifying matches took place in various indie promotions like Revolution Pro Wrestling and Evolve, and grapplers from around the world were given the chance to qualify for the 32-man tournament. This programming idea came fresh off the heels of the fantastic Cruiserweight Classic. Before its debut on November 29th, Triple H, Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative and the creator of NXT, described 205 Live as “a showcase for the cruiserweight division, with its own distinctive feel and style compared to other WWE programming.” An NXT for 205 pound competitors and under. NXT has launched the WWE careers of several top main event stars in the company by being a showcase for combatants before reaching the main shows Raw and Smackdown Live. Past those attendees was pitch dark, the house lighting dimmed to mask a near-empty coliseum. Behind the champion, the first two rows of fans stood and applauded the effort of both competitors. The referee handed the purple-strapped belt to an out of breath Swann who was resting against the bottom ring ropes. In the main event, Swann pinned Kendrick after a vicious spinning heel kick.
Earlier in the night, Cedric Alexander and the “Scottish Supernova” Noam Dar both made their 205 Live debuts and Ariya Daivari avenged two straight losses against “The Extraordinary Gentleman” Jack Gallagher. “The Outlandish” Rich Swann successfully defended his newly won title against Brian Kendrick in the main event of a recent installment of 205 Live – a new weekly WWE Network show featuring the promotion’s new cruiserweight division. If a WWE champion retains his title against the former champ in a fantastic back-and-forth bout, but half the paying crowd has already left the arena, do the competitors make a sound?
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