WWE 205 Live
May 1, 2020
WWE Performance Center
Orlando, Florida
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
Tom Phillips: Thanks for joining us here on the WWE Network. This is 205 Live. I’m Tom Phillips. This is a great opportunity right now within the cruiserweight division in all of WWE. Of course, we’re in the middle of a tournament to crown an interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion, while the reigning champion Jordan Devlin unable to participate because he is stuck in Ireland. So, it has given us an opportunity to look back at so many of the superstars that have helped build the cruiserweight division. I got to say, i’m giddy about this one because we get to look at the greatest tag team in the history of 205 Live, Samir and Sunil, The Singh Brothers. For all we know, next year, it’s not going to be WrestleMania Hollywood; it’s going to be WrestleMania Bollywood. So without any further ado, lights, camera, bollywood action.
The Singh Brothers: WWE Universe. 205 Live, it is your boys from bolly, bolly, bolly, bolly, wood. The Singh Brothers and we’re going to talk about the match that made us. It stands out immediately to us. Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels WrestleMania 12 Iron Man Match. I was about six, you were about, nine years old. It’s etched in our minds. Yeah. It was just so real, so raw, so emotional. It spoke to us. It reached out to us and even more so now being in the industry. It’s a match that inspired us to be where we are. Ya know, we wanted to get to the WWE and this is all we ever dreamed of. I mean that match alone. Not only did it go 60 minutes, it went 60 plus minutes because it went into sudden death overtime. And just the emotional roller coaster that match was.
That’s what it is. When you realize that journey that could take you on. For 60 minutes on that, that’s very hard to do. And the fact that those two did it and captivated the audience. Even in the entrances and the build up. That match though, it shaped our childhood. You look back 20 plus years from now, you’re like wow that’s the match that made us get into this business. Spend time in The Hart Family Dungeon. Exactly. I mean, we’ve been blessed to build a relationship with a guy like Bret, and help and guide our careers. Shawn down at NXT.
Even years later you appreciate the match so much more just being in this industry. It just speaks volumes of how passionate those two guys were. It’s professional wrestling at its best. And that’s the best way to put it because that was the match that got us into professional wrestling. And that’s what it is. When we graduated high school, there was never an, “ok what are we going to do now?” It was ok, time to do that. Time to rock and roll. That’s what it is, so that match speaks volumes to us. We hope you enjoy it because it obviously shaped our childhood and it got us this far. We always try to look for ways to take this further. In the words of Howard Finkel, ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall.
First Match: Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels In The Iron Man Match For The WWF Championship – WrestleMania 12
Winner: New WWF Champion, Shawn Michaels via Pinfall In Sudden Death Overtime
The Singh Brothers: 205 Live, WWE Universe. It is your Singh Brothers. The boys from Bollywood. The boys with the castle, the boys with the charisma, the boys with the personality and here to talk about a match that made us. Lucha House Party vs. The Singh Brothers. Tornado Tag Match. What day was that? Do you remember? July 2, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. That was an important match for us solely because we had just transitioned back on to 205 Live and it was important for us to be able to keep up with guys like The Lucha House Party who are phenomenal. We all know their ability and for us it was like, okay, can we keep up with them?
And we felt like that was a big test for us and it stands out vividly for both of us. And not only that, but we had a series of matches with them that summer. So we were going back and forth, a pinata got involved. Don’t forget, we are award winning bollywood actors, our trophy got broken in half. Which is why the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, we were distracted, but it’s okay, we’re all about the performance. We’re movie stars. It’s about the craft. It’s not take one, take two or take three, it’s the final take that everyone remembers. And the final take, it didn’t have The Singh Brothers victorious, but we kept up with them. What a performance though. Award winning performance by both of us and The Lucha House Party, we’ll give them that much. We’ll do it again, but for now, check it out.
Second Match: The Lucha House Party w/Kalisto vs. The Singh Brothers in a Tornado Tag Team Match
Rockers punches after the bell rings. Metalik slaps Sunil in the chest. Dorado with a Diving Clothesline off the ringside barricade. Metalik rolls Sunil back into the ring. Sunil kicks Metalik in the gut. Dorado with a knife edge chop. Dorado kicks Samir in the back of the head. Metalik shows off his athleticism. Metalik with an Open Hand Chop. Metalik follows that with a SpringBoard Arm-Drag TakeOver. Metalik ducks a clothesline from Sunil. Metalik thrust kicks the midsection of Sunil. Metalik with an Apron Enzuigiri. Metalik with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick for a two count. LHP with a Double Hip Toss. Assisted Leg Drop. Dorado with a Diving Splash for a two count. Dorado repeatedly stomps on Sunil’s chest. Samir attacks Dorado from behind. Singh Brothers are mauling Dorado in the corner. Dorado uppercuts Sunil. Dorado sends Samir chest first across the turnbuckles. Dorado with a SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Metalik with a corner clothesline. LHP hits their Running Bulldog/WheelBarrow Slam Combination for a two count
Sunil drives Dorado back first into the edge of the ring frame. Metalik drills Samir with another Apron Enzuigiri. Sunil knocks Metalik off the top turnbuckle. Sunil shakes his hips. Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Dorado joins the fray. Dorado is throwing haymakers at Samir. Sunil drops Dorado with a Spinning Heel Kick. Singh Brothers has complete control of the match. Sunil talks smack to Kalisto. Sunil drives Dorado back first into the steel ring post. Following a snap mare takeover, Sunil continues to dance around the ring. Sunil with a boot to the midsection of Metalik. Samir taunts Kalisto. Samir knocks Dorado off the ring apron. Double Back Elbow Strike. Stereo Elbow Drops for a two count. Singh Brothers hits their BackBreaker/Diving Elbow Drop Combination for a two count.
Sunil dumps Dorado out of the ring. Metalik with a back elbow smash. Metalik with a Reverse SlingBlade. Samir sends Metalik crashing to the outside. Dorado with two haymakers. Samir reverses out of the irish whip from Dorado. Dorado with a Hurricanrana. Dorado is building momentum. Dorado repeatedly stomps on Samir’s chest. Dorado ducks a clothesline from Sunil. Dorado dropkicks Sunil. Dorado with a Diving Crossbody Block for a two count. Dorado hits The Golden Rewind. LHP delivers Stereo Dives to the floor. Singh Brothers responds with Stereo SuperKicks in mid-air for a two count. Samir brings his bollywood award into the ring. Kalisto starts running interference. Dorado with Two SuperKicks. Metalik hits The Metalik Driver. LHP connects with their Diving Elbow Drop/Shooting Star Press Combination to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Lucha House Party via Pinfall
Tom Phillips: Listen, listen, listen, even though Sunil and Samir may have lost that doesn’t change anything. They are still the greatest tag team in the history of 205 Live. The Singh Brothers, there’s a reason that they’re bollywood award winning actors. And they’re friends with The Rock, so everybody shut up, it’s fine. Listen, I hope you guys have been enjoying the interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament on NXT. And we hope you’ll join us next week here on 205 Live on the WWE Network.
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