WWE 205 Live 6/18/2021

WWE 205 Live 6/18/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/wwe-205-live-6112021.html

Asher Hale vs Grayson Waller

Waller comes out with a drink called "Grayson Hydration" which looks like a gatorade bottle.

They go to the mat early then trade slaps. GW bangs Hale's head off the floor on the outside after teasing a dive. Waller gets his leg swept on the apron then Hale runs the apron and knee's him.

GW knocks Hale off the top then grounds and pounds him. Nigel says the other announcer is calling GW a liar so GW yells at him. GW then walks the 2nd rope into an elbow. Hale gets put in tree of woe and GW does some forward flips into the corner at him only to put his foot on Hale's jaw. GW then jumping side kicks him for 2. Hale comes back with a kick flurry and high exploders him.

Hale comes off the 2nd buckle with a forearm then does Nagisa Nozaki's reverse axe kick. GW is outside and jumps over the bottom rope into a roll and a cutter but Hale stops it. GW then tries it again and cutters him, then does a footstomp from behind for the win. This was one of the better matches I've seen on 205 Live. These two work really well together and Waller has the potential to maybe do something in WWE.

GW teases a handshake but slaps Hale after.

August Grey gets a rare promo backstage. He says he is moving on from Ariya Daivari then Ariya comes in. Ariya says this isn't over. He says it is over when he says it is over. Ariya says Nese is going to beat up Grey's friend Jiro tonight and says he will be out there. Grey asks if he thinks Nese can win it on his own? Ariya says he can and Grey invites Ariya to watch it backstage with him.

We get a recap of Baxter vs Kushida from NXT.

Ikemen Jiro vs Tony Nese

Jiro takes him to the mat early. He kips up from a shoulder and Nese pulls him down via his jacket. Nese shoulders Jiro and Jiro kips up again. Jiro takes a hard shot to the throat and goes outside, where Nese pounds on him.

Nese puts his own jacket on and does Jiro poses, then does a forearm his hand in the pocket. They trade forearms on the ground then Jiro puts Nese's jacket over Nese's head. Jiro hits some jacket assisted shots and hits a great swanton. Nese comes back with a spin kick to the face for 2.

They go outside and Jiro messes up a headstand on the apron but does hurricanrana's Nese's head into the apron. Nese catches Jiro up top with a shotei then hurricanrana's him down for 2.

Jiro superkicks a seated Nese in the face then does a running gamengiri type of kick to win. This was decent up until the end when Jiro botched his move. The finish just didn't fit in here and brought down this one.

Overall thoughts: Not a bad episode of 205 Live with a rare promo, one good match and one match that had some good parts to it.