WWE 205 Live 12/31/2021

WWE 205 Live 12/31/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/wwe-205-live-12242021.html

Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.

Edris Enofe vs Guru Raaj

EE wristlocks him. GR kips up and reverses it. EE rolls out of a wristlock. EE side headlock takeovers him. EE handstands out and side headlocks him. EE shoulders him over. GR hiptosses him for 2. GR armlocks him. EE tries to armdrag him but GR holds on with an armlock.

EE is back body dropped over the top but holds onto the top rope. EE flips back in and hurricanrana's him. EE fisherman suplexes him for 2. GR hits leg kicks. GR hits a corner spear then monkey flips him. GR sentons him for 2.

EE pumping knees him in the corner then 2nd rope diving euros him for 2. GR sunset flips him for 2. GR backslides him for 2. EE spinebusters him. EE hits a top rope ssp and wins.

Thoughts: EE won with a rare top rope SSP. I think it's the probably the first time I ever saw him do it. I thought it was average and not super interesting. 

Amari Miller vs Nikkita Lyons

This is Nikkita Lyons' WWE TV debut.

AM hugs her folks at ringside. NL does an inset promo. She says she grew up on the road learning to survive and says the fighter in her will always learn to prevail. She says, "let's get it".

They lock up. NL backs her up on the ropes and wristlocks her. NL blocks a snapmare. They do some kickboxing. AM catches NL's spin kick then NL catches her kick. They let go and AM ducks spinning high kicks.

AM chops her and is slapped. NL knees her in the gut and takes her down for 1. NL chinlocks her. AM armdrags her then up kicks her from the mat. AM kicks her in the ribs then chinlocks her. AM pulls her down by the hair. AM knees her in the gut then suplexes her. 

AM spinning high kicks her. AM then pump kicks her. AM bangs NL's head off her knee and wins.

Thoughts: It was a lose-lose here as either Lyons lost in her debut or Miller lost in front of her parents. It was surprisingly mostly based around kicks which I didn't expect. It was definitely a little different looking than your usual match. I wouldn't quite say it was good but it did catch my interest and I would have liked to have seen where it went if it went longer.  

 Dante Chen vs Draco Anthony

Chen does an inset promo. He says he's the first athlete from Singapore in WWE and says his perseverance will lead him to victory on 205 Live.

Chen wristlocks him. Draco hammerlocks him. Chen trips him then grabs the arm. Chen armdrags him twice and armlocks him. Draco forearms him against the ropes. Chen hits forearms. Draco dropkicks him. 

Draco clubs and stomps him. We get "Let's Go Draco" and "Draco Sucks" chants. Chen hits back elbows. Chen is caught off the 2nd rope and takes an overhead suplex for 2. Draco pulls Chen's arms back. Chen backslides him for 2. Chen forearms him in his back and neck. Chen running lariats him and double chops him. Chen hits a corner splash then pump kicks him. Chen then hits a la rosa driver variation and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. There weren't any big spots and they did little but the very basics, which wasn't that interesting. There was no real flow here either.

Overall thoughts: There were 3 new matches here. None were great and I don't know if there was a best match of the night. Draco/Chen was surely the worst match though. I wouldn't recommend this and thought it was only so-so. I'd only give it a 4 out of 10.