This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE Mixed Match Challenge and WWE 205 Live! Tonight on Facebook Watch we have Jimmy Uso teaming up with his wife Naomi to take on Goldust and Mandy Rose and on 205 Live Roderick Strong makes his 205 Live debut when he faces Hideo Itami in a WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament match as well as Lince Dorado and Kalisto so be sure to come back here at 8PM EST for all of the action!
Mixed Match Challenge
Naomi & Jimmy Uso vs Goldust & Mandy Rose
-Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring as the special guest referees for the match before it starts, then Jimmy and Goldust start the match by playing to the crowd before Goldust whips Jimmy into the corner and plays to the crowd some more. Jimmy rolls Goldust up when he's distracted with Mandy, but Daniel won't count the pin before Naomi tags in and attacks Mandy when she grabs her hair. Mandy comes back with a facebuster before stomping on Naomi in the corner and mocking her, then Naomi finally tags Jimmy back in and he takes out Goldust before Jimmy and Naomi hit a double superkick. Naomi hits a slingshot cross body onto Mandy on the outside before they get back in the ring and Jimmy hits a superkick, Naomi a Rear View and Jimmy finishing off with a frog splash for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jimmy Uso & Naomi defeat Goldust & Mandy Rose via pinfall with a Rear View into a frog splash.
-After the match Rusev and Lana come out after the match and cut a promo as we go off the air.
205 Live
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament First Round Match
Kalisto vs Lince Dorado
They start the match off by taking each other down and doing several flips before hitting a double dropkick and squaring off once they're back to their feet. Lince fights out of a side headlock before dropkicking Kalisto, then Kalisto sends him out of the ring and hits a wrecking ball dropkick that sends Lince onto the announce table. Kalisto rolls Lince back into the ring only for Lince to come back and send him out of the ring before hitting a tope to the outside. Lince rolls Kalisto back into the ring and gets a quick two count before Kalisto fights his way out of a rear chin lock only to be tossed out of the ring once more. Lince beats on Kalisto at ringside before rolling him back into the ring for a quick two count and keeping the high flyer grounded.
Lince hits a sit-out powerbomb before Kalisto superkicks him and Lince hits s frankensteiner when he catches Kalisto on the top turnbuckle. They exchange right hands on their knees on their way back to their feet before Kalisto hits a flurry of offense. Lince gets a near fall off of a sunset flip before Kalisto catches Lince on the top turnbuckle and hits a variation of a sunset flip powerbomb for a near fall. They counter each other until Lince hits a hand spring stunner and a shooting star press, but Kalisto wisely rolls out of the ring and to the floor to avoid being pinned. They then get back into the ring and Kalisto hits the Salida del Sol for the pin and the win.
Winner: Kalisto defeats Lince Dorado via pinfall with the Salida del Sol to advance to the next round of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament First Round Match
Hideo Itami vs Roderick Strong
They grapple to start the match before Strong puts Hideo in a bow and arrow submission that he counters, then they lock up and tell each other to bring it. Hideo puts Strong in a side headlock that he has trouble freeing himself of before dropkicking Itami for a quick two count. Strong whips Hideo into the corner before Hideo hits a draping double foot stomp off of the top and turns Strong inside out with a kitchen sink. Hideo plays to the crowd before Strong counters a tornado DDT into a gutbuster, then hits a backbreaker for a near fall. They exchange forearms until Strong dropkicks Itami and puts him in a submission that he fights out of with a jawbreaker. Hideo suplexes Strong before hitting a diving clothesline off of the top for a quick two count, then they counter each other until Strong hits a suplex for s a near fall.
They fight on the apron before Hideo boots Strong off and to the floor, then they get back in the ring after Strong hits a uranage onto the apron for a very close near fall. Strong counters the Rings of Saturn before Hideo hits a shotgun dropkick for a near fall, then Strong comes back with a flurry of offense for a very close near fall. Hideo hits a suplex for a near fall before Hideo hits a shotgun dropkick in the corner, then Strong comes back and hits the End of Heartache for the pin and the win.
Winner:Roderick Strong defeats Hideo Itami via pinfall with the End of Heartache to advance to the next round of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
