I guess it’ll do.

For the life of me I don’t get this one. I mean I get the story with Nese being a hometown guy and Murphy’s former training partner, but Nese getting a title shot at Wrestlemania is as absurd as you can get. Outside of another Cedric Alexander match, I can’t think of a weaker option than Nese in this spot. Murphy has been awesome as champion and should be on the main shows but he’s stuck here trying to give some credibility to 205 Live.

I’ll take Nese winning for the hometown moment, but my goodness if that’s the case have Murphy moving up to the main roster immediately. He’s WAY too good for this show anymore and Nese….well he’s Nese and I don’t know what else to say about him. This isn’t going to be interesting and the fans are likely to be getting food or taking one last walk before the show, because it doesn’t get much less interesting than this one.

The one I’m looking forward to most.  Maybe.

This is the match I’ve been looking forward to more than any other. There’s something about this match that makes me think they’ll tear the house down and almost nothing would please me more. These guys have worked hard and built up a match where I can’t imagine either of them losing, which often makes for the best part of the show. Much like the battle royal, I’d much rather they be on the pre-show for the sake of giving it extra time than cramming it in between Pitbull and a New Day segment.

As for a winner……dang I actually have to pick one now don’t I? I guess I’ll go with Neville as Akira Tozawa can be set up as his next opponent, which should make for a rather entertaining match in its own right. There’s a good reason that these two are going to be in such a high spot on the crowd and it’s a place they’ve certainly earned. As Aries put it, he’s the guy you call on to elevate a show and that’s what he’s going to do here. Give these two twelve minutes and there’s a good chance it’s one of the best matches of the night. Neville retains in a near classic.

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