It's time for another episode of 205 Live on the WWE Network! WWE 205 Live recap for Mar. 12, 2021 and it's in the Capitol Wrestling Center! Who will do battle in the cruiserweight division? Tune in for all the details. Hit F5 to refresh the live recap.

WADE BARRETT is joining Vic Joseph on commmentary this week filling in for the absent Nigel McGuinness.

* Ariya Daivari vs. Ashante "Thee" Adonis

Adonis gets a headlock to start and hits a shoulder block, and also takes time to gloat. Daivari wrenches the left arm, hits shoulder blocks, kneedrop onto the arm, slams his head onto the top turnbuckle and yanks the arm around the ropes. Adonis sends him into a corner, shoulder to the midsection, does his own attacks to Daivari's arm, and again a shoulder rammed into the midsection. Daivari hits a neckbreaker, takes over on offense, but then Adonis dropkicks him, gets tossed onto the apron, goes up top, and Daivari cuts him off crotching him. They trade punches, Adonis catches his leg and punches him, does a flapjack, kips up, hits a falling axe handle after showing off, Adonis lands a high crossbody from the top, and covers for 2. Daivari avoids the superkick, rolls out the ring, Adonis throws him back in, Daivari ducks under him, Adonis plants him with a spinebuster, and covers for a near-fall. Daivari throws him down, dropkicks him in the knee, connects with the Hammerlock Lariat, and covers for thr... NO, Daivari pulls him back up! Daivari mouths off to him, goes up top, lands the Persian Splash, lays on top for the cover, but Adonis counters with a crucifix pin for 3! WINNER: Ashante "Thee" Adonis.

That was on Daivari because he refused to stay on the cover after the lariat. Then, he gets arrogant making the final cover and it came back against him. Joseph and Barrett inform the public that tickets have went on sale today for WrestleMania 37 on April 10th and 11th. Speaking of WresteMania, that week will be busy as NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver takes place on April 7th and 8th. On NXT two days ago, the Cruiserweight Championship is in a bit of a situation as both Jordan Devlin and Santos Escobar claim to be the real champion, so they will battle at NXT TakeOver to determine who is the true champ in a unification match.

* Jake Atlas vs. Tony Nese

They lock up, Nese powers him to a corner, does his Premiere Athlete pose, Atlas takes an arm, Nese rolls through and reverses, then takes him down for a leglock. Nese pins him for 1, Atlas with an armdrag holding onto the arm, Nese gets back up, Atlas throws him back down, Nese is up again, hits a shoulder block, Atlas goes back to work on the arm, Nese sends him to a corner, Atlas does another armdrag, and puts him in an armbar. Nese gets his leg in the ropes to break the hold, hits a throat chop, drops his neck on the top rope, pulls him out the ring, shoves his back into the edge of the ring twice, throws him back in, stomps on him, coves for 2, then puts him in a body scissors using his legs. Atlas tries to roll back in a cover, but Nese kicks out keeping the hold on. Atlas counters, boots him in the face, hits a shoulder to the midsection, tosses him out the ring, Nese clotheslines him, covers for 2, kicks him in the back, then goes back to the body scissors.

Atlas breaks free elbowing him in the head, Nese plants him with a back suplex, Atlas kicks him away, side-steps him in a corner, Nese blocks a tornado DDT, hits a low roundhouse kick to the head, gets a 2-count, then puts him in a waistlock. Nese knees him in the ribs, picks him up in the torture rack, Atlas breaks free and delivers a brainbuster. Atlas knocks him down with running forearms, neckbreaker, soccer kick, standing moonsault, and gets a 2-count. Nese pulls him through the ropes, Atlas knees him in the head, slingshot sunset flip, Nese kicks him to break away, hits the springboard moonsault, and gets a near-fall. Nese taunts him, Atlas fires up, they punch each other, Nese hits an knee, Atlas uppercuts him, snap German suplex, hits a discus clothesline, goes up top, and finishes the match with the cartwheel DDT to get the 3-count. WINNER: Jake Atlas.

That's all for 205 Live!