WWE 205 Live to 'occasionally' feature wrestlers over weight limit

This week’s 205 Live will be headlined by two wrestlers over the show’s 205-pound weight limit.

WWE has announced that Joe Gacy vs. Josh Briggs will be the main event of this Friday’s episode of 205 Live. They’ve each wrestled on 205 Live once before, appearing on the show in the lead-up to the NXT Breakout Tournament.

Gacy and Briggs both lost in the first round of the Breakout Tournament. Gacy lost to Trey Baxter, while Briggs lost to Carmelo Hayes.

“The purple brand will now occasionally play host to matches where one or multiple Superstars eclipse the 205-pound weight limit, setting the stage for a colossal main event between Gacy and Briggs,” WWE wrote.

205 Live has previously featured matches with wrestlers over 205 pounds during NXT tournaments or for matches tying in with the tournaments.

Ikemen Jiro vs. Grayson Waller is the other match that will air on this Friday’s 205 Live. Both Jiro and Waller are cruiserweights. Jiro also took part in the NXT Breakout Tournament. He lost to Duke Hudson in the first round.

Ari Sterling and Leon Ruff, who both wrestled on 205 Live last week, were released by WWE as part of last Friday’s NXT roster cuts. Jake Atlas and Asher Hale had also been featured on 205 Live but were released last Friday.