205 Live (WWE brand)

205 Live

Logo for the brand and the WWE NXT Level Up television program
Product type	Professional wrestling Sports entertainment
Owner	WWE
Produced by	Paul "Triple H" Levesque Adam Pearce
Country	United States
Introduced	November 29, 2016 (Raw sub-brand) April 4, 2018 (standalone brand)
Discontinued	February 15, 2022
Related brands	Raw SmackDown ECW NXT NXT UK
Tagline	The Most Exciting Hour on Television[1]
General Manager: Drake Maverick (January 30, 2018 – April 12, 2020) William Regal (April 12, 2020 – January 5, 2022)

205 Live was a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established in November 2016 and discontinued in February 2022. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to 205 Live primarily appeared on the brand's weekly television program, 205 Live. From October 2019 to February 2022, the brand served as a sub-brand of WWE's developmental territory, NXT, which allowed 205 Live wrestlers to also appear on its show, NXT.

205 Live originally only centered on male wrestlers that were promoted as weighing 205 lbs. and under – designated by WWE as cruiserweights. The cruiserweight division was revived by WWE in 2016 and was originally exclusive to the promotion's main brand, Raw, with 205 Live serving as a supplementary show for Raw's cruiserweight wrestlers until 205 Live was established as its own standalone brand in April 2018. 205 Live then merged under NXT in October 2019. Following the merger, the 205 Live show featured women's matches, and occasionally some non-cruiserweight wrestlers from NXT and NXT UK. In February 2022, the 205 Live program was replaced with NXT Level Up, marking the end of the 205 Live brand.