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As noted, WWE returns to the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas for a television taping this evening. In addition to SmackDown Live, the company will also present the latest episode of 205 Live.

WWE.com released the following preview for tonight’s show:

WWE 205 Live preview, June 5, 2018: Murphy and Ali to battle in blockbuster main event

WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick has announced a major main event contest for tonight – Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy. Plus, Lince Dorado gets an opportunity for redemption against The Brian Kendrick.

Can The Lucha House Party rebound from defeat?

Last week on WWE 205 Live, Lince Dorado and Kalisto squared off against The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher in a grueling tag team match that highlighted the contrasting styles of the high-flying luchadores and the more aggressive technical abilities of Kendrick and Gallagher. Displaying their resilience and teamwork, Kalisto and The Golden Lynx built up a great deal of momentum late in the contest with victory in their sights until Drew Gulak – watching from the announce table – intervened. Knocking Dorado off the top rope, Gulak allowed The Brian Kendrick to apply his patented Captain’s Hook to secure the win.

With The Lucha House Party seeking retribution for their underhanded defeat, WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick has announced that Dorado and Kendrick will battle in singles competition. While The Golden Lynx will certainly have the support of his lucha brothers in his corner, after Drew Gulak’s actions last week and his apparent alliance with Kendrick and Gallagher, will The Philadelphia Stretcher make his presence felt once again in his quest for a better WWE 205 Live?

Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy vie to return to title contention

WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick is determined to ensure that WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander has a challenger and has announced that Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy will square off in a blockbuster main event. While the match does not guarantee a title opportunity, it allows Murphy and Ali to make their case about why they should earn another chance to challenge for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

Not only are there huge implications for this contest, but the battle also serves as a rubber match between the Superstars. During the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Ali vanquished Murphy in the quarterfinals before going on to face Alexander for the vacant title at WrestleMania. Last month, however, the Australian Superstar returned the favor and defeated The Heart of WWE 205 Live, convincing Maverick that he deserved a title opportunity.

Although Murphy couldn’t secure the championship and end The Age of Alexander last week, he certainly proved himself to be a formidable challenger and earned the respect of the titleholder after a hard-fought throwdown.

Which Superstar will show Drake Maverick and the WWE Universe that they deserve another chance to claim the coveted WWE Cruiserweight Championship? Don’t miss WWE 205 Live, tonight at 10/9 C on the award-winning WWE Network!

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As noted, CM Punk made his Octagon return over the weekend, losing via unanimous decision in a three-round fight against Mike “The Truth” Jackson at the UFC 225 pay-per-view at the United Center in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

For his efforts, “The Best in the World” received a reported payout of $503,500 from the UFC, according to estimates released by The Sports Daily that include Reebok sponsorship money, as the Illinois State Athletic Commission does not disclose that information.

It should be noted that the figure does not include various bonuses and other non-disclosed forms of payment arranged between the UFC and Punk.

By comparison, Robert Whittaker, the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion who defeated Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 225, was paid $610,000 according to figures released by The Sports Daily.

For complete UFC 225 fighter salaries, click here.

(H/T: TheSportsDaily.com)

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WWE SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Carmella recently appeared as a guest on Inside The Ropes recently. Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On the SD! Live Women’s Championship Six-Pack Challenge Match being moved around on the WrestleMania 33 card due to fan support and whether or not it made a difference: “I’m on WrestleMania! I don’t care if I’m on the Kickoff show, it was just such a great opportunity to be a part of WrestleMania. It was my very first WrestleMania, and a lot of people say, ‘Oh, but you’re on the Kickoff’ it doesn’t matter, you’re still a part of WrestleMania. To me, there’s no difference if you’re on the Kickoff or the main show to me it’s all the same. Of course, the fans were in kind of an uproar when we were announced as the Kickoff, so it’s crazy the passion that they have.”

On James Ellsworth grabbing the Money In The Bank briefcase last year: “I was nervous for the match, regardless, it’s a dangerous, high-risk match to even be a part of. Aside from that, when I knew that was going to happen [Laughs] the fans reacted exactly how I expected them to. They were upset, and honestly, I thought it was great. People were talking about it. You had this first Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the women and it could be a regular [match], someone climbs to the top, grabs the contract, and that’s how it goes. But I thought this way was so much more exciting and so much more controversial. Everything I like to do is over the top and have people talking about it. Ever since I won that match that’s exactly what’s happened with my career. Everyone has been talking about me, whether they love me, whether they hate me, whether they love to hate me, I don’t really care, they’re talking about me.”

On defending her title against Asuka at WWE Money In The Bank tonight: “I’m not gonna lie. When I first found out I was like, ‘Wait a minute? She did nothing to deserve this opportunity,’ but Asuka is a force to be reckoned with, she is one of the most elite female Superstars I’ve ever seen in WWE. Her strikes, her kicks, her submissions, she’s so good, but she lost to Charlotte at WrestleMania, and I beat Charlotte Flair, twice, so that pretty much means I can beat Asuka. So, I know everybody is looking at the situation like I’m going to get my butt kicked and I’m going to drop the title immediately to Asuka, but I can’t wait to prove everybody wrong.”

Check out more from the Carmella interview with Inside The Ropes above, or at YouTube.com.

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In a new video dubbed All Us, Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks are featured telling the full story behind their upcoming “All In” event in September.

Cody noted in the video that people are trying to drive a wedge between them now that the “All In” event is sold out at the Sears Center Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Cody claimed that there are “offers,” “money,” and “things that could eventually split us up.”

The trio also touch on the rumors of Chris Jericho and Hulk Hogan appearing at the show, their relationship with fans and more in what is believed to be the first of a series of videos that will be released during the build-up to the event on September 1st.

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Former longtime WWE executive and on-and-off in-ring performer, Steve “The Brooklyn Brawler” Lombardi recently appeared as a guest on former WWE broadcast team member Sean Mooney’s “Prime Time” podcast for an in-depth interview.

During the interview, The Brooklyn Brawler recalled working with Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.

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“His finish is the Superkick if I Superkicked him people would come unglued,” Brooklyn Brawler said. “What a match we had. It was the first Garden show with DX with Chyna and Triple H on the apron on the outside of the ring. Me and Shawn Michaels in Madison Square Garden.”

“I remember The Undertaker walking into the room, into the dressing room and looking at the line-up and it shows me in the main event, he’s underneath me and he goes, ‘what the f–k is this?’ That’s what he said. I just said, ‘it’s not me I didn’t do it!’ Because nobody wants heat with The Undertaker. But I tell ya, my career, you couldn’t even write this the way it happened.”

Brawler continued, “He’s kicking out at two-and-a-half and he’s selling and doing all these crazy moves. I mean he made me look like a million bucks. I’m telling ya and then Triple H jumps on the apron and I pop him, nail him then Chyna comes in and gives me a Frankensteiner. I mean, it was great.”

Check out the complete episode of the Prime Time with Sean Mooney podcast featuring the Steve “Brooklyn Brawler” Lombardi interview at MLWRadio.com.

There have been a lot of updates regarding the lineup for the WWE Extreme Rules 2018 pay-per-view today.

In addition to the PPG Paints Arena announcing Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler and Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens, a new stipulation has been announced for one of the matches.

WWE RAW General Manager Kurt Angle took to social media today to announce that the aforementioned Rollins vs. Ziggler match will be a 30-minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

With that now known, featured below is a look at the updated lineup for the WWE Extreme Rules 2018 PPV, which goes down on Sunday, July 15th from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and airs live on the WWE Network:

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WWE EXTREME RULES 2018

WWE Championship
* A.J. Styles vs. Rusev

RAW Women’s Championship
* Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

SmackDown Live Women’s Championship
* Carmella vs. Asuka

RAW Tag-Team Championship
* Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy vs. Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel

SmackDown Live Tag-Team Championship
* Rowan & Harper vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan

RUMORED:

Steel Cage Match
* Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens

* Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley

Make sure to join us here on 7/15 for live play-by-play results coverage of the WWE Extreme Rules 2018 pay-per-view!

As noted, Taeler Hendrix has gone public with her accusations that her career in Ring Of Honor (ROH) was sabotaged due to turning down sexual advances made by at-the-time (and current) ROH World Champion Jay Lethal a couple of years ago.

In addition to Hendrix commenting on the subject and ROH issuing a statement regarding the matter, Lethal himself has now finally emerged with his own take on the story.

Featured below is Lethal’s response to the situation, denying the recent claims made by Hendrix:

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WWE Superstar and co-star of the new USA Network reality show, Miz & Mrs., The Miz, recently spoke with the folks from The Wrap for an interview.

During the discussion, The Miz explained why he has been mentioning he and Maryse’s daughter, Monroe, on WWE television so much as of late.

“We weave our real lives into our WWE live,” said The Miz. “We just look at what’s happening in our lives and what can we do? What’s the most annoying — as a bad guy, as a villain, what’s the thing we can do to make people hate us?”

The Miz continued, “Now, it’s truly wonderful to have a kid. It’s the best gift you could possibly get, but have you ever met those people who just talk about it all day long and it’s just annoying? That’s kind of what I started doing and I was like, ‘This will be fun. I’ll just start talking about it all the time. It’ll be endearing at first, but then it’ll get annoying.”

Check out the complete interview with The Miz at TheWrap.com.

As noted, Tegan Nox suffered a bad injury during the second night of tapings for this year’s WWE Mae Young Classic 2018 32-woman tournament at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida earlier this week.

The injury happened when Nox landed awkwardly on her leg while executing a dive on opponent Rhea Ripley. She would go down screaming and crying in pain while medics quickly rushed to her aid and helped her to the backstage area.

After the taping, Nox took to social media to issue a statement on the injury and how despite everything that happened, the past two days have been the best experience of her life. Check out the statement via Nox’s official Twitter page below.

“This isn’t how I planned to finish the Mae Young Classic in any shape or form but the last 2 days have been the best experience of my life, despite the obvious! My match with Rhea was something I’ve wanted for a while because, damn that girl is talented (even if she is very moody). Freak accidents happen, it’s part of the job but to hear that she had a killer match with one of the best wrestlers in the world, Io Shirai made my heart swell with happiness.

This is more mentally draining than it is physically but you can guarantee that this isn’t going to keep me down! I have the best friends and support system a girl could ever ask for!

I worked so hard for over a year to be able to compete in this year’s MYC, so you know for a fact, I’m fighting back stronger than ever!

Every message I’ve received tonight on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, text, etc has been absolutely overwhelming! The fact that my hospital room was full of people really warms my heart and honestly meant the absolute world to me! I said it before and I’ll say it again, everything happens for a reason, so no matter what the full extent of this injury is, I’ll be back and I’ll be Shinier than ever.”

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A new video further exposes the brutality of the force-feedings of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo.

Twice a day, every day at the prison, over 40 of the more than 100 hunger strikers who are protesting their indefinite detention are strapped down and force-fed in a procedure widely denounced as torture.

The video by human rights charity Reprieve and director Asif Kapadia captures the horrifying cruelty of the Standard Operating Procedure for the force-feeding.

Yasiin Bey—the actor and rapper formerly known as Mos Def—undergoes the procedure in the video. He is shackled, strapped into chair, his head and hands belted back in restraints. A plastic tube is forced down his nostril, visibly causing pain.  He is held down.

Bey begs for the force-feeding to stop and weeps.

Over 40 Guantanamo prisoners are subjected to this twice a day, an experience Reprieve reports can last two hours.

:  Viewers may find the video very disturbing.

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Guantanamo prisoner Tariq Ba Odah—who’s been held at the prison for 11 years without trial—has been force-fed like this since 2007, says the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents him.

The video marks the launch of a campaign encouraging justice supporters to embark on a hunger strike in solidarity with the prisoners.

“President Obama could take the steps needed to release cleared prisoners from Guantanamo any time he likes, but so far has lacked the political courage to do so,” stated Clive Stafford Smith, Reprieve’s Director and attorney for Guantanamo prisoners. “We hope that public solidarity with the hunger-strikers in Guantanamo will persuade him to change his mind.”

Also, the Obama administration refused on Monday to give legally binding assurances that the Guantanamo prisoners would not be force-fed during daylight hours of the Muslim holiday of Ramandan, during which observers fast during the day.  Reprieve reports that the U.S. Department of Justice said that the force-feeding at night is “an accommodation, not a right.” They merely have “plans” to execute the torturous procedure “absent any…operational issues” after sunset and before sunrise.

And if the prison officials do carry out the force-feedings of the dozens of prisoners in the limited hours between sunset and sunrise, lawyers with Reprieve have explained it would necessitate a “force-feeding factory.”

Scoffing at President Obama’s lawyers’ position that the detainees are “‘non-resident aliens [and] are not protected ‘persons’ within the meaning of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” lawyers for the prisoners noted that “it hardly advances international respect for American democracy when the Supreme Court treats corporations as ‘persons’ but the President insists that the Guantánamo Bay detainees are not.” 

“If the Obama Administration is so sure they can feed these prisoners overnight, why won’t they agree to give it legal weight?” added Cori Crider, Guantanamo Counsel and Strategic Director at Reprieve.  “The worrying conclusion is that prisoners’ rights during Ramadan will depend on the government’s largesse.”

“There is an easier way: Obama could stop this strike if he started freeing those prisoners who have been cleared for release by his own government,” said Crider.

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