After several weeks of build-up, 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick has announced that Cedric Alexander will finally defend his Cruiserweight Championship against Hideo Itami next Tuesday night.
As previously noted, Itami will be returning to Pro Wrestling NOAH on September 1st to face off against his old partner and rival Naomichi Marufuji. It’s possible the man formerly known as KENTA will be returning home to the Ryugoku Sumo Hall as champion.
Alexander had some choice words for his upcoming opponent behind the scenes at tonight’s 205 Live event, and the two nearly came to blows in a segment exclusively filmed for WWE social media. Check it out below.
Ask and you shall receive! @CedricAlexander will defend his #Cruiserweight Title against @HideoItami NEXT WEEK on #205Live! @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/cmCbK2XhMT
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) July 4, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Respect is OUT the window ahead of next week's SHOWDOWN for the @WWE #Cruiserweight Championship between @CedricAlexander and @HideoItami! #205Live pic.twitter.com/3wQ2NdYllf
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2018