Late Wednesday night, Earl Thomas issued a preemptive statement in an Instagram video addressing a report about a domestic altercation that took place between he and his wife back in April, in an effort to beat TMZ’s story detailing the incident to publication. Thomas asked for prayers for his family and said “it’s really not anyone’s business,” insisting “stuff like this happens.”

When Thomas posted the video, there was plenty of speculation about what the altercation in question would be about and Thomas’ role in it, but when TMZ’s story citing the police report on the April 13 incident emerged, it was more shocking than most anyone expected. According to TMZ, Thomas’ wife, Nina, told police that she and Earl had an argument earlier in the day that led him to leave as his brother, Seth, picked him up.

From there, Nina Thomas looked at Earl’s Snapchat to find his whereabouts and found a video of him and another woman. She tracked him to a rental home, grabbed his 9mm, and had two of her friends join her to confront him.

Via TMZ:

When the women arrived at the house, they “discovered Earl and Seth naked in bed with other women.”

That’s when Nina admits she pulled out the gun and put it to Earl’s head — stating “that she took out the magazine thinking that the gun could not fire.” But, cops say Nina was “unaware that the gun had a round in the chamber.”

Cops say one of the women in the house shot cell phone video of the incident … which they say shows Nina pointing the gun at Earl’s head “from less than a foot away and it can clearly be seen that Nina’s finger was on the trigger and the safety is disengaged.”

Earl reportedly wrestled the gun away from Nina, who hit him in the nose as he did so and Nina and her two friends were arrested. Earl was not arrested, and as such it’s unclear what, if any, repercussions may come his way from the Ravens or the NFL.

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Here are your quick, editorial-free NXT results for May 6, 2020. Tonight’s episode included Charlotte Flair defending the NXT Women’s Championship against Io Shirai, Johnny Gargano taking on Dominik Dijakovic, and more. Make sure you’re back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of NXT review.

NXT results:

1. Johnny Gargano defeated Dominik Dijakovic. Gargano pinned Dijakovic with One Final Beat after hurricanrana-ing him into an exposed turnbuckle. Gargano had a new entrance video for this match that said he’s now “All Heart, No Soul.”

– Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner) cut a promo challenging for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

2. Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament match: Akira Tozawa defeated Jack Gallagher, pinning him after hitting a senton from the top turnbuckle.

3. Chelsea Green defeated Xia Li. Aliyah interfered in the match, distracting Li and allowing Green to hit the I’m Prettier for the win. Robert Stone shook hands with Aliyah after the match.

– Velveteen Dream cut a promo on Adam Cole about their upcoming NXT Championship match.

– Karrion Kross and Scarlett (fka Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux) made a dramatic entrance for Kross’s first match on NXT that included lots of smoke and some lip-synching.

4. Karrion Kross defeated Leon Ruff by submission.

5. NXT Women’s Championship match: Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair by disqualification after Flair attacked her with a kendo stick. After the bell rang, Flair continued to attack Shirai. Rhea Ripley stopped the attack and ran Flair off. Shirai yelled at Ripley in Japanese and followed her backstage while Ripley told her to shut up.

– During the commercial break, Shirai and Ripley had a pull-apart brawl backstage.

6. Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament match: Kushida defeated Jake Atlas by submission with an armbar.

– Finn Balor cut a promo about how whoever attacked him “won’t get the push you’re expecting,” but will get “a squash” instead.

– Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher vs. Imperium for the tag titles was announced for next week.

7. Cameron Grimes defeated Denzel Dejournette with the Cave In.

– After the match, Grimes cut a promo about he deserves more than what he has right now in NXT and called out Finn Balor. Balor entered the ring behind Grimes and confronted him. Grimes tried to back out of the situation, but Balor attacked him with a double foot stop and a Slingblade. Balor cut another promo about how he’ll find and get revenge on his attacker.

– Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes was announced for next week.

8. NXT Championship match: Adam Cole defeated Velveteen Dream. Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong tried to get involved in the match and Dexter Lumis attacked them. However, Lumis didn’t stop Strong from incapacitating the referee. Dream got a visual pinfall with the Purple Rainmaker, but Cole got the definitive pinfall with the ref watching after hitting the Last Shot.

This February, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced its next big show in the United States, Wrestle Dynasty at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, that show has been postponed.

NJPW’s Wrestle Dynasty event was supposed to take place on August 22, 2020, but will now be rescheduled to a TBA date in 2021. Wrestle Dynasty would have been (and probably still will be) New Japan’s second-ever show at MSG, after 2019’s NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard event.

Here’s the postponement announcement from NJPW’s website:

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its continued effect on social gatherings all over the world, NJPW has arrived at the decision to postpone Wrestle Dynasty, which was scheduled to take place on August 22, 2020, to a date in 2021 to be announced.

We will announce the new ticket information and event date in the future. In the meantime, pre-sale registration will continue; fans can still sign up to our pre-sale list to be informed of the new date for Wrestle Dynasty the moment details are confirmed, and will still be able to get early access to tickets.

New Japan hasn’t yet officially canceled any shows in Japan as far in the future as August, but recently canceled events through June 6 in response to the extension of Japan’s state of emergency.

Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free AEW Dynamite results for May 6, 2020. The show featured the return of Nyla Rose, a Tag Team Street Fight, and more. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Ins and Outs of AEW Dynamite column.

AEW Dynamite Results:

— The AEW Dynamite announce desk was reunited, with Excalibur and Jim Ross rejoining Tony Schiavone.

1. Cody Rhodes defeated Joey Janela. The Crossroads got the pin.

— Tony Schiavone interviewed Nyla Rose, who yelled him about how she’s the most dominant force in the AEW Women’s Division and always will be.

2. Nyla Rose defeated Kenzie Paige. Rose pinned Paige after a gratuitous number of Beast Bombs.

— MJF cut a promo from a minimalist penthouse, announcing that he’s injury free and will be back in the ring next week.

— Shawn Spears cut a backstage promo blaming Cody for how badly Lance Archer hurt Dustin Rhodes, arguing that Cody should have thrown in the towel.

— Spears and MJF were at ringside with Tony Schiavone, putting each other over. Schiavone revealed that MJF is facing Jungle Boy at Double Or Nothing, to MJF’s dismay.

3. Jon Moxley defeated Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian has hair now, but the new look didn’t keep him from getting pinned after a Paradigm Shift.

Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free AEW Dynamite results for May 6, 2020. The show featured the return of AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose, a Tag Team Street Fight in the main event, and more. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Ins and Outs of AEW Dynamite column.

AEW Dynamite Results:

— After the match, a bunch of Dark Order goons attacked Moxley. SCU joined in to help Moxley, but they all got taken down by the masked men. Then Brodie Lee came out in a suit, and hit Christopher Daniels with a chair. While a beaten Moxley laid in the ring, Brodie stood over him and cut a promo challenging him for the AEW World Championship. Moxley pulled together enough to accept, saying “All you had to do was ask.” Then the goons beat him some more, while Brodie Lee left with the title belt.

— Sitting at a desk, Brandi Rhodes cut a promo on Jake the Snake, warning him that he doesn’t know her and needs to keep her name out of his “dirty old mouth.”

4. Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts) defeated QT Marshall (with Brandi Rhodes). During the match, Doctor Britt Baker hit QT Marshall with her shoe, so Brandi Rhodes grabbed the show and threw it way up into the stands. Archer demolished Marshall with the EBD claw before pinning him.

— After the match, Britt attacked Brandi at ringside, knocking her out with a DDT. Then Lance Archer dragged her into the ring, and Jake Roberts menaced her with a live snake.

— Backstage, Taz attempted to interview Darby Allin about his loss last week, but Darby refused to talk, pushing the mic away and leaving.

5. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara defeated Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy in a Tag Team Street Fight. Matt Hardy switched personas multiple times during the match, which spilled out of Daily’s Place. At one point he and Kenny ran down Sammy Guevara with a golf cart, and then Kenny did a moonsault off of a scissor lift. Chris Jericho Powerbombed Omega on top of the golf cart, then Jake Hager choked him out, before Jericho hit the Judas Effect and pinned him.

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Sugar Ray Leonard has been sober since 2006. One of the greatest boxers of all-time and a champion in five weight classes, Leonard has not been shy to talk about the negative role that he believes drugs and alcohol have played in his life. In July of 2006, he admitted he was an alcoholic and started attending AA meetings.

Those meetings have been a staple in Leonard’s life, but as you can imagine, they have hit a bit of a roadblock recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put gatherings of all sizes on pause for the indefinite future. As such, these meetings have had to move to Zoom.

In an appearance on Vice’s Seat at the Table with Anand Giridharadas, Leonard spoke about the struggles he has had during quarantine, going as far as to say that he fears without being able to have these virtual meetings, he would “go back to drinking.”

“Normally I don’t talk about things — again, I don’t talk about things that bother me,” Leonard said. “I keep them inside my chest. My heart, I should say. Even when I was sexually abused by a coach, I didn’t tell my mother, didn’t tell my wife, no one. But when I did tell them, I felt better. So it’s being able to let go, release, surrender those things that are painful to you. That’s the best way to go.”

Leonard’s entire conversation with Giridharadas will air on Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. EST.

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