On tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown Live, former two-time WWE United States Champion "The Bulgarian Brute" Rusev outlasted Daniel Bryan, Big E, Samoa Joe and The Miz in a Five-Man Gauntlet Match to become the new Number One Contender to the WWE Championship.

It will be Rusev vs. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules.

.@mikethemiz looks to be taking the strategy of "high risk, high reward" against @RusevBul on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/1uYRGAzV1m

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Happy #RusevDay, everyone!@RusevBUL #SDLive #GauntletMatch pic.twitter.com/A92itpLcP6

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#WWEChampion @AJStylesOrg is here to confront his #ExtremeRules challenger... and he's NOT in the mood for games.@WWEDramaKing @RusevBUL #SDLive pic.twitter.com/yLP2dKh4H0

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