NXT star answers US title open challenge on WWE SmackDown
An NXT star has challenged for the United States title.
On Friday’s SmackDown, United States Champion Sami Zayn held an open challenge for his championship. Je’Von Evans ended up answering the call as the two had a match. Evans put up a strong fight, even hitting the OG cutter for a close nearfall. However, Zayn managed to dodge Evans from the top rope and connected with the helluva kick. He finished Evans with the blue thunder bomb for the win.
After the match, Zayn hugged Evans and helped him to his feet as he raised his hand. As Evans was recovering on the outside, he was blindsided by his opponent at the NXT No Mercy PLE on Saturday, Josh Briggs.
Since winning the United States title last month, Zayn has mirrored John Cena in holding an open challenge for anyone in WWE to face him for the title. He kicked off the series with a match against Rey Fenix, successfully defending the title. He followed that with a match against Cena himself, which ended in a no contest after Brock Lesnar interfered. On last week’s show, Zayn retained the title against Carmelo Hayes.
