WWE SmackDown notes: Lil Yachty, Carmelo Hayes, Nikki Bella
Notes from Friday’s WWE SmackDown.
Trick Williams brought out rapper Lil Yachty on Friday’s show in St. Louis and asked him if he would come to WrestleMania ahead of Williams’ match against Sami Zayn for the United States title. Yachty agreed, adding another celebrity to the mix for the upcoming two night event in Las Vegas.
This brought out Sami Zayn, who exchanged words with Williams. Carmelo Hayes then came out wanting a rematch, pointing out that if it wasn’t for Williams’ involvment last week, Zayn might not be champion. Zayn seemed hesitant to give Hayes the match, but ultimately agreed. Some more teasing by Williams led to Zayn giving him a clothesline out of the ring.
Zayn ended up retaining his title in the main event of SmackDown, though in a controversial way. Hayes tweaked his knee after landing off the turnbuckle and was being checked on by the referee in the corner. Zayn decided to use this to his advantage, hitting the helluva kick and pinning Hayes to score the win. After the match Yachty cut a promo, distracting Zayn long enough for Williams to connect with the Trick shot to end the show.
Earlier in the night, it was brought up that Nikki Bella had rolled her knee during last week’s match against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss. It was noted on commentary that Bella was undergoing rehab and still intends on competing at WrestleMania 42, where she will team with sister Brie against Flair & Bliss, The Irresistible Forces, and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria in a match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.
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