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  • Trick Williams: Yachty Loves The Business, It Gets Me Fired Up

    Trick Williams: Yachty Loves The Business, It Gets Me Fired Up

    Trick Williams has been having a blast in the last couple of weeks since getting into the United States Championship picture.

    Originally, it felt that WrestleMania would be witnessing a United States Championship match between Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams. Former friends turned bitter rivals in NXT, and now on SmackDown with one of the biggest opportunities of the year with gold on the line. However, that didn’t go to plan when Sami Zayn defeated Hayes to become the new US Champion.

    During an appearance on the Battle on the Battleground podcast, Williams spoke about his partnership with rapper Lil Yachty, and how it eventually led to them making a diss track on Zayn, who Trick had to dethrone at the grandest stage of them all.

    “It was dope. Working with yachty, he loves the business. Any time somebody loves the business like that, it gets me fired up. We sit and brainstorm for hours on how we’re going to do this and that. No ego involved. We’re going to put out the best work possible, and we’re going to put out diss tracks and different things. The gingerbread diss track, it was a throwaway line that became something much bigger than I ever anticipated being. Hopefully, I didn’t lose too much of my ginger audience. I have nothing against gingers. It was just to poke fun at Sami Zayn. I had to. He deserved it,” he said.

    Williams defeated Zayn at WrestleMania and would go on to finish the feud between the two when he retained the United States Championship at WWE Backlash with a little help on the sidelines from his friend, Yachty.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • WWE Backlash Results: Trick Williams (c) VS Sami Zayn

    WWE Backlash Results: Trick Williams (c) VS Sami Zayn

    Whoop that Trick! Trick Williams defeated Sami Zayn at Backlash to retain the United States Championship.

    Throughout the match, Sami Zayn would put his focus on Lil Yachty instead of turning his attention to Trick. Sami would show more heel tendencies throughout the match, with Trick being the obvious favorite with the Tampa crowd. Trick and Sami would have a physical battle, but Sami just couldn’t stop focusing on the outside area.

    Sami would then go out to the outside ring and take out his frustration on Yachty but Trick would go out to help his friend. Sami would take down Trick and throw him inside the ring.

    In the closing moments of the match Sami would take out Lil Yachty with a Helluva Kick to the back of the head in the corner of the barricade. Sami would then laugh at the crowd as they boo’d. Zayn would then roll back into the ring to try to land a Helluva Kick on Trick. Williams would then counter and land a Trickshot to end the match and retain the United States Championship.

    WWE is slowly turning Zayn into a heel with Trick turning babyface. It will be interesting to see where the story goes from here.

  • Matches Revealed For Backlash First Hour On ESPN2

    Matches Revealed For Backlash First Hour On ESPN2

    WWE Backlash is live this Saturday, May 9, kicking off at 6PM ET. But, for the first time ever, the first hour of Backlash will air on ESPN2. This is similar to what they do for WrestleMania this year, and now it’s rolling over to Backlash.

    Last night on WWE RAW, it was announced that the heated rivalry between Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker will air on the first hour, as well as the United States Championship Match between Trick Williams and Sami Zayn.

    The rest of the card will air on ESPN Unlimited, Netflix internationally. You can see the full card for the event on May 9, below.

    WWE Backlash (5/9)

    • WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
    • Danhausen & Mystery Partner vs. The Miz & Kit Wilson
    • IYO SKY vs. Asuka
    • John Cena to make an announcement
    • Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker (to air on ESPN2)
    • WWE United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn (to air on ESPN2)
  • Two New Matches Made Official For WWE Backlash

    Two New Matches Made Official For WWE Backlash

    Backlash goes down Saturday, May 9 from Tampa, Florida. Next weekends event now has two new additions to the card, as announced tonight on SmackDown.

    The first match is a rematch from WrestleMania 42. Trick Williams will be defending his WWE United States Championship against Sami Zayn. This comes after Sami beat down and subsequently “killed” The Gingerbread Man “Gingy” that Trick has been taunting him with.

    The second match will be tag team action when The Miz and Kit Wilson take on Danhausen and a partner of his choosing. Tonight on SmackDown, The Miz pretended to be Danhausen’s mentor, luring him into an attack alongside Kit. Danhausen wanted a match, and he’s got it, but general manager Nick Aldis says he needs to find a partner. Who will it be?

    You can see the full Backlash card below:

    • WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns(c) vs. Jacob Fatu
    • WWE United States Championship: Trick Williams(c) vs. Sami Zayn
    • Asuka vs. IYO Sky
    • Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker
    • The Miz & Kit Wilson vs. Danhausen & ???

     

  • The Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition

    The Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition

    Wrestlemania 42 is officially in the books and.. boy did it fly by! It came and it went. What a weekend. Welcome to the Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition. Where I give my thoughts and opinions and you either agree or disagree. Let’s get into it!

    I want to get this out of the way. In my humble opinion, night 2 saved the weekend. Night 2 had the star power, the matches, and the build for these matches were better than half of the matches on night 1.

    So let’s start from the top. John Cena comes out and welcomes everyone back for night 2 of Wrestlemania after a historic and incredible night 1. Now I don’t know what show Cena watched. But I don’t think we watched the same one. He hyped up Oba VS Lesnar and then walked away.

    First up, was the match I have been looking forward to since it was announced, Oba VS Lesnar. Now I’ve seen a lot of people say that the match was way too short. Here’s the thing. For me it lived up to the expectations. This match was made to make Oba Femi look strong and it did just that. It gave Oba his mania moment. It was chaos, it was fun, and the people love Femi. The talk of the night was the ending. When the match was over, Lesnar stayed back and took his gloves and boots off and laid them in the ring. Heyman and Lesnar were very emotional to close it as he left the ring. So is he retired? I don’t think so. But we shall see. Rating: 8/10

    Next up, the 6 man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship. The attires? On point. The match? Incredible, this match was everything I expected it to be and more. It had the athleticism, the crowd was in it, it had the spots, and the moments. It was a true Wrestlemania style ladder match. I truly didn’t expect Penta to win but to my surprise he did and I was very okay with it. Rating: 9.5/10

    Up next, Trick Williams VS Sami Zayn for the United States Championship. This match was good. I wish I had more and Trick got showcased more than he did, this match seemed to of flew by. Trick is over and Vegas HATED Sami. Trick winning the title was the right call. WWE needs to continue pushing him to the moon. Rating: 7/10

    Next was the return of the alter ego. The Demon. Dirty Dom Mysterio VS Finn Balor. Before I go into the match I just wanna say. These entrances were fantastic. The king of the luchadores entrance was great and the return of the demon was excellent. I said out loud during Finn’s entrance “he actually looks happy and looks like he’s having fun”. The match itself lived up to the story. It had everything. The addition of the street fight stipulation was a welcomed one and I feel like added a little more excitement. However I wish I had more. More outside of the ring moments and maybe even some in the crowd moments. But this match was great. I would say this was probably my 3rd favorite match of the night. 8.5/10

    Next was the Woman’s Championship match. First things first. I hated that Rhea came out last with no special entrance. I get that they may of done that for a reason but I just didn’t enjoy it. This match was pretty good. Another match I think we needed more of. The addition of IYO got a huge pop and I was very happy with that. Rhea winning was okay. We knew it would happen. I was hoping for a swerve and they kept building Jade up and getting her better but I guess not. Let’s see what’s next for her. Rating: 7/10

    The Danhausen segment was incredible. I loved everything about it and I love that they are going all in on Danhausen. He is incredible and very good for WWE.

    The main event. The match to end the weekend. Incredible, outstanding. I have so many words I could use but you would be reading this for a while. This match was everything. We knew that Roman would most likely be winning this one and at the end of the night. He ultimately did. I’m interested to see what they do with Punk now. How often is Roman going to show up? Is this ultimately leading to Riyadh for the rumored Rock VS Roman match? I guess we will wait and see. Rating: 9/10

    That’s it! Mania is over and in the books. The build now begins for the next one. Obviously we still have the Raw after Mania which is normally a very big show as well as the Smackdown after Mania. What’s in store? Who knows! It’s post Wrestlemania season.. anything can happen! But for now I give Wrestlemania 42 an overall rating of 7/10.

    Thank you for joining me on the Wrestlemania Rundown: The Cody Edition. Maybe this will become a thing for all PLE’s. Who knows! But until then remember to subscribe to Bodyslam.net and follow us for all things wrestling.

     

  • WrestleMania: Trick Williams Wins United States Championship

    WrestleMania: Trick Williams Wins United States Championship

    WrestleMania 42 Night 2 is underway and we already have a new champion. Sami Zayn defended his United States Championship against Trick Williams in the third match of the night, and the fans were all behind Trick Williams in this one.

    https://x.com/bodyslamnet/status/2046005256551571498?s=46

    Sami Zayn was even boo’d on his entrance, and all throughout the match, every time he was in control. The match was a short one, just over 7 minutes but, we saw a helluva kick, Lil Yachty got involved, and in the end, it was a Trick Shot that got the job done.

    https://x.com/bodyslamnet/status/2046006028181930249?s=46

    Sami Zayn went for a Helluva kick but Trick Williams exploded out of the corner and caught Sami with a Trick Shot for the win. Trick is now the new WWE United States Champion!

  • Trick Williams And Lil Yachty Drop Diss Track On Sami Zayn

    Trick Williams And Lil Yachty Drop Diss Track On Sami Zayn

    Trick Williams decided to drop a little heat before his big United States Championship match against Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 42.

    The ‘Anointed One’ has a massive match on the horizon as Trick Williams plans to walk out of his first WrestleMania with gold around his waist.

    But before he makes his way to the red carpet for the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday Night, he has dropped a diss track on his opponent with some help from his new friend, Lil Yachty.

    Trick Williams Ft. Lil Yachty – Gingerbread Man

    Sami Zayn won the WWE United States Championship recently from Carmelo Hayes during the build to WrestleMania 42.

    After successfully retaining the title two weeks ago, Williams officially set his sights on Zayn and their rivalry that has been building since his arrival on Friday Night SmackDown.

    The two will have one last confrontation on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, before Zayn is set to defend the gold against Williams on Sunday night at WrestleMania 42.