Sami Zayn becomes the NEW United States Champion_ SmackDown highlights, Aug. 29, 2025 (1)

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🔥 Sami Zayn captures gold! 🔥 On the August 29, 2025 edition of WWE SmackDown in Lyon, France, Sami Zayn battles Solo Sikoa in a hard-fought main event to win the United States Championship for the first time in his WWE career!  Interference from The MFT nearly cost Zayn the match, but backup from Jimmy Uso and Jacob Fatu helped turn the tide. After surviving multiple devastating moves from Sikoa, Zayn landed two Helluva Kicks to secure the pin and make history.  📍 Location: LDLC Arena – Lyon, France 🏆 New U.S. Champion: Sami Zayn 👑 End of Solo Sikoa’s 62-day reign  👉 Don’t miss this unforgettable moment that electrified the WWE Universe!

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00:00Sami gonna fly, the champ taken down.

00:08And now Sami Zayn's starting to turn things around.

00:11And he took a nasty landing on his lower back in the process.

00:14But clearly getting the worst of it was the United States champ Solo Sokoa,

00:19who is rocked right now.

00:21And Sami, if he can, needs to pick up the, here we go.

00:24And again, you mentioned this earlier,

00:26the official Ryan Tran dealing with Solo Sokoa, and now the double team on the MFTs.

00:33Kongaloa and JC Mateo, the one two whammy, and now picking him up.

00:37Smitting Solo by Sokoa for the win to retain Sami kicked out.

00:44And look, there is not a person on planet Earth who did not think that was coming,

00:49including Sami Zayn.

00:51And we're looking to look at disbelief on the face of Solo Sokoa over the fact

00:55that Zayn kicked out of the spinning solo.

00:57And now, you know who that is?

01:00Big Jimmy Uso's here.

01:03Wow, it's a two on one affair on the outside, and it's a battle.

01:06Big Jimmy's losing.

01:08Thanks for coming, Big Jim.

01:10Yeah, the two on one attack, and- Uh-oh.

01:13Uh-oh!

01:14They got back up, the Samoan Werewolves.

01:18Arise, Talatonga!

01:24Way, way over here, look at this!

01:26Fatou from the Time Keepers area, taking out the big Talatonga.

01:31Simply could not take Talatonga down.

01:34And Tonga driving Fatou into the ring post.

01:37Nobody home, face first goes Tonga.

01:39Big kick by Fatou, Jimmy Uso involved.

01:46Jacob Fatou is a hurricane of violence.

01:48And Sarah Law blew Thunderbomb off the distraction to win the championship,

01:53and a kick out by Solo Atou.

01:56A millisecond away amidst the chaos from winning the United States Championship.

02:01Are we still gonna brawl coming up?

02:04Fatou driving Talatonga out of the WWE Universe.

02:09And Jimmy and the rest of the MFTs fighting as well.

02:13About full fights going on.

02:16Jimmy taking everybody out.

02:20Jane and Solo Sokoa battling for the United States Championship high above the ring

02:25here tonight in Lyon, France.

02:28Important part of this matchup is Sami somehow tries to fight back in.

02:33He's been defenseless for a number of minutes now.

02:36And now Solo with Sami on his shoulders.

02:38Sami trying to somehow slip through.

02:41Does. Sunset Flip Powerbomb for the title.

02:44Kick out at two by Sokoa.

02:48A Solo Sokoa keeps him alive in this match after all the brutality that's been thrown at Zayn over the past couple of minutes.

02:55Wait, just when you think Sami's out of the fight and it's over and he has no chance.

02:59He somehow digs down deep and is able to fight back in it and could be closing in on the United States title victory.

03:06Wasn't born with a quick gene and now zooming in on trying to put away Sokoa but took a beat too long.

03:13And now Sami lifted up and into a Sokoa drop by Sokoa.

03:17That'll thwart the rally here by Sami.

03:19But look how quickly, look how quickly Solo Sokoa's moving.

03:22250 pound man to the top rope with a splash to Sami Zayn.

03:28One, two.

03:29Zayn is still in it.

03:30And now Solo, he's setting up for the Samoan Spike and he hits this.

03:42Sami Zayn can just, they can cart him to the back, they're gonna have to peel him off the mat.

03:48Sokoa, Samoan Spike, Sami Ducks underneath, rolls up Sokoa now, chance for the title, kick out at two by the champ.

03:54Immediately back to his feet is Solo, but Hulk!

03:58Sami, can he pop his hips, he does!

04:01Exploder suplex from Sami.

04:04So Solo Sokoa desperately trying to block that Exploder.

04:08With so much heart, so much joy, and so much support.

04:12Sami went for the Halua kick and ran into a kick from Sokoa.

04:16Expert timing from Solo.

04:19Sami ducks underneath, Halua kick in the corner.

04:22Oh god, oh god.

04:24Another Halua kick by Zayn!

04:35Can Sami do it?

04:37Can he pull it off?

04:39Sami Zayn is the United States Champion!

04:43Here is your winner, and new United States Champion, Sami Zayn!

04:57For the first time in his highly decorated career, Sami Zayn wins the United States title.

05:05Here is your winner, and you can see the title.

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