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WWE Smackdown 4/3/2026 Full Show (Part-2) - WWE Smackdown April 3rd 2026 Full Show (Part-2)
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00:01I told you, I told you that this whole curse thing is a myth.
00:07I mean, think about it.
00:09If we were cursed, how did we get a WWE tag team title match?
00:13Right?
00:13The universe corrects itself every single time, curse.
00:18What curse?
00:23Did somebody say curse?
00:27No.
00:28No.
00:29What is that?
00:30There are human teeth, obviously.
00:33Anyway, so Dan Housen's gonna come down to the ring with you tonight, so that way in live
00:36and in person he can learn how to be me.
00:38Wake up, Dan Housen, you spooky little goblin.
00:44You are toxic.
00:46Oh my god.
00:48Yes, well anyway, if I do come down to the ring with you, I can uncurse you guys and then
00:52you can win tag team gold.
00:55You can undo the curse.
00:56Oh yeah, I could double curse you.
00:57Stay away from the ring tonight or I'll make your life miserable.
01:01Because when we win the tag team titles tonight, you can take that curse and shoot.
01:21go
01:22Oh
01:22Oh
01:22Oh
01:22Oh
01:23Oh
01:24Oh
01:24Oh
01:27All rise, the process.
01:34All rise, the best.
01:51The following contest is scheduled for one fall
01:55and is for the wwe tag team championship introducing first with a combined weight of
02:03469 pounds they are the wwe tag team champions damian priest and r true tag team championship
02:17match is next
02:24monday with wrestlemania on the horizon the chaos can't be contained as proff lesnar and obafemi
02:32near destruction who the hell is gonna stop these two while cm punk stays locked in nobody can keep me
02:42wait a minute it all kicks off with set freaking rollins putting the ring general
02:50put there on notice there is nobody who can stop me raw monday 8 eastern by pacific only on netflix
03:01st louis for smackdown been an incredible night as we close in on this road to wrestlemania just
03:07two weeks away we've got celebrities everywhere you turn on this road to wrestlemania including
03:14sexy red the grammy award nominated multi-platinum rapper the host of nxc stand and deliver of course
03:23that's going to be at the factory right here in st louis tomorrow sexy red is here wade yeah get
03:28it
03:29sexy i know you've got you my everything on top of your playlist all the time always every rental car
03:36you're crushing it with that
03:39well the unanticipated title reign of dame truth priest and truth 14 days in
03:46the end to the day when there's a price to pay
03:48top of you let get down on me i've been trying to hold back you'll eat okay
03:53i've been trying to hold back you'll be a girl's face
03:54and never coming back because i'm just using a light
03:56i've been waiting to get my tooth done
03:59i bet you had a dream but they can't
04:03hey kids are you there
04:20And their opponents with a combined weight of 431 pounds, the team of Kent Wilson and
04:30the Miz. The first title defense for Priest and Truth comes against the Miz and Kent Wilson
04:38because of the circumstances we saw with Truth backstage. And they took advantage of
04:44a little confusion. And this is how we get this title match. Yeah, well, I'm liking this
04:50team of Kent Wilson and the Miz already. Instant chemistry. And of course, Damian Priest and
04:58R-Truth, a major off-couple tag team that somehow has worked for several weeks. But a nice shot
05:07there right off the bat, fooling R-Truth on the man who lost to Jelly Roll and fathomably
05:14last week, Kent Wilson back in top form. Yeah, Kent Wilson shockingly upset by Jelly Roll.
05:22That's a toxic dance right off the bat. R-Truth showing him how the hips actually move. A little too
05:29much thrusting for my liking, Joe Test. This is a family show. And right now, teaching him a lesson
05:36in toxicity is Kent Wilson. Now Miz trying to get to action. Master inspiring and zone in on his former
05:43tag team partner. Kent Wilson liked that one. Did he ever, of course, the Miz has been purporting
05:49himself to be the veteran leader of the locker room. Yes! It's about time the Miz got some respect.
05:55He's basically Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton all built into one. Well, we got running shoulder
06:01blocks here. We got R-Truth finding his Cena-esque Ron Cena gear. It's not Ron Cena. He thinks he
06:08literally
06:09is John Cena. And the kick from the Miz. And the referee didn't see that at all. And all
06:19truth now in a big, big amount of trouble. It's only getting worse. Oh, man, that flying
06:26an uppercut by Kent Wilson.
06:39Here in St. Louis, that's what's up. What are you doing with your hips, Baron? What are
06:42you doing? What are you doing? You're mirroring Kent Wilson? Do you tell him? Get him up.
06:46Yeah, tell him to sit down. That's a toxic act there by Damian Priest. I was just dancing,
06:54enjoying the show. Oh, and the Miz just driving R-Truths back into the side of the apron there.
07:05Master, inspire, and zone in. That's how it's done. Joe Tesh, you're learning something tonight.
07:11This has just been textbook brilliance from the Miz. Wasn't even blazing down his backside.
07:16The two-time Grand Slam champion who gets zero respect from this audience and from you, Joe Tesh,
07:23I might add. Miz, one of the greatest of all time with his new protege, Mr. Anti-Toxicity himself,
07:31Kent Wilson.
07:33Oh, yes. Stop it. Stop it. Honestly, I got to put blinders on you.
07:39Oh, yes. Sexy red behind me. I've got Kit Wilson in front of me. A man can only have
07:45so much happiness in one night, Joe Tesh. I think I've reached the limit.
07:49No, it's going to get better. You've got the United States Championship rematch coming up.
07:52Sami Zayn and Carmelo Hayes coming your way. Then, of course, in two weeks, you'll be broadcasting
07:57WrestleMania. Feel like I'm in El Dorado.
08:02And in El Dorado will be Kit Wilson and the Miz if they win the goal tonight.
08:08But now inching closer and closer to that tag to Damian Priest, the powerhouse of the team,
08:15but denied once again.
08:23And we're dropping those elbows down on R-Truth.
08:26Well, we've seen some of the offense of Kit Wilson over the years during his time in NXT
08:31and, of course, he's part of pretty deadly, but he is evolving before our eyes.
08:35And that evolution only gets better and better under the tutelage of the...
08:49I'm dropping those elbows down on R-Truth.
08:52Well, we've seen some of the offense of Kit Wilson over the years during his time in NXT
08:56and, of course, he's part of pretty deadly, but he is evolving before our eyes.
09:01And that evolution only gets better and better under the tutelage of the Miz.
09:12Boy, R-Truth's in a world of hurt right here.
09:16And it's nothing less than he deserves, Joe Tess.
09:19I don't know about that.
09:21But just bringing an air of toxicity everywhere he goes.
09:25More veteran presence and appreciation and beloved by fans everywhere.
09:28Now you're talking about John Cena.
09:30He's not John Cena.
09:31He's R-Truth.
09:32Don't let him fool you with his nonsense.
09:35Of course, John Cena recently announced as the host of WrestleMania 42.
09:39That is going to be so special to have Cena in that role in Las Vegas.
09:43Who needs a wishbone?
09:49I sense you have a real problem with Kit Wilson.
09:52Well, I've had some issues with Kit Wilson in recent weeks.
09:56I have issues with them getting this title opportunity and how they came about getting it.
10:01Your problem is, Joe Tess, you are a caveman of yesteryear.
10:05You're not a modern man like Kit Wilson and the Miz.
10:16First championship defense of the tag titles for Damian Priest and R-Truth.
10:20And it comes against The Miz and Kit Wilson.
10:23Oh, and look at The Miz looking for a still pushing finale against R-Truth.
10:27He's trying to mount a top back here.
10:29And here comes Priest.
10:32Watch out.
10:36Oh, and this suddenly turned incredibly ugly for The Miz and Kit Wilson, who were dominating proceedings.
10:44One tag later, things have done a major 180.
10:49Everything Priest brings in moments like this.
10:53About as imposing a human being as you can get.
10:58You want some old school here in St. Louis.
11:00Oh, it's punishment time indeed.
11:07And making it look effortless is the former World Heavyweight champ.
11:12Because we're going to shut this down right now.
11:16Two weeks of holding goals.
11:18And now defending here in St. Louis.
11:23Here's Priest.
11:25And flying in to save it was Wilson.
11:29Well, the tag team factor and Kit Wilson just with expert timing.
11:33Oh, going for a tourniquet.
11:35But instead of the tourniquet, the big boot and the kick from Priest.
11:41Kit Wilson may have done himself a major mischief and it's...
11:44Oh, no!
11:45Well, that may have finished Kit Wilson's night for good.
11:48And The Miz might be...
11:49Oh, no!
11:50Oh, Priest was looking for a little AA.
11:55Both men down!
11:57Well, both men know each other incredibly well from their time tagging together.
12:01Both had the same...
12:02Oh, no!
12:03Oh, how good is this?
12:04Oh, no!
12:05Oh, how good is this?
12:06Oh, no!
12:08Dan Housen!
12:10It's that little freak!
12:12Oh, he's not a freak at all!
12:13Very powerful!
12:16Very evil, very nice!
12:17And here comes Dan Housen in the midst of this championship match!
12:21And he's marching like a demented Obafemi!
12:24He was trying to reason this with Kit!
12:27What is he doing?!
12:27Oh, that Jarotis is right on the apron!
12:30This is good stuff!
12:30Get this man banned from WWE!
12:34What is he doing?!
12:45Oh, you can't tag!
12:46No!
12:47Get a tag house in Miz!
12:49He can't tag a man who's not in the match!
12:53He can't tag a man who's not in the match!
12:54Yeah!
12:58Well, that's not this.
13:06Well, now he's got the rope!
13:07He's got the tag rope!
13:08That wasn't the problem!
13:09Now this will work out just fine here!
13:12That's not the rules!
13:13If you're not in the match, holding the tag rope doesn't make a bloody deal!
13:17Oh!
13:18R-Truth a little confused!
13:19He just tagged Dan Housen into the championship match!
13:22I've been wrong confused at this point, Joe!
13:25The crowd's going crazy!
13:27A lot of Fan Housens, borderline Stan Housen level here!
13:30You belong in here!
13:32You!
13:32You!
13:32Get out of right now!
13:42Oh!
13:44A cursed shield and it got the referee!
13:47There is no curse!
13:48The curse isn't real!
13:49That's all!
13:49The curse isn't real!
13:51The curse isn't real!
13:55The curse isn't real!
13:57The curse isn't real!
13:57How'd he go up?
13:58Be a believer!
14:00Ah!
14:02Dan Housen arrives!
14:04Oh no!
14:05Meanwhile, R-Truth!
14:07AA!
14:08Attitude adjustment!
14:09Yes!
14:10New champs!
14:11Oh!
14:11Skull crushing finale!
14:13Could it be?
14:13Could it be?
14:14New champs!
14:16What?
14:18Be a believer, Barrett!
14:20No!
14:21What is the referee doing?
14:26There is no curse!
14:29Use your hands, referee!
14:31The Miz pulled him in and he was cursed!
14:34He's a cheat!
14:35There's nothing wrong with his hand!
14:37Then you tell me why his right hand couldn't make a three count!
14:39Meanwhile, Priest!
14:42South of Heaven!
14:44Go Lefty!
14:45Go Lefty!
14:47Go Lefty!
14:47Oh!
14:47That's great!
14:49Here are your winners!
14:52And still!
14:54WWE Tag Team Champions!
14:57It is!
14:57R-Truth!
14:59And Damien Preeze!
15:02Have faith, Palzen Baron!
15:04Oh!
15:04No!
15:05No!
15:05No!
15:05No!
15:06You do not destroy the sanctity of a Tag Team Championship match!
15:12With nonsense curses!
15:14And this referee, Dan Engler, he should be fired instantly for fading a curse.
15:22What was it? Dehydration or something?
15:24You got cramped at the wrong time.
15:26You do have to hydrate on him.
15:28Uh-oh, hold on.
15:30Cody Rhodes!
15:31What is Cody doing?
15:37This is Cody up beat down earlier.
15:39We got all dressed up in St. Louis tonight to find out who Randy Orton was talking to on the
15:47phone.
15:50And color me surprised, it was Pat McAfee.
15:59That's like if Scott Hall and Kevin Nash talked about the third man in the NWO,
16:06and instead of Hulk Hogan, it was Disco Inferno.
16:14Pat, you stoner, grifter, Logan Paul without muscles, human hat rack, fly by night.
16:23You're going to get your receipt.
16:25And boy, I felt it.
16:26And I should have.
16:27You're a former NFL putter.
16:29But Pat, you and everyone who represents you, and I know who I'm talking to, can kiss my ass.
16:43Oh, no.
16:44Is that too far?
16:46What are you going to do?
16:47Fire me?
16:48It sure worked out for you the last time.
16:55That's what Randy Orton wants for his legacy.
16:58For 15, St. Louis' own Randy Orton.
17:06My mentor, my hero.
17:08When John Cena was the angel on my shoulder, he was the devil.
17:12This was simple.
17:13You keep saying, it's not personal.
17:16And even Stephanie McMahon comes out here, someone I love and respect, and tells me I need to go there.
17:22I need to go to a dark place.
17:24I've got to become a bad guy.
17:27And I hear it.
17:29Dark hair, the whole thing.
17:31The truth is better than my excuse usually is.
17:34I don't know if I know how to do it anymore.
17:37I got two kids.
17:38I got my dream job here in front of this audience here tonight.
17:46And that's what you want.
17:48You got Pat tagging all these sites that only exist because WWE is hot right now.
17:56And you talk about me coming back in Dallas next year in Los Angeles.
18:01That's a record.
18:02The year after that in Philadelphia.
18:04That's a record.
18:05Followed by Las Vegas, another nearly untouchable record.
18:09And I was wrestling Roman Reigns, John Cena, and even The Rock.
18:13But made no mistake about it.
18:15They were also wrestling me.
18:25It's as simple as this.
18:27It's a wrestling match with 20 years of history with the two very best wrestlers to do it.
18:33And I am hearing it.
18:36I am.
18:37I am hearing those voices inside my head.
18:41Finally.
18:47But you don't want to hear what they have to say.
18:53Wow.
18:54The intensity of Cody Rhodes on the heels of how this evening started off with Randy Orton and Pat McAfee
19:04attacking him.
19:28We get close to one of the most anticipated matches in WrestleMania history.
19:33It awaits.
19:39Once to the sky at the garden.
19:43As Roman Reigns has set the head into a main event once again at a WrestleMania.
20:11We might have a fight on our hands, Cole.
20:13And Reigns and Punk going at one another.
20:35You're not seeing a punk.
20:37You're just a punk-ass bitch to be.
20:42That title on your waist, it's an embarrassment.
20:46Because at the end of the day...
20:50You're old.
20:53Deja Vu!
20:55Roman Reigns put through the table!
21:06Big time superstars with even bigger egos.
21:11The World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
21:14A CM Punk event against Roman Reigns in one of your main events at WrestleMania.
21:20Among the other matches coming your way, you saw what happened at Madison Square Garden when Gunther surprise attacked Seth
21:30in the sleeper hole.
21:31And now it's Seth Rollins against the ring general Gunther in Vegas at Mania.
21:36And two women who simply cannot get along in any circumstances.
21:42The intercontinental champion, the diminutive AJ Lee, defends against the man, Becky Lynch.
21:50There are certain matches where you know exactly what you're going to get.
21:54Like jaw-dropping moments.
21:56It's sure to happen with the Intercontinental Championship Fatal 5-Way as Penta defends against Dragon Lee, Javon Evans, J
22:04.D. McDonough, and Rusev.
22:06Think of that combination in a ladder match.
22:09And Joe, how many tag matches have we had implode over the past couple of months when it all gets
22:15figured out at WrestleMania Women's Tag Team Championship on the line
22:20as the irresistible forces defend in Fatal 4-Way action?
22:25Wait, former Judgment Day brothers, now heated rivals, will meet up at WrestleMania in Vegas.
22:33Finn Fowler against Dirty Dom Mysterio.
22:40And the women's world champ Stephanie Vaquer has taken the world by storm over the past 12 months.
22:48Can she continue to do so as she defends against Liv Morgan at WrestleMania?
22:55We had a major development earlier tonight that affects what we will see in the Women's Championship match.
23:02Rhea Ripley now with the support of EO Sky coming to help out, balance things out against Jade Carville.
23:10That comes your way for the WWE Women's Championship.
23:13And gentlemen, we can't control you, we've given up trying, so have yourselves an unsanctioned match.
23:22What is likely to be a ferocious affair as the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatou, battles Drew McIntyre.
23:30And then the match that is creating so much buzz, the palpable anticipation.
23:38You hear the crowd here at St. Louis reacting.
23:41Obafemi, Brock Lesnar, WrestleMania 42.
23:46And as we saw earlier tonight, a shocking development.
23:51Randy Orton now in cahoots with Pat McAfee while he goes up against the WWE champ, the American Nightmare, Cody
24:01Rhodes, at WrestleMania.
24:03And this WrestleMania will be even more special because the greatest of all time is hosting it.
24:09The Never Seen 17 is back in a host role, John Cena at WrestleMania.
24:16And this match is currently penciled in because Trick Williams will be competing against Sami Zayn for the United States
24:26Championship at WrestleMania.
24:28Here's the caveat.
24:29Sami Zayn has to win the next match here on SmackDown to go there.
24:35And he's defending right now against Carmelo Hayes.
24:39Sami Zayn has to win, and you are in.
24:42Sami Zayn putting his status at risk.
24:56The following contest is the United States Championship Open Challenge Match.
25:02Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, weighing in at 212 pounds, he is the United States Champion, Sami Zayn!
25:17It's on the line that instantly made rematch.
25:23Sami hesitated for a moment, thought about it.
25:27The United States Championship Match.
25:30Sami Zayn and Carmelo Hayes is coming your way.
25:34And I understand the hesitation.
25:36It's not been a great year for Sami Zayn until last week when he won gold.
25:41Well, it's going to have to be a repeat this week if he's going to Mania.
25:45Up next, Zayn Hayes for the U.S. title.
25:53I want to break some big news.
25:55NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
26:01Tomorrow.
26:03Get ready for a fight.
26:05NXT stands up in St. Louis.
26:09The stakes are high.
26:10The world is watching.
26:12And only the best stand and deliver.
26:16NXT stand and deliver tomorrow.
26:25That's Trick Williams, who is riding the wave of popularity here in St. Louis from atop our announce desk with
26:32those size 15 lemon pepper steppers.
26:34And Sami just looks on in mere disgust.
26:38Oh, man.
26:38Jealousy more like.
26:40Trick Williams has the move.
26:42He has the aura.
26:43Or very soon, he may well have the United States Championship.
26:48Now, here's the guy who just had it.
26:50I can't get respect while I get big.
26:53Who's got a problem, huh?
26:54Tell them to step ahead.
26:56Step ahead.
26:57One, yeah.
26:59Because I'm the greatest one who never made.
27:02You're the great in my face and I'm my bitch.
27:04You're the great in my face and I'm my bitch.
27:13Carmelo Hayes.
27:15And listen, Carmelo Hayes, Wade, should be proud of the way he carried the U.S. Championship.
27:21He helped carry SmackDown in recent months.
27:24But he also has reason to be very upset from what happened last week when Sami Zayn was able to
27:32capture that title because of the role Trick Williams played.
27:36The interference, the way it all went down, and now a chance to right that rock.
27:41Yeah, no doubt about it.
27:42You could be excited for Sami Zayn for finally getting over that slump that he's been in for the past
27:47three months.
27:47But you have to acknowledge that Melo was completely screwed by the intervention of Trick Williams last week.
27:55Lost the goal.
27:57Lost a slot at WrestleMania.
28:00Needs this win tonight to put things right.
28:03Now the inadvertent punch from Trick Williams, the damage it did to Hayes, the advantage that Sami was able to
28:12grab.
28:13And now Sami, who was confronted by Trick Williams.
28:16By the way, you see Lil Yachty sitting here.
28:18It's been awesome to have the music superstar with us here at SmackDown.
28:23Lil Yachty next to Trick Williams.
28:26Lil Rowan Boat.
28:27Joe Tess next to me.
28:28Wait, wait, wait, wait.
28:29It's you, your little rowan, but you can't afford a yacht.
28:32Barely a canoe over here.
28:34But serious business in rink.
28:37So much on the line here.
28:38Of course, gold is always a major, major deal here.
28:41But at that sweetener of a spot at WrestleMania, the loser will then might as well stay home WrestleMania weekend.
28:49Imagine that scenario.
28:51Remember last week, Sami was so upset.
28:53Oh, the drop kick.
28:54When he heard that there was not a WrestleMania plan for him, that he took the Open Challenge, won the
29:01U.S. Championship, and everything changed.
29:03But for now, and that is the beauty of this main event here on SmackDown.
29:09For now, two weeks out, and yet this could determine, will determine a WrestleMania spot.
29:15And you can tell, quite rightly, Carmelo Hayes has come into this match with a major chip on his shoulder.
29:21And he's to use that as fuel to topple Zayn tonight, then.
29:25Spring on to WrestleMania.
29:27And get even with Trick Williams, the man who cost him last week.
29:31Of course, Trick and Mellow, Trick Mellow gang from back in their days at NXT, used to be so tight
29:38together.
29:39Bitter, acrimonious split in NXT, and last week's proceedings will not have helped that relationship.
29:45Of course, Hayes, a former NXT champion, two-time NXT North American champion.
29:50Tomorrow, the biggest day of all the year of NXT.
29:53It's stand and deliver right here in St. Louis.
29:57You can see it on YouTube domestically, Netflix internationally.
30:00Should be interesting.
30:02North American champion Miles Bourne will be up against Johnny Gargano tomorrow here in St. Louis on stand and deliver.
30:08A major test for Miles Bourne, who I'm a huge fan of.
30:11But Gargano is the real deal, especially in NXT.
30:15And Sami Zayn knows a thing or two about being the real deal in NXT, and indeed here on SmackDown.
30:22I'm trying to go for it quickly to retain, but you see Hayes, so much fight left in him.
30:29Another look at this, just a massive connection there from Sami Zayn.
30:34And part of the problem with taking on someone like Carl Mellow, Hayes, he is such a great mover.
30:39He can be incredibly fast, elusive, but Sami Zayn was just a step ahead on that one.
30:48A rematch of last week's thriller that was disrupted by Rick Williams.
30:55And I'll tell you what, Joe, these open challenges that we've seen over the past several months from Zayn, from
31:01Carmelo Hayes, from Ilya Dragunov,
31:04just made this entire division so unpredictable.
31:07It does indeed.
31:09The championship's almost been hot-potatoed around at times, and I know for one that Carmelo Hayes is hoping there's
31:15one more hot-potato pass tonight, and he gets the ball.
31:19Oh! Hayes springboarding into the leg drop against Sami, into the cover.
31:25Nobody else can move like that, I'll tell you right now.
31:29I'll see who I made you.
31:30Mellow's face, he just finds it so easy.
31:37Some words directed at Rick Williams.
31:39See you at WrestleMania.
31:42What a spirit of St. Louis in flight, up and over.
31:45Oh, he's hurt his knee, he's hurt his knee, he's hurt his ankle.
31:49Mellow's tweaked something.
31:50Yeah, you can see him reaching for that left leg.
31:51Hold on, hold on.
32:04So just when Carmelo Hayes had so much momentum, he has clearly damaged his left leg on that landing he
32:13had.
32:14And he is moving gingerly.
32:16It's one of those injuries that you hope, over the next couple of minutes, with a bit of movement, you
32:21can kind of block out the pain, get a bit of looseness back in there.
32:25But that is a major wrinkle in the plan of Carmelo Hayes tonight, who came here to win back his
32:32U.S. title, and buck himself a matchup at WrestleMania against the challenger, the guaranteed challenger, Trick Williams.
32:40Suddenly, the game plan needs a rewrite for Carmelo Hayes.
32:44Trick Williams and Lil Yachty sitting ringside to take in this U.S. championship match that will decide Trick's opponent
32:51at WrestleMania.
32:52Trick Williams has been ringside for pretty much every Sami Zayn match of late, mostly to provide a little taunting
33:00and agitation towards Zayn.
33:02A little, a little.
33:03Tonight, it could well be just a scouting mission two weeks ahead of that showdown.
33:09And it is looking increasingly likely that it will be Sami Zayn due to this knee injury sustained by Carmelo
33:17Hayes.
33:27You can hear that throughout the Midwest.
33:30Well, Zayn's been in this position before.
33:32He's battled against injured opponents.
33:35He's also had to battle from injuries against his opponents, so he knows full well just how debilitating this is.
33:44Good reversal by Hayes for just a moment before Sami takes advantage again.
33:50Yeah, and that's part of the problem when you have an injured opponent.
33:53You start to lighten up.
33:55You start to think, hey, this is going to be a cakewalk.
33:57I should get there pretty easily, right?
33:59But with someone as inventive and resourceful as Carmelo Hayes, he's never down.
34:05Although he has clearly lost a little spring.
34:23It was that close.
34:26Count of two here.
34:28United States Championship, the rematch.
34:30Sami defending against Carmelo Hayes.
34:34And Sami Zayn now probably wisely, slowly deciding how to rip Carmelo Hayes apart here.
34:42You don't want to overcommit.
34:44You don't want to make a mistake.
34:45The ball completely in your court here.
34:49As Carmelo Hayes looks like half the competitor he was ten minutes ago.
34:58A series of right hands invited by Hayes, who brings return fire.
35:12Earlier tonight, Trick Williams told Sami Zayn to make it right.
35:16That if he was really honorable, if he was really the guy who likes to hold up the integrity
35:21of the United States Championship, he would give Carmelo Hayes another shot.
35:26And that is what we have here.
35:29WrestleMania is just two weeks away.
35:31The winner of this match, whoever holds that gold, the United States Championship,
35:37will face Trick Williams at WrestleMania.
35:39And this is a severely hampered Carmelo Hayes, who took a dive on the outside towards Sami Zayn
35:46a little earlier in the match, and hasn't looked the same since.
35:49Clearly, got himself a mischief to that knee.
35:52Although, with no...
35:54Oh, dirty Diana in play!
35:58But you see, right on the pin there, he couldn't fully grab both legs and stack a tight pin,
36:04because one hand automatically, instinctively, went to that injured left knee.
36:10Mello is in agony.
36:11His movement is not looking like it was, but he's motivated to win back his gold
36:16and buck his ticket to WrestleMania to take on Trick Williams.
36:21Saw a Grammy-nominated superstar, Lil Yachty, sitting right next to Trick Williams.
36:25They're waiting to see who will be the opponent for two weeks.
36:28Oh, he went from first 48, and Sami denied it!
36:32Boy, that knee is clearly affecting him.
36:35Looking for the exploder.
36:36Instead, shoulders down.
36:39Sami survives it.
36:40Great counter by Mello.
36:41Yeah, Mello needs to go big here.
36:43He needs to end this ASAP.
36:45The longer this goes on, the more it favors Sami Zayn.
36:48Go for broke, Mello.
36:49Put this to bed.
36:50That knee is really hurting him.
36:52There's the exploder!
36:54Exploder by Zayn!
36:58A cascade of booze raining down here in St. Louis.
37:03Because the people feel like an injustice happened last week.
37:06Instead of a hallouba, Hayes finds a little something left.
37:12Dig deep, Carmelo.
37:14And now heading up.
37:15Slowly ascending to the top.
37:17This could be it.
37:19The splash!
37:21Oh!
37:22The damage that has been done.
37:25And with that little...
37:27Oh, look at this counter!
37:28Living dangerously there was Carmelo Hayes.
37:32Never want to turn your back on your opponent under any circumstances.
37:36Just a textbook frog splash.
37:38But the landing.
37:39Shooting thunderbolts up the knee of Carmelo Hayes.
37:43And...
37:44Almost catching Hayes.
37:46Unaware there was Sami Zayn.
37:48Great scene here in St. Louis.
37:5111,620 on this road to WrestleMania.
37:56And now we're at the business end of this match.
38:00Who's got the most motivation?
38:02Who can dig the deepest?
38:04Who is physically in the best condition?
38:06Oh!
38:07First 48!
38:10Carmelo Hayes!
38:11With that damaged leg as he's trying to shake it out as he goes to the top rope.
38:17Oh!
38:19Just half a second too long getting up due to my leg injury.
38:23And that was all Zayn needed to duck out of the way.
38:27He's writhing in pain.
38:29Went for nothing but net.
38:30But he is writhing in pain.
38:32Hold on, Joe.
38:33Referee taking a very close look at Carmelo Hayes here.
38:35He might be looking to throw this one out.
38:38I don't know if Hayes can continue here.
38:44I mean, that would be a sick and a referee, understandably, has the best interest in the athletes' help.
38:51Yep.
38:52He's trying to help out.
38:54And take a good look at Carmelo Hayes.
38:56Meanwhile, Sami comes in with a hallouva.
38:59While the ref was checking on Hayes.
39:05Here is your winner and still United States champion, Sami Zayn!
39:16Well, Melo completely blindsided there.
39:19You can't blame Zayn with a place at WrestleMania on the line.
39:23This is where it went wrong for Hayes.
39:24He was so gutsy to fight through this wave.
39:27Yeah, Nasty Landing tweaked the leg.
39:29And then a beat too long going up top to put this one away.
39:33Hurt in the leg.
39:33And then the referee checking on Melo.
39:36Melo says, I'm fine.
39:37And immediately with a hallouva kick is Sami Zayn.
39:41And while that concludes it, you might not like it.
39:44But Sami Zayn is the U.S. champion.
39:47Sami Zayn is going to WrestleMania to defend that title.
39:51Cut the music.
39:53Against this man.
39:55Congratulations, Sami Zayn.
39:57I guess you're going to WrestleMania.
40:01In two weeks, we had a United States champion match
40:06with the man in the place, the hostess with the mostest,
40:11the coolest, Trick Willie Williams!
40:20Versus the gingerbread man.
40:28Oh, big shot from behind by Trick.
40:30And now the beatdown is on.
40:32Just a mugging message to Sami Zayn about what's to come in two weeks' time.
40:39Oh, Yachty is putting his hands on Sami Zayn.
40:43Getting physical here.
40:45Kind of guy, you're wanting to call.
40:46Oh, Trick Willie.
40:49Trick shot right to the jaw of the champ.
40:52A little preview of Vegas, perhaps.
40:55That WrestleMania sign off in the distance.
40:59Two weeks away.
41:01That United States championship will be on the line.
41:07Sami Zayn and Trick Williams from Vegas.
41:12What a wild night here in St. Louis.
41:19Loll Yachty with Trick Williams.
41:22We'll see them together in Vegas.
41:44We'll see them together in Vegas.
41:46We'll see you next time.
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