00:11They are not happy
00:13It's Sami Zayn
00:17The following contest
00:19Scheduled for one role
00:20Is for
00:21The United States
00:24Championship
00:27Introducing Grace
00:28From Montreal, Quebec, Canada
00:31Weighted for 212 pounds
00:34He is
00:36The United States
00:38Champion
00:42Sami Zayn
00:44So let's cut to the chase wave
00:45Carmelo Hayes
00:46Who defended the United States Championship for months
00:48Had become a fan favorite on Friday Night Smackdown
00:51Sami Zayn won the championship
00:53Costing Carmelo a shot at WrestleMania
00:55The fans were none too happy
00:57Well they were none too happy
00:59Because pivotal in Sami Zayn
01:00Winning said championship from Carmelo Hayes
01:03The world of course has blown all our minds lately
01:05Was the fact that Twink Williams got involved in the match
01:09Inadvertently punched Carmelo Hayes
01:12Which led to an opening
01:13For Sami Zayn to grab gold
01:15And with it
01:16Take what was thought to be
01:17Melo's spot here
01:19At WrestleMania
01:20But I'll tell you right now
01:21Sami Zayn should not care about that
01:23Your mission is simple
01:24Get to Mania
01:25And Gwen Gold
01:26Well Sami's learning
01:27Life doesn't reward
01:29Good deeds
01:30Correct?
01:31Absolutely right
01:32That's been the motto of my entire career
01:34It rewards results
01:35And Sami Zayn bought into that
01:38And now he finds himself
01:39Holding the United States Championship
01:47Remember his moment back at WrestleMania 40
01:49The night that he knocked off Gunther
01:51Doing the Intercontinental title
01:52Who could forget?
02:19Lilianni
02:21Oh, you're gonna tell us this is your guy?
02:22I spent the day with him
02:23He has no idea who you are
02:26Stop that, stop that
02:30Ladies and gentlemen
02:33It is no surprise
02:35Why we gather here today
02:36On this Sunday
02:39To witness
02:40A live spectacle
02:43A real time blessing
02:47Ladies and gentlemen
02:48For the thousands
02:50In attendance in Las Vegas
02:52And the millions
02:54Watching at home
02:56I give to you
02:58The anointed one
03:00Mr. Lemon Pepper Stepper
03:02Trick
03:05Williams
03:15What?
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03:42and this united states championship match tonight
03:47is presented by nox hydration
03:53the man who has taken wwe by storm whether you like his attitude or you don't
03:59ladies and gentlemen you are looking at a masterpiece in human form
04:05you are looking at a million dollars
04:31oh my god that's part of his jacket
04:34that is a train i believe you're calling
04:38all right thanks
04:40the loretta
04:49you were one of those at your wedding didn't you
04:54i think that was my wife right there
05:01what do you call it trick willy mania
05:08well trick willy is floating in here looking like a cloud
05:12and he'll float out on cloud number nine if he wins the gold there cole
05:16well you know this is what bothers sammy zane
05:18all of these theatrics this fanfare but to sammy's point trick hasn't done anything at this level yet
05:25nothing wrong with fanfare nothing wrong with a little pizzazz
05:32that is what has connected with this packed out stadium
05:36from the wwe universe around the world
05:51las vegas makes some noise
06:10this is for the united states championship
06:12and you have to wonder what the first ever united states champion the late great harley race
06:18would think about someone like trick williams my guy here he is i told you wade
06:24little yachty i told you
06:26well even i got a handshake from little yachty so i guess he's my guy too
06:30all right michael colt stop posting he doesn't know you
06:32here we go sammy zane trick williams for the united states championship
06:36oh man polar opposites a vet versus a relative rookie
06:39assault of the earth personality versus an egomaniac
06:43and sammy now takes down trick williams who you calling the egomaniac
06:46obviously trick williams he loves himself and the world loves him too no problem with that ego
06:51but sammy's got a bit of change in demeanor as of late as well
06:54so i want to talk about that because sammy zane has had a disastrous 2026
06:59up until a couple of weeks ago where he won gold
07:02to me though that is putting a band-aid over the cracks
07:06and if sammy zane loses gold tonight where the hell will he spiral to
07:10yeah trick williams uh oh hot start in his career as a two-time nxt champion
07:15he was a one-time tna world champion nxt north american champion
07:20as well as sammy sends him over the top rope to the floor about this sammy zane is pretty much
07:25the
07:25last 10 years of wwe and what is anticipated to be the next 10 years of wwe is trick williams
07:32and look
07:32at how quickly trick williams gets back into the ring with a wicked close back and now another one to
07:37sammy zane and here comes williams yeah here's the brilliance of trick williams his speed of learning
07:43this industry has been faster than pretty much anyone i have ever seen a nice trick slap
07:47breaker sammy went for the blue thunder bomb and trick williams countered first with a cyclone boot
07:55and then with that neck breaker yeah the biggest stage of trick's career and he is not backing down
08:01he didn't come here to belong he came here to take over and this man started in football american
08:07football weight he was a two-time letterman at the university of south carolina a walk-on athlete
08:12walked onto the team cover off the bookend and a kick out at two paying homage to the great hall
08:19of
08:19famer booker t who's been very influential in the career of trick williams we're talking about zane having
08:26a massive experience advantage both in years and under the wrestlemania spotlight and he's going
08:32to need all of that here blue thunder bomb cover to retain and it looks like williams was going for
08:38that trick shot jumping knee and sammy was able to defend well they're pretty much all gone tricks way
08:44and this is where the questions start to come in for a younger competitor who is less experienced at
08:49this level when things stop going your way where's your resilience where's your mindset how is your
08:55psyche gonna handle this the referee in this matchup jason airs backing the champion sammy zane off
09:01remember sammy zane has the advantage trick's got a pin or submit him here tonight and sammy zane now
09:07unloading on williams a bit uncharacteristic for sammy well certainly there are advantages to being
09:12the champ there's also advantage to having a little yachty on the outside of your hype man and as we've
09:17seen
09:18on smackdown the past couple of weeks doesn't mind getting physical at times too zane's got to be aware of
09:24that little yachty checking on his his guy and sammy zane now outside the ring yeah he better turn
09:29around oh they say now well zane has taken some shots from yachty as i just mentioned and there is
09:38your
09:38paper jane's talked a lot about ride or die those are the fans that have been with him in the
09:44beginning
09:45too thick and thing and standing still stick with him wow yadi is driven into the barricade
09:51well if trick williams did have an advantage on the outside that advantage has now gone away and
09:58it truly is one-on-one and trick looks to be in major trouble now
10:03and sammy zane now that killer instinct driving trick into the post this is what sammy had to do
10:11take trick and the crowd completely out of this oh trick williams at this point looks lost
10:18oh i remember being on the grand stage of wrestlemania a new thing for him sammy zane
10:28has had some very successful wrestlemanias over the years you have so much adrenaline and excitement
10:33coming into your first wrestlemania has that oh no brain buster right on the apron a brain buster to
10:44williams and that is absolutely devastating to trick williams his host landing high and tight right on
10:50the back of the neck the back of the head and i gotta say wade you've been following the sammy
10:55story
10:56for weeks now on smackdown this is a much different sammy zane than i'm accustomed to it had to be
11:01sammy
11:02zane was taking too many l sammy zane was getting made a mockery of by people like trick williams has
11:09taunted him called him the gingerbread man told told he has no star appeal well guess what sammy
11:16zane has a hell of a lot in the tank he might not look like the prototypical star like a
11:21trick williams
11:22but boy oh boy can he fight sammy zane measuring williams now driving williams to the barricade with
11:28a boot you think sammy not having an opportunity well he's had the opportunities but it hasn't been able
11:35to cash in on a world championship finally sent him over the edge that's where it all went wrong
11:39get royal rumble earlier this year against the then champ drew mcintyre lost the opportunity but
11:45gold sank and sank and suddenly has turned things around in a big way i just want to point out
11:50that
11:51sandy was pointing to his knee pads that's where the ride or die is painted on them well he's made
11:57it clear people in the town is getting high here wait a second trick williams falling down now and
12:02the official of eight close to a count out here at eight a count of nine trick williams barely beats
12:07the count into the ring barely he might be right for the pickings now and sammy zane knows that but
12:13talking about the ride or dies and referee hey we saw this a couple of weeks ago with carmelo hayes
12:18little distraction there from the referee who's trying to check on trick williams and no hesitation to
12:23bounce there from sammy zane let's say what it is it's a cheap shot it's a smart shot in my
12:29book and
12:30plenty of people have done this too and this is how he beat carmelo hayes sammy zane with williams
12:35coming up in the corner zane looking for an aluba kick to put trick williams away and a little yachty
12:41from behind hanging zane up top rope bang cover almost had him oh with the referees back turned
12:53lil yoni back from the dead almost winning it for trick williams one shot didn't do it the second right
13:00no call sammy trying to drag himself to his feet went for the trick shot sammy zane from behind
13:08blows up williams shoulders down kick out of two by trick such incredible speed of thought from sammy
13:13zane and explore into the corner and now sammy's got williams exactly where he wants it well hype is
13:20temporary but class is permanent and sammy zane is clashed through and through from bell to bell zane
13:28measuring his man across the ring trick shot trick shot from out of nowhere trick williams
13:36wins the united states title here is your winner the new united states champion
13:50trick williams is officially anointed with the gold oh this is where sammy zane was going in for the kill
14:11and little yachty had been dropped earlier behind the referee's back open it up for this big old boot to
14:17the face just a millisecond away from victory but sammy zane we know how deep he can dig one exploder
14:26suplex later and it was sammy's for the taking lining up for that halluva kick that has done so much
14:33damage for simply beating into the punch with that trick shot knee pad down and we got a new jump
14:43as we have seen tonight at wrestlemania sunday how bright is the future for wwe
14:51over 30 the folks in the ladder match and the new united states champion
15:13and there is trip williams mom and dad front row watching his son with an historic wrestlemania
15:22tonight and spare of gold for sammy zane whose world has just imploded but tonight it is all about
15:30trick willie and his lemon pepper steppers that are going to be stepping out of las vegas carrying
15:3610 pounds extra namely the united states championship
15:43little assist from little yachty there you guy and just the despair in the face of sammy zane there was
15:51a
15:51temporary reprieve for a couple of weeks and sammy won the united states title but sammy zane's got to
15:57figure out what's going on in his life and fast yeah i talked about that papering over the cracks for
16:02sammy zane the most cracks are exposed once again but trick willie doesn't care he's the jack
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