Summary

The United States Championship changed hands on WrestleMania 42 Sunday, where Sami Zayn defended the belt against Trick Williams in a match that also featured outside involvement from Lil Yachty.

Williams made his entrance with Lil Yachty handling the introduction, and the challenger came to the ring wearing a long white train attached to his coat. Once the match started, Zayn controlled the early stretch, but the crowd reaction turned against the champion as the bout wore on.

Williams answered a Blue Thunder Bomb attempt with a neckbreaker and later scored with a Bookend. Zayn cut that run off by stopping a Trick Shot attempt, then landing a big boot and a Blue Thunder Bomb of his own. The champion kept pressing the advantage, even attacking Yachty at ringside and throwing him into the barricade before dropping Williams with a brainbuster on the apron.

Williams narrowly beat the referee's 10-count and stayed alive long enough to get another opening. The entrance pairing had already been part of the build after Trick Williams and Lil Yachty released a diss track aimed at Sami Zayn before WrestleMania 42.

Winner

Trick Williams won the United States Championship after Yachty distracted the referee, allowing Williams to capitalize. Zayn survived one Trick Shot knee, but Williams connected with another Trick Shot moments later to finish the match and leave WrestleMania 42 Sunday as champion.

What Trick Williams' title win changes

Trick Williams now leaves WrestleMania 42 with a main-roster championship, which gives WWE a clear next step if the company wants to push him beyond a one-night showcase. Beating an established name like Sami Zayn on that stage gives the title change weight right away.

It also leaves Zayn with an obvious grievance because the finish came with outside interference from Lil Yachty. That gives WWE an immediate rematch hook if the story continues beyond WrestleMania.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ