Summary

Trick Williams may be ready to run back one of his defining NXT rivalries on WWE's main roster.

After retaining the United States Championship against Sami Zayn, Williams appeared on the Backlash post-show with Lil Yachty. The celebration came after his Backlash title defense against Sami Zayn, but the crowd quickly turned its attention to Carmelo Hayes by chanting Hayes' name.

Williams responded by asking the crowd if they wanted to see him face Hayes in a singles match, and the reaction was loud enough for him to tease that it could happen.

Quotes

During the post-show exchange, Williams and Lil Yachty played off the crowd's chant for Carmelo Hayes:

**Trick Williams:** "Y'all wanna see Trick versus Melo?"

The crowd cheered, and Williams followed that up with:

**Trick Williams:** "The people (have) spoken. Let's see what happens."

**Lil Yachty:** "Melo could get it too though."

**Trick Williams:** "I mean, look, look, look, look, look, we'll see what happens. Me and Yachty, we'll go talk about it and see what we come up with."

What Carmelo Hayes could mean for Trick Williams next

Trick Williams bringing Carmelo Hayes back into the conversation immediately gives WWE a familiar feud with main roster history behind it. Because Williams and Hayes have not had a singles match since their NXT days, even a simple tease like this lands as a meaningful next-step possibility rather than a throwaway crowd-pleasing line.

It also gives Williams another credible direction beyond Sami Zayn now that he has kept the United States Championship. WWE does not need to confirm the match yet for the crowd reaction alone to show there is interest in revisiting that rivalry on a bigger stage.

Timeline between Williams and Hayes

Williams and Hayes last worked in the same match in February, when they shared the ring in a Triple Threat bout. Their most recent singles meeting, however, came before that during their run in NXT.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.