Trick Williams Retains U.S. Title Over Sami Zayn at WWE Backlash

Overview

• Trick Williams kept the United States Championship at Backlash on Saturday, beating Sami Zayn in their WrestleMania 42 rematch.
• The title bout followed Friday’s funeral segment on SmackDown for the Gingerbread Man, a mascot tied to Williams’ act.
• Williams staged the service with a choir, a song, a milk pour, and an AI-made tribute video that framed the bit as over-the-top theater.
• Zayn interrupted to promise he would humble Williams at Backlash and attacked him, only for the Gingerbread Man to sit up in the casket and unmask as rapper Lil Yachty, who struck Zayn with a giant candy cane before a Trick Shot put him down.
• The angle extends WWE’s long use of celebrity spots to boost midcard titles, pairing Williams’ first main-roster reign with Yachty’s ongoing cameos to keep the feud in the spotlight on SmackDown.