Trick Williams Sets U.S. Title Rematch With Sami Zayn at Backlash After Gingerbread Man 'Death' Storyline

Overview

• Trick Williams said he will defend the United States Championship against Sami Zayn at WWE Backlash 2026.
• The feud intensified on SmackDown when Zayn attacked the Gingerbread Man mascot, hitting a low blow and tearing off an arm.
• Williams ran in to strike Zayn, then checked on the mascot and flashed the X hand sign used to call for medical help.
• In a later backstage scene, a physician told Williams the Gingerbread Man did not survive the attack.
• WWE aired an on‑screen In Memoriam and set a funeral for next week’s SmackDown, a turn Cageside Seats called one of the company’s most bizarre builds.