WWE SmackDown aired live from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA this week and the show featured The United States Championship Open Challenge continued and it was Sami Zayn who stepped up to challenge Carmelo Hayes for the belt. Trick Williams was at ringside for the match.
Near the end of the match Carmelo Hayes went for Nothin’ But Net and Sami reversed it into a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Trick Williams then got up and grabbed the United States Championship belt. Williams threw it into the ring and Sami picked it up. The referee took the belt from Sami and Trick jumped up on the apron as the ref was removing the belt from the ring. Trick tried to hit Sami as Carmelo pushed Sami into the ropes, but Sami ducked and Trick hit Carmelo instead.
Sami Zayn then followed up with the Helluva Kick on Carmelo Hayes to win the WWE United States Championship.
This was Zayn’s second WWE United States Championship victory in his WWE career.
