Baron Corbin is not happy with the SmackDown results.
Tonight's episode of the Blue Branded Show featured an unexpected title change as Sami Zayn beat Carmelo Hayes for the US title with some help from Trick Williams. Zayn was informed afterward that he will be defending his championship against Hollywood Trick at WrestleMania 42.
The former WWE star questioned this booking decision after the match on X. Baron Corbin advocated for Hayes to get a spot on the Mania card, suggesting that he should be the one defending the title at the PLE:
Just my opinion but @Carmelo_WWE got screwed. He deserves a mania match!! Him and Ilja made that title matter again! Shit give me Ilja vs @_trickwilliams vs Melo at mania
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Carmelo Hayes won the title from Ilja Dragunov on the December 19 SmackDown after a series of highly praised matches. He had continued the tradition of Open Challenge after that, beating opponents such as Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix and Matt Cardona to retain his belt.
It's possible that the storyline with the title will develop further before the Show of Shows, leading to a multi man match instead of the announced singles bout at the PPV.
