Add as a preferred source on Google Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes once again stood out on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown, after another chapter in their rivalry on WWE’s main roster.
On Friday’s show at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, Hayes interrupted Williams and asked for a shot at the United States Championship. The match ended up taking place later that night, with Trick winning by pinfall after hitting the Trick Shot.
On a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, Mark Henry praised both men’s performance and compared their story to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
“Trick Williams and Melo, I think this is the new Johnny Gargano (and) Ciampa. This is the new Kevin Owens and Sami. This is a long brewing, long-lasting deal, because they started as friends first. They warred with each other.
“You gotta understand the dynamic of these guys; Carmelo was the principal, and Trick was the understudy. Carmelo was having the main event matches on NXT when Trick was standing on the floor watching, learning what it took to be the guy.
“Somewhere along the line it flipped because cream rises to the top, now they look at each other as equals, as adversaries, but they respect each other.
“So these guys went at it, and we had one hell of a match. Trick Williams is one hell of a talent, he gets your attention right off the bat, but Carmelo Hayes, talent wise, skill wise, toughness, enduring. Where is the weakness? There isn’t one.
“It was everything I wanted it to be.”
With the win on SmackDown, Trick remains firmly in place as United States Champion.