New WWE SmackDown Star Attacks Sami Zayn After His Match
WWE produced an extremely packed episode of Friday Night SmackDown tonight at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The show featured some amazing matches and saw the surprise debut of Leon Slater on the blue brand.
Much of the night was focused on the Undisputed WWE Championship, following Nick Aldis’ announcement last week, as Drew McIntyre is scheduled to have his first title defense at Royal Rumble 2026.
The night saw four qualifying matches, with the winners going to face each other in a fatal-four-way clash at next week’s Saturday Night’s Main Event. Randy Orton, Trick Williams, Damian Priest, and Sami Zayn all qualified for the number one contender’s match.
Trick Williams stands tall at the end of WWE SmackDown
Zayn faced Ilja Dragunov in the main event of tonight’s show, and the two former United States Champions put on an amazing match for the WWE Universe. Sami emerged victorious after a hard-fought match, but couldn’t celebrate his win for long.
Just as Zayn was announced the winner, he was jumped from behind by Trick Williams, who’s determined to show everyone on the main roster that he’s the next big thing.
SmackDown in London concludes with Trick Williams laying out Sami Zayn!#SmackDown
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) January 16, 2026
The former TNA World Champion hit a clothesline to the back of Sami’s neck and proceeded to lower his knee pad and hit Zayn with a Trick Shot to the face, as he stood tall in the ring to end the night.
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