Trick Williams Retains US Title at Night of Champions as Lil Yachty Delivers People’s Elbow to Ricky Saints

Trick Williams successfully defended the WWE United States Championship against Ricky Saints at Night of Champions, and the match came with a memorable celebrity moment to boot.

Williams had rapper Lil Yachty in his corner heading into the bout, but the night took a turn early when Saints orchestrated his own ejection of the celebrity. Saints faked being struck by a kendo stick wielded by Yachty, convincing officials to remove the rapper from ringside. It was a clever piece of gamesmanship from Saints designed to strip Williams of his high-profile support.

Despite the disadvantage, Williams held his own and ultimately came away with the title retained. And the story didn’t end there — Lil Yachty found his way back into the picture post-match, delivering a People’s Elbow to a fallen Ricky Saints. The callback to one of WWE’s most iconic moves gave the crowd a moment to pop for the rapper long after the final bell.

The involvement of Lil Yachty in Williams’ corner speaks to the crossover appeal WWE has been cultivating, and Williams continues to establish himself as a compelling United States Champion capable of anchoring a program with legitimate stakes. Saints, for his part, showed genuine cunning by exploiting the celebrity angle to try to gain an early edge — even if it ultimately wasn’t enough to dethrone the champion.

With the title still firmly around his waist, the question now turns to what’s next for Trick Williams and who steps up to challenge him.