Sami Zayn is the new United States Champion.
The end of SmackDown on Friday saw Zayn win the title for the first time. Although champion Solo Sikoa had help from the MFT, Jimmy Uso and a returning Jacob Fatu came out to even the odds. Zayn dodged a Samoan spike from Sikoa then hit two helluva kicks for the win. The show in Lyon, France ended with Zayn celebrating with the title as pyro went off.
Several weeks ago on SmackDown Zayn switched brands after Solo Sikoa targeted him during a match on Raw. He revealed to Sikoa he had joined the SmackDown roster and would be going after Sikoa’s title. Leading up to the match, Sikoa had disparaged not only Zayn but also Jimmy Uso.
Fatu’s appearance on Friday was the first since SummerSlam, when he challenged Solo Sikoa to a steel cage match for a change to win back the United States title. Sikoa managed to retain thanks to interference from the MFT. This didn’t stop Fatu from getting a measure of revenge by laying out Tonga Loa and JC Mateo with a moonsault off the steel cage after the match.