{"id":156797,"date":"2026-04-03T21:23:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=156797"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:57:32","slug":"lil-yachty-appears-on-wwe-smackdown-will-be-at-wrestlemania-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/03\/lil-yachty-appears-on-wwe-smackdown-will-be-at-wrestlemania-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Yachty Appears on WWE SmackDown, Will be at WrestleMania 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprise turn of events, Lil Yachty pulled up to a WWE SmackDown show and confirmed that he will be attending WrestleMania 42. This all happened because Trick Williams would invite Lil Yachty during his interview with ESPN&#8217;s Stephen A. Smith on his podcast &#8220;First Take.&#8221; The place was electric, as Lil Yachty would hype up Trick Williams throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>The GRAMMY award winner and nominee congratulated Trick Williams for making it to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/03\/pat-mcafee-returns-to-wwe-on-smackdown-aligns-with-main-eventer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WrestleMania 42<\/a>, reiterating that the &#8220;Granddaddy of them All&#8221; is where icons and legends are forged, and where they separate the big boys and girls from the actual superstars. Trick Williams appreciated this so much that he invited Lil Yachty to WWE WrestleMania 42 to accompany him in his United States Title Match against champion Sami Zayn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 610px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"8afcbf7a9ed3fd6bf7763b62addc7cf8\" image-id=\"3He6R9KoExkH\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 4704px; aspect-ratio: 4704\/3116;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>To add salt to the wound, Trick used Sami Zayn&#8217;s pyro, which was reserved for his United States Championship celebration. Zayn would join the party, saying that he wasn&#8217;t for the theatrics of the professional wrestling business: he&#8217;s blue collar and is just out to beat Trick Williams and make a mark at WrestleMania 42.<\/p>\n<p>Before Zayn could go further, Carmelo Hayes intervened, saying Zayn needs to do the right thing and give the people what they want: #WeWantMelo. Zayn said he&#8217;ll do it, but <em>after\u00a0<\/em>WrestleMania 42. Melo would not relent, stating that he got into WrestleMania 42 on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Zayn thought about it, as Trick Williams egged him on, and Zayn finally agreed. Sami Zayn will defend the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/27\/sami-zayn-is-the-andnew-u-s-champion-on-wwe-smackdown-wrestlemania-42-match-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">United States Championship<\/a> against Carmelo Hayes <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/03\/wwe-smackdown-results-4-3-26-live-updates-the-viper-comes-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">tonight on WWE SmackDown<\/a>, and whoever wins gets to meet Trick Williams at the &#8220;Showcase of the Immortals.&#8221; There have been so many surprises over the past weeks, and we may have one more twist on the road to WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Buckle up, WWE Universe, we&#8217;re going to get a treat tonight in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprise turn of events, Lil Yachty pulled up to a WWE SmackDown show and confirmed that he will be attending WrestleMania 42. 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