Baron Corbin returned to WWE after two years during “WWE SmackDown,” interrupting Carmelo Hayes versus Trick Williams and setting his sights on the US Championship.
Williams was reacquainting himself with “WWE NXT” nemesis Hayes in a non-title match, the suggestion being that Hayes could earn a shot on the WWE United States Championship if he beat the champion.
He on his solution to doing that after an arduous contest, ascending the ropes on the lookout for Nothing But Net. But then Corbin appeared on the apron, staring Hayes down for just a few seconds before throwing him from the ropes, thus causing a disqualification.
Corbin attacked Williams too after the bell, picking up the US title belt to shut the segment. The title is currently the one singles title Corbin has held in WWE, having held it for 70 days in 2017.
He otherwise held the NXT Tag Team Championship alongside Bron Breakker in 2024, winning the blue brand’s Money within the Bank in 2017 but failing to cash-in on WWE Champion Jinder Mahal later that 12 months.