{"id":343124,"date":"2026-05-30T17:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343124"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:48:27","slug":"us-champion-trick-williams-declares-for-wwe-king-of-the-ring-tournament-on-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/us-champion-trick-williams-declares-for-wwe-king-of-the-ring-tournament-on-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"US Champion Trick Williams Declares For WWE King Of The Ring Tournament On Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2184194\/wwe-smackdown-trick-williams-king-of-the-ring-tournament\/\" data-post-title=\"US Champion Trick Williams Declares For WWE King Of The Ring Tournament On Smackdown\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2184194\">\n<picture id=\"pdf22a651609a322c045ab794b8f96b69\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/us-champion-trick-williams-declares-for-wwe-king-of-the-ring-tournament-on-smackdown\/intro-1780105311.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/us-champion-trick-williams-declares-for-wwe-king-of-the-ring-tournament-on-smackdown\/intro-1780105311.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">WWE<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p>United States Champion Trick Williams threw his hat within the ring for the 2026 King of the Ring tournament during &#8220;WWE SmackDown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LA Knight announced the tournament could be returning this 12 months and set to start next week during Monday&#8217;s &#8220;WWE Raw&#8221; as he declared his entry and intent to challenge Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed during &#8220;SmackDown&#8221; that the tournament will culminate at Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 27.\u00a0The winner will get a World title opportunity at SummerSlam in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams later got here right down to the ring alongside Lil Yachty, announcing his own entry into the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carmelo Hayes then got here right down to the ring to interrupt Williams, saying he&#8217;ll give attention to Ricky Saints of their match before they&#8217;ll run it back for the US Championship. 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