H Jenkins on March 7, 2025
LA Knight walked into SmackDown looking to reclaim the WWE United States Championship—and by the time the show ended, he had done just that. But it wasn’t without a ton of chaos.
Shinsuke Nakamura put his title on the line in the main event, and from the start, The Megastar was hungry to take it back. Lilian Garcia gave the match a big fight feel with her introductions, and when the bell rang, the action was fast and furious.
Knight came out swinging, but Nakamura quickly took control after the commercial break, keeping Knight one step behind. That changed in a big way when Knight countered a Kinshasa with a brutal clothesline, then followed up with a superplex and top-rope elbow drop. But just when it looked like he had the match won, Nakamura rolled out of the ring, avoiding a BFT.
Then things went off the rails.
Referee Charles Robinson stopped Knight from using a chair, but Nakamura took advantage and went for it himself. Robinson managed to grab the weapon before Nakamura could use it, but moments later, he got blinded by poison mist from the champion—leaving him unable to count the pin when Knight had Nakamura down for three.
Nakamura capitalized, hitting Scorpio Rising and trying again to use the chair. But this time, Knight kicked it right into Nakamura’s face, then planted him with a BFT on the chair. A new referee sprinted down, counted the 1-2-3, and just like that—LA Knight was once again the United States Champion.
As the show went off the air, Knight celebrated with the gold, but with WrestleMania 41 fast approaching, the question is—who’s coming for him next? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
March 7, 2025 11:05 pm
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