Sami Zayn defeated Carmelo Hayes for the United States championship just three weeks before WrestleMania.
Almost instantly, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis announced Zayn will defend the title against Trick Williams in Las Vegas.
Naturally, many fans on social media are not happy that Hayes appears to be on the outs having put in such great work with the title for the past 90 days.
Wrestling Intel understands from one source that the plan is for Hayes to be involved in the matchup at WrestleMania making it a triple-threat, but with how volatile WWE have been with their plans this ‘Mania season, you never know.
If Hayes was to be left out, it would be incredibly harsh on one of the company’s most consistent performers over the past year.
Williams is obviously surging in popularity and should be showcased in a fitting manner given his buzz, but Hayes should not be the odd man out.
Hayes and Williams do have history together in NXT which the company could lean on to fill out this story, but that backstory has not been explored while the pair have both been on the Blue Brand.
Zayn has been obsessed with becoming a WWE world champion for the first time in his career, but with that dream fading around WrestleMania, the Canadian moved his obsession to being on the card in Las Vegas at all.
It’s possible that Zayn will be linked to the fallout of the Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton feud in the long run and finally arrive at that world title, but right now he feels like the square peg in the round hole in this angle.
WWE should follow through with keeping Hayes involved and let both he and Williams get the benefit of working with Zayn on a major stage.
