Lil Yachty Confirms He's Under Contract With WWE, Would Love To Wrestle Trick Williams - Wrestling Inc.
The rapper says he joined WWE under contract and is open to a future storyline with Trick Williams after a five-minute win over Baron Corbin.
- On September 6, rapper Lil Yachty made his official in-ring debut at WWE Sunday Night's Main Event, surviving five minutes against Baron Corbin to secure a United States Championship title shot for Trick Williams, who defeated Corbin immediately after.
- Yachty revealed he has been under a WWE contract since WrestleMania 42, having established himself as a regular fixture after initially accompanying Trick to the ring in recent months.
- Following the match, Yachty told the Insight podcast he felt "like s--t," adding, "I feel like someone hit me with a bag of bricks," and noting the pain made him feel like he'd been "wrestling for 20 years."
- Yachty insisted he is losing money by prioritizing wrestling over his music career, rejecting claims he receives "crazy" checks and emphasizing, "I love everything about this s*it."
- Fans continue to speculate whether the alliance between Yachty and Williams will eventually lead to an in-ring clash, a possibility the rapper has confirmed he is open to in the future.
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