The road to WrestleMania 42 was interesting to say the least and business certainly picked up for the United States Title picture. Ahead of the show Carmelo Hayes dropped the belt to Sami Zayn, and Sami Zayn went on to drop the belt to Trick Williams on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Many fans were surprised to see Carmelo lose the belt so close to the Show of Shows, and Melo recently admitted during an interview with Michael Fairman that the situation was heartbreaking.
“It sucked. It definitely sucked, and it was heartbreaking. It felt like I ran the race. I was so close to just throwing my arms up and crossing the finish line, and then I got kind of sidestepped a little bit.
Yeah, it sucks. You know what I mean? It’s not something that I—listen, I’m a pro. At the end of the day, I’m a pro. I show up to work, I do what they need from me, and I go above and beyond every time.
You know what I mean? It’s one of those things, you’ve got to charge it to the game. It wasn’t a personal thing, right? It wasn’t a me thing. It was just what it needed to be for whatever it needed to be.
So it’s not something I’m going to sit here and say, ‘Woe is me.’ I don’t move like that. I had a day or two where I was like, ‘What the hell?’ And after that, I’m like, ‘You know what? Back to work.’ Just a chip on my shoulder. Watch what’s going to happen now.”