LA Knight To Defend WWE US Title Against Carmelo Hayes On Friday's WWE SmackDown

Carmelo Hayes gets his shot.

WWE announced that LA Knight will defend his WWE United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes on the October 11th episode of WWE SmackDown.

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Hayes earned his shot by defeating AJ Styles by injury stoppage last Friday on WWE SmackDown.

From WWE:

After an injury prevented a returning AJ Styles from continuing his match against Carmelo Hayes last week, Him will now get a United States Title Match against LA Knight.

Find out if Hayes can claim the star-spangled title when he goes head-to-head with The Megastar, this Friday at 8/7 C on USA.

Here is the current lineup for Friday's WWE SmackDown:

WWE SmackDown (10/11)

  • WWE United States Championship: LA Knight vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Roman Reigns sounds off
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championships: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair (c) vs. Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend

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