{"id":26747,"date":"2025-03-08T13:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T12:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=26747"},"modified":"2025-03-08T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T12:45:33","slug":"wwe-smackdown-result-la-knight-defeated-shinsuke-nakamura-to-become-the-new-united-states-champion-on-friday-night-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wwe-smackdown-result-la-knight-defeated-shinsuke-nakamura-to-become-the-new-united-states-champion-on-friday-night-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SmackDown Result: LA Knight defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to become the New United States Champion on Friday Night SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LA Knight has been one of the most dominant superstars of <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wwe\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WWE <\/a>in recent times. LA Knight became the United States Champion for the first time at 2024 SummerSlam, defeating Logan Paul. He successfully defended his title for 119 days, after which he lost the title to Shinsuke Nakamura at the 2024 Survivor Series. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pledge allegiance to the Champ&hellip;<br><br>With everybody sayin&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AndNew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#AndNew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOQ3jZ45kC\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/OOQ3jZ45kC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LA Knight (@RealLAKnight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLAKnight\/status\/1898228876100223018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>LA Knight challenged Shinsuke Nakamura for a rematch, but the match ended in disqualification after an interruption from Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga. He then resolved his feud with Bloodline 2.0. LA Knight defeated Santos Escobar to qualify for the triple threat for the #1 contendership for the United States Championship. He won the triple threat match against Jacob Fatu and Carmelo Hayes the same day to become the #1 contender for the US title.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLAKnight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@RealLAKnight<\/a> basks in his United States Title win, and makes a promise about his second reign as champion. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0uhJk4rbeM\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/0uhJk4rbeM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1898233512894861751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LA Knight Won the United States Championship, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura<\/h2><p>LA Knight delivered a BFT to Shinsuke Nakamura on the chair and won the match. The match between Shinsuke Nakamura and LA Knight went to near stalemate numerous times, as both opponents fought neck to neck. Shinsuke Nakamura dominated the match initially, and it seemed like he had done the homework on LA Knight. LA Knight soon caught up and gained dominance over Shinsuke Nakamura. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOT THE MIST!!! &#128562;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5LnzXL5vr\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/k5LnzXL5vr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1898222077942923568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>A frustrated Nakamura tried to hit LA Knight with a chair to get the match disqualified, but LA Knight snatched the chair. Shinsuke Nakamura and LA Knight went inside the ring, and Nakamura again tried a chair shot, but the referee snatched the chair this time. Nakamura accidently spewed mist into the eyes of the referee. He again tried a chair shot, but LA Knight kicked it and delivered a BFT to him over the chair to win the match. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YEAH!<br><br>WE HAVE A NEW UNITED STATES CHAMPION!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5SpXFu9q1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Q5SpXFu9q1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1898222717184196874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wwe-smackdown-result-chelsea-green-defeated-michin-in-a-street-fight-match-with-the-help-of-a-hooded-assailant-on-friday-night-smackdown\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WWE SmackDown Result: Chelsea Green defeated Michin in a Street Fight Match with the help of a hooded assailant on Friday Night SmackDown<\/a><\/p><p>Image Credit: WWE &ndash; X.com<\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA Knight regains his United States Championship after defeating Shinsuke Nakamura on Friday Night SmackDown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[438],"tags":[3743,1484,988,987,807,4300,2491,3742,1000],"class_list":["post-26747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wwe","tag-friday-night-smack-down-results","tag-friday-night-smackdown","tag-la-knight","tag-shinsuke-nakamura","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-smackdown","tag-wwe-smackdown-live","tag-wwe-smackdown-result","tag-wwe-united-states-championship"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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