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Key takeaways
- Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty ImagesIs Trick Williams vs.
- The Gingerbread Man, perhaps the greatest food-related in-ring performer since Luigi Primo, made his debut on the "SmackDown" before WrestleMania 42.
- .@SamiZayn has ginger-SNAPPED! pic.twitter.com/BHWCqt5SAn
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
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The Gingerbread Man was no match for Sami Zayn. Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty ImagesIs Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn the first wrestling grudge fueled by a violent assault on a gingerbread man?Since no wrestler, to our knowledge, has adopted a Lord Farquaad from "Shrek" gimmick, we're going to assume this is accurate.
The Gingerbread Man, perhaps the greatest food-related in-ring performer since Luigi Primo, made his debut on the "SmackDown" before WrestleMania 42. Williams was set to challenge Zayn at Mania for the U.S. Championship and invited him out to the ring for a discussion. Instead, out came someone dressed like the Gingerbread Man ... because, you see, Zayn is a redhead. Whether or not it was due to this vicious trolling, Williams won the title.