WWE Superstar Trick Williams is set to compete at Sunday Night's Main Event on September 6, 2026, when the promotion brings its historic first-ever Sunday edition of the franchise special to State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Williams sat down to discuss the appearance with ATL Live, a conversation that comes as WWE reshapes a decades-old broadcast tradition for a Labor Day weekend audience.
The shift itself is the headline news here. According to Atlanta News First, Williams joins ATL Live to talk through the significance of stepping into an upcoming match on a card that marks WWE moving Sunday Night's Main Event away from its traditional Saturday broadcast window for the first time. WWE confirmed the format change back in June, according to WWE, framing the September 6 show as a special Labor Day weekend presentation rather than a routine stop on the calendar.
Atlanta rapper Quavo, a hometown act for the occasion, is booked to open the broadcast with an unreleased track off his upcoming album QROMELIFE, as reported by NoDQ.com. Lil Yachty will also feature at the event, per the seed report from ATL Live's conversation with Williams. Notably, WWE had originally planned for Lil Yachty to headline the night with a full concert as the show's primary attraction, but the promotion revised that structure to prioritize in-ring wrestling after fan feedback about celebrity-heavy programming at earlier specials, Cultaholic reports.
A Rapid Rise From College Football to WWE Champion
Williams' path to this Atlanta stage runs through college football, not the wrestling academy circuit most fans might expect. Before signing with WWE in February 2021, the wrestler born Matrick Belton played wide receiver at Hampton University and the University of South Carolina, and even landed an NFL rookie minicamp tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, according to Front Office Sports.
That athletic background has translated into a fast climb through WWE's ranks. Williams won the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas this past April, defeating Sami Zayn for his first main-roster singles title, the same outlet notes. Hoodline previously covered Williams and Zayn colliding for that same title at WWE Backlash in Tampa back in May, part of a stretch that has kept Williams in title contention across multiple arenas this year.
Part of what makes Williams a draw beyond the belt is his entrance. The crowd chant of “Whoop That Trick,” adapted from the 2005 film Hustle & Flow, started as a spontaneous fan reaction during his NXT tenure before becoming an official piece of his arena presentation, per the same account from Front Office Sports.
Femi vs. Breakker Headlines a Stacked Atlanta Card
Williams' appearance shares the September 6 card with a marquee matchup WWE is calling the “Battle of the Future”: rising heavyweights Oba Femi and Bron Breakker, according to Last Word On Sports. State Farm Arena has hosted milestone WWE moments before; the venue held a Main Event special in July 2025 in which World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defeated Hall of Famer Goldberg in what turned out to be Goldberg's final career match, the outlet reports.
Atlanta's arena has built a reputation well beyond wrestling. Billboard ranked State Farm Arena fifth in the United States and seventh globally among major live entertainment venues in its 2025 Year in Touring report, a distinction earned after the arena hosted 94 ticketed non-Hawks events, according to State Farm Arena's own accounting.
For fans looking to make the night more than a spectator experience, premium seating carries its own perk. Ticketholders who purchase floor seats in the first three rows receive commemorative ringside chairs they get to keep after the event, per Ticketmaster's listing for the show.
Williams' Atlanta appearance also continues a busy year of crossover programming for WWE, which has leaned on both hometown musical talent and rising in-ring stars to fill arenas nationwide. Hoodline reported on a similar blend of sports and music crossover when WWE's Garden special drew NBA stars in July, and Williams' former tag partner Carmelo Hayes competed for the same U.S. Championship lineage at TD Garden in Boston last month. Whether Sunday Night's Main Event becomes a recurring fixture on WWE's calendar or a one-off experiment for Labor Day weekend remains to be seen once the Atlanta crowd has its say.
