WWE Superstar Trick Williams on Rap Dreams, Kendrick Lamar’s Influence & Why He’s No ‘Stunt Double’

Two years ago, WrestleMania 40 — arguably WWE’s greatest spectacle ever — took over Lincoln Financial Field. Home to the Philadelphia Eagles, WM40 drew more than 120,000 wrestling enthusiasts and unfolded as a cinematic answer to Avengers: Endgame . Heavyweights like The Rock, The Undertaker and John Cena flexed their in-ring superpowers, leaving thousands awestruck just hours before reality came calling.

Minutes away, inside the Xfinity Mobile Arena, Trick Williams was writing his own origin story. Headlining NXT Stand & Deliver, the former NFL hopeful was inching closer to the stage he had always envisioned for himself. More from Billboard Meghan Trainor Cancels Get In Girl Tour: 'I Promise I'll Be Back Soon' Rihanna Responds to Pregnancy Rumors: 'Is the Baby in the Womb With Us?

' Andrea Bocelli Is Ready to Share the 'Paradise' of Opera with the Mexican People Now, his moment has arrived. On Sunday night, Williams will look to carve out his WrestleMania moment, making his official debut alongside Lil Yachty, with the United States Championship in his sights. “This is my first WrestleMania.

This stage is the biggest and where the lights are the brightest,” Williams tells Billboard in his first-ever interview with the publication. “On top of that, I have a purpose and a why. My mom had knee surgery about a month ago — she got a knee replacement.