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WWE SmackDown Spoiler: New Champion Crowned In Saudi Arabia

The first Championship match of the night on WWE SmackDown saw the title change hands.
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Giulia has won the WWE Women's United States Championship.

The Beautiful Madness captured her first singles title on the main roster Friday night on SmackDown when she defeated Zelina Vega inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Vega gave Giulia everything she had, and even appeared to have the match won at one point, but Giulia was just able to get her feet on the ropes after taking a Code Red.

Giulia would recover in time to move out of the way of a moonsault attempt by Vega. She then connected on two running knees and dropped the now former champion with a Northern Lights Bomb to claim victory.

The loss for Vega ends her reign at just 62 days. After 15 years in professional wrestling, Zelina won her first ever singles title back at Saturday Night's Main Event when she beat Chelsea Green.

The Takedown on SI had a chance to chat with Vega about her journey to becoming champion just this past week. You can check out our entire conversation in the YouTube video below and don't forget to subscribe to the channel for more great content in the future.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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