Lil Yachty Reflects on His WWE In-Ring Debut Against Baron Corbin, Didn’t Expect To Wrestle in WWE

Fresh off his recent WWE in-ring debut, hip-hop artist and WWE on-air talent Lil Yachty joined Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss his time in WWE, his first match against Baron Corbin, and more. Below are some highlights from Insight:

Lil Yachty on How He Feels After His In-Ring debut

“I feel like sh*t. I feel like someone hit me with a bag of bricks.”

On His Kneecaps Hurting the Most

“My kneecaps. But when I woke up this morning, my shoulder felt dislocated. My kneecaps, my shins. I couldn’t even tighten my hand. As the day goes on, everything’s loosening up. When I first sat up in bed, it was the most pain I ever felt in my life. Shins, knees, whatever this is behind the kneecap, my back, my lower back. I feel like I’m wrestling for 20 years. Man, it’s bad.”

On the Spot That Hurt the Most

“The clothesline. I came in, I hit him with the kendo, and I charged up to give him another one, and he gave me that clothesline. It’s so funny because my entire life, I wondered what a clothesline felt like, because JBL used to make them look so disgusting. The clothesline from hell looked so excruciating. So I always wondered what they felt like, and I always wanted to take one. I don’t think that was anywhere near JBL’s, but it hurt so much. When he first did it, I thought I wasn’t gonna be able to finish. I could not breathe at all; that was not selling. I think that was a receipt for me hitting him with that microphone, but I don’t know. It hurt so bad, bro. Then when he threw me at the barricade, that shit really hurt too.”

On Not Realizing How Hard He Hit Baron Corbin With the Microphone

“No, I didn’t know where the blood came from. I thought it was a kendo stick shot. I thought I hit him with the kendo. It’s so crazy, bro, because in the moment of it I do not remember. I remember it, but I don’t remember when [it happened]. I remember that clothesline. It was painful, and I remember being thrown to that barricade. But I didn’t see that blood. Honestly, it’s funny, I think about it. It was extremely overstimulating, the whole thing. From people screaming at you, to just trying not to get your ass kicked, it was just always stimulating.”

On How Long the Five Minutes Felt

“Neither. It’s so weird. I don’t want to say flow state, but it felt like this weird space where nothing in the world existed. Time didn’t even exist until like the last 10 seconds to me. I didn’t look at the clock until like 13 seconds. Not once did I look at the clock because again, it’s overstimulating. I can’t even think about the time because I’m just trying to exist, and then my friends were f*cking with me. They kept screaming at me. It was a lot. Tyler was screaming at me f*cking front row. He kept shouting sh*t at me. I’ve done thousands of shows, and I’ve done hundreds of shows in that arena. It’s never felt like that ever.”

On Corbin Hitting Him With the End of Days

“Twice, man, and his punches f*cking hurt. I’m telling you, he’s big.”

On How He Didn’t Expect To Wrestle in WWE

“Again, though, this wasn’t expected. I didn’t expect to come to WWE and wrestle. I want to be the best manager ever. That was my thing. I mean, not ever. All respect to Paul Heyman. I want to be the second-best manager ever. Wrestling was not in my cards. It’s not one match, not two matches. I was like, I’m gonna come manage and have fun. Maybe even try to be one of the brand managers, like be a SmackDown or Raw manager.”

As a result of Lil Yachty lasting for five minutes against Corbin at WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event, Trick Williams earned a WWE US Title rematch against the former champion. Williams then immediately challenged Corbin for the belt and regained the title.