SummerSlam served as the first match for Baron Corbin since he returned to WWE in July, and he made the most of it, defeating Trick Williams to win the WWE United States Championship. "I had to prove a lot of people a lot of things, and myself a lot of things," Corbin said. "And that first 30 seconds through that entrance, it was like 'Don't get overly emotional,' because it felt that way. Corbin revealed he got plenty of congratulations backstage after the victory, particularly from match producers Abyss and Nora Greenwald. But the best kudos came from Corbin's boss, Triple H, and Corbin felt the two's photo together really summed up the whole experience.