Trae Young’s SmackDown Debut at MSG Was Pretty Entertaining

Trae Young loves playing the villain. Trae Young tortured New York Knicks fans last postseason after the Atlanta Hawks eliminated the Knicks in five games, with two of those wins coming at Madison Square Garden. He relished every minute of playing the villain. Over the weekend Young was back at MSG for the first time since the Hawks bounced the Knicks from the postseason and he was welcomed with plenty of boo’s.

Watch below:

Guess who's back in @TheGarden?! 🧊#SmackDown @TheTraeYoung @ATLHawks pic.twitter.com/ow7VyTsAci

— WWE (@WWE) September 11, 2021

The Hawks superstar didn’t actually get physical with anyone inside the ring, but he did get kicked out after running some interference on Rey Mysterio in the middle of the match.

Trae Young got thrown out for attacking Rey Mysterio 👋 @BRWrestling

(via @WWE)pic.twitter.com/yicMNwXtIT

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 11, 2021

.@TheTraeYoung got ejected from WWE Smackdown.

Looks like he's playing the villain once again at MSG 😅

(via @OmarESPN) pic.twitter.com/zjw7HVd1Zh

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 11, 2021

No one probably saw Young making an appearance decked out in Hawks gear, but hey, that’s what a good surprise is all about.

NYC I’m Back😏 #SmackDown @WWE pic.twitter.com/azKsWjFHqF

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) September 11, 2021

Back in MSG like he never left 👀🥶@WWE x @TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/IuJVcSlchj

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) September 11, 2021

Trae is a true crossover star!

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