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Nathan Frazer issues public statement in regards to his match with Ilja Dragunov from WWE SmackDown

Aaron Rift

As seen during the October 31st 2025 edition of WWE SmackDown, Ilja Dragunov successfully defended his United States title against Nathan Frazer in a United States title open challenge match. On Saturday afternoon, Frazer issued the following statement via Twitter/X…

“Me and Ilja Dragunov had a match back on NXT in 2023… it left a really bitter taste in my mouth. Bell to bell, it barely lasted 5 minutes.

Last night, I got that rematch I’d been dying to have for the past two years. We went to war for the United States Championship on Smackdown. I didn’t get the win, but it really felt like vindication for that night.”

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