After losing the title on an airport tarmac before the flight, R-Truth has re-captured the 24/7 title. Jinder Mahal had pinned Truth before the plane took off but evidently was over-confident mid-flight as he took a nap. Truth then pinned the champion as he slept to regain the title. R-
WWE posted video of Truth pinning the sleeping champion on a plane:
After winning the title, Truth once again declared himself the “European” 24/7 champion. This started off a commotion with the other wrestlers on the flight but Truth escaped to the plane’s lavatory.
R-Truth’s Record-Setting 24/7 Championship Reign(s)
The mid-flight title change is the 10th to occur since Mick Foley introduced the title on the May 20th edition of RAW. Truth is now a 5x 24/7 champion and has held the title for 18 days as of this writing.
Elias and Jinder Mahal have each won the title twice, though each time they would lose it again shortly after. Elias won the title twice on Smackdown while Jinder has won the title on a golf course and airport tarmac.
Titus O’Neil was the first 24/7 champion after he was the first to simply pick the title up off the mat after Foley had placed it there.
