The WWE United States Title has changed hands once again and this time, R-Truth is the new champion.
The title change went down on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Phoenix, AZ at the Talking Stick Resort Arena as Truth opened the show by cutting a promo with Carmella at his side about how due to him being attacked by Nia Jax and not allowed to compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, The McMahon’s had granted him a championship match.
This led to Truth beating Shinsuke Nakamura for the title. He would then immediately defend it against Rusev which saw him successfully retain it. After this match, Rusev turned heel by beating Truth down alongside Nakamura.
DID @RonKillings JUST PIN @ShinsukeN TO BECOME THE NEW #USChampion?!?
YES. YES HE DID! #SDLive #USTitle pic.twitter.com/Fr2XvQXF6M
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
During the pre-show for the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Phoenix, Arizona at Chase Field, a battle between Rusev and Nakamura that saw the former NXT Champion reclaim the U.S Title. It will be interesting to see how long R-Truth holds the title for and this new dynamic between Rusev and Nakamura.
What are your thoughts on R-Truth winning title? Was it the right time to do this by WWE? Sound off in the comment section.
