5 Ridiculous WWE storylines that actually worked

#4 R-Truth and Drake Maverick's 24/7 title misadventures

We are way past the glory days of the WWE 24/7 title, but it certainly gave us some of the most hilarious moments in WWE history. Back in mid-2019, when the title was first introduced, fans weren't too thrilled with the design. It soon turned into one of the most entertaining aspects of WWE TV on a weekly basis, with R-Truth being at the center of all the chaos. Truth won the title on several occasions, and lost the same in amusing encounters with fellow WWE Superstars, in the most unusual of places.

Drake Maverick made it his ultimate goal to capture the title from Truth and finally succeeded in doing so. During Drake's wedding with Renee Michelle, Truth came out unannounced and pinned Maverick to win the title. Traditional wrestling fans and critics blasted the weekly 24/7 title segments, but the Youtube and Twitter numbers were telling a completely different story. For weeks on end, fans kept flocking in droves and WWE garnered millions of views on every 24/7 title clip featuring Truth and Maverick. Truth has won the title a whopping 38 times and is currently holding the belt.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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