5 Superstars you might not remember challenged for the WWE Championship

#2 R-Truth (WWE Capitol Punishment 2011)

This kid might become a 24/7 Champion one day

You may know R-Truth as a comedy machine in WWE right now, but did you know he was seconds away from becoming the WWE Champion as a heel?

Everyone's favourite 24/7 Champion turned heel after WrestleMania in 2011, going full-on crazy and cutting some vicious promos on WWE and John Cena. Truth went from a dancing bit-part babyface to a bitter heel with no entrance music, a change that took him to the main event scene in WWE.

He headlined the one and only Capitol Punishment pay-per-view in June 2011, facing off against Cena in an alright match. Truth may have gained momentum and was pretty entertaining as a villain, but nobody really bought him as a world champion in WWE. He did have the match won at one point though, before deciding to waste some time by interacting with a young John Cena fan in the crowd.

That kid splashed a beverage in Truth's face, contributing to his defeat at the hands of the 16-time WWE World Champion. It was utterly bizarre. He would be a part of world title Elimination Chamber matches, but never did R-Truth come close to reaching such heights in WWE again.