5 Times WWE Championships changed hands accidentally

#3. R-Truth becomes United States - WWE SmackDown 2019

Um, R-Truth just beat Shinsuke Nakamura to win the United States title. pic.twitter.com/6uSHwLhQo2 #WWE #SDLive
— NoDQ.com: #WWE #MITB news (@nodqdotcom) January 30, 2019

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R-Truth is a veteran in WWE and has spent the last few years chasing the 24/7 Championship, which he has now held more than 50 times.

Before Truth became part of the crowd chasing the 24/7 title, he was seen as a legitimate competitor in WWE, which is why he was able to accidentally win the United States Championship in 2019.

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Former WWE referee Mike Chioda recently told Wrestling Shoot Interviews the story of how Truth rolled up Shinsuke Nakamura and was able to get a surprise victory on an episode of SmackDown.

“Vince loved it. R-Truth tells me the wrong f***ing finish. ‘You said you were only getting schoolboyed once!’ And he was like, ‘Oh, my bad, dawg, I’m sorry, man.’ He had the US title or something, 24-hour title… US title, I think. So it was kind of funny. I thought I was gonna get a bunch of heat coming back and Vince was like, ‘That was phenomenal, I loved it!’ I’m like, ‘What? Okay, great.’”

Vince McMahon loved the surprise and allowed Truth to keep the Championship and have a reign of 35 days.

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