WWE News: Huge upset as United States title changes hands on SmackDown Live... Almost Twice

What's the story?

There was chaos on SmackDown Live tonight as the United States Championship changed hands one and almost twice with Shinsuke Nakamura starting the show as champion and R-Truth ending the show as champion.

In case you didn't know...

Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev clashed in the Royal Rumble pre-show for the United States Title and Nakamura was able to regain the title he lost to the 'Bulgarian Brute' thanks to Rusev accidentally knocking Lana off of the ropes.

R-Truth's Royal Rumble was as good as Rusev's as he was attacked by Nia Jax whilst trying to enter at #30 and was replaced by the female Superstar in the Men's Royal Rumble.

The heart of the matter

R-Truth, flanked by Carmella, announced he'd been given a United States Title shot by the McMahons as a result of losing his thirtieth spot in the Royal Rumble that he'd earned by winning the Mixed Match Challenge.

And incredibly he surprised Shinsuke Nakamura with a roll-up victory.

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

R-Truth's celebration was cut short as Rusev and Lana came out. Things got heated and Rusev challenged R-Truth to defend his newly won title and R-Truth ended up accepting, leading to our second United States Title match of the night.

...and we're getting ANOTHER #USTitle defense RIGHT NOW!NEW #USChampion @RonKillings defends his newly-won gold against @RusevBUL on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/wlCI6QRAu4

— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019

Unfortunately for Rusev, he lost in exactly the same way as Shinsuke Nakamura meaning that when the dust had settled R-Truth was still United States Champion. Unfortunately for R-Truth, he ate a post-match beatdown from the two former United States Champions for his troubles.

You could say @RusevBUL and @ShinsukeN are NOT happy about how their matches ended... #SDLive pic.twitter.com/3PZG4fnZXw

— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019

What's next?

R-Truth winning his first title in the WWE for seven years is an incredible moment and a huge surprise for the post-Royal Rumble SmackDown Live. Plus it seems to have created a new dominant tag-team/alliance with Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev.

With those two working together I can't imagine that Truth will be United States Champion for long!