R-Truth Beats Shinsuke Nakamura, Shockingly Wins US Title on WWE SmackDown Live

WWE seems to be playing a game of hot potato with the United States Championship.

Two days after Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Rusev at the Royal Rumble to win the U.S. title, R-Truth pinned the Japanese Superstar on SmackDown Live in contentious fashion to claim the belt. 

The victory was not without controversy, as it appeared Nakamura got his shoulder up before the referee counted three. The decision was upheld, though, giving Truth his first singles title in WWE since 2010. 

Immediately after the win, Rusev came down to the ring and demanded a match for the championship. 

Following a commercial break, Truth stunned The Bulgarian Brute by scoring a rollup for the pinfall to retain his newly won crown. This led to Rusev and Nakamura ganging up on the veteran to vent their frustration over how things ended for each of them:

It would be an understatement to call Truth's title win a surprise. He has barely been featured on television, with the exception of a non-title loss to WWE champion Daniel Bryan three weeks ago.

The 47-year-old's spot as the No. 30 entrant in the Royal Rumble was taken by Nia Jax after she attacked him coming down the ramp.

The last title of any sort Truth held was the WWE Tag Team Championships with Kofi Kingston in 2012.