Tag: United States Championship

Andrade Wins WWE US Title At Madison Square Garden Live Event (Video)

WWE has a new United States Champion after tonight’s live event in Madison Square Garden.

Rey Mysterio defended the US title on Thursday night at the legendary venue in a match against Andrade. The finish of the match saw Andrade reverse a top rope splash, then hit his Hammerlock DDT finisher to clench the victory.

This is the first title win for Andrade since moving from NXT in April 2018.

The 30-year-old wrestler previously held the NXT Championship one-time, defeating Drew McIntyre for the belt in 2017, and held the title for 140 days.

Watch fan shot video of the title win during tonight’s MSG event below.

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WWE confirmed the title change with an announcement on their website, seen below. It was noted that Andrade received tonight’s title shot due to his Gauntlet Match win on the December 16 RAW episode. As noted, that match ended with no clear winner after Andrade destroyed Humberto Carrillo on the outside of the ring. The other participants in the Gauntlet were Akira Tozawa, WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth, Matt Hardy, and Ricochet. WWE has not mentioned any potential title shot for Andrade until tonight’s match at MSG, and Rey even defended the title against Seth Rollins on this week’s RAW.

Andrade captures U.S. Title by defeating Rey Mysterio at Madison Square Garden

Andrade claimed the U.S. Title with a victory over Rey Mysterio at a WWE Live! event at Madison Square Garden.

The former NXT Champion now begins his first reign as a United States Champion by defeating one of WWE’s most decorated Superstars. Andrade earned the title opportunity after claiming a brutal Gauntlet Match win besting Humberto Carrillo.

Catch the newly crowned U.S. Champion on Monday Night Raw at 8/7 C on the USA Network.

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Sources: WWE, Pro Wrestling Sheet and Wrestling Inc.

Backstage Notes On Samoa Joe Joining The WWE RAW Roster This Coming Monday (4/22)

An angle is planned for Monday’s WWE RAW that will see WWE United States Champion Samoa Joe officially join the red brand roster, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio.

We noted before that Joe was at this week’s RAW, but his segment was removed from the show because he was very sick. If Joe is able to perform on Monday, they will do the angle. It’s also been reported that Joe’s first RAW feud will be a continuation of the recent storyline he started with Braun Strowman. There’s no word yet on if Strowman will be involved in Monday’s angle, but it’s likely. WWE quietly announced several Superstar Shakeup roster changes after Tuesday’s SmackDown went off the air, but they saved the Joe move because of the angle that is planned for RAW.

On a related note, PWInsider reports that Joe is scheduled to be at Monday’s RAW from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, but he is not scheduled for Tuesday’s SmackDown at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

R-Truth Wins U.S. Championship On Tonight’s WWE SmackDown

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R-Truth defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on tonight’s WWE SmackDown to become the new WWE United States Champion.

It looked like they may have botched Truth’s roll-up on Nakamura. Truth’s post-match celebration was interrupted by Rusev and Lana, leading to Truth granting a title shot to Rusev. Truth then retained the title over Rusev. Nakamura and Rusev double teamed Truth after the match and beat him down in the middle of the ring.

Truth is now a two-time United States Champion. Nakamura won the title from Rusev on Sunday during the WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show.

Below are photos and videos of tonight’s title change:

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WWE U.S. Championship Tournament Brackets Revealed, Winner To Be Crowned At Royal Rumble

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Below is a new WWE Now video with Cathy Kelley revealing that the finals of the WWE United States Title tournament will take place at the January 28th Royal Rumble pay-per-view in Philadelphia.

 SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan announced the tournament on this week’s SmackDown after ruling that Dolph Ziggler had relinquished the title, just days after winning it at Clash of Champions.

Bobby Roode and Jinder Mahal won matches on this week’s SmackDown to advance to the second round. Other first round matches include Xavier Woods vs. Aiden English and Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley. You can see the tournament brackets below:

First Round

Bobby Roode defeated Baron Corbin

Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley

Jinder Mahal defeated Tye Dillinger

Xavier Woods vs. Aiden English

Second Round

Bobby Roode vs. Mojo Rawley or Zack Ryder

Jinder Mahal vs. Xavier Woods or Aiden English

Finals

Bobby Roode or Zack Ryder or Mojo Rawley vs. Jinder Mahal or Xavier Woods or Aiden English

AJ Styles Wins United States Championship At Madison Square Garden Live Event (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

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AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens to win the United States Championship at WWE live event at Madison Square Garden.

Owens kicked out of a Styles clash prior to the match ending, but AJ quickly hit the Phenomenal Forearm to pick up the win.

As you can hear in the video below, the surprise win popped the crowd big time.

This is Styles’ second title win since joining WWE in 2016.

Congrats to the NEW face (that runs the place) of America!

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jericho Wins U.S. Title (Video)

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Last night on RAW Chris Jericho won the United States Championship, the only WWE Title that has eluded him. Jericho got the pin cover for victory for him and Kevin Owens in the Handicap match for the Title against Roman Reigns.

Alberto Del Rio Wins Back U.S. Title From Kalisto On SmackDown (video)

Alberto Del Rio defeated Kalisto to win back the United States Championship with help from fellow League of Nations member King Barrett.

Kalisto Wins United States Championship

Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio last night on RAW to become the new United States Champion.

 

Alberto Del Rio Returns To WWE, Wins A Title

There has been some speculation and rumors for a while that WWE was interested in bringing Alberto Del Rio back. Last night Del Rio made a surprise return to WWE at the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Del Rio accepted John Cena’s US Open Challenge. Del Rio went on to defeat Cena for the United States Championship. Del Rio was accompanied at ringside by Zeb Colter.

 

John Cena Teases U.S. Title Spinner Belt?

There have been reports of WWE re-designing the United States Championship belt. John Cena posted this photo on Instagram, teasing bringing back the spinner belt look: