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Championship The 24/7 Championship belt Details Promotion WWE Date
established May 20, 2019 Current champion(s) R-Truth Date won June 24,
2019 Statistics First champion(s) Titus O'Neil Most reigns R-Truth (8
reigns) Longest reign R-Truth (12 days) Shortest reign Jinder Mahal (11
seconds) Oldest winner R-Truth (47 years, 156 days) Youngest winner Cedric
Alexander (29 years, 312 days) Heaviest champion Titus O'Neil (270 lb (122
kg)) Lightest champion Drake Maverick (126 lb (57 kg)) WWE 24/7
Championship The WWE 24/7 Championship is a professional wrestling
championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling
promotion WWE. It is a tertiary championship for male wrestlers and
carries the special rule that it can be defended "24/7", as in any time,
anywhere, as long as a WWE referee is present. Because of this rule, the
championship is defended across all of WWE's brands: Raw, SmackDown, 205
Live, NXT, and NXT UK, as well as outside of regular WWE shows, often with
videos posted on WWE's website and social media accounts. The current
champion is SmackDown's R-Truth, who is in his record eighth reign. The
title was unveiled by Mick Foley on the May 20, 2019, episode of Monday
Night Raw, where Titus O'Neil became the inaugural champion. It is similar
to the previous WWE Hardcore Championship, which also had a "24/7 rule".
The 24/7 rule can also be temporarily suspended by an authority figure,
usually done during a scheduled match for the title, or non-title matches
that involve the champion. History Reception Reigns See also References
External links During the 2019 Money in the Bank pay-per-view on May 19,
WWE announced that a new championship would be introduced on the following
night's episode of Raw, [1] where hardcore legend and WWE Hall of Famer
Mick Foley unveiled the WWE 24/7 Championship. Like the former WWE
Hardcore Championship and its "24/7 rule", the 24/7 Championship can be
defended anytime, anywhere, as long as a WWE referee is present, [2][3][4]
hence its name. Due to this, Foley said the title can be defended on Raw,
SmackDown, 205 Live, NXT, and NXT UK. He also said that WWE legends could
return and challenge for the title. After the unveiling, Foley laid the
title belt in the ring and said that whoever Contents History 7/1/2019
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championship first in a scramble would become the inaugural champion.
Raw's Titus O'Neil became the inaugural champion by doing so, defeating
Cedric Alexander, Drake Maverick, EC3, Eric Young, Karl Anderson, Luke
Gallows, Mojo Rawley, and No Way Jose to claim the championship. [3][4][5]
Although a stipulation of the championship, the 24/7 rule can be
temporarily suspended by an authority figure. This usually occurs when
the champion is involved in a non-title match. For example, after Elias
won the title from R-Truth on the May 28, 2019 episode of SmackDown Live,
Shane McMahon suspended the rule until after the scheduled tag team match
later that same night, in which both Elias and Truth were involved. [6]
The rule can also be suspended during an actual scheduled match for the
title to prevent other wrestlers from getting involved. For example, when
R-Truth lost the title to Elias in a lumberjack match on the June 4 episode
of SmackDown. [7] Another example is when reigning champion R-Truth was
a guest on The Miz's "Miz TV" and during a subsequent scheduled match
against Drake Maverick, both on the June 24 episode of Raw. [8] According
to professional wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, the idea for the title
was proposed by the USA Network, where Raw and SmackDown both air, in an
attempt to increase the ratings during Raw's third hour. [9] The
viewership of both shows had been declining; the April 29 and 30, 2019,
episodes of Raw and SmackDown, respectively, both reached a record low
for non-holiday broadcasts outside of football season, [10] with
viewership dropping off the most during Raw's third hour. [11] The
championship belt design features three plates on a green leather strap.
The circular center plate prominently states "24/7" at the center ("24"
and "7" written in green). The WWE logo is affixed at the top while the
word "CHAMPION" is written along the edge of the bottom half of the center
plate. The two side plates, one on either side of the center plate, are
rectangular. They are mostly blank but with a simple ornate design on the
bottom inner corner and top outer corner of each. [4] The championship's
reveal received a negative reaction from the live crowd, who booed it
during the unveiling. [5] Foley said that the bad reception was probably
due to the fans wanting to see the Hardcore Championship return as opposed
to this new title. [12] Foley was hopeful that it would bring back the
fun and excitement that the Hardcore title had with its 24/7 rule, but
without the same danger. [13] Fellow WWE Hall of Famer and retired wrestler
Edge also said the concept was fun but the title "[was] the ugliest
championship ever created". [14] PWInsider's Mike Johnson liked the
concept, but the introduction was "silly", since fans "believed, just for
a second, this belt was going to be something that was unveiled that
brought a gritty, edge back". [15] Within weeks, the title would get the
highest viewed segments of both Raw and SmackDown, garnering millions of
views each per video. [16] Multi-time 24/7 Champion R-Truth was voted by
WWE fans as their favorite champion in June 2019. [17] As of June 29, 2019,
there have been eighteen reigns between nine wrestlers. The inaugural
champion was Titus O'Neil from Raw. SmackDown's R-Truth has the most
reigns at eight, with his fifth reign being the longest at 12 days. Only
two wrestlers have held the title for longer than a day: current champion
R-Truth and 205 Live's Drake Maverick. Inaugural 24/7 Champion Titus
O'Neil from Raw Reception Reigns 7/1/2019 WWE 24/7 Championship -
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SmackDown's Jinder Mahal has the shortest reign for his first reign, which
lasted only 11 seconds, as after winning the title, he immediately lost
it back to R-Truth. Truth is also the oldest champion, winning the title
at 47 years old, while Raw's Cedric Alexander is the youngest, winning
the title at 29. Among the brands, Raw has had the most wrestlers win the
championship at five, while SmackDown has had three and 205 Live has had
one. [18] The current champion is SmackDown's R-Truth, who is in his record
eighth reign. He pinned EC3 on the entrance ramp, following four rapid
title changes and a distraction from Carmella, on the June 24, 2019 episode
of Raw in Everett, Washington. [19] Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
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Bank results: Powell's live review of Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles for the
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