Multiple WWE Title Changes At Madison Square Garden House Show

Andrade wins big at MSG, with titles traded elsewhere on the card...

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE booked multiple title changes at their annual Madison Square Garden Christmas show, with Andrade's United States Championship victory over Rey Mysterio highlighting the event held at the 'World's Most Famous Arena'.

The pair have battled for most of the year on television though never made it to pay-per-view despite their efforts being amongst the best television matches of the year. Andrade's win capped off a turnaround in fortunes for the former NXT Champion in recent weeks - 'El Idolo' went 50/50 with Humberto Carrillo amidst tensions with business manager Zelina Vega, but all appears smoother for the duo following his brutal December 16th assault on the Raw newcomer and win here.

Elsewhere on the show, R-Truth became a 26-time 24/7 Champion after trading wins with the feckless Singh Brothers.

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Truth lost a handicap match to the pair, with Samir taking the pin and the title. He was then immediately rolled up by brother Sunil, only for Truth to do the same to him and yet again leave New York City with the title in tow. Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso shared the exchanges on his Twitter account along with other notes from the show.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett