Rusev is showing he can be a major player in WWE
When the United States Championship went back around the waist of Rusev a few months ago, my first instinct is that it’s back to being a jobber championship. At that time, that was my impression of the Bulgarian Brute. His feud with Roman Reigns has drastically altered that impression.
On a weekly basis throughout this program Rusev, along with Lana, has proved that he can hang with a top guy in the company and deliver in his role of getting heat as a heel. Obviously, that is not easy to do when working with Roman Reigns these days. Further, Rusev is putting on exhilarating performances in the ring. The matches are physical and intense. Much of that has to do with Rusev.
Props to him for stepping up and telling a great story that we now know will culminate inside Hell In A Cell. He’s certainly not going to go over in this feud, but he has solidified himself as a top heel that could be inserted in a main event angle at any time.
