Alexander Rusev

Here is something different to consider, has any midcard heel lost a push recently or appears to be on the verge of losing that push? Someone has to be phased out of the main picture to allow Alexander Rusev to start getting his push. Some fans just seem to overlook that the WWE cannot possibly be consistent with everyone. Some people have to get depushed. And these days, the WWE is even worse when it comes to consistency than it has been in all the years I have watched them. Sandow and Ryback got depushed a few months ago. Recently, Titus O'Neil went from being relevant to lost in the shuffle again. I actually thought he was showing potential, but I never believed the WWE would follow through well with him. If I had to name a wrestler that has been depushed for the sake of Rusev, I would probably pick Titus O'Neil. I am not saying you should blame Rusev. I am just pointing out someone recently getting rotated out as someone else gets rotated in.


And how about Alexander Rusev? He kind of reminds me of The Great Khali. I'm not talking about his wrestling ability. Will he be successful? He probably won't be winning any World titles, but how about a midcard title? Or is the WWE just looking to develop another brute for John Cena to eventually overcome? Personally, I do not think he will be very successful. It will be up to him and the WWE to prove me wrong.

What do you actually do with him? Start off by having him go through a line of jobbers? That is what you would usually expect. But against whom should he face in his first legitimate feud? I don't see anything wrong with having him go right against Big E, assuming Big E still holds the Intercontinental title by then. This would be a solid midcard feud. No need to push this guy straight into the main event or against former World Champions. Build that credibility in the midcard. Nothing wrong with that. And if he should show signs of not working out, you can easily pull the plug on him with not much wasted. Imagine if you had this guy go over guys like Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler, decided he wouldn't work out, and then just depushed him. You just wasted guys that should be treated so much better than they currently are on a flop. Will Rusev get anything to do for Wrestlemania? Hard to say. If he ends up getting lost in the Wrestlemania shuffle, you could say it was a mistake to debut him at this time.

Will Lana end up being the star of this duo? I have pointed out before that I feel Summer Rae is the one to really keep your eye on in the duo of Fandango and Summer Rae. She can fill that centerpiece void. Lana, much like Summer Rae, is in a periphery position during this current dark age. The WWE is having issues treating even periphery divas well during this dark age. As long as Lana is with Rusev, she will only go as far as he goes. Will she have a breakout, like I expect Summer Rae to? Too soon to tell, much like trying to figure out what will become of Rusev himself, but I think it will be some time before she is really doing too much to imply the WWE is breaking her away from Rusev. Right now, she is a manager. Hopefully, the WWE uses her as a good one. Not everyone used as a valet/manager needs to eventually be wrestling on a regular basis.