Rusev Chasing After The United States Championship

This is one of those feuds for Rusev that just seems obvious. Jack Swagger had a gimmick that pretty much begged for him to feud against Rusev. That happened. You have seen a few other feuds developed for Rusev with that pro-USA angle. How about having him go after the United States Championship? Sheamus isn't exactly a "Mr. USA" character, but he's a face and he's holding the title.

Unless something notable happens, this will probably be the only preview I give for this feud. It is a feud that pretty much writes itself. They can treat it as a basic title feud and it would still be interesting because of the gimmick Rusev has. Will he bring the United States Championship to the Russian side? Should Rusev win the title? I think so. Sheamus has held it long enough. There is no better heel to drop it to right now. Is Rusev likely to win it? I think so. It would take him to a new level. They were pretty much running out of credible faces to represent America. They can do some interesting things with a guy like Rusev holding a title like the United States Championship.

Of course, there is also the possibility they have Sheamus retain the title by some cheap manner and never have Rusev get it. I cannot imagine Sheamus being the guy to actually pin Rusev. If they do go the route of keeping Rusev without the title, what happens to him next? Feud with Cena? That means he would be taking his first real defeat. That would be typical. The possibility of Rusev winning the title, doing something interesting with it, which has not been done in years, and getting some good midcard feuds is better than just moving him on to Cena.