Rusev And Swagger Meet Again

Rusev is now feuding with a familiar foe. That would be Jack Swagger. These two had a great feud a few months ago. I have seen some fans complain about Rusev going back to Swagger so soon. Rusev has not been on the main roster for even a year and he has already gone back to feuding with someone he already feuded with. There are depth issues, which seems to be something I bring up 921,456 times a week. Nevertheless, there were other options for Rusev. If they had shuffled things around differently, Rusev could have been defending that United States title against Dean Ambrose, Ryback, or possibly Erick Rowan. These are guys he has not feuded with. You would have had a fresh feud.

I am not going to complain about going back to Jack Swagger. Swagger deserves something to do. These two had a great feud. I would say this could be the greatest midcard rivalry of the decade, if the WWE handles it right. A midcard rivalry for the WWE usually means two midcarders are going to wrestle each other too many more times than they need to. No real storyline. A lot of the matches feel like filler or are obviously meant to give one guy momentum. The gimmicks Swagger and Rusev have just beg for a great rivalry to happen. And there is so much more they can do with this rivalry. Can they get away with turning Swagger heel and Rusev face and having them feud against each other? How about forcing them to be on the same side? How about having them naturally want to be on the same side? Is there a common enemy Americans and Russians have? One of the reasons the rivalry between Trish and Lita was so great is because they were on the same side here and there. That adds to the story when they would feud against each other. That is the kind of thing they could pull with Swagger and Rusev. Not necessarily now, but in the future. Right now, their feud gets elevated because the US title is involved.

Once again, should Jack Swagger be the guy to hand Rusev his first official loss since debuting? This time around, that would likely involve Swagger winning the US title, a title he held before. Unless they are just building Rusev up for Cena or a pert-timer to beat him, Swagger is the best option. It may not happen this month, but I think it should happen with this feud. Swagger has gotten over and he is worthy. It would be another chapter in their rivalry.