10 Quick WWE Fixes To Save Rusev

10. The Head Of The Snake

The ten second annihilation of 'The Bulgarian Brute' at SummerSlam 2017 by Randy Orton was paradoxically the very best and worst thing about the sprawling supercard.

One on hand, audiences were spared a draining 'Viper' contest on a show that ideally should have had about three matches less than it actually did. The last the thing the six hour supershow needed was a 15 minute festival of chinlocks wedged between the hideous Big Show/Big Cass calamity and the mildly disappointing Sasha Banks/Alexa Bliss title switch.

However, Rusev was the unfortunate victim made to suffer the indignity of yet another humbling pay-per-view loss. The former United States Champion barely got a sniff of SmackDown Live!'s supposed 'opportunity' during his Battleground Flag Match with John Cena a month earlier, but he was at least permitted to last longer than it ordinarily takes the sprinting 'Champ' to make it from the ramp to the ring.

It was another glum attempt at 50/50 booking from the company in allowing Rusev a before-the-bell barrage to get his heat back before he actually lost it. Naturally that failed in its aim completely, and Orton's insta-RKO made him look a complete fool. Only a complete reversal of fortunes and finishes could fix the foible.

In a pay-per-view rematch, Orton should again go for his early finisher, but meet a reversal from Rusev that leads to a quick, deadly and decisive Accolade. Submitting Orton in such a fashion would immediately reestablish the brow-beaten Brute as a monster threat.