8 Ups And 7 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2017

By Scott Carlson / August 21, 2017

5. Who Did Rusev Piss Off?

Oh, come on.

When you talk about wrestlers who WWE has missed the boat on, Rusev has to be in the conversation. The Bulgarian Brute has a good look, is great in the ring, can actually talk, had an awesome valet, and generates pretty good heat.

So of course he jobs to up-and-comer Randy Orton in less than 30 seconds at SummerSlam. Good thing, we were starting to wonder why the Viper was being held down. Seriously.

Not every match can be a 20-minute classic, but for Rusev to lose like he was the long-lost fourth member of 3MB is just ridiculous.

Then again, if he was a member of 3MB, he’s have a 67% chance of being a champion during SummerSlam weekend.