Rusev & Aiden English To Become A Full-Time WWE Tag Team?
New roles for two of SmackDown's most misused stars.
Former WWE United States Champion Rusev has struggled for direction since joining SmackDown in April's Superstar Shake-Up, but it looks like 'The Bulgarian Brute' could be set for a new role in the blue brand's tag division.
According to this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE are set to turn Rusev and his newfound sidekick, Aiden English, into a full-time tag team. They've teamed just once on television thus far, losing to Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura on the October 10th episode of SmackDown, but will soon enter the resurgent division.
Rusev and English have been wildly entertaining together. They haven't been pushed yet, but their segments always conjure a few laughs, with the Bulgarian making a perfect straight-laced foil for 'The Drama King's' over-the-top melodrama. If skits like September's 'Pride Of Bulgaria Celebration' are anything to go by, their continued union should be a lot of fun.
SmackDown's tag division has been one of the brand's biggest highlights in 2017, with teams like The Usos and New Day regularly stealing the show. Here's hoping Rusev and English are able to transcend their current status: neither has been consistently pushed this year, and both rank among WWE's most misused stars.