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4. Rusev Defeats Kalisto To Win United States Title

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Kalisto's reigns as WWE United States Champion haven't exactly been thrilling. Aside from a few decent matches against Alberto Del Rio, the masked man has been hampered by poorer bouts against the likes of Ryback. The US Title doesn't mean as much now as it did at this point last year, and that has to change.

Now that the League Of Nations is no more, Rusev requires something more meaningful to do. It's likely that he will feud against former stablemates Del Rio and Sheamus going forward, so why not reinstall him as the WWE United States Champion?

With Lana by his side, that gives him something to brag about, claiming he didn't need the League all along. On Raw, he'd defeat Kalisto to bag the belt, ending that particular experiment and sending the high-flyer back to the tag-team division with Sin Cara.

It's imperative that WWE start booking Rusev properly again, he was on a tear before the terrible 'Summer Of Love' angle last year.

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