10 Matches To Draw 100,000 Fans To WrestleMania 32

7. WWE United States Championship: Rusev (c) vs. Hideo Itami

In one year, Rusev won't be undefeated -- but he will once again be the United States Champion after a brief interruption by John Cena. Many will have tried to unseat him permanently (Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, probably Jack Swagger a few more times), but he'll have turned back all of their challenges. A match on Raw with the debuting Hideo Itami is supposed to be a showcase for the U.S. Champion, but when Itami upsets him with a kick to the head and a roll-up, it becomes much more. Suddenly, Itami is the number one contender to the title, and he finds himself in the position of de facto American hero. Itami embraces the role, standing up for his adopted homeland and waving the flag proudly. Rusev and Lana, meanwhile, are beside themselves. They vow to crush Itami, ending his storybook ascension and the fans' hopes. Itami is the underdog, but he keeps his head held high. Both men vow that at WrestleMania, they will be the United States Champion.
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013