10 WWE Stars Left Without A Clear WrestleMania 34 Match

7. Rusev

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As entertaining as his 'Rusev Day' frivolities are, SmackDown's big Bulgarian is not a safe bet for WrestleMania 34. Rusev is doing the best he can with what little WWE have given him, but he's no guarantee for New Orleans unless he and Aiden English are shoved into a multi-team match.

That may be Rusev's only hope.

Although he did recently lose a United States Title match to Bobby Roode on SmackDown, the fact that title shot came on TV and not pay-per-view speaks volumes. For some reason, WWE just can't get it right with Rusev despite how over and clearly talented he is.

Sure, they might put him in a throwaway SmackDown Tag-Team or US multi-man title match at 'Mania, but that's not exactly assured right now.

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