11 United States Champions (Who Didn't Come From America)
6. Rusev
The current reigning and defending United States Champion, Rusev began his second reign by effectively snapping Kallisto in half this past Sunday at WWE Extreme Rules.
Unfortunately, there is a prevailing feeling that Rusev has been given the strap again in order to create the most American of moments on Memorial Day next Monday, as Captain America (sorry, John Cena), returns to win the US Championship.
Rusev was born on Christmas Day in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Plovdiv is actually the second-largest city in the country and a pretty darn nice one to boot. The former Alexander is the only man from Eastern Europe to win the United States Championship, which is surprising given the Cold War history and pro wrestling's love of playing off real-life events.