5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (June 2)

2. Jack Swagger Survived The Accolade For Too Long

The rebuilding process for Rusev has been in effect ever since he left the League Of Nations. One minor blip was a televised loss to Sin Cara, but that's been rectified by having the Bulgarian crush Kalisto to become WWE United States Champion. He's since moved on to a feud against Titus O'Neil.

On one hand, that's not as thrilling as a rivalry with someone like John Cena, but at least it provides Rusev with a babyface to beat handily. Truthfully, Rusev vs. Titus is another match that could sit on a pay-per-view Kickoff show, WWE need to do a bit more to convince fans that O'Neil is a challenge to the champion.

On SmackDown, Rusev defeated Jack Swagger. The match itself was fine, although it could have been doing with more of a squash feel to make Rusev look dominant. Swagger managed to resist tapping out to the Accolade for a longer time than most are allowed, which didn't really make the move look too devastating.