Remember when Rusev debuted in WWE last year and embarked on a yearlong undefeated run, winning the United States Championship as part of that run? Now, the Bulgarian Brute hides behind his gorgeous fiancée or has her feign injury to gain the upper hand in matches. Thats exactly what happened to close out a snoozer of a match between Rusev and Ryback, with the Big Guy stumbling back from a hit toward Lana. The Ravishing Russian pretended to get hit and went down, distracting Ryback long enough for Rusev to kick him, roll him back into the ring and ultimately crush him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZiEXsgstw So what exactly was that supposed to do? The match itself was bad, so what was the purpose of it? Rusev throwing it in fans faces that he won Lanas heart and going out and beating people up would be one way to stick it to the crowd. But this isnt really working. Theres something critical missing and no, its not more making out.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
