7 Times WWE Ruined Rusev

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Randy Orton SummerSlam Squash

Randy Orton Rusev
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Post-Cena/US triumphalism, Rusev had some hope. WWE's next plan for him was a match against Randy Orton at SummerSlam. There was no way this one could fail; Orton, who had spent the majority of the year either trading silliness with Bray Wyatt or attempting to make Jinder Mahal a worthy WWE Champion, needed a killer pay-per-view match of his own.

This seemed like just the ticket.

All hope faded when Randy, recovering from a pre-match attack, blasted Rusev with one RKO and pinned him in a mere 10 seconds at SummerSlam. It was another mortal blow for Rusev on WWE's second-biggest show of the year, and it was the third year running he'd been disappointed at SummerSlam.

Thank God Rusev had the foresight to do something different and comedically claim that every day was "Rusev Day" in months after that. Without injecting his own performances with likeable flashes of personality, who knows where he might be by now.

Probably losing to Curt Hawkins.

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What other times can you think of when WWE ruined Rusev's chances? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.