7 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE Extreme Rules 2016

4. Rebuilding Rusev

It took some doing, but WWE finally has managed to make Rusev look dominant again. All it took was having him demolish United States Champion Kalisto and force him to tap out and take his title. Funny how that works.

The Bulgarian Brute clearly has been the best off since the League of Nations disbanded, winning matches and now capturing the U.S. title for the second time. Hes also regained regular use of his valet and fiance, Lana, who had been relegated to backstage segments and a weird feud with Brie Bella before WrestleMania.

In doing so, WWE has begun the process of rebuilding Rusev into a strong heel one who hopefully wont simply be sacrificed to John Cena in a couple weeks. Rusev is very talented and has noticeably gotten himself into even better shape, so heres hoping he fits into WWEs long-term plans.

At the very worst, at least they got the U.S. Championship off Kalisto, who had done next to nothing with it.