Rusev may have been completely neutered in 2015 through feuding with John Cena and being involved in the worst feud of the year with Dolph Ziggler, but the guy is still an elite talent. For a man of his size (6ft tall, 300lbs), his athleticism is off the charts. He brings a legitimate athletic toughness, and he isn't called the Super Athlete for nothing. There was a time when if a big man came into the WWE, it was inevitable that they would cross paths with the Deadman eventually. If Rusev had made his debut in 1994 or 2004 as opposed to 2014, we would have already seen a number of Undertaker/Rusev matches, most likely ending in a Casket Match after it became clear that Rusev was afraid of caskets. Undertaker v. Evil Big Man is as tried and true a formula as the WWE has.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
