3 Superstars who should be named US champion

WWE.com are reporting that Rey Mysterio is injured and will be forced to relinquish his belt for the foreseeable future. This leaves the WWE in need of a new United States champion and with a wealth of options to replace him with. With the WWE roster arguably more stacked with talent than ever before will they choose to go with someone obvious or more out of the field? Here are three wrestlers who seem a good fit for the role.

The Miz

Should the A-lister be the next champion?

Miz has been a revelation as a babyface and is enjoying his best run in the WWE for quite some time. He has plenty of momentum despite his losses to Shane McMahon and seems very close to breaking back into the main event scene where he likely belongs. This resurgence into the main event scene is unlikely to happen soon however with fellow babyface Seth Rollins ruling the roost keeping Miz strong with a title reign for the time being seems the best course of action before the Universal title picture opens up.

With his own reality show documenting his life, Miz also holds significant name value and can bring a new wave of attention to the somewhat forgotten U.S. title.

A tournament to crown the next champion would be the best course of action here as it would help make the title feel more important and allow many of the talented roster members on the brand to shine and seem involved in the title picture.

Samoa Joe

Will Joe get his belt back?

Samoa Joe is the most obvious pick for a number of reasons. Joe was the previous champion, and defeated Mysterio in quick fashion at WrestleMania and seemed destined for a dominant reign with the belt before shockingly losing his title to Mysterio.

Joe's momentum really took a hit with that loss and while it looked as though his and Mysterio's program, also involving Mysterio's son, was set to continue, Joe winning back his belt and picking up where he left off seems like a good course of action with Joe being a top-tier talent in the company and yet someone who is a long way from the main event scene at present.

Ideally, if Mysterio is capable of doing so, having Joe destroy him in a quick safe squash is the best course of action here. Joe can leverage his weight into the match after using Mysterio's son as a pawn before quickly making Rey pass out with his submission. Mysterio's son can then be a thorn in Joe's side for a number of months before Rey is ready to return to action and finish off their program.

Ricochet

Could Ricochet win the title next?

While Ricochet is definitely not the most obvious choice, he is certainly a superstar who could use the push a title run can provide. Ricochet is immensely talented and has been touted by many, including The Rock, as a future WWE champion. Ricochet put together a number of impressive performances during his time in NXT but so far has just been presented as a happy, floppy guy on the main roster and because of this hasn't totally won over main roster only fans. A title run here could propel him up the ranks, allow his character to develop and set up some fun new matchups.

For this to work Ricochet should win either a rumble or multi-man match, stealing the win away from Samoa Joe in the final moments. Joe can then seek vengeance on the smaller, quicker man and these two a definitely capable of putting on a fun program between the two of them.