4 Reasons why Shinsuke Nakamura's US Title reign has been underwhelming

#3 Nakamura is constantly overshadowed

Randy Orton ambushes Tye Dillinger

Every time Nakamura has defended his United States Championship, something else would happen and completely overshadow whatever the champion had accomplished. Whether it's Orton sticking his fingers through Jeff Hardy's ear, or Aiden English hitting Rusev in the head with a microphone, something always blows whatever Nakamura does out of the water.

Let Nakamura defend his title without any sort of outside shenanigans. Sure, he can cheat. He can perform a couple dozen low blows while the referee isn't looking. Just make sure to keep the focus on the champion.

I get that maybe WWE could be trying to plant the seeds for some sort of connection between Nakamura and Orton. I get that Rusev needed another loss for English to snap on him. But these things should not come at the expense of one of the titles.