5 reasons why AJ Styles lost the US title at WWE Hell in a Cell 2017

#3 To give new stars the chance to shine

Between 2009-2013, nine Superstars won the US Championship without having been a World Champion before. However, in the same period of time between 2013-2017, only three Superstars — Rusev, Kalisto and now Baron Corbin — won the title having never previously been a World Champion.

While the US Championship used to be considered a platform for Superstars to make their name and go on to bigger and better things, that has not been the case for quite some time.

Perhaps a return to the former system of booking, starting with this reign with Baron, could give newer talents a chance to make an impression instead of relying on former World Champions to carry a title they have, let’s be honest, already surpassed.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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