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Published Jan 17, 2018 14:55 GMT

Gained momentum: Bobby Roode

Bobby Roode won his first main roster title last night by defeating Jinder Mahal to claim the vacant United States Championship. He does it at the right time, too. Bobby Roode now has a good shot of being in a WrestleMania singles match.

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There's still a lot of questions going forward and Bobby Roode still isn't served well as a babyface, but last night was his.

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