#3 Reason why Rusev may have been removed from the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet match
One of the big matches at WWE Super ShowDown is the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy gauntlet match. The match will feature AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, Rowan, Andrade, R-Truth and Bobby Lashley.
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One Superstar who was originally supposed to be in the match was former United States Champion Rusev. However, WWE quietly removed Rusev from the match and he was replaced by Rey Mysterio.
We know what the potential reason was for Rusev being removed from the match. According to PWInsider, the reason Rusev was removed from the match at Super ShowDown was because of possible back issues. Here's what PWInsider's report said:
WWE star Rusev was not at tonight's Raw in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is no longer scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for this Thursday's WWE Super Showdown in Riyadh. The word making the rounds is that Rusev is citing a back issue, leading to his replacement.
Edited by Arvind Sriram