8 Worthy Challengers for the US Title

Modified Sep 03, 2018 21:09 GMT

The current US Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura.

#3 Rusev

Rusev’s “Rusev Day” gimmick which was introduced last year is still quite over with the fans. Rusev’s increasing popularity has resulted in him getting some amazing opportunities to prove himself. Rusev battled The Undertaker in a casket match at the Greatest Royal Rumble and also challenged AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules.

Rusev is currently scheduled to team up with Aiden English in order to try and earn a shot at The Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell. If Rusev fails, however, he could enter the US title picture. Nakamura (face) and Rusev (heel) feuded earlier this year too which led to a match at Fastlane. Now that the roles are reversed as Nakamura is a heel and Rusev is a face, it would be interesting to see how this rivalry would play out.

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Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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