WrestleMania 35: 5 things we learned from Raw & SmackDown this week

#3 The United States Championship match has no build-up

Samoa Joe has no clear direction at the moment

Since the beginning of the year, the United States Championship has become the cursed championship of the blue brand.

First held by Shinsuke Nakamura, the title was lost to Rusev but was regained by Nakamura once again who lost it a few days later to R-Truth.

The championship has found a home around the waist of Samoa Joe, but there hasn’t been any real rivalry between him and any other wrestler since he won the championship.

After Rey Mysterio pinned Joe in a tag team match on the March 12 episode of the show, WWE announced that Mysterio will face Joe for the United States Championship at WrestleMania.

Keeping in mind how they were building Almas, and without any background or story for this clash, the match doesn’t seem very appealing even though it has two of wrestling’s biggest stars.