WWE SmackDown Live: 4 Things we learned from this week’s episode (December 25, 2018)

Christmas Day was Rusev Day
Christmas Day was Rusev Day

#1 Foreign superstars can win everything except the World Cup

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Finally, the moment fans had been waiting for closed out 2018. Rusev finally got his hands on a much needed and deserved championship, taking it off the hands of former champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

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The match between the two men was very good, and once again they did a great job after their Crown Jewel bout.

It’s interesting to note that the United States Championship has changed hands from a Japanese superstar to a Bulgarian. Even though it's not something abnormal, one still can't help but think back to the time when not even one superstar billed from outside the United States took part in the WWE World Cup.

Even though the US Championship is not exclusively for US billed superstars, the WWE should focus on making the WWE World Cup a multinational tournament if they plan to continue it in the years to come.

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