Rusev speaks on nothing working and his love for the US belt

[Big DSR Energy]

Feb 4, 2019 14:00:49 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

If I was current US champ Nakamura I’d be “oh. Eh..huh. Ok.”

R-Truth is the current US Champ.

[Prince Petty]

Feb 4, 2019 14:04:32 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Feb 4, 2019 14:00:49 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

If I was current US champ Nakamura I’d be “oh. Eh..huh. Ok.”

Nakamura isn't the US champion, R-Truth is.

So we can see what Rusev means, then. No way that belt is being elevated.

[ANuclearError]

If Rusev were to leave WWE, the first promotion to book him vs Ishii would forever have I support.

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There's more depressing parts to it too.

Rusev believes things come in waves. He mentioned that sometimes there’s a little hump (a mini push) and then he goes back down. He added, “I think last year around WrestleMania and before that, the whole Rusev Day started and everything. I thought it was my time. I keep pushing and I keep talking to everybody and nobody wants to do anything.”

Rusev said it’s very frustrating but he still hits the gym so he can get better. “I don’t know what is holding me back, to be honest. I really don’t.”

Garcia asked what is next for Rusev after Rusev Day. He responded, “not Rusev Day. We tried to push it a year too late so nobody cares about it anymore.”

Lana said Rusev’s run with Roman Reigns was the height of Rusev’s confidence. After that is when they looked for something for the crowd to chant. This idea came a year and a half before it was pushed on TV on Mixed Match Challenge. She said people started chanting with them when he was paired with Aiden English and they sang “Rusev Day.”

Garcia asked why WWE broke them up with Aiden English. Rusev said, “Who’s to say? Management had different visions. We fought, we fought. If it ain’t broke, there’s nothing to fix.”

Lana added, “I think that our Chairman, he always prefers him as a bad guy. I think that is really what it all boils down to.” Rusev said, “I love being a heel. I’ve never been a babyface in my life until these last two months.”

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Feb 4, 2019 14:36:33 GMT -5 ANuclearError said:

If Rusev were to leave WWE, the first promotion to book him vs Ishii would forever have I support.

Rusev is easily the #1 guy I'd like to see work outside the WWE system

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That last line about how he loves being a heel gives me solace that he’s quite alright with the turn.

However, it was still dumb to do and it had no business happening. Don’t get me wrong, Rusev’s heel promos are what made me like him, but you can’t possibly look at this two month babyface venture and suddenly turn him back. To align him with someone who hurt his wife is even more ridiculous as he always went to bat for Lana. It’s even more ridiculous that Lana is alright with this as she was shown cheering the two on. It just doesn’t make sense and seems like something called on the night of.

[abjordans]

Rusev is the guy that needs to be trying to leave WWE.

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Feb 4, 2019 12:54:01 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Rusev is definitely one of the better big men to come along in the last decade. He's got a great look, incredibly convincing and intimidating, and can work his ass off. I would seriously love to know management's justification for giving this guy the short end of the stick, but it'd probably just make me even more annoyed.

I've always said there's something for everyone with Rusev. Looks like a beast, excellent on the mic, great in the ring and he does comedy well.

It's interesting that he says he prefers being a heel, because I actually think he's better as a face.

[Chainsaw]

I really can't believe the US title was the first title he's ever held, this late in his WWE tenure and pretty much after he had been forgotten as an entity by management. Jesus.

[CMPunkyBrewster]

I'm not even a big fan of his, but damn I want to see this dude in AEW now. Even if I still don't like him, many other folks do, and he seems like a good dude. I'd love to see him somewhere where he has a shot.

[Prince Petty]

Feb 4, 2019 15:47:54 GMT -5 @dax said:

Feb 4, 2019 12:54:01 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Rusev is definitely one of the better big men to come along in the last decade. He's got a great look, incredibly convincing and intimidating, and can work his ass off. I would seriously love to know management's justification for giving this guy the short end of the stick, but it'd probably just make me even more annoyed.

I've always said there's something for everyone with Rusev. Looks like a beast, excellent on the mic, great in the ring and he does comedy well.

It's interesting that he says he prefers being a heel, because I actually think he's better as a face.

Especially when you hear his reaction to the crowd chanting "Rusev Day" in the WWE 24 episode on Wrestlemania 33. He seemed almost giddy over the fact that fans were cheering him rather than booing.

I'd have thought he loved being a face, because he seems like a guy who really enjoys being liked.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Feb 4, 2019 15:47:54 GMT -5 @dax said:

Feb 4, 2019 12:54:01 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Rusev is definitely one of the better big men to come along in the last decade. He's got a great look, incredibly convincing and intimidating, and can work his ass off. I would seriously love to know management's justification for giving this guy the short end of the stick, but it'd probably just make me even more annoyed.

I've always said there's something for everyone with Rusev. Looks like a beast, excellent on the mic, great in the ring and he does comedy well.

It's interesting that he says he prefers being a heel, because I actually think he's better as a face.

It's hard not to like the guy. As much as he could murder me without breaking a sweat, dude's just like a big teddy bear.

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There is either a work of enormous effort happening for little resolve, or pretty much half, if not more, of the WWE roster is depressed as hell.

[mcstoklasa]

Feb 4, 2019 13:30:05 GMT -5 4real said:

Feb 4, 2019 13:19:32 GMT -5 mcstoklasa said:

Rusev one of the best actors in the company too

Did rusev ever turn face after he got rusev day over? I haven’t been watching

Yes around the summer time until his heel turn on last weeks Smackdown.

Cool well at least he got a face run I guess

[Fade]

Feb 4, 2019 15:53:52 GMT -5 CMPunkyBrewster said:

I'm not even a big fan of his, but damn I want to see this dude in AEW now. Even if I still don't like him, many other folks do, and he seems like a good dude. I'd love to see him somewhere where he has a shot.

Same. Not a huge fan but it’s plain to see he’s got it all, got himself over, and is not being capitalized on. He’s actively floundering in the WWE.

[chrom]

Feb 4, 2019 12:54:01 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Rusev is definitely one of the better big men to come along in the last decade. He's got a great look, incredibly convincing and intimidating, and can work his ass off. I would seriously love to know management's justification for giving this guy the short end of the stick, but it'd probably just make me even more annoyed.

Vince doesn't believe that he and Lana should be together, having said that he doesn't understand why they are married.

Yes he's that shallow

[Hickster]

It really makes little sense-here is one guy who can do everything. He is charismatic, talented, has comedic timing too. He's one of the few that could work a believable stiff program with Lesnar also, yet here we are. Sad.

[Pushed to the Moon]

Some things are just really hard to explain. Apart from the in ring stuff, he's a handsome guy. He's huge and jacked and not a vanilla midget. The crowd has a chant for him so it's not like he's putting on 5 star werk ratez matches in dead silence and it's just super smarkz wanting him pushed. You can say it's similar to Cesaro but Rusev is a way better talker than him. He even has a wife who's a good talker too and is also good looking. You'd think it would be a marketing dream. It's a cliche but sometimes you really have to wonder if Vince just doesn't want to push foreign guys sometimes.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Feb 4, 2019 17:18:23 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

Some things are just really hard to explain. Apart from the in ring stuff, he's a handsome guy. He's huge and jacked and not a vanilla midget. The crowd has a chant for him so it's not like he's putting on 5 star werk ratez matches in dead silence and it's just super smarkz wanting him pushed. You can say it's similar to Cesaro but Rusev is a way better talker than him. He even has a wife who's a good talker too and is also good looking. You'd think it would be a marketing dream. It's a cliche but sometimes you really have to wonder if Vince just doesn't want to push foreign guys sometimes.

You know, 3 years ago I'd think you were crazy for saying he's a great promo. But he really has come a long way in that department.

[Pushed to the Moon]

Feb 4, 2019 17:25:02 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Feb 4, 2019 17:18:23 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

Some things are just really hard to explain. Apart from the in ring stuff, he's a handsome guy. He's huge and jacked and not a vanilla midget. The crowd has a chant for him so it's not like he's putting on 5 star werk ratez matches in dead silence and it's just super smarkz wanting him pushed. You can say it's similar to Cesaro but Rusev is a way better talker than him. He even has a wife who's a good talker too and is also good looking. You'd think it would be a marketing dream. It's a cliche but sometimes you really have to wonder if Vince just doesn't want to push foreign guys sometimes.

You know, 3 years ago I'd think you were crazy for saying he's a great promo. But he really has come a long way in that department.

To be honest I haven't actually seen a lot of his Smackdown promos recently but I think his talking style is more suited to the one on one interview than the in ring monologue thing. Like his post match promos in the MMC were hilarious. Maybe not the "Vince" humour though.