Will Rusev Lose His Push?

[Aids Johnson]

Only if @Testify says he is

 

[Testify]

@Random Hero yes he will

 

[Red Rain]

His music is beastly. Sounds like a Star Wars theme.

 

[InSaNe]

I am quite torn on the whole Rusev thing, I want to puke everytime I see a babyface going all "My country is better than yours" like a obnoxious bastard, but on the other hand I wouldn't mind if they let Lana go full force saying harsh and convincing stuff about the US(not that I believe she has the mic skills to pull it off) and not the weak-ass text she's getting. Just keep the feuds even, don't just wave the flag around and call americans fat. If they want controversy, they have the perfect opportunity.

But I do admit calling the U.S warmongering pricks was brave, and I want more of that to keep the heat legit.

Disclaimer: I am not trying to show my political opinions here, just think that they should go all-out and do a make or break kind of character, that's the only way I can see Rusev entertaining me. But yeah, I do think patriotism is dumb, but the crowd is patriotic, so might as well mess with their feelings

Actually, I do see what you're saying, and where you're going with this. And I agree that this is meant to be a controversial "tool" to push WWE's word of mouth, it has the element of participation (that whole patriotism thing), and as political as the segments are... They're doing a good job of everything thus far with the whole X country vs X country feud going on here. I see this as a marketing move, a political move, and patriotic move.

What WWE wants to do is re-create a Kurt Angle/Hackshaw complex. Swagger reminds me of Hackshaw because of his mic work. And of course, you know that Swagger is using similar moves as Kurt.