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Anyone who is familiar with the Rocky movie series would be aware of how effective the American – Russian storyline could be. WWE is relying on the same formula when they are preparing to put together a match between Rusev and Mark Henry at Night of Champions.Rusev and Lana playing the old school heels has managed to pile up a lot of heat from the patriotic American fans while Henry is having his best spell in recent history.There are questions raised on why the company isn’t using Henry in the tag team scenario alongside Big Show but this looks like the best move they could do to put Rusev in some limelight. The match might be still in the building phase but here is a look at the possible ways in which it could turn out.
#3 A Bigger opponent waits
One thing that WWE always does brilliantly is to plot their next move when they are working on the current one. Nikki’s heel turn at SummerSlam was the latest example of how WWE handle such angles and could do the same with Rusev.
If his graph is examined, it could be seen that the opponents that he has gets more and more relevant as time goes by. Considering this, the next possible opponent that Rusev could have is Big Show.
Show has a close relation with Henry and would come to the aid of his partner if Rusev decides to take it beyond the limit at NOC.
Being a former WWE, WCW and ECW champion, Show is clearly a bigger fish than Henry. Show ending the match by knocking Rusev out after the referee calls off the match to save Henry would make a compelling angle to say the least.
#2 Henry makes Americans proud again
For those who didn’t know, Henry is someone who represented the United States in the Olympics. It was a proud moment for everyone involved and he could replicate the feat at a smaller level if he manages to do what Swagger couldn’t at SummerSlam.
Henry winning would continue his momentum that has been building up for the past few weeks. He has been picking up wins alongside Show and that is something which helped him get over with the fans.
If Rusev takes a fall it will make him a mere mortal again which would indirectly be equal to the Bulgarian Brute getting buried.
The momentum that Henry gets from the win could be taken to the Tag team title scene and get another title run under his belt.
#1 Rusev and his biggest win
Ever since he stepped foot into the main roster, Rusev has been protected by the WWE. Just like any other monster heel, Rusev started off squashing jobber and midcarders while having some strong showing in some battle royals here and there.
Then WWE gave a former world champion for Rusev to face in the form of Jack Swagger. The feud that Rusev had with the Real American turned out to be a huge success for both superstars even if the ending was a bit botched.
The writers then had to give Rusev something big and the idea of Henry poked up. If WWE wants to take Rusev to the next level a clean win for the Bulgarian Brute is what needs to happen.
Henry at this point of his career has nothing to lose while Rusev has everything to gain with a single win at Night of Champion.
