4 possible reasons why Daniel Bryan lost the MITB qualifier to Rusev on Smackdown

#3 Rusev to get a massive push

Rusev

If the term "over" has applied to in the past few months, it has to be the Bulgarian Brute- Rusev. Ever since he debuted the Rusev Day gimmick along with Aiden English, the WWE Universe has been completely bowled over by the charisma of Rusev; chanting his name not just during his own matches but almost throughout any WWE show.

WWE have stalled Rusev's push for a long time giving rise to speculations that Rusev might be on the verge of leaving WWE. But as of late, it was reported that WWE is actually high on Rusev and plan to slot him for a major push after bringing Lana back as his manager.

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If that is true then it makes perfect sense for Rusev to go over Daniel Bryan clean on Smackdown, so as to establish credibility as a top performer on Smackdown, gaining momentum before his MITB match.

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Shiven Sachdeva is a WWE writer who has been with Sportskeeda for over eight years. He is an alumnus of IIT-R and holds a Master's Degree in Commerce. His love for writing and pro wrestling led him to become a writer. Shiven has interviewed multiple top WWE stars, including former champions Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, and Seth Rollins, to name a few.

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Two of his favorite WWE Superstars are Shawn Michaels and Drew McIntyre. If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Shiven asserts that he would reinstate Michaels as the leader of DX instead of Triple H.

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