4 Shocking things that could happen with the United States Championship next week on Raw

#2. It's all a ploy and Mysterio won't give up the title

Is Rey Mysterio actually injured or is this a storyline?

When WWE stars are forced to relinquish Championships, more often than not they are done at that moment. Finn Balor and Seth Rollins relinquished their World Championships at the earliest possible moment, but it appears that WWE is drawing this out as long as possible so that Mysterio can recover and won't be forced to relinquish his title.

Mysterio posted an Instagram video that showed that he was having injections in his shoulder. If he doesn't need surgery then it means the time he will be on the sidelines will be much shorter than many fans expect. This could all be a ploy to get Joe and Mysterio into the ring at the same time and then build up to book their match for Super ShowDown on June 7th instead.