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#4 Shinsuke Nakamura's disappointing reign as the Intercontinental Champion

Shinsuke Nakamura has not lived up to the expectations as a champion

The way WWE booked Shinsuke Nakamura in 2019 was quite puzzling. At the start of the year, he won the United States Championship from Rusev on the pre-show of Royal Rumble. Two days later, he lost it to R-Truth in a multi-man match and then formed a tag team with The Bulgarian Brute on the succeeding episode of SmackDown Live.

The duo then challenged for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 35, albeit in a losing cause. Soon, Nakamura found himself in the Intercontinental Championship picture and on the kick-off show of Extreme Rules 2019, he won the title from Finn Balor.

WWE usually books mid-card title changes on the main show but both of Nakamura's title wins have taken place on the pre-show. He then had brief rivalries with Ali and The Miz. Since both the feuds did not get much traction, WWE tried to put the attention on him by introducing a new belt with a fresh design.

Yet, nothing has worked for the Japanese star. Week after week, he is taking part in random tag team matches. Thus, it would be a good move if WWE takes the title off him and allows someone like Braun Strowman to raise the prestige of the Intercontinental Championship.

Video: Of late, Nakamura has been involved in random tag team matches