5 Matches for WrestleMania 35 after Royal Rumble 2019

#3 Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Mustafa Ali (United States Title Match)

Mustafa Ali challenges Shinsuke Nakamura in between the Royal Rumble match.

In one of the most shocking twists of the night, Shinsuke Nakamura once again regained the United States Title by defeating Rusev on the pre-show of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Rusev won the title just last month on his 33rd birthday on Christmas edition of SmackDown Live.

It was a disappointing moment for the fans who have been supporting The Bulgarian Brute for a major push in the company. Maybe WWE has bigger plans for Rusev going further and that was the reason to pull the title from his waist.

Anyway, later on when Nakamura entered the Royal Rumble match which he won last year, another shocking moment happened when Mustafa Ali eliminated the King Of Strong Style from the Rumble match. As it was really unexpected to see a new member of the SmackDown roster taking out one of the former Rumble winners.

Way to make an IMPACT, @MustafaAliWWE! Out goes last year's winner @ShinsukeN... #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/qZNGkxHKW7

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019

Mustafa Ali has got a huge push from WWE before when he pinned WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a tag team match last month on SmackDown. It seems WWE is really interested in the former 205 Live star and could push him to one of the major matches at WrestleMania.

Nakamura facing Ali for United States Title at WrestleMania would be a great option as not only the match would be interesting to watch but the outcome will also be unpredictable. As for Rusev, he can have his rematch against Nakamura in between the next two pay-per-views and then could move into some other feud.