5 Reasons why Bobby Lashley won the United States Championship at WWE Payback

#2 It's time to shake up the WWE US Title picture

Apollo Crews has fought the same few WWE Superstars for three months

Apollo Crews has been the WWE United States Champion for three months. While it's been a pretty solid run for him, the competition that he's faced has been limited. We've only seen Crews face off against the same five men, leading to a lot of repeated matches.

It's a serious problem that WWE has. The main roster, RAW specifically, is full of rematches that the WWE Universe sees week in and week out. As great as those matches may be, it's important to change things up.

Putting the title on a heel, especially Bobby Lashley, frees WWE up to try out some fresh new matchups. Rey or Dominik Mysterio, Keith Lee, even Ricochet, Cedric Alexander, and Mustafa Ali could get another shot at Lashley. While those last three wouldn't exactly be "new" matchups, they would definitely be fresh with the title now on Lashley.

There's a lot that we could get from this title change. WWE needs some fresh faces in the division, literally. This is the first step in making that happen.

About the author

Greg is a pro wrestling writer at Sportskeeda. He has been an avid wrestling fan since he was able to do elbow drops off bunkbeds at the age of three. He's gone through the highs and lows of the Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression, and PG eras and lived to tell the tale, with his favorite wrestler of all time being Diamond Dallas Page. His other favorite star is the late great Bray Wyatt.

Greg has contributed to sites like Bleacher Report before joining Sportskeeda in 2017 as a content writer and editor. If you've ever checked out the various wrestling shows through our live coverage, chances are you've read Greg's work. Apart from the world within the squared circle, he also keeps track of other sports such as American football, baseball, golf, boxing, and MMA.

His goal with his writing is to be able to mentally take readers right into the action through his words. Greg strives to ensure his readers get nothing but the best and most accurate information by always checking and using only the best and most reliable sources.

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