5 Reasons why Rusev crashed Lana and Bobby Lashley's wedding

#2 Payoff

The WWE Universe had been waiting all night for this.

Rusev day! Rusev day! That was the chant that echoed throughout the arena during the main event segment of Monday Night RAW and it would have been a huge disappointment if Rusev didn't make his presence felt. Interestingly enough, WWE seemed to know that and used that expectation to create several swerves along the way.

It started out innocently enough with a man the WWE Universe had never seen before coming to the ring to announce that he was Lana's first husband. He quickly told Lashley that she would throw him away as soon as she found someone better, and that he should run while he had a chance.

Lashely responded by planting the man and walking back to the alter to finish the ceremony. The couple was actually just about to be pronounced man and wife when out of nowhere, another mysterious woman appeared. This time it was Lashely's ex-wife and she came to warn Lana that she shouldn't go through with it.

Of course this was met with Lana slapping her in the face for ruining her wedding day before trying to continue on with the ceremony. Unfortunately for Lana, Liv Morgan stepped forward and claimed that she and Lana were lovers, which arguably got one of the biggest pops of the entire night. That ended with Lana having a brawl with Morgan until the two were separated and Lana was brought back to the alter.

And then it happened. Just when Lana and Lashely thought they vanquished all their doubters, Rusev came out of the wedding cake, attacked Lashley, and crashed their special day. All while the WWE Universe chanted "Rusev day" and soaked in the moment that the company had carefully planned out.

It was the perfect payoff to end the evening and send fans home happy. It was also a great way to keep the storyline going into the new year, which should be big for WWE's struggling midcard.