5 Reasons why Rusev Day breaking up was the right move

On SmackDown Live this week there were quite a few hearts broken as the show rolled on due to one of the fan-favorite tag teams finally parting ways after weeks of hinting at the possibility.

Aiden English and Rusev had quickly become one of the hottest things on the market at the moment, given the fact that the fans loved them. When they came together, with Aiden using his singing voice to introduce and sing the praises of Rusev and Rusev Day, there were quite a few people that thought it would not work.

Well, quite a few people were wrong. The team of Aiden English and Rusev worked a treat as the fans embraced them as the new quirky pairing they loved to see. T-Shirts with Rusev Day sold out, while the two were cheered for on every show that they were in, and some shows they were not even a part of.

Given the wild support for them, it is unfortunate to look back now and realize that the two never got the push that the fans were hoping for, and while they remained one of the hottest pairings for a long time, their best work was as mid-card entertainers.

On Tuesday's episode of SmackDown Live, Aiden turned on his former friend and compatriot, breaking away from Rusev Day, and attacked him.

In this article, we will list out five reasons why this was the best move for everyone concerned.

#5 Rusev Day was getting old

Truth be told, while Rusev Day was a brilliant team and they entertained the fans, they were also getting old. No longer as over as they had once been, the pairing of the two was something that the fans had grown used to and were taking for granted.

They appeared on every show and came close to winning matches but not actually winning them. They did have some tag team glory, but the closest they came to the titles, was one match at Hell in a Cell.

It was time to break the two of them up, while the team still retained some of the fire so that fans would care about the split.

#4 Lana left in the lurch

Was Lana anything more than the third wheel?

While Lana's addition to Rusev Day was technically there, no one will argue that she felt more like the third wheel in the pairing than anything else. She just happened to be there and did not come across as a fan favorite character at all, as she felt that Aiden was holding her husband back.

Rusev, meanwhile, was having the time of his life, but truth be told, the best run he ever had in the company was when Lana was his manager. Rusev was an unbeaten United States Champion for so long but had not tasted the same glory as part of Rusev Day.

#3 Lack of push

Aiden English had some good solo matches as well!

When Rusev Day was the biggest that it had ever been, if WWE had pushed them, then their popularity could have been even more astronomical, something that cannot be considered a possibility today.

While they were a popular tag team who finally received their shot at the titles at Hell in a Cell, their 'oomph' factor, which they had towards the beginning of their run was long gone. No longer two of the hottest stars in the business, they were still cheered, but the initial lack of push had harmed them.

Also, WWE seemed unlikely to push the team in a major way, while Aiden English was still in the team. They seem to view him as more of a comedy act, than a real competitor, and the push just was not coming.

#2 Creating two stars

Rusev needed to take time away from English!

While WWE's breaking up of the Rusev Day remains one of the saddest things on wrestling recently, it was time to do it. Aiden had been 'costing' Rusev match after match, and the storyline had been building to this for a long time.

Finally, the time was right to break them up, as it was Aiden English who turned his back on the Bulgarian. If it had been done the other way, English would have been eventually buried, but this was not the case. Aiden turning on Rusev shifted the focus on him, and while Rusev will recover given his natural charisma, this gives Aiden a huge boost in the future.

The two may now feud for a while, and even one win for Aiden in the coming feud, would be huge and solidify his run as a singles competitor.

#1 Rusev being held back

Rusev was being held back by being in a tag team!

Rusev Day was one of the hottest commodities in the market, but WWE accidentally missed the ball and let it slip through their fingers. Ever since he teamed up with Aiden, Rusev was not near a position where he could win anything.

He fought in a WWE Championship match against AJ Styles which he lost. He was a part of a good match at SummerSlam, but on the pre-show, he was part of the tag team title match at Hell in a Cell, but again on the pre-show, and he even lost the title he is potentially the closest to, the United States title match on SmackDown, when Shinsuke successfully defended it.

The losses for Rusev came fast and quick and he had lost too many times to convincingly become a top guy on SmackDown unless he left the team.