5 Superstars who could dethrone Rusev for the US Championship

#2 Andrade Cien Almas

Almas and Vega are shown in the ring. (Source - WWE)

On the 15th May 2018 episode of Smackdown Live, we witnessed the debut of Andrade Almas as he easily defeated a local talent for a debut win. We then saw Almas have a rivalry with Sin Cara, which culminated at Extreme Rules 2018 as he defeated Sin Cara in a match.

It seemed clear that Almas and his valet in Zelina Vega were destined for big things, but it seems as if their potential is being wasted as Almas has been used to make bigger superstars look good. Of course, he has indeed put on great matches with the likes of AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan -- but there is so much more that can be done for El Idolo.

Almas has briefly feuded with Rusev before, as Almas and Vega had defeated Rusev & Lana in a Mixed Tag Team Match at Summerslam 2018. This could be the perfect reason for this feud to begin as Vega could claim that Almas has already defeated Rusev in the past and they can show their disgust for Rusev being put into the US Championship picture instead of Almas.

There is no doubt that Almas is one of the most talented wrestlers in the WWE, as he was putting on fantastic matches after another over on NXT where he was the NXT Champion. He proved that he could have a great run at the top, which is why Almas would be a great choice to take US Championship away from Rusev so that he can progress in his career.