The 4 MVPs of this week's SmackDown Live (November 27, 2018)

#1 Shinsuke Nakamura

The US Champion attacks Rusev before their match starts.

Ever since capturing the United States Championship in just six seconds at Extreme Rules, the title reign of Shinsuke Nakamura has been less than stellar.

Feuding with former-champion Jeff Hardy over the Summer, Nakamura was clearly the third man in the feud, as Hardy quickly turned over to face Randy Orton.

From there, Nakamura faced Seth Rollins at Survivor Series, coming up short against the Architect in team Blue's shock 6-0 (really 6-1) loss at the pay per view.

Fortunately, this week it seems that the leader of Nak-America has put this behind him, launching an all-out assault on Rusev this week.

Rusev, of course, has established himself as one of WWE's most popular mid-carders over the past year, with his Rusev Day still very much over.

Expect great things from both men in the upcoming weeks on SmackDown Live.