WWE Raw: 3 Questions from the November 21 Show
By Tom Thomas
WWE.com
2. Where is the United States Title?
For those of you who hasn’t noticed yet, the United States title hasn’t been defended much since Hell in a Cell. It can be understood that a majority of the air time over the past few weeks was dedicated to building up towards Survivor Series. There was just the one time when Reigns defended his title against Chris Jericho. If that be the case, the US title should have been a prominent piece of WWE Raw on Monday night.
The show followed the trend of building feuds towards the next PPV. So far, as it stands, Roman Reigns does not have a challenger for his US title at the moment. After Reigns took down Rusev at Hell in a Cell, Rusev seems to be out of the US title picture. From then on, no one has stepped up to face the Big Dog for the U.S title. This seriously affects the prestige of the title. Moreover, it’s not like Raw’s roster doesn’t have any worthy super stars to challenge for the title.
Anyone from Neville to Cesaro or Sheamus could get away with having a shot at the title. With a guaranteed main event talent like Roman Reigns holding on to the mid-card title, the US title is losing focus. In many ways, the champion has overshadowed the championship. Perhaps now is as good a time as any other to have someone else take the belt. Chris Jericho would have been a great idea especially after considering he has never held the title before. Gone are the days when the US title used to be a key part of WWE Raw with John Cena’s open challenge.