5 potential opponents for Dean Ambrose and the United States Championship

It seems rather bizarre that Dean Ambrose hasn't been booked for several pay-per-views and on weekly episodes to compete for singles matches. Not just because he's a great talent, but he holds the United States Championship. If WWE is to give the midcard the push it so badly needs, then having its midcard titles on the pay-per-view is a must.Even the Intercontinental Championship has been consigned tovarious pre-shows. Maybe it's because Ambrose is too involved with thesplitting of Shieldstoryline to be defending his title. But in truth, he really should be actively defending it, or creative needs to a find a man for him to relinquish it to. In this articlewe'll look at five potential candidates who could take the title from Ambrose and possibly muster up an excellent rivalry with the top dog of The Shield.

#5 Wade Barrett

Wade Barrett could become a great challenger for Ambrose. Forget the fact that they are both operating as heels within the company—that really doesn't matter anymore. The crowd is more accustomed to preferring one man over another, regardless of their status.

Barrett has previous midcard experience having held the Intercontinental Championship, and it would be a nice way to ease his return into Wrestling in ring after a Bad news Barrett gimmick which was very interesting to say the least.

They are also both excellent wrestlers technically, setting up some superb matches down the line.