5 WWE Superstars that could become the new United States Champion if Rey Mysterio vacates the title
Rey Mysterio became the new Unites States Champion after defeating Samoa Joe at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. But there are some rumors that Mysterio might have separated his shoulder during the match. He was recently in Birmingham to evaluate the severity of his injury and how long he could be out of action.
WWE has not made anything official regarding Mysterio's injury but they are advertising that the state of United States Championship will be addressed next week on Raw. Now Mysterio could vacate the title due to his injury, which means we could possibly see a new champion. There are various other WWE Superstars who could win the title.
So, here are five WWE Superstars that could become the new United States Champion...
#5 Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn returned on Raw after WrestleMania 35. He was out of action for nearly nine months due to suffering an injury on both his shoulders. Since his return he has seemingly improved his character, mostly his promo work. He is slowly becoming a major heel on Raw, even on SmackDown working alongside Kevin Owens.
Now, Zayn has still not won any main roster title since arriving from NXT. Even though he has competed in various title matches, he failed to win any of them. WWE needs to utilize Zayn's great work which he has doing lately and make him the new United States Champion. The title will suit his heelish character with the babyfaces chasing him.
#4 The Miz
The Miz lost his feud against Shane McMahon, which began before WrestleMania 35. Firstly, he lost the Falls Count Anywhere match which was scheduled for the Show of Shows, then last week he lost the Steel Cage match at Money in the Bank. These losses could be building his babyface character. After all, the babyfaces get their big moment after too many losses.
But to be honest, Miz's babyface run has been lackluster. As a heel his run has always been excellent. When he held mid-card titles, he made those titles relevant. The United States Title is suffering with awful champions, but if Miz wins the title he could make it the most prestigious title in WWE, just like he made the Intercontinental Title prestigious.