WWE Superstar Rusev Comments On The Surprising Popularity Of "Rusev Day"
One of the more odd and surprising things to catch on in WWE in quite some time is "Rusev Day", and in a new interview the man himself discusses the origin of the gimmick and how he feels about it getting over.
Happy Rusev Day!
During an interview with ESPN.com, The Bulgarian Brute discussed his "Rusev Day" gimmick and how over it's become in such a short period of time.
As it turns out, Rusev only envisioned the whole thing as a one-time deal and never expected it to catch on the way it did.
"I had no idea this was going to happen. This was supposed to be a one-time 'Rusev Day' thing. I never thought in a million years it was going to be what it is today. It was something we planned to do, but just for one day. But it just caught on fire ever since then. Nobody expected that." "I've just been enjoying it," Rusev said. "I've been booed out of the building for the past four years. So finally the people now appreciate me. But I'm just having fun, I'm just doing me. Every bad guy or good guy, we all enjoy the crowd reaction, so I'm just going with it."
"By far it's the most fun I've had in my career," Rusev said. "I mean, I loved WrestleMania 31 with the tank -- that was amazing, of course. But now I'm showing everybody that you don't have to be stuck being a foreigner bad guy. Being a foreigner bad guy doesn't have to be my destiny, and I can be much more than that."
Rusev Day has become so popular with crowds that many believe it's only a matter of time before Rusev turns face, and his comments here would seem to support that.
Is it the type of thing that would run its course very quickly, though? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place.