Roman Reigns taunts his opponent during an interview in an episode of Monday Night Raw. (Photo : YouTube/WWE)
Update: Roman Reigns retains the WWE United States championship after his Clash of Champions rematch with Rusev ended in a double count-out.
Reigns, in his first reign as the US champion, started a bit slow as Rusev dominated the initial exchanges. The Bulgarian brute hit the Samoan Superman with suplexes and series of punches.
However, Reigns eventually gains his momentum, catching Rusev with a Samoan drop for a 2 count. After peppering Rusev with strong punches, Reigns followed it up with a spin kick for another 2 count.
They went back and forth with Rusev hitting a superkick and Reigns connecting with a Superman punch for near fall. Both men brought the action outside the ring, leading into a brutal fist fight outside the barricade. Referee ruled a doubled count-out, with Reigns retaining the title.
The New Day's 400 day reign as tag-team champions continues after besting Gallows and Anderson in the Clash of Champions rematch. A bleeding Kofi Kingston hit his finisher to retain the title for the New Day in a highly-physical contest.
New Day will be facing Sheamus and Cesaro, who were indeed given a title shot by Mick Foley following the controversial ending of their best-of-seven battle.
Clash of Champions title rematches booked for Sept 26 Raw episode:
Meanwhile, two huge Clash of Champions rematches have been announced. After losing his United States title belt to Roman Reigns in a brutal match Sunday night, Rusev has exercised his rematch clause and the two is set to duke it out once more for the coveted prize.
The Club's Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are also given another shot at the title after their Clash of Champions title showdown with the New Day's Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods ended in a controversy.
With the Club dominating the match, Woods hit Anderson with his trombone Francesca while the referee isn't looking, allowing Kofi and Big E to finish the match with the Midnight hour.
