Jack Swagger Turns Face Against Rusev and Lana

On the June 30, 2014 episode of RAW, Jack Swagger turned face for the first time in his career when he and Zeb Colter interrupted Alexander Rusev and Lana. Week after week, Rusev and Lana have been bashing America and praising the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Real Americans had enough of it and wanted to shut them up.

The arena loudly cheered "USA!" and "Let's go Swagger!" when the parties stared at each other. Lana tried to get Rusev to leave with her, but Rusev turned around and attempted to strike the Americans. Swagger countered him and the embarrassed villains retreated.


Hopefully this feud pans out properly and does not end with Swagger getting squashed by Rusev just like Big E was. This is certainly an opportunity for WWE to turn Swagger into the modern American hero to come after the likes of Hack Saw. Many fans already like to chant "We the people!" and are likely to continue heavily supporting Swagger after the feud with Rusev. His merchandise could sell well too if they contain the red, white, and blue color scheme and content that supports America.

This could be the big break that Jack Swagger has been waiting for ever since WWE aborted his push in 2010 after losing his reign as World Heavyweight Champion. He was halted yet again sometime after he returned with the Real American gimmick in 2013. After winning a match at Elimination Chamber 2013 to become number one contender for the Heavyweight Championship and get a match to compete for it against Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania 29, it was rumored that he would become champion once again. Instead, Del Rio successfully defended his title and this result could be seen as Swagger's punishment by the WWE for receiving a DUI before the event.