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How To Get Alexander Rusev Over At Extreme Rules

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This Sunday, May 4, 2014, at WW Extreme Rules, the first "special event" in the post-pay-per-view (PPV) era (at least for satellite customers) will take place from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. While the headliners are The Shield vs.. Evolution, Daniel Bryan vs. Kane and John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt (in a STEEEL CAAAGE), the undercard features one match bound to be overlooked, but one that could serve as a valuable tool to enhance the overall product in the upcoming months.

That match, believe it or not, features R-Truth and Xavier Woods.

In other words, the inevitable Alexander Rusev squash match that will no doubt go neck-and-neck with the Tamina/Paige encounter as the shortest match on the card.

If either match goes longer than five minutes on Sunday, I'll be shocked.

So, knowing that this match will be a short one, it's important it also not be a wasted opportunity, considering how badly the WWE creates some new "monsters." The days of the giants are ending in the WWE, with Mark Henry, Big Show and Kane being the only big-men left who could be classified as such and all three have one foot out the door, with two of them not even on Sunday's card.

The WWE has the perfect opportunity to hyper-push Rusev into that spot, and they should take full advantage of the "Extreme" in the show's name. If you're going to have a squash match on a show called "Extreme Rules," you might as well go ahead and book it as an "extreme squash match."

Make his match with R-Truth and Xavier Woods a chairs match. Two guys with the potential to use chairs vs. Rusev would instantly make the match more intriguing, even if the two guys are jobbers nobody has cared about in years.

And make sure to make full use of the one redeeming quality Rusev has displayed thus far -- his manager Lana.

Start the match off with Truth and Woods holding chairs. Rusev just steps into the ring and stares them down. The bell rings and Woods and Truth circle Rusev, then start hitting him with chairs to his massive back. He stands there, no-selling the shots, but not making a move to defend himself.

His beautiful Russian manager then screams out a command:

"Rusev ... CRUSH!"

Instantly, the Bulgarian snaps, grabs a chair from Woods and smashes him, then does the same to R-Truth. Both opponents lay motionless on the mat.

The Raveshing Russian then makes another command:

"Rusev ... FINISH!"

The 300-pounder then picks up one of the chairs, laying it on the mat. He then picks up Woods and lays him on the chair face down, with his neck draped over back rest.

He then picks up the second chair and lays it on Woods' back.

Then he goes for R-Truth. Lifting him like a sack of potatoes, he drapes Truth over Woods and the chairs that sandwich him.

In an amazing spot, Rusev straddles both men, both chairs, and goes for a double-camel clutch, grabbing the sides of the bottom chair and yanking back.

Both R-Truth and Woods tap out simultaneously and the crowd chants "Holy Sh*t, Holy Sh*t."

The bell rings. Lana steps into the ring and signals for Rusev to break the hold.

Rusev obeys.

And in less than five minutes, you've just created a new monster with instant credibility with a back story we want to find out more about.

As Jim Ross would say, that's maximizing your minutes.

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