Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe o nwetasịrị mmeri na United States Championship site n'aka Shinsuke Nakamura na Crown Jewel, Rusev mechara nwee ike ijide United States Championship maka oge nke atọ na ọrụ ya na Disemba 25 nke "SmackDown Live". Na Jenụwarị 27, 2019, ọ tụfuru aha azụ Nakamura na Royal Rumble pre-show. Ụbọchị abụọ ka e mesịrị na "SmackDown Live", Rusev chere R-Truth ihu, onye meriri Nakamura maka United States Championship, ma mee ka ọ gbachitere aha ọhụrụ ya megide ya, mana Eziokwu jidere aha ya. Mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị, Nakamura wakporo Eziokwu, Rusev sonyeere ya n'ịwakpo Eziokwu, si otú a na-atụgharị ụkwụ ọzọ na usoro ahụ ma mesịa mepụta otu egwuregwu na Nakamura. N'okporo Ụzọ Na-adọrọ Adọrọ
tupu ihe ngosi, Rusev na Nakamura meriri The New Day. Na WrestleMania 35, Nakamura na Rusev ga-asọrịta mpi na egwuregwu egwuregwu egwuregwu anọ na-egbu egbu maka SmackDown Tag Team Championship, mana ha enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma. Rusev gbara asọmpi na 51-nwoke agha eze na Super ShowDown, mana ọ merighị. Mgbe Super ShowDown gasịrị, Rusev malitere ezumike site na WWE.