Rusev and Rhyno Disease.

[Vastardikai]

After having watched the segment with Swagger and his Armdrags of Freedom, I noticed something that was kind of obvious.

Swagger TOWERS over Rusev.

I mentioned it to a friend, who said "to be fair, Swagger is about 6'7"." That observation leads me to another realization.

Rusev has Rhyno Disease.

Rhyno Disease was something I first started noticing when Rhyno made his WWF/E debut. When he was Rhino in ECW he looked like a huge monster. Then, compared to many of the cast of characters in WWF/E, you realize that Rhyno really wasn't that big. I think that kind of helped to hamper his run (in addition to a poorly timed neck injury).

Rusev, while built like a brick wall, really isn't that tall. And this is going to be a huge detriment to him as a monster going forward. Especially considering potential marquis match-ups. He's going to be looking up at guys he's supposed to be a bruiser compared to. Kind of takes away from the monster aura.

Discuss. Or don't.