Austin Theory attacked Santos Escobar, then, a WWE representative declared that Rey Mysterio would contest for the title instead.
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The WWE United States Championship has been claimed by Rey Mysterio. Austin Theory was scheduled to reclaim the WWE United States Championship against Santos Escobar on the WWE SmackDown edition of August 11. Escobar won the United States Championship Invitational to earn a shot at the final. In the championship match, he defeated Rey Mysterio, another LWO member.
On Friday night, Theory attacked Escobar behind the scenes, but the challenger was still permitted to fight. Theory attacked Escobar once more as soon as he entered the room. Then, a WWE representative named Adam Pearce declared that Mysterio would contest for the title instead.
What followed Rey Mysterio substituting the injured Santos Escobar against Austin Theory for the United States Championship was another historic triumph for Mysterio as he put a stop to Theory’s protracted reign at 258 days. What Theory does next is not the question at this point; rather, it is how Escobar will respond to Mysterio leaping over him to win the title.
He was initially happy for his mentor and buddy and showed them respect, but what happens when envy sets in and he starts to feel bitter that his replacement got a title he had intended to achieve? Although Rey Mysterio didn’t look entirely prepared for the title battle, he might show intelligence. Mysterio goes all out when the match starts, attempting a big suplex to pin Theory in the corner. Then Mysterio launched his signature 619, but Theory was able to avoid it. Mysterio decided to use the same maneuver once more to complete the victory.
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Mysterio is now the three-time WWE United States Champion thanks to the victory. In 2019, he won the crown twice and held it for just two brief periods of time. The previous time Theory had the title, he defeated Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley at WWE Survivor Series 2022. The Grayson Waller Effect will feature Mysterio on the episode of WWE SmackDown airing on August 18th, according to a later announcement from WWE.
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