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New WWE United States Champion

Richard Gray March 5, 2012 WWE News 28 Comments

Santino Marella beat Jack Swagger on tonight’s Raw Supershow to win the WWE United States Championship.

For those that missed it, John Lauranaitis tried to dispute the outcome (obviously in storyline) but Teddy Long had him “ejected” from the building.

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Stoney

What happened to pushing jack Swagger again?
- Dangerous Lee
  
  Santino is way more entertaining than swagger.
- Joe
  
  They’ll probably rematch tomorrow night at the taping of Smackdown and he’ll win it back there… Unfortunately.
kevin

Everyone got behind santino.
swamp donkey

Santino happened
Philg

Kinda funny how kofi is an enforcer but still awesome santino!!!
hurrigame

They jobbed out Zack Ryder to Swagger for this? Only one word sums up my frustration: DAMN!!!
Jashaun

It’s about time they give santino a champion
- CMpunk FAN
  
  You mean after he won the tag team champ. with kozlov.
  - Mr. Love
    
    Also 2 time int champ
Wes

U may night like santino but lets face it he draws more and hold crowd interest more, I could care less and I could see swagger getting cut lose, he draws zero and wwe wouldnt be hurt by not having him around
Adamtrace

*trumpets**marks*
Bubba J

Jack Swagger has absolutely no charisma and is sub-par in the ring.
Luda

Swagger sucks
Gary

The crowd popped big time for Santino. Loved it. Well deserved after being just a comic relief guy for so long.
Frenchfry

swagger is boring, santino isnt, nothing to complain about here!
Code

Whats up with Ryder's rematch clause?
http://wweeverything.con Josh UK

What a joke
Beazl

I think with as much as Santino has to put up with his gimmick at times he deserves a little push from time to time. This is a good way of the company rewarding a wrestler for their hard work, regardless if it is in a more comedic angle most of the time. Well deserved.
- Dan
  
  Agreed. Santini is actually a good wrestler. Its his character that’s a joke. But it is fun and shows that he loves the business and will do what he needs to succeed.
http://thebadgersden.co.uk sdunne87

Swagger needs to be repackaged… Joining Vickie actually made him look worse especially as he looked like Dolph's understudy.

I too fear that he will win back the title at Smackdown…. Obviously the brands mean nothing at the moment but the US Championship is a Raw Belt but Santino is a Smackdown guy afterall.
- CMpunk FAN
  
  It’s called the raw SUPERSHOW.SD Stars can compete on raw,so Santino Deserved it.
- brad
  
  santinos a raw guy and is just teddy longs assistant on smackdown
Tommy*Chaos

So if Swagger wins the championship back on Smack Down then does it set up a match with Santino at wrestlemania? …it might be a dark match in the making!
- wwe fan 250611
  
  I hope not a dark match but maybe dolph z vs jack s vs zack r vs santino for US title at wm28
Wwe4L76

Santino?! Stupid kidshow
wwe fan 250611

Congrats to santino but jack will win it back on sd because of john l
WWE NERD

Congrants Santino I knew he could do it!!I hope he hold the tittle for like 3-4 months,because he really does deserve to the tittle he's holding right now,maybe sometime he should win the a World Championship,so he can get more charisma.