Ilja Dragunov keeps Sami Zayn's weekly U.S. Title open-challenge tradition, calling it his "duty." After a torn ACL sidelined him, Dragunov returned Oct. 17 to answer Zayn's challenge and win the U.S.

Sami Zayn personally picked Ilja Dragunov to dethrone him for the U.S. Title. Dragunov returned from injury, answered the open challenge, and won in a match called one of the year's best. Zayn's ...

Dragunov answered Sami Zayn’s United States Championship Open Challenge on SmackDown. Zayn was originally not scheduled for the show, but insisted on defending his title to give people an opportunity ...

The reign of the "Mad Dragon" has begun with a stern warning to its potential challengers. After more than a year on the shelf, Ilja Dragunov returned to WWE television in grand fashion by answering ...

Ilja Dragunov completed his first defense of the United States Championship as he continued the US Open Challenge during "WWE SmackDown." Dragunov's title win upon his return last week was brought ...

Ilja Dragunov marked his return to the ring by dethroning Sami Zayn for the United States Championship during "WWE SmackDown." Dragunov had been out of action since last September before returning as ...

Ilja Dragunov has been praised by a fellow WWE Superstar for his dedication to wrestling. WWE Superstar Ilja Dragunov is back in action. The Czar made his surprise return on the October 17 episode of ...

While the world is celebrating Ilja Dragunov's incredible victory over Sami Zayn for the United States Championship, the former titleholder is taking a step back to appreciate his eight-week run with ...

Newly crowned United States Champion, Ilja Dragunov, has announced his plans for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown. Ilja Dragunov returned from a lengthy absence on last week’s episode of SmackDown ...