WWE issued a warning to a major star following their attack on SmackDown. This past Friday's edition of the blue brand aired live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.Ilja Dragunov defended the United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes this past Friday night on WWE SmackDown. Tommaso Ciampa attacked Hayes during the match without Dragunov's knowledge, and it led to him retaining the title. The Mad Dragon saw the replay following the match and was irate with Ciampa.The promotion took to Instagram today to warn Tommaso Ciampa that the United States Champion was not going to let his actions on SmackDown slide."No chance @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR is gonna let that slide... 👀"Dragunov missed over a year of action due to a torn ACL before his return in October. He returned to defeat Sami Zayn to capture the United States Championship on the October 17 episode of SmackDown.Vince Russo claims WWE made a mistake by pushing Ilja DragunovWrestling icon Vince Russo recently suggested that the promotion made a mistake by pushing Ilja Dragunov upon his return to action.Speaking on Sportskeeda's Writing with Russo show, the legend claimed that WWE fans would not care about Dragunov. He suggested that the company should have pushed a star like Otis instead."We got our hardcore marks, sing-alongs, whatever you want to call them, and you got our casual audience. If you take Ilja Dragunov and put him next to Otis, and you say, 'Okay, guys, here's the first thing you do. Cut a promo. Okay, no problem. Let me see a five-minute match. Okay, now you've got to decide which one of these guys you've got to pick that's going to draw more.' It's hands down Otis. And look at how they treated him. He's gone for so long, and then he's in that freaking Royal Rumble. This guy is so entertaining. He could have been Ivan Putski circa 2025 if booked correctly. But bro, they keep going for the Aleister Blacks, the Dragunovs, and Sami Zayns."WrestlePurists @WrestlePuristsLINKSet for next week on SmackDown: • Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley vs. Aleister Black & Zelina • Ilja Dragunov vs. Tomasao Ciampa for the United States Championship • Alexa Bliss vs. Lash Legend #SmackDownIlja Dragunov will be defending the United States Championship against Tommaso Ciampa next week on WWE SmackDown.