Cesaro Leaving WWE?

[ShinChan]

Bad news for his fans: Cesaro is rumored to be leaving WWE after the Best-of-7 series. The problem may lie on his alleged dissatisfaction with how he was being handled by the company, becoming more of a midcard attraction than a main-eventer. The 35-year-old's contract is also reportedly ending in 30-45 days and there is no news if Cesaro is willing to re-sign.

Vince McMahon, as with many others, has been the reason why Cesaro suffers on the losing end of Sheamus' brute run. The big boss said the man still lacks something to land the main event and it may be attributed to his lackluster microphone skills.

If this is true, then I am going to be pretty sad about it. He is the no. 1 reason I watch WWE.

I hope that it's not true. I would surely be disappointed by this mishandling of talent like Cesaro. No comments on Vince's thinking.

Edit- Yes, I would want to watch him in WWE as I don't think that there's a better place for him.

 

[Fillet Club]

This is the first I've heard of it, who's the source?

While he's not currently in the main event, Cesaro is still a solid and entertaining mid-carder who has garnered a good level of support from the crowd. He's consistent in the ring and this would be far greater a loss than Del Rio.

But until I see a more concrete and trust-worthy source I'm going to remain highly skeptical.

 

[Xpyred013]

the "lackluster microphone skills" problem is really a WWE creative problem. Does everything have to be scripted? These guys are trained athletes, not Hollywood movie stars. Not everything has to be over produced. Let them go out there and botch a promo. Maybe their real acting skills will shine through if they catch the botch and flip it in the promo. But the robotic BS nature of all the promos is the problem. Reigns could have had potential if they let him talk his way. This is a WWE problem. They lack the proper charisma, not the wrestlers

 

[mont3818]

Agreed Xpyred013. The guys in the back say Cesaro is actually quick-witted and 'very good when allowed to improvise and be himself'. I can picture it too kinda. But once you get the kiss of death from Vince it's almost impossible to come back from. Too bad. I'll always be a Cesaro guy for sure. Isn't the crowd response enough for them to give him a bit of a push? Semi-main event status? Weird, very backwards. I blame the lack of competition the WWE has.

 

[Vanilla Midget]

The booking of the Best of Seven series isn't a smoking gun. No credible site is reporting this so far. I'd say it's pure speculation from someone trying to mine clicks that has somehow gone viral through the message boards.

WWE isn't about to walk Cesaro. Their roster is spread thin through the brand extension. If he is threatening to walk than they'll throw money and a push at him as signing features.

I did some research and no credible site has many details on his contract status. Most of these non-credible sites have him listed as being signed into 2017.

Cesaro will ultimately win the best of seven series and move into the US title scene.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

One of the main problem cesaro has is that he's not getting a great crowd reaction in every town he goes to. Their some town that he super over with the crowd, fans react as soon as they heard is god awful music. Then their are towns in which the fans couldn't care less about him. It's always been that way ever since he got turn babyface. Is best run in WWE was when he was teaming with tyson kidd and that'S mostly because these 2 had chemistry together and they could cut good promos. As a single, he's always been lacking in the promo department even when he wasn'T scripted.

Personally i don'T believe that rumor one bit because he seem to be enjoying himself with the sheamus program right now and he's seem to be getting a push right now out of this series so why would he leave when he might be getting the biggest push in his wwe career.

 

[roipdh123]

I think that if the WWE are underutilizing him it's their lost. He can go to TNA or NJPW and do great.
Imagine in TNA a big PPV main event (like slammiversary 2017):
Lashley vs Cesaro (for the title or not)
Cesaro vs Drew Galloway
Cesaro vs Mike Bennett
Ceasro vs EC3
Cesaro vs Jeff Hardy
Cesaro vs Davey Richards \ Eddie Edwards
And more..It's incredible

In NJPW just the thought of Cesaro vs Hiroshi Tanahashi is unbelievable.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

the "lackluster microphone skills" problem is really a WWE creative problem. Does everything have to be scripted? These guys are trained athletes, not Hollywood movie stars. Not everything has to be over produced. Let them go out there and botch a promo. Maybe their real acting skills will shine through if they catch the botch and flip it in the promo. But the robotic BS nature of all the promos is the problem. Reigns could have had potential if they let him talk his way. This is a WWE problem. They lack the proper charisma, not the wrestlers

Actually, it is his fault when he's saying something that isn't scripted. He's done some backstage promos that haven't been scripted, Triple H is sometimes allowed to have wrestlers cut unscripted promos backstage, and he stumbles over his own words. His mic work isn't great, never has been in any promotion he's worked in.

However, I highly doubt there's anything to this report as there's nothing on any of the sites I frequently visit, including WZ. This is the first I've heard about any sort of legitimate gripe Cesaro has and this is something we'd most likely have heard about.

Cesaro leaving, in my opinion, would be a pretty hard blow to WWE because he's been one of the most consistent in-ring guys the company has ever had. Fans like him, he has an excellent work ethic, he's genuinely tough and can have a great match with damn near anybody; these are all great qualities to have in any wrestler.

If Cesaro did leave, he'd probably find himself in or near the main event wherever he ultimately wound up as part of the company rubbing WWE's face in the dirt. He's mostly been a tag team star, probably his run as PWG World Champion that ended just before he came to WWE is his biggest accomplishment as a singles wrestler, but that'd probably change if he went to TNA, New Japan or back to ROH.

 

[Xemmy]

While I seriously doubt these rumors, I've got to say it's really weird to think about why Cesaro's not considered main event.

In what other line of work is speaking 5 languages a hindrance rather than incredible benefit. It's a little insane to think about. I like to hear him talk. He sounds intelligent. It's clear he's got some passion under there, and his unscripted promos are something I do outright enjoy. But it's just not smooth, and it's not for everybody. That being said, i think you can get over on just ring work alone. I don't think he can be a permanent main event stay. But I think he should be allowed to capture that world title a couple of times and always remain in that upper mid-card. Like Kane, Rey Mysterio. Guys like that.

I fucking LOVE Cesaro. And I want to see big moments for him. But I can't blame WWE on this one. If you want a permanent main eventer, he's got to be a little closer to the total package. Doesn't have to be perfect. But Cesaro's gimmick seems to be Super Strong, really good wrestler. And that's it. He needs something personal if he's going to break out. Cesaro doesn't have to talk a lot. But he needs a reason to tell someone that he's going to beat their ass. He needs a feud that isn't just a mere test of strength and skill if he wants to get higher up in the card.

 

[I_Like_All_Wrestling]

I don't buy for a few reasons.

1) I fully expect Cesaro to win the next four matches in a row. If he doesn't do that, he'll at least win the next three in a row to tie it into the final match.

2) Cesaro is not one of the WWE guys (Cody, Alberto) who has already made a ton of money and can just go anywhere and make a living.

3) Mid-card in WWE is not the end of the world. Not everyone can be a main eventer and/or hold the title, that's especially true with more guys coming in.

4) He's at the age where it's unlikely that he can get a big run/payday later. At the very least I'd expect him to go win a shorter contract, trying to build a financial cushion before he leaves WWE.

 

[FromGlasgow]

I haven't heard any rumours of him leaving, I don't know if its his lack of talking skills or if Vince doesn't like him or whatever but I do think he should have a better place on the card than he is.
If it is lack of talking skills I think he would be better with a manager I know he had Paul Heyman previously but that never felt right as Brock Lesnar always seemed like Heyman's top guy.
He is also been quite unlucky with Tyson Kidd getting injured last year as their tag team seemed to be destined for a push but we will never know how that would have turned out.

 

[Azane]

More of Cesaro's character pushing the "I'm being treated wrong" Schtich that's going to be his big breakout feud soon.

He's been showing dissatisfaction, and it's going to leader somewhere, because it's being done in front of WWE Cameras.

 

[Navi]

Saw this myself this morning, on the main page I think but didn't put much stock into it. I'm a Cesaro fan and think the WWE has missed the boat on him big time, although I can see it from both sides as well.

Cesaro can put on a clinic in the ring with almost anyone, Cena gave him major props after their match for the US title earlier this year. Vince however doesn't think he can connect with the crowd and in some places that might be true. He comes across as a very hard worker and a team player who can be counted on.

If he did leave I would still watch the WWE but wouldn't be happy about him leaving. The WWE has to stop thinking that the Shield is the greatest thing that ever happened to them and start thinking about the rest of the roster. This is coming from one of the biggest Shield marks on the forum.

While the Shield deserves to be in the main event, there are also others who deserve to be there also. Again Vince is putting all his eggs in one basket like he did with Cena. Would love to see Cesaro have a run with the title, even just once, doubt it will ever happen though.

 

[kadroan]

I hope the rumors are true and he does leave. He's probably going to never win another title in the WWE again. Somewhere like TNA, ROH, Japan would appreciate him more.

 

[Hard Hit Prince]

I wouldn't mind seeing Cesaro outside of WWE. He's never been main event material and I don't care about others opinion. You're wrong. He's pretty bad on the mic, he doesn't have a character at all and, while that may be WWE's fault, I can't point them the finger. They used him as a wrestler, he's had multiple good matches and that should be his place. He can main event a PPV here or there, no doubt, but he's freaking fantastic making other people look insanely good.

I don't need everybody to win title matches. In fact, some of my all time favorites weren't always involved in the title picture unless necessary. I'm talking about Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker. These are the guy's who, to me, have always been freaking awesome without ever having to main event a PPV.

Cesaro needs to find that serious side of him, instead of his fake smiles and all of his fake act. Give him a heel run and let him be a heel. Talk from the heart about all of us (me included) who never supported him because we said he had no charisma. Let him rip the fans and wrestle. Chris Benoit didn't need to talk at all and he's still considered one of the best workers of all time. Seriously, if WWE doesn't use Cesaro in the role of midcard awesome wrestler against people that matter or need the push, then he's better of in TNA.

I would fucking love to see him in TNA, teaching some of the kids to have great matches. Him and Galloway would tear the house down. Him and Lashley would be a freaking awesome brawl. Hell, they could use him to give some fucking meaning to the X-Division wrestling the likes of Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards for old times sake. Even in ROH I would freaking love to see him wrestle Adam Cole or Michael Elgin in an interpromotional match up. He could get over anywhere and be a main eventer because of his wrestling skills, but in WWE? Not a chance. He needs to really step up as a voice and has a character. Jesus, I would be fucking delighted if he became NXT's exclusive. Just imagine him vs. Nakamura or vs. Joe or vs. Aries or vs. Roode.

No titles needed. He would main event solely because NXT's always looking for great wrestling.

 

[bjarvis]

While I don't believe this is true, it'd be amazing if he goes to TNA. There's nothing wrong with bring in amazing talent from WWE. Which is the opposite as what TNA did a few years ago, bringing in Flair/Hogan/Nash/Steiner/Booker T, etc.

Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy/EC 3/Sandow/Bennett/Lashley/Rhodes/Cesaro/Paige (I can wish). That's a great looking line-up.

 

[d_henderson1810]

the "lackluster microphone skills" problem is really a WWE creative problem. Does everything have to be scripted? These guys are trained athletes, not Hollywood movie stars. Not everything has to be over produced. Let them go out there and botch a promo. Maybe their real acting skills will shine through if they catch the botch and flip it in the promo. But the robotic BS nature of all the promos is the problem. Reigns could have had potential if they let him talk his way. This is a WWE problem. They lack the proper charisma, not the wrestlers

You can't always blame creative for someone's lack of mike skills. Some people just don't have much personality, or are shy, or can't project themselves to the audience.

I am not saying that this is necessarily the problem with Cesaro, but some people just aren't cut out for the main event. Some should be happy that they are getting on TV each week, and getting regular exposure and opportunity to perform for their fans.

 

[JVel]

You can't always blame creative for someone's lack of mike skills. Some people just don't have much personality, or are shy, or can't project themselves to the audience.

I am not saying that this is necessarily the problem with Cesaro, but some people just aren't cut out for the main event. Some should be happy that they are getting on TV each week, and getting regular exposure and opportunity to perform for their fans.

Yeah it's certainly not the case with Cesaro. Based on his performance pre WWE, the guy can actually cut a solid promo and really work the crowd. Cesaro is another one, in my opinion, that's just falling victim to the WWE's almost robotic prescripted promos where he just suffers hard and doesn't get much wiggle room to show off a bit.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

I think that if the WWE are underutilizing him it's their lost. He can go to TNA or NJPW and do great.
Imagine in TNA a big PPV main event (like slammiversary 2017):
Lashley vs Cesaro (for the title or not)
Cesaro vs Drew Galloway
Cesaro vs Mike Bennett
Ceasro vs EC3
Cesaro vs Jeff Hardy
Cesaro vs Davey Richards \ Eddie Edwards
And more..It's incredible

In NJPW just the thought of Cesaro vs Hiroshi Tanahashi is unbelievable.

I get dripping wet thinking about Cesaro against Lashley. Lashley is currently the best wrestler in the world and light years ahead of anything in WWE. Lashley/Cesaro would definitely be a match of the year candidate.

 

[Kodo Sawaki]

I get dripping wet thinking about Cesaro

If you are a dude and you get dripping wet about Cesaro then I got some bad news for you.

Cesaro is indeed an interesting case. He is clearly over but WWE seems decisive that he doesnt have "It factor" and doesnt push him. Not even trying to push him because cant seem to remember last time he was any relevant in terms of storyline. Even when he won "Andre the Giant battle royal" or what its called, he was still missused and irrelevant. Being labeled as "injury prone" also didnt help him. Lack of mic skills isnt that much of a problem, heck, I wasnt that impressed with Bryan mic skills and he was top dog for a while, and Cesaro is OK at mic(he showed that around draft with that promo). Think they just labelled him as "never gona make it" for some reason and sticking to it. Vince in his interview labelled him as "not wanting to go for a brass ring" so maybe he is not the type who wants to step out and take charge. Though dont think he would leave just yet, but can understand if he is unhappy with his part.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

I get dripping wet thinking about Cesaro against Lashley. Lashley is currently the best wrestler in the world and light years ahead of anything in WWE. Lashley/Cesaro would definitely be a match of the year candidate.

we know you have a man crush on lashley, that not news to anybody at this point, you think he'S the best wrestler in the world right now which is not the case but to which is own at guess since i shouldn't be talking since i'm a big fan of roman reigns

Having said that to write that lashley vs cesaro would be a match of the year candidate is a bit far fetch in my opinion, While lashley as improve a lot since joining TNA, i don'T thinkthat anybody could carried him to that level of a match. It's like saying that any match between Cesaro and sheamus could be considered match of the year candidate. The only difference between Cesaro vs Sheamus and Cesaro vs lashley is that they're more paying fans that are seeing those matches in the arena then Lashley vs cesaro, that the only difference between the 2.

Lashley as had some good matches over his tenure in TNA, but let face it, if it wasn't for guy like Kurt Angle and Drew Galloway bumping their butt off to make him look good, he would be just another muscle guy.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I get dripping wet thinking about Cesaro against Lashley. Lashley is currently the best wrestler in the world and light years ahead of anything in WWE. Lashley/Cesaro would definitely be a match of the year candidate.

Bobby Lashley is the greatest wrestler in the world? You're out of your tree as there are numerous guys in WWE, TNA, ROH, New Japan, etc. who're miles ahead of Lashley inside the ring. Just off the top of my head: Rollins, Tanahashi, Cesaro, Okada, Balor, Nakamura, Taker, Angle, Galloway, Cena, Styles, Cole, Lethal, Elgin, Triple H, Zayn, etc. are just a few small handfuls of guys who can work circles around Lashley inside the ring.

That's not to say that Lashley hasn't come a long way. He's light years ahead of where he was 5 or 6 years ago, but he's for damn sure not the best wrestler in the world. Someone like Cesaro could help elevate his matches to all time high levels but match of the year? It's highly doubtful. If Lashley was as good as Cesaro and they were given a good 20+ minutes of hard hitting, physical action, then an argument could be made for it. I think they'd have a very good match, it'd be one of the highlights of most cards, but Lashley isn't on Cesaro's level inside the ring.

 

[d_henderson1810]

Yeah it's certainly not the case with Cesaro. Based on his performance pre WWE, the guy can actually cut a solid promo and really work the crowd. Cesaro is another one, in my opinion, that's just falling victim to the WWE's almost robotic prescripted promos where he just suffers hard and doesn't get much wiggle room to show off a bit.

Name one memorable promo that Cesaro ever made?

The fact is this. Most of the Cesaro-love comes from fans who troll the WWE because they don't push Cesaro. If WWE pushed Cesaro, then you would all see him for what he is:- a good worker with average mike skills and a skinny physique.

 

[ShinChan]

So I read a report which clarifies a lot of things reagrding Cesaro's future in WWE.

The report said that Cesaro's contract is up sometime soon. And the tag team with Sheamus is a way to use while he's signed without pushing him in case he opts to not re-sign. If he doesn't resign, the team will be broken and expect the elevation of the Irishman.

I am being mean here but I would want him to remain in WWE. Still I guess that WWE is the better place for Cesaro than any other promtion.