Predict The Future - Cesaro

[Jack-Hammer]

While things have died down a little for Cesaro in the post Elimination Chamber period and heading into the final stretch for WrestleMania, there's been talk of Cesaro getting a strong push once WrestelMania is over. We've seen him have very strong matches against Daniel Bryan, but his matches against Orton and Cena have resulted in people looking at Cesaro in a different way because of their established, long term success and history. According to a report from earlier today, segments were inserted into last Monday's Raw airing in Germany in which Cesaro mentions that he'll be in the battle royal for WrestleMania XXX. What do you think will happen with Cesaro for the rest of 2014?

For me personally, I'm thinking that Cesaro will become the Intercontinental Champion by SummerSlam and will engage in a threeway feud with Swagger and Big E over the title. I think there's a possibility that it might start out as a feud between Swagger & Cesaro that blossoms into a triple threat feud, possibly with each of them managing to score singles wins over Big E and even one another in an angle to determine the #1 contender. I don't see Cesaro winning MITB at this point. If anything, I think it's more likely that either Roman Reigns or another member of The Shield captures Money In The Bank; nor do I see Cesaro being put into another tag team anytime soon.

 

[Thriller Ant]

I hope he ends up at or near the top of the card by the end of the year. I can't remember a bad match he's had, he's got a good look, and his mic skills, while not amazing, are far from terrible. Also, from a corporate standpoint, he legitimately speaks 5 languages, which is something I can't believe they aren't taking advantage of for marketing purposes overseas.

I honestly can't figure out why it's taken them this long to consider doing something with him, but the past couple months do give me hope for his future, even if it's only as a Chris Jericho-level upper midcarder.

 

[Pedigree1]

Cesaro IMO will be the IC champ by summerslam at the latest!! Cesaro's momentum has died just a tad bit since EC,and i dont see him being involved in a tag-team match anytime soon.. He has upper-mid card status written all over him,and i honestly dont know the reason why,the WWE hasn't pulled the trigger on him yet...

He needs to be the IC champion ASAP,he would help elevate the title to the NO2 title it once was.. Thats how much i believe in Cesaro.. Cesaro I assume will be in the RR match at WMXXX,which i think he will win.. I also,wouldn't be surprised if he wins MITB. The man speaks five languages,is a fierce competitor in the ring,and has good mic skills.

 

[Softcore Holly]

Before Raw I honestly thought they were going to do that triple threat with the RA and Big E for the IC title. Obviously that's not happening now but it's definitely looks like it's going that way post WM. Makes me feel kinda sorry for Big E, he's clearly the 3rd wheel there despite being the champ. Hopefully if/when Cesaro becomes IC champ his reign is a lot better than the previous....I dunno 10 or more,they were all forgettable.

I don't see him breaking into the main event though, that's way too crowded and about to get more so once they start really pushing Reigns. I'm guessing in a year or 2 he'll be where Sheamus is now, not in the title picture but a looming threat to it.

 

[CharlesKane]

Long term or short...short term 3 way feud with Swagger Big E. Long term like Curt Henning, great worker that never quite breaks the ceiling to the top

 

[JoeyJoeJoe]

I'm kind of wary on Cesaro.

I think the guy's awesome in the ring, and that alone should get him some sort of push. I'm guessing the IC or US title.

However, I also thought the same way about Damian Sandow:

• Turns in an awesome match on TV
• Is actually better on the mike than Cesaro.
• Gets good heel heat from the crowd.

Now, maybe Sandow gets a push following WrestleMania -- maybe he's just suffering from a crowded roster with the usual WM part-timers back in the mix. But on the other hand, maybe Cesaro suffers the same fate as Sandow. Will the WWE be able to effectively push these guys PLUS Wyatt, The Shield, Orton, Batista, etc?

Just don't wanna get my hopes up.

 

[enviousdominous]

I'm just glad that somebody except for GOAT made a poll on this site.

It's been damn good to be the type of fan that I am. Sure Punk walked out, but he didn't take the last lingering thread of my interest in the WWE with him. His walk out seems to have helped in causing the push of Daniel Bryan. If Cesaro gets pushed after Mania, I may never miss a minute of WWE programming.

Cesaro, in my opinion, has what it takes to be a strong world champion. He can be passionate and if anybody is going to grant him that spot it'll be Daniel Bryan. Cesaro doing a program with Daniel Bryan for the World Championship(s) is exactly what I want to be able to remember 2014 by.

I voted for the money in the bank spot because I can't think of anybody else from the mid-card who would be more over as a potential world champion.

 

[Eddie Menuek]

I think he bypasses the 'Intercontinental Championship level' (I hate saying that, because that title shouldn't be below anybody) and is closer to the top of the card before long. If we still had two 'top' titles I'd have put my house on him getting a World Heavyweight Championship reign by the end of the year; with just one I'm not convinced he'll win it any time soon, but I think he's going to be around those spots with the likes Sheamus, the guys from The Shield and Bray Wyatt. At this point I'm not convinced that WWE see enough value in giving any of those guys the Intercontinental Championship when they're closer to the top of the card than the bottom.

 

[BeastFromTheEast]

Due to WWE and it's failure to push the proper people I had to vote that Cesaro and Swagger feud which leads to nothing. I'm sad to say that but they have been misusing Cesaro the entire time. I don't expect them to get behind the guy the way they should. After all he is arguably the greatest wrestler in todays market. He is very technically advanced and powerful....the best of both worlds but WWE knows how to let down. I hope I'm wrong and we see big things from Cesaro.

 

[TheICChampion]

He needs to be the IC champion ASAP,he would help elevate the title to the NO2 title it once was..

Yeah, because we all know how well he did with the U.S. title. If they want him to hold the IC belt, then by all means. But don't go automatically assuming that by holding it, he'll bring back the prestige it once had. If he does, great. More power to him. I'm just not getting my hopes up yet until I see him get it and what they do with him during his reign.

 

[oldschool26]

Should give cesaro the intercontinental at mania this year.
Have him Fued with swagger, big e, mark Henry , big show
Sheamus, del Rio, ryback, sandow and long Fued with Kane
etc. Would be good seeing him,ziggler or sting
win the Andre giant memorial.

I think money in bank should be won by Ambrose and Cody rhodes.

Give cesaro the win in the next royal rumble and put him
Against cena at mania 31 getting his 1st run.

 

[GOOZEKING]

I love cessaro and he always has a good match but he doesn't scream world champion to me. He can't talk and doesn't have a good gimmick. The only thing that really gives him any attention is the swing and upper cuts. I see cessaro as the wrestling version of the Jericho of the new generation. Good wrestler but hardly in world title match just a looming threat.

P.s remember what Chris cash and nick paglino said and what I 100 percent agree... We need to stop laching on to people as soon as we like them and take a step back and really think and look at reality.

 

[LODemolition]

If Cesaro's only role in WrestleMania is in the 30-man battle royal, that's seriously just plain ignorance on the part of the powers that be. Not only does he deserve to be showcased in a feud and match, but he should also go over as the new IC Champion at WM30 (in a triple threat with Swagger) and have a great WM moment for himself. The guy is incredibly over, and incredibly gifted in the ring. He has some moves that really grab the fans' attention and I'm sure the majority want to see the spotlight on him in the midcard. It would be a travesty if the IC Title isn't defended and if Cesaro isn't a challenger.

After Mania, I think we could see Cesaro and Ambrose feud and we could finally see the rumored unification match for the IC/US Titles at Extreme Rules. Cesaro would win that and then go on to hold the belt until at least SummerSlam imo. He won't win MITB, because there's only 1 briefcase to be won now and that means a heel will be winning it. I just can't see a babyface winning the contract if there's only 1 to be had.

In the near future, he's obviously going to feud with Swagger, but after I think guys like Ambrose, Barrett, and possibly even Ziggler and Sheamus (if they make heel turns) could be lined up for him. Into the winter (late 2014/early 2015), I can honestly say I think Cesaro could be main eventing if his popularity continues to grow like it has. Eventually, I can see feuds with top heels like Batista and Wyatt. Cesaro should be one of the cornerstone pieces for the future of the WWE.

 

[Gibby]

It's really difficult to call so I didn't vote. It really depends whether they continue to play to his strengths. He's not the greatest promo, no, but he's not bad. But his in-ring storytelling is second-to-very-few and the crowd are really responding to his brand of quality wrestling. It's not just smarky appreciation or ROH fans applauding 'their guy': people recognise a guy with all the necessary wrestling tools if he's got a credible look.

In that respect I think that Cesaro is in a similar position to Chris Benoit when he joined WWE. Solid history of good matches. Slightly odd look but ultimately good. Powerful. Agile. Big news in the old place. Not the best talker. Makes everyone look a million dollars. Professional at all times and completely safe on other workers' bodies. This package is extremely rare, really.

But he could end up like Dolph Ziggler, perpetually testing the extremes of the midcard depending on how the office see his behaviour and sales figures moving. Ultimately I think that WWE is a conservative company and the crowds won't get behind a foreign guy like they will a North American, but I'd love to be proven wrong.

 

[the green b@stard]

I voted that he would be ic champ by ss... seems to be the logical step.

Part of me wants to see him hotshoted Into the main event but if ryback has taught us anything....

 

[L@RISANO]

If Cesaro is used properly, then I see his ceiling as a possible Upper MidCard fixture who might pop up in the Main Event scene from time to time. May get a run with the belt at some point as well.

However, unless he develops some form of charisma beyond his in-ring work, then his ceiling will be definite Upper MidCarder and not any higher,lMO.

There is no doubting his potential,however, if he somehow,really gets completely over with the crowd and have them cheering him on big time.

 

[louchratis]

I see Cesaro as IC champ by Summerslam, just outside the WWE Title conversation by Wrestlemania of next year (possibly feuding with Reigns) and in a title match by either Summerslam 2015 or Mania 2016. He's too talented not to and he's extremely safe from a PR perspective. He hasn't had a single bad match in the last year, can carry anyone, and has both a heel (uppercut/neutralizer) and face (swing) moveset that will easily allow him to transition based on need.

 

[BillAlfonsos_Whistle]

Another misused talent. Booking has been dreadful.
That being said Jack Swagger is my least favorite guy on the roster. I just hate everything about him. The sooner Cesaro can distance himself from Swagger the better. I don't think he needs Zeb either.

 

[Eddie Menuek]

I can't say I've seen the misuse of Cesaro at all, at least not since The Real Americans were formed. On the face of it being 'stuck' with Jack Swagger isn't the ideal place to be, but he's always been booked strongly, he's been given a good platform to showcase his talents (which you could argue might not have occurred outside of the division) and this year it has become increasingly obvious that he's being primed for a more prominent role on the card. I think he's been handled really sensibly, personally.

I have to say, I think I'd keep him with Zeb Colter as a singles wrestler. I do worry that there might be a reluctance from the audience to get invested in somebody with such a heavy European accent, and Zeb is a fantastic speaker who could eliminate that issue. There seems to be something of a stigma around people having managers as they get closer to a main event spot - that might be because (except for Brock Lesnar, a part-timer) it's somewhat rare to see somebody in a really prominent spot on the card with somebody in their corner, doing the talking for them these days. The way I see it, you're getting far more out of Zeb's talents if you allow him to aid Cesaro into the main event rather than keeping him with Jack Swagger; Swagger might need him more, yes, but Swagger's never going to be big time with or without a guy in his corner. Keeping Zeb with Cesaro would just make his success an even more surefire thing, in my opinion.

 

[kadroan]

He needs some meaningful feuds. We already seen what he's like as a midcard champion but he needs something to make him stand out.

Feud with Swagger. Beat Big E but don't take the title. I wouldn't mind seeing him feud with Orton/Batista (depending on who is champion after Wrestlemania), face the loser

 

[RedRegan1005]

Cesaro has impressed me sense day one. Back when he was in ROH, I never realized the raw strenght this guy has, it's unreal. He impresses the hell out of me in the ring. I just hope he stays heel, cause the thought of Cesaro VS Daniel Bryan makes my mouth water in excitement. Wait. That may have been a slightly creepy way to get my point across, eh what the hell, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT MATCH!

Anyways on to a more topic oriented answer. I think they should go ahead with the Cesaro/Swagger Break-up. Its time for him to move on from that tag team as I feels he's out grown it in a way. I liked the Real Americans, but I've always felt WWE wasted a good opputunity to make a legitimate heel team, but its been so long that they've been booked as an after though that i think they need to drop the team. I also see Cesaro going on to win the Intercontinental Title at Extreme Rules in a Triple Threat against Big E and Swagger. Big E is already penciled in for the Andre the Giant battle royal so that takes the possibility of having the match at Mania out the window. They could have the Real Americans start to crack, and then completely turn on each other in the Battle Royal. I like the Idea of Cesaro as Intercontinental Champ, Because I like to think of the IC Title as what it once was. It use to be considered the Work Horse title by many. The guys who held the title were the wrestlers who would come out week in and week out and put In great solid wrestling matches, and really bust there ass to show what they're capable off. Obviously that title isn't like that anymore, sadly, but still maybe if Cesaro had it, the great matches he puts on every week would help restore a little of that prestige to the belt.