Cesaro is a superstar that has been under the scanner since the WWE draft. After getting drafted to Monday Night Raw, Cesaro was seen in a backstage interview segment with Jojo and the Swiss superman went on to have an outburst. The debate on whether it was a shoot or a work was soon kick-started on the internet and Dave Meltzer then came up with the confirmation that it was indeed a shoot.
We then had a similar outburst from Cesaro during the pre-show segment of Battleground where he spoke about his frustrations of not being in the match card. As the initial one was assumed to be a shoot, the second one could well be something similar and if this is indeed the case, then WWE is bound to make life hard for Cesaro. Here are some of the things that they could do with him.
A losing streak
Burying a wrestler when he or she is about to be done with the promotion is an age-old technique. The wrestling business has been doing it since the territory days itself and if WWE is to keep Cesaro as an active performer in the roster, letting him lose for a long time might be a possible punishment. Making Cesaro lose against much inferior opponents would be the epitome of such a decision.
There are mainly two negative sides to such a punishment. First of all, the fans are going to turn on WWE for treating Cesaro in this way and secondly, Cesaro might get fed up and decide to sit through his contract instead of piling up the loses.
Comic gimmick
Remember the time when Natalya had a ‘fart gimmick’. It was not necessarily a punishment for her, but it was a gimmick that completely scarred her track record. It will remain as a black mark in her impressive career forever. If Natalya got such a gimmick for nothing, in particular, imagine how much WWE could scar the career of Cesaro by booking with intentions of doing so.
I cannot come up with those crazy ideas that usually poke up among the WWE creative or doesn’t want to for that matter. So if you have some idea on the ridiculous gimmicks that WWE could give Cesaro in such a scenario, don’t hold back from using the comment section.
Alex Riley treatment
Remember Alex Riley, the talented guy that used to run around with Miz and then was shelved for no apparent reason whatsoever? Well, Riley was released from his WWE contract this year but before that he was restricted to stay away from the ring and serve as a color commentator/analyst for two whole years.
Riley then had to come up with a #FreeRiley campaign on the internet to get back into the ring and but the damage had already been done. We don’t know what exactly happened in the case of Riley as there are many stories floating around, but at the same time, we cannot rule out the possibility of Cesaro being kept on the shelf like Riley now that he was made to sit as an analyst at Battleground.
An apology On-Air
WWE is known to admit their mistakes. Whenever they mess up with something, they come back out next week and give a public apology. The same goes for their wrestlers as well. Over the years, we have seen wrestlers do a public apology on live television, and after the outbursts that Cesaro had, it wouldn’t be a surprise if WWE makes him to something similar.
This might be an embarrassing thing for Cesaro as he would be apologizing for standing up for himself. However, compared to the other punishments that are in the list, this would have minimal impact on his career as he could bounce back quickly.
And worst of all, Ryback treatment
In case you did not notice, Ryback is still an employee of the WWE. His name doesn’t even come up during the draft and WWE decided not to draft him as they didn’t want him to be part of their future plans. This was because of the differences that the Big Guy had with WWE management. It’s been there for a long time now and both parties have come to a conclusion that Ryback sitting through his contract would be the best path to go.
If Cesaro gets such a treatment, it would be completely disastrous. Cesaro is way more talented than Ryback and letting him sit out through his contract would be an utter waste of talent.
