#5 Cesaro
If you didn't follow Cesaro prior to his WWE tenure, I would strongly suggest you take a moment and search a few YouTube videos under his birth name, which also just happens to be the name that put him on the wrestling map – Claudio Castagnoli. When you hear the phrase “indie darling”, Cesaro is a prime example of that very phrase.
It was his generation of independent wrestlers that truly made the bigger companies take notice and finally come to the conclusion that not only is it okay to sign a star from a lesser known promotion, it was often a great business decision to do so.
Since arriving in the WWE, Cesaro has done everything asked of him and more, to make the powers-that-be pleased. Unfortunately, it seems as if the decision makers don't fully believe in the Swiss Superman. Nevertheless, you can be rest assured that there are other places, such as Impact Wrestling and probably New Japan Pro Wrestling, that would be glad to have him.
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
