Grading recent WWE Superstar face and heel turns

Nakamura turned face before the Royal Rumble.
Nakamura turned face before the Royal Rumble.

#1 Face turn - Cesaro

The Swiss Superman
The Swiss Superman

When fans, analysts, and fellow WWE wrestlers alike are asked about underrated performers, Cesaro's name always comes up. He has traditionally been one of the best and most consistent performers in a WWE ring whether a good guy or a bad guy.

For the better part of the last five years, Cesaro has been a staple of the tag team division in WWE. He's helped divisions on both RAW and SmackDown and even though he's supposed to be a heel, he's so good at what he does. It's that ability that makes it hard to root against a performer as talented as the Swiss Superman. His move set is exciting and hard-hitting and the Cesaro Swing always pops the crowd.

Cesaro is just too good at being a pro wrestler to root against him passionately. Someone like the Miz gets people to hate him because he's smarmy and tries to get out of things. Cesaro, on the other hand, is going to hit you just as hard and is willing to take the same punch.

Fans have tried to champion a huge push for Cesaro due to his ability in the ring and willingness to put others over. He slowly underwent a face turn shortly after his tag team partner, Nakamura, did the same before the Royal Rumble.

Cesaro and Bryan had a few matches and started to show a mutual respect for each other. Fans were also hoping that a face turn would mean a huge push up the card for Cesaro. He had a good showing in the Elimination Chamber but was unsuccessful in pulling out the win.

He may not get a Universal Championship shot and then again maybe he will. Cesaro is just so beloved by legions of WWE fans that any time he is a good guy, there will be huge expectations.

Grade for Cesaro's face turn - A-

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