With Enzo and Big Cass, WWE achieved the impossible. In 2017, they produced a compelling feud rooted in storytelling, which was not hokey, plastic or overblown. It is a tale of betrayal, of a friend who turned on another because he felt bogged down by his annoying ways.
Moreover, the seeds for this split were planted over months, and the eventual play-out was almost as rewarding as the Festival of Friendship was. There are no titles on the line, and this is not even an unsaid number 1 contender’s match like Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman is. It is a personal rivalry between two friends, whose relationship has soured.
Here are 5 possible outcomes for one of the biggest grudge matches in recent memory.
#5 Big Cass decimates Enzo Amore
Of Edge and Christian, it was always clear to see that Edge would be the breakout star and that he would be making waves for a long time. The same could be said of Bubba Ray Dudley (remember his run as Bully Ray?) and Jeff Hardy, or even Bret Hart (The Hart Foundation) and Shawn Michaels (The Rockers) going further back in wrestling history, to the early 1990s.
It is certain that despite Enzo’s charisma and magnetic personality, Big Cass’ broad shoulders can maybe carry the company going forward. His body type is the kind that Vince McMahon quite likes and he has decent mic skills too. Big Cass’ singles career could skyrocket to the moon if he is pushed in the right way.
This could be the first stop to his ascent to the top. Big Cass demolishes Enzo, leaves him shattered in a heap in the middle of the ring and establishes himself as a top heel, in the whole process.
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#4 The match never begins
For weeks, we have seen either Enzo or Cass laid out in the parking lot or backstage area, leading up to the big reveal we witnessed only a few weeks ago. Corey Graves unearthed footage of Big Cass staging false attacks and pretending to be laid out in the back, waiting to be found.
In much the same vein, we could see Big Cass come to the ring waiting for Enzo to step forward and come forth, for their big match. Enzo’s music hits and he is nowhere to be seen. We cut to the backstage area, and there he is, laid out in the parking area (in a pose made famous by Hideo Itami).
Big Cass smiles knowingly and leaves the ring, knowing that he has won, even though the match did not begin. This will establish Big Cass as a dreaded heel and can be a different way to book a traditional WWE grudge match.
#3 Enzo pulls off the underdog win
As we’ve seen time and again in WWE, it's never the size of the dog in the fight; it is almost always the size of the fight in the dog. In other ways, babyfaces with big hearts can take a lot of punishment but score a win with a roll up, at any point in time. Enzo picking up a big win might not make sense from a long-term perspective unless two other very important prerequisites were in place.
The first...an incensed Big Cass destroys Enzo Amore soon after, establishing himself as an evil and vicious monster. The other, Vince McMahon does believe in Enzo as a singles competitor and believes there is equity in protecting him for the long haul.
#2 The Big Show helps Enzo win
Hey, it’s the Big Show, and he's got a bizarre relationship with Enzo Amore. The World's Largest Athlete first tagged with Smacktalker Skywalker and even took exception when Big Cass accused him of being the mystery assailant. Big Show plays a major role in WWE at this stage of his storied career. While he may no longer be a young man, he is still very much a towering 7-foot giant.
If a Superstar were to go over the big man, it would establish said Superstar as a genuinely dominant figure. Look what wonders Big Show did for Braun Strowman. Big Show could interfere and help Enzo, allowing him to pick up the win and set up a Summerslam match between the two big men- Big Cass and Big Show.
#1 A double count-out
The feud between Enzo and Cass began backstage, and we have a feeling that it will end outside the ring as well! A grudge as personal as theirs cannot be settled within the ring, and we see it going to all parts of the arena.
That would obviously mean that both men would be counted out in the whole process, but in doing so, they could extend this program, all the way to Summerslam and even beyond. This feud has momentum, and WWE may want to give it the legs to become an enduring program.
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