3 reasons why the Aleister Black vs Cesaro feud should continue beyond Extreme Rules

Extreme Rules had many big moments. Kofi Kingston defended his title once again and this time, it was against Samoa Joe. Prior to that, Xavier Woods and Big E won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, which now means that every New Day member has a title around his waist.

Meanwhile, AJ Styles won the United States Championship from Ricochet while Shinsuke Nakamura became the new Intercontinental Champion after beating Finn Balor for the title.

The biggest moment of the PPV, however, goes to Brock Lesnar for cashing in his Money in the Bank contract right after Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch defended their respective titles against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans.

Lesnar is now a three time Universal Champion and most of the post-show talk is about that.

Amid all that, the one match that deserves the most recognition has gone under the radar: Cesaro vs Aleister Black.

When the match was announced for Extreme Rules, fans were expecting a superb show inside the ring and the duo didn’t disappoint. Indeed, if anything, they have given WWE multiple reasons to let the feud continue a bit longer…

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#3 Potential of being the best non-title feud in years

Cesaro mocks Black

It has been a long time since WWE has had a great non-title feud including two Superstars. The quality of a company doesn’t lie in title feuds, but in the ones that go beyond it.

The way this rivalry between Cesaro and Black started, it has the potential to be a great bout. At first, Cesaro knocked at his door and disappeared, only for him to reveal himself a week before Extreme Rules.

Even during the match, the mind games between the two were prevalent. As a result, the psychological aspect of the rivalry is already there, and with Black playing a part, not only will it be increased tenfold but Cesaro’s character will finally get the depth it requires.

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#2 Did you watch the match?

Best match of Extreme Rules

For me, Cesaro vs Aleister Black was the best match of the show. I'm not be able to rave about it because I don’t have the words in my collection to do so. The array of moves that the pair showed throughout the match was a testament to how talented they are.

Not for a single second in the match did I feel like moving away my eyes from it. The two kept the viewers engaged with their incredible athleticism and in-ring story telling.

These two proved that you don’t really need chair shots, bloodshed, shattering tables and the like to have an incredibly compelling match. Be it Cesaro’s insane strength to hold Black and subsequently European upper-cut him when the latter jumped on him or Black’s unreal striking ability with his legs, the pair matched each other move for move.

Their match was an epitome of pro-wrestling at its best and that is why the fans chanted “this is awesome” during the bout.

#1 Benefits both of them

The pair are perfect to push each other

Even though Cesaro lost the encounter, the match highlighted why the WWE fans rate him so highly. There was never a question about his in-ring ability, but the lack of personality on the mic might have been why Cesaro never got a push.

However, during the bout, we saw a side of Cesaro that we never saw before. He was playing mind-games with Black right from the moment he knocked at his door, and even the promo which Cesaro did was short but excellent.

During the game, Cesaro tried telling a story and managed to do it successfully. He sat cross-legged – Black’s famous style – and smiled at Black to make the match something more than just two men beating each other.

Black, meanwhile, was pushed to his best by Cesaro. The Dutch Destroyer brought his best moves and executed them perfectly – and why wouldn’t he? When you have someone like Cesaro performing with you, you are bound to be motivated to be at your best.

Also, Black’s performance was seen by a much broader set of audience than while he was at NXT. A few more of these and he could become a fan favorite in no time!