4 Superstars Paul Heyman couldn't get over

Modified May 14, 2021 11:59 GMT

#2 Cesaro

At WrestleMania 30, Cesaro won the first-ever Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, by eliminating The Big Show. The next night on Raw, Hulk Hogan presented Cesaro the trophy, after which he dumped Zeb Colter as his manager and formed an alliance with Paul Heyman, declaring himself a "Paul Heyman Guy". Cesaro went on to lose several matches against the likes of Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, and Big E. Soon after, Cesaro ended his partnership with Paul Heyman without much fanfare.

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This resulted in a losing streak for him, with back-to-back losses against Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, and Rob Van Dam. Fans had been clamoring for a push for Cesaro after his historic WrestleMania win, but it never came. He formed a team with Sheamus and won the Tag Team titles on several occasions, but never managed to win the big one.

Cesaro has been a mainstay in the WWE for almost a decade now and is one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the locker room. His super-human feats in the ring have earned him a large fanbase, however, Cesaro is unable to break the glass ceiling separating the mid card and main eventer slots.

Pairing him up with Paul Heyman seemed to be the right solution, but that did not pay dividends.

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