There was a bit of bad news delivered to us a couple of months ago, which said that Cesaro picked up an injury and would be out through WrestleMania 32. Sources earlier this week have said that his return is set for the WWE’s UK Tour in April, and that’s certainly something to rejoice over.
By that time, we’ll likely have a new Intercontinental Champion, and maybe a new United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion as well, and who knows what WWE can do with Cesaro?
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This article looks at five different ways Cesaro can be used upon his return, and bear in mind that it’s all speculation, and nothing has been confirmed.
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Go after the United States Championship
Cesaro has held the United States Championship in the past, but who’s to say that he won’t hold it again? WWE have hinted numerous times at moving forward with Cesaro, but that hasn’t quite happened just yet, and perhaps a step back is the answer to getting him in the spotlight again, and it would give the United States title someone special as its holder.
And should Ryback win at WrestleMania, it might make for a good match between the two men as well, and a lengthy reign as United States Champion may well help Cesaro regain his footing.
Head into a long feud with the Intercontinental Champion
This is slightly different to going after the United States Championship because, with that, he wins it, and then takes on various opponents in a long reign, but with this, he has a long, back-and-forth feud with someone over the Intercontinental Championship, and the reason I say this is that everyone who is likely to win the 7-man ladder match at WrestleMania would have great chemistry with Cesaro, and could make for a really great feud.
The three favourites are probably Kevin Owens (retaining), Dolph Ziggler and Sami Zayn, and for a second, imagine Sami Zayn vs Cesaro, and how great of a face-vs-face feud that would be. If booked right, the Intercontinental Championship may have some great matches contested over it.
Go for the big one
Although Cesaro has been in WWE World Heavyweight Championship matches before, he hasn’t been the centre of attraction, and he obviously hasn’t won. After what seemed like a push back in 2014, people would have expected him to be champion by now, but that hasn’t happened, so a very bold guess says that it’ll happen now.
Should Triple H win at WrestleMania, then Cesaro already has a great opponent, and there wouldn’t be a need for him to turn heel or anything as such. Even the story of Cesaro being screwed numerous times is a great way to go about it.
Should Roman Reigns win, then it’s a little tricky. I would say that whatever Reigns is when WrestleMania ends, Cesaro would have to be the opposite. If Reigns stays face, then he should return as a heel and challenge him, but should he turn heel, as has been rumoured, then a face Cesaro would be great.
Perhaps it’s Cesaro’s time.
Give him a new, intriguing, non-title story
If wrestling says one thing about championships, it’s that you don’t need a title to be great. And perhaps that’s just what Cesaro needs – A compelling story. There are endless opportunities for WWE to go about this, but I’ve decided to focus on only a couple of ways.
Having Cesaro engage, as a heel, with AJ Styles, would be absolute gold. It could be a feud that has no meaning to begin with, but slowly and steadily has reasoning and motives, and both men can play off each other magnificently.
Perhaps if the story would run into SummerSlam, for a huge stipulation match between the two men, after months of back and forth, insult-spitting, assault-filled brutality, and doesn’t it sound perfect? I think it does anyway.
It’s been rumoured for years that Cesaro and Brock Lesnar would have some sort of match, especially considering Cesaro used to be a Paul Heyman guy (however briefly that was).
Maybe the feud should start in April, and be a lot of build-up, considering Lesnar’s limited dates, and have three matches in total – one at Battleground; one at WWE’s usual WWE Network exclusive event that Brock Lesnar is likely to be a part of; and (preferably a rubber match) the last one at SummerSlam.
It could benefit Cesaro in the way of just going toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar, and could have Lesnar be up against a man of similar strength. Make it happen!
Go all out heel – Join the League of Nations
Now, the League of Nations hasn’t been the best stable in WWE history, nor have they even been good. But let’s remember that The New Day didn’t start out too well either, and look where they are now.
The inclusion of Cesaro as a fifth member may be what the team needs to become something special, because Cesaro usually has great chemistry with all four members of the league, and would actually complete a pretty diverse stable. Cesaro’s Swiss heritage hasn’t been looked at for a while, but it could come back into play.
Sheamus is pure brute force, Barrett has more of a boxing style, Rusev uses size and strength to his advantage, Del Rio is the most agile and a submission specialist, and Cesaro would be the most technically talented of them. That makes for a great stable, in my opinion, and could go a long way if used right, and each man would complement the others.
