5 Reasons WWE made a mistake by firing Big Cass, and 5 Reasons it was the right decision.

Big Cass was let go by the WWE. Was it the right move for the company to make, or did Cass still have more to offer?

Things have evolved for WWE recently, but it is still a promotion that loves big men. Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, even the middle-aged Kane all enjoy protected status on the roster due mostly to their size and musculature.

However, just being big doesn't guarantee success in the WWE. Otherwise, Giant Gonzales, Silva, and Bastion Booger would have all been multi-time world champions instead of the footnotes in history they became.

Recently, WWE chose to release William Morrisey, better known as Big Cass. Was it a mistake to let him go, or was it the right decision on the company's part?

Here are five reasons it was a mistake, and five it was not.

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Mistake: Big Cass could end up a star in a rival promotion.

Bobby Lashley enjoyed a massive push when he left WWE for TNA.

Big Cass may not have been a huge star in WWE, but he was still a name many recognized. Cass could end up in TNA/Impact or possibly even New Japan just on the strength of his name recognition alone.

Sometimes wrestlers can get a good push to the top just by switching to a rival promotion. It happened with Christian Cage and Bobby Lashley, and it could happen for Big Cass as well.

Not a Mistake: Big Cass was overrated.

Big Cass has the

size,

but doesn't move as elegantly as men like Braun Strowman or Brock Lesnar.

Big Cass is certainly big. It's right in the name. But given the fact that "Big" is all that WWE could come up with to say about Morrisey speaks volumes.

While large and powerful, Cass fails to move with the agility and elegance of other big men such as Braun Strowman or Luke Harper. He often relies on his opponent, such as Daniel Bryan, to make his matches convincing. In short, he wasn't a big draw and wasn't likely to improve his in ring technique, so firing him cost the WWE nothing.

Mistake: Big Cass had room to grow.

While it's no secret that the WWE wasn't pleased with Big Cass's wrestling acumen, they were impressed with his continued improvement in the ring.

His match with Daniel Bryan redeemed him in the eyes of management, who ultimately let him go more because of professional reasons than his lack of ability to wrestle. Given more time and great opponents like Bryan to learn of off, Cass could have developed into a solid in ring performer. Instead, the WWE cut him loose when he might have been finally turning into a decent wrestler.

Not a Mistake: Cass frequently went off script.

Unfortunately for Morrisey, being seven feet tall seems to have given him an ego that is also larger than life.

Cass has been accused by men like Simon Gotch/Grimm of being a wrestling know it all in spite of his limited ability. It seems that Cass's biggest fan was Cass himself, and he often changed some nuances of his matches on the fly because he wanted to.

He even caused minor injuries to a little person performer masquerading as Daniel Bryan. Cass was supposed to big boot the faux Bryan, but decided to attack him post-match as well. The performer wasn't prepared to take the bumps and was banged up a bit. This is just the most recent and visible example of Cass's going into business for himself--not a good trait for a pro wrestler to have.

Mistake: WWE invested 7 years in Big Cass.

The WWE invested a lot of time and energy into Big Cass to just let him walk away.

They discovered him, developed him, nurtured him, and groomed him to one day join the main roster and wreak havoc with his massive body. Now, it seems like he's been denied the chance right out of the gate, and they essentially wasted seven years on his development.

Not a Mistake: Big Cass failed to resonate with the fans on his own.

You wouldn't fire just one of the Three Stooges or the Three Musketeers; You'd fire all of them because they don't work separate from each other.

That's what WWE has done with Big Cass. The fact is Morrisey failed to resonate with the fans on his own. While he had them eating out of his hand while Enzo did the hard work of getting the team over, on his own he's just dull and witless. There was no point keeping Cass around without Enzo.

Mistake: Big Cass has potential as a movie star.

For many years, Vince McMahon has wanted to diversify his wrestling portfolio. This has included efforts such as the World Bodybuilding League and the XFL. While both of those were failures, at least in their first iteration- as McMahon apparently plans to relaunch the XFL- one thing that has not been a failure has been the WWE movies.

While they don't win Oscars or set box office records, films such as the Marine raise the profile of the WWE and provide millions of dollars in revenue. Big Cass has the good looks and presence to be an asset in WWE films, perhaps not as the star but as the muscled henchman, for example.

Not a Mistake: Big Cass is injury prone.

The problem with being seven feet tall is the enormous strain all that mass puts on the body, particularly the joints.

It's the reason Kevin Nash has had over seventeen surgeries on his knees, the reason Big Show isn't as spry as he once was and ultimately will be the downfall of Big Cass.

He just recently came back from a knee injury, only to have problems with it during the WWE's recent overseas tours. The WWE has been reluctant to invest in athletes who seem injury prone, so their decision to let Big Cass go isn't much of a surprise or a bad decision.

Mistake: An Enzo/Cass reunion will be money for the indies.

Promotions such as Ring of Honor will never be interested in the services of Big Cass and/or Enzo Amore, but others such as Impact or the independent scene will jump at the chance to host an Enzo/Cass reunion.

While they wouldn't legally be allowed to call themselves Enzo and Cass, we're certain alternatives can be developed, just as Bubba Ray became Bully Ray after leaving WWE. Like as not, Enzo and Cass had a decent sized fanbase, and the chance to profit off that fanbase may be too much temptation to avoid for smaller promotions.

Not a mistake: Big Cass had many personal problems.

WWE has had many issues with Big Cass since his return from injury. He got into a shouting match with producers after he spat on fans in Texas to get heel heat. Cass was publicly intoxicated multiple times during the WWE European tour, and broke down a bathroom door on a tour bus because he thought he was the victim of a prank (he was not; the door was simply stuck.)

Big Cass also has the habit of arguing with the creative team in WWE. John Cena and Randy Orton can get away with that, as can Brock Lesnar. Big Cass just isn't enough of a draw to put up with anymore. The WWE removed a toxic element from their locker room, and it was the right decision.

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