10 Wrestlers Who Could Be The Next Big Thing In WWE

By Jack Morrell /

4. Cesaro

Where do we start with Claudio Castagnoli? Everyone and their monkey knows that WWE are wasting his talents, making him the latest victim of their schizophrenic stop-start booking pattern. Everyone and their monkey know that Vince McMahon saw him getting over and deliberately put the brakes on him, even to the extent of downgrading his entrance music from a dynamic air raid siren to a warbly ambulance siren. Astonishingly, McMahon has actually gone on record on €˜Stone Cold€™ Steve Austin€™s podcast as saying that he didn€™t see much potential in Cesaro€ that he didn€™t have €˜it€™. Leaving aside how unprofessional and just plain rude it is for the boss to talk about a current member of the roster in public like that, the fact is that Castagnoli is the best wrestler working for WWE right now. He can work with anyone, big or small, rookie or veteran, and deliver like gangbusters. Forget his ability as a worker, if you wish: his preternatural strength (he should not be able to do half the things he does in the ring, even at his enviable size) alone nearly got him over with the crowd, and that was before the magic of those European uppercuts, or the crowd-pleasing giant swing. WWE have found themselves painted into a corner with Brock Lesnar, having built the man up into the most fearsome monster the company€™s seen in years. How many people on the roster does the crowd think would have any kind of chance against the Beast Incarnate, when John Cena was flattened so convincingly at last year€™s Summerslam and the Undertaker utterly creamed at Wrestlemania the previous spring? Well, we guarantee they€™ll buy Cesaro as a credible threat, whether babyface or heel - and with his tag team partner Tyson Kidd out of action for the foreseeable future, the Swiss Superman has an opportunity to make his case for a significant push€ maybe into the main event€