WWE: 6 Ways WrestleMania 30 And Post-Mania Raw Mark A New Era

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2. Cesaro Is A Paul Heyman Guy

This one made everyone a little giddy. After last year's failed experiment with Curtis Axel and Ryback as Paul Heyman Guys, the Dangerous One rebounded big time, first with Lesnar beating the Streak, but then by picking up Cesaro, a competitor who has been on the rise in recent months and had his coming out party at WrestleMania in the battle royal. Cesaro was seemingly left for dead after being saddled with a yodeling gimmick and then paired with Jack Swagger as pseudo-Tea Party patriots. Instead, the Real Americans caught on (well, Cesaro and their "We the People!" catchphrase did) and they found themselves getting higher-profile matches and actual storylines. Cesaro is a little older than most of the youth movement guys on this list (33), but like Daniel Bryan (32), he toiled away in the indies for years, built a following and is a fresh face climbing WWE's ranks. Cesaro might only be three years younger than John Cena, but his tenure on the main roster is much shorter (two year versus 12 years). In Heyman, Cesaro might have found his perfect match. While Cesaro can handle a microphone, there is no one better than Paul Heyman €“ as he proved on Raw. Heyman is this generation's closest thing to Bobby "The Brain" Heenan: He's dynamite on the mic and he manages elite talent. If given the chance to shine, this pairing could be dominating Raw throughout the summer.