10 Candidates For WWE’s Next Bizarre Push
3. Big Cass
Braun Strowman is the Meteor Among Monsters; a pacy and powerful predator, he has redefined the role of the hoss in WWE. It's no longer enough to "be big"; Strowman is massive and preposterously athletic, the perfect interface between Vince McMahon's ideal body type and the fandom's ideal scenario of not being bored into submission.
Big Cass is something of a victim of relativity. He looks like Edge, but isn't as talented. He's good on promos, but his old tag team partner, Enzo Amore, was far better. And, in comparison to Braun, his style becomes anachronistic. As if fated by this, WWE reported his medical clearance on the same day they announced Daniel Bryan's return to the ring.
But he's seven foot tall, and you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
"Being big" probably is enough, let's face it; Vince McMahon likes his Superstars to be big, and always has, which explains why Cass was split from Enzo a mere year into the team's main roster run. It was an inevitable decision met with the inevitable apathy: Cass, a limited worker but an engaging and entertaining presence in the right context, offered little throughout his short, curtailed singles push. But the injury probably won't spell curtains for it.
Enzo Vs. Big Cass was hardly going to test his credentials as a singles performer. There may yet be hope, and we'll likely find out in the coming months.