10 Things In Wrestling That Can’t Be Taught
4. Intelligence
On a recent episode of SmackDown, Big Cass made a catastrophic error of judgment. In his attempt to colour outside of a shifting, paradoxical line - WWE performers are under strict instruction to do what they are told by management, but those who simply do what they are told are told to do something to grab the attention of management - Cass stumbled upon an idea: he would pummel (and theoretically terrify) a little person beyond the prearranged script. Endangering an opponent wasn’t the best idea. Perhaps a fire ad-lib was a better one.
This allegedly enraged management, and painted Cass as something of a dimwit - which we more or less knew when the guy on more than one occasion stood in front of the letter ‘C’ when making his entrance to the ring in a riot of a thousand-words visual metaphor. Cass is not an intelligent wrestler, when left to his own devices nor when operating within his produced role. How he conspired to bury himself with management, when management is alone in seeing any potential in him whatsoever, is actually the most impressive feat he’s ever managed.
WWE holds grudges, and is so stubborn in its various philosophies that one misstep tends to characterise a performer.
Then again, he’s tall.