5 Ups & 5 Downs From Big Cass' WWE Career
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5. You CAN Teach That, But Some Can't Learn...
There emerges a rather obvious problem when a doubles act is undeniably anchored by the verbal dexterity of one member rather than either's overtly outstanding in-ring skill - injuries to the mouthpiece.
In matches in both NXT and the main roster with The Vaudevillains, Enzo Amore came within rhyme-spitting distance of death thanks to his own clumsy inexperience. A 2014 Full Sail tag team clash saw him thankfully only break his leg whilst badly botching a wrist-lock counter, but worse came in 2016 when he nearly detached his money-maker from the rest of his frame trying to slide rapidly under the bottom rope.
Both were frightening in the manner they posed a threat to his welfare, but Cass presumably felt equal fear over how he'd fare in Amore's absence. In both cases, results were disconcertingly mixed. Enzo's big buddy lost a lot in his absence, only bailed out by an admittedly hilarious wheelchair-bound return for the Jersey loudmouth. A quicker return during their main roster run saved the day second time around, but the separate runs foreshadowed more troubling times ahead.