7 Stupidest Reasons WWE Refused To Push Superstars

5. Too Flashy... And Boring (Cesaro)

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It's probably no coincidence Cesaro finds himself aligned with Shinsuke Nakamura these days, as he's another effortlessly entertaining performer who WWE's braintrust apparently deems 'boring'. Vince McMahon infamously cited the 'Swiss Superman' as one of the superstars who needed to grab his perpetually shifting brass rings - presumably by replacing his wry humour with slogans and scatology.

Unless it's one of those days when he's being 'too flashy', that is. That's right, such is WWE's paranoia-inducing shifting sand land that poor Cesaro's lack of internet-demanded push has been attributed to both his laconic style and his overly showy displays.

According to former agent Arn Anderson, speaking on his post-WWE podcast, management told Cesaro to cut out most of his moveset - "things no-one else on the planet can do" - because it was too engaging. Double A, mirroring the opinion of just about everybody besides his ex-employers' hierarchy, lamented the edict - as well as WWE's continual rejection of the European powerhouse - as "damn disturbing and it's such a downer." He's not wrong.

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