Real Reason Cesaro Quit WWE?

How Cesaro felt about his position in WWE prior to his departure.

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As covered on Thursday, Cesaro has left WWE, declining the promotion's offered contract extension before departing at the end of his previous deal. Thus ended an 11-year run with the market leaders.

Per Fightful Select, who corroborated and expanded upon PWInsider's original report on the matter, Cesaro did not mention a specific reason for leaving WWE when saying goodbye to his peers and colleagues. Some of the outlet's sources did mention, however, that the 41-year-old felt "reasonable disappointment" for how he had been used in WWE, as well the things he had missed out on, usage-wise.

This is believed to be a relatively amicable split, with Fightful noting that WWE's door isn't "completely closed" to Cesaro.

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Signed by WWE in 2011, should Cesaro opt against re-signing, it's likely that he will be remembered as one of the period's most under-utilised wrestlers. The clamour for him to be pushed at a level closer to his world-class in-ring talents peaked in 2016, when the Sezarro Section took off, and though the clamour had fallen off in recent years, it still remained.

As Cesaro left WWE at the end of his contract rather than being released, he isn't bound to a non-compete clause.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.