"That was a crime that was committed against the career of Cesaro."
Paul Heyman says WWE's handling of Cesaro was a "major fumble," and that there was never a real long-term plan for him or Curtis Axel, who he says mainly existed to feed CM Punk. He said Cesaro "checked every box to become a top star," and that John Cena once told Vince McMahon he could main event WrestleMania with him.
Heyman said the company wasted Cesaro's ability to speak five languages, and that he wanted to turn on him and build him into a threat for Brock Lesnar. "Had I turned on Cesaro and we built him up to be a threat to Brock, the matches the two of them could have had are mind-boggling," he said. "A tremendously wasted opportunity, and no one for us to blame but ourselves, including me."
Cesaro left WWE in 2022 and now wrestles as Claudio Castagnoli in AEW. Heyman shared the story on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet. Watch the full interview on Chris Van Vliet's YouTube channel.
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