– As for Shane McMahon’s WWE return, it was noted that after a successful hernia surgery Shane McMahon will be back in shape to wrestle around WWE Summerslam.
– The match between Samoa Joe and Big Cass this week on SmackDown Live is speculated to be a short one to sell Cass’ work leg injury.
On the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that Joe will emerge the winner with the match being very short in length. The reason given was that Cass has been selling his injury given by Daniel Bryan even in house shows this week, meaning that it is very likely that he would continue to appear limping on SmackDown.
There was speculation going around online that Big Cass may have suffered an injury this weekend.
Cass worked Saturday’s (May 19, 2018) WWE SmackDown live event in Amsterdam. This is when fans saw Cass limping during and after the match. Those who were in attendance took to social media and noted that he may have been injured. Fortunately, that is not the case.
Cass has actually been limping during all of his matches to sell an angle that was filmed on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in London, England after he was attacked by Daniel Bryan.
Cass is expected to work the rest of the tour and will be appearing on Tuesday’s edition of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center.
There is news today that Smackdown wrestler, Big Cass, went off script during the May 1st, 2018 edition of Smackdown. The segment involved a little person dressed up to impersonate Daniel Bryan.
According to a report from the Pro Wrestling Sheet, Big Cass went farther in his beating of Daniel Bryan’s impersonator than backstage officials wanted. Big Cass was told to give a boot to the face of the impersonator but Cass felt a longer beating would be better.
Cass is said to have approached Vince McMahon and asked to go farther during the segment but McMahon denied his request. Despite this, Cass continued his beating after delivering the boot during the segment. He mounted Bryan’s impersonator and continued to deliver punches.
The additional strikes thrown by Cass which were not approved by backstage officials were not included in the YouTube clip WWE published of the segment.
Cass was not on Smackdown this week but he did give an interview to WWE.com yesterday, taking credit for Rusev’s victory over Daniel Bryan. This seems to indicate Cass’ feud with Daniel Bryan will continue.
Big Cass on Smackdown
Since returning from injury recently, Cass has wrestled two matches on WWE programming and another 4 at live events. He competed in the Greatest Royal Rumble match in Saudi Arabia. Following that, he submitted to Daniel Bryan in under 8 minutes at Backlash.
Following Backlash, Cass defeated Tye Dillinger on a house show Monday night but was then not used on Smackdown this Tuesday. He’s not advertised for upcoming shows on the European tour though he could still be there. Cass has not posted on social media since Sunday night. He doesn’t post regularly on social media, however, so this easily could just be a coincidence.
Reports surfaced last July that Cass had backstage heat then as well. At the time, Cass was said to have rubbed some people the wrong way by expressing his pro-Trump views loudly.
As for Cass’ rival, Daniel Bryan, he just lost a Money in the Bank qualifying match to Rusev on Smackdown.
Seth Rollins On His Historic Intercontinental Title Feat
WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins recently took to Twitter to comment on himself completing a historic feat as Intercontinental Champ. Rollins noted that he was getting set to defend his title on a fourth continent in three weeks.
That doesn’t seem to be enough for The Architect, however, as he followed up by saying he wants even more:
Big Cass Takes Credit For Rusev’s SDL Win Over Daniel Bryan
On last night’s episode of SmackDown Live, Rusev defeated Daniel Bryan to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match in several weeks. Cass was not used on the show last night, but did do a post-show interview for WWE’s YouTube Channel to discuss his rival Bryan’s loss.
Cass took credit for Rusev defeating Bryan because of his assault on the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion after their match at Backlash. Check out what he had to say here:
Daniel Bryan took a shot at Big Cass’ wrestling ability in a recent social media post. Bryan and Big Cass will wrestle tonight at Backlash in New Jersey.
For Bryan, it will be his first PPV single’s match (not counting GRR) since being medically cleared to return. It will also be Big Cass’ first single’s match back since returning from a torn ACL suffered this summer.
Big Cass’ first official match since returning from injury was the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He entered the match at #49 and only lasted a little over seven minutes.
Big Cass would only eliminate one person from the Rumble and that person was Daniel Brian. As for Bryan, he entered the Rumble at number one and lasted for over an hour and 15 minutes until he was by eliminated by Big Cass.
While a rivalry between Big Cass and Daniel Bryan has been building, WWE has hinted that the Miz and Daniel Bryan rivalry we thought we’d never see is not far off either. In storyline, it was Bryan who arranged for Miz to be drafted to Smackdown after Bryan learned he had been medically cleared to compete.
Here is what the Miz said regarding Bryan being medically cleared to get back in the ring:
“Am I happy? No. Good for him that he is back. Congratulations. Bravo. The thing is he was the one that said, ‘fight for your dreams?’ He didn’t fight for his dreams when he walked away like a coward on Talking Smack now did he? That’s real. Fight for your dreams. His playbook goes something like this: go out there, get sympathy, talk about your wife, cry a little and get your ass kicked.”
WWE might want to hold off on the culmination of this feud until SummerSlam, so it could be a slow build.
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T discussed the new generation of wrestlers in the WWE as well as the retirement of Enzo Amore from professional wrestling and how Big Cass is going to do without him on the recent episode of his podcast, Heated Conversations. Booker also gave his thoughts on Jinder Mahal’s transformation and more. Here are a few highlights from the podcast.
On Enzo Amore’s release from the WWE and subsequent retirement:
“If you can’t make it in the locker room, you have no chance to make it in the ring. Those guys are gonna make sure that you don’t make it. You’re not gonna have a good match ever if those guys don’t like you. In this business it takes two to tango…”
“If Enzo Amore is going to retire from the business, I think it’s very, very unfortunate first and foremost. I’ve said it many, many times.” … “If you put yourself in a situation like this, something is bound to happen.”
On what Big Cass should do now that his partner is gone from the WWE:
“I don’t think Big Cass is a main event guy right now. I wouldn’t want to put him in that position right now – I don’t think he’s ready for that role right now. Not just from a physical standpoint, from a mental standpoint. The fans want to see you work at a certain level, and you’ve got to work your butt off to get to that level.”
“The guys that are making the roster strong, these guys are technically sound. They go out there, they know how to create drama as far as the crowd goes. They know how to bring the crowd into the ring, and that’s what I think Big Cass needs to work on a bit more. What we call, Shakespeare.”
“I’m gonna make it my personal mission to get Big Cass to that place where we need him to be as far as being a main event prospect.”
On Jinder Mahal’s transformation:
“When Jinder Mahal came back to WWE he was transformed – he was reincarnated. He was almost a totally different guy than we saw with 3MB. His strength seems to neutralize these guys, to where Jinder has to really go out and do nothing in a match, and people look at him and think ‘wow, this guy has evolved.”
You can listen to Heated Conversations by clicking here. Quotes by ProWrestling.com
During tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Daniel Bryan was interviewed backstage by Renee Young. Bryan was asked why he helped AJ Styles earlier after Rusev and Aiden English attacked him. Bryan said that he helped AJ because he respected him.
Big Cass then showed up and towered over Bryan. Cass mocked Bryan’s size and called him “little man” before walking away.
Big Cass tore his ACL in a Brooklyn Street Fight against Enzo Amore on the August 21st episode of WWE RAW.
SAnitY Is Coming To SmackDown
WWE also aired the following vignette on SmackDown that confirmed former NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY will be called up to the main roster. WWE only showed Killian Dain, Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe in a promotional image later on the show. It appears that Nikki Cross will remain in NXT for now.
Charlotte battled Billie Kay tonight on SmackDown. Charlotte won the match, but was attacked by Peyton Royce and Carmella. Becky Lynch jumped in the ring, but the numbers game caught up to her and the IIconics & Carmella attacked her as well.
Asuka then sprinted down to the ring as Carmella retreated. Asuka booted Billie Kay and then planted Peyton Royce with a German Suplex. Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Asuka stood tall in the ring as Carmella looked worried on the entrance ramp.
With rumors circulating that Big Cass is nearing a return to WWE TV, following a torn ACL suffered several months ago, it appears he could possibly be returning under a new name. WWE filed to trademark the name “Colin Cassady” on March 30th, 2018. This was Cass’ name before being known as Big Cass in WWE.
Perhaps WWE is attempting to remove any sort of association with Enzo Amore by bringing back Cass as a new character. Here is WWE’s explanation of what they plan on trademarking the “Colin Cassady” name for:
“Entertainment services, namely wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio and via the internet or commercial online services; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment; fan club services; organizing and staging entertainment events with wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the fields of sports entertainment”
– Injured WWE Superstar Big Cass was backstage at last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW and was reportedly telling people he had been cleared to return, per a report from PWInsider. Cass has been out-of-action since August of last year when he suffered a torn ACL during a match with Enzo Amore. He required surgery to fix the injury and has been rehabbing ever since.
Cass was expected to return around May, meaning he’d be out of the question for a possible WrestleMania 34 appearance. He has been back training in the WWE Performance Center since mid-February. The initial word backstage around RAW was that Cass was in the final stages of his recovery and could be returning to RAW storylines soon.
– Tension between Sasha Banks and Bayley continues to boil over on Monday Night RAW, as rumors of a possible match between the pair at WrestleMania 34 swirl around. It’s expected that both women will instead be involved in the first-ever Women’s WrestleMania Battle Royal.
Banks and Bayley got into an argument in the middle of their tag team match against Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, leading to them suffering a loss. Banks took to Twitter to comment on the situation:
Either you're with me or you're not, there's no in between. #RawDallas
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) March 20, 2018
Some WWE Superstars stick with the same character and the same general persona for the entirety of their careers. Others are given drastic overhauls, some several times, before things click. There are several Superstars on the RAW and SmackDown rosters we feel could benefit from shaking up their images. Here are 4 of them:
Tye Dillinger
Photo credit: WWE.com
Tye Dillinger exploded onto the main roster scene at the 2017 Royal Rumble with great potential and hope from NXT. And now he’s being kept away from his full potential because WWE don’t like his “10” chants… so they entered him at number 10 in the 2018 Royal Rumble…?
The whole situation around Tye Dillinger is confusing, it just doesn’t make sense.
Unfortunately I kind of think that Dillinger may have jinxed himself when he told Sky Sports that he’d be happy if he never achieved anything ever again after making his debut on the main roster in 2017… oh dear.
Tye Dillinger is the only entrant on this list that isn’t injured.
While Tye Dillinger has made appearances on SmackDown Live, and even challenged for the odd title, he’s never been involved in a significant feud, story arc, or title challenge. He sits with the likes of Tyler Breeze, who both shone as stars of NXT but have been unable to make a lasting impact on the main roster.
Tyler Breeze was close to making this list, but his success with The Fashion Police has kept him more relevant than Dillinger.
Jeff Hardy
With the spot light on Woken Matt Hardy, many may have forgotten the injured Jeff Hardy who has been sat on the sidelines recently with a torn rotator cuff.
With the anniversary of their return to WWE coming up, the main focus of the last year has been on their partnership as a tag team and the development of the Broken gimmick. What people may have overlooked is that Jeff Hardy was the valuable talent and draw before they left WWE.
Jeff had significantly more WWE title reigns than Matt during their previous stint in WWE, but this contrasts with the resurgence and popularity that Matt Hardy nurtured and grew. It’ll be interesting to see whether WWE split the brothers up; especially since Jeff has appeared to follow his brother, allowing Matt to cover all the promos and onscreen interviews.
The main question though is whether Jeff will come back as himself, The Enigma, or as The Nefarious Brother Nero. Hopefully The Ultimate Deletion between Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt will offer further answers.
Either way, Jeff Hardy should take this opportunity and return repackaged as something different to what we have previously seen since WrestleMania 33.
Big Cass
The following comment from the SEScoops community may some up how Big Cass is perceived in the WWE Universe:
“Big Who?”
A torn ACL, an almost career ending injury, has prevented the 7ft superstar from competing since the middle of last year. The last anyone saw of him was when Big Cass turned heel against his tag team partner Enzo Amore, attempting to make a name for himself as a power house and next tallest athlete on the roster.
Many fans were frustrated with the continuing feud between Big Cass and Enzo Amore, but now that Amore has been released due to allegations of sexual assault, Big Cass has an open opportunity to break free and clear a new path for himself.
Having seen how much Braun Strowman has achieved since leaving Bray Wyatt’s family, it may have been WWE’s plan to pit the two against each other, with the crowd favouring Strowman as a face compared to Big Cass who received instant negativity from the crowd.
To demonstrate exactly how negative a reaction Big Cass received, it would be hard to predict who would be jeered more, Big Cass or Jinder Mahal.
Big Cass’s sole mission should be to give himself purpose and make himself relevant having cut ties with Enzo Amore, as well as Carmella. If Big Cass had a target or goal, it should be to make the WWE Universe say: “THAT’S BIG CASS!?” with a new persona and image.
Dean Ambrose
I am guilty of constantly forgetting about Dean Ambrose at the moment. It wasn’t long ago that he was competing as part of The Shield and as one half of the RAW Tag Team Champions, but surgery on a torn tricep in December has ruled him out for 9 months.
Ambrose has also been WWE Champion and Intercontinental Champion in recent years, and has been a solid work horse for the company.
Unfortunately, Ambrose appears to have the longest journey back into the ring, and therefore back into relevancy within the WWE Universe. He won’t be seen in the ring until after SummerSlam at best and won’t have a direction or set angle to return to, unlike Jeff Hardy.
The key word here is ‘relevancy’. Dean Ambrose runs the risk of returning and not being current or fresh. His rumoured heel turn on The Shield has been put on hold, and Seth Rollins is likely to have moved on from his role in the tag team championship race as he faces a triple threat match at WrestleMania in April. Therefore Ambrose will need to find his own way back that captures the WWE Universe.
I think he’s capable of making a successful return with a fresh perspective, but if it involves yet another feud with The Miz… NO!! It has been done time and time again. Leave it now and move on.
Discussion:
Are there any other superstars who need to be repackaged in WWE?
Big Cass been out of action since last August when he suffered an ACL tear in a match against Enzo Amore on WWE RAW. The big man is now back training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, according to PWInsider.
No word yet on how far he is from returning to action, but sources say he looks to be in great shape and is walking around without any assistance. Cass back training at the PC is a good sign that he could return in time for WrestleMania 34, a scenario that was far from a sure thing when the injury occurred last summer.
Back in November, Cass spoke to the Sun Herald about the prospect of missing WrestleMania. “It’s very frustrating to miss WrestleMania,” he said. “It’s very disappointing. I was on quite a roll at the time. The night I got hurt, during a commercial break, I cut a promo and loaded up to the fans. It felt good to have the fans boo me.”
6 months is a long time as it relates to the landscape of WWE television storylines. Cass was in the midst of a singles push when he got injured and you can expect that push to resume upon his return. Especially with Enzo Amore no longer with WWE, Cass has the opportunity to shine on his own and will be a welcomed addition to the RAW brand.
Do you think Big Cass will make an impact on RAW when he returns? Discuss in the comments section below.
– The WWE always likes to bring in some big names for the Royal Rumble each year, and it seems that they’ve brought in one of the biggest for tomorrow night. PWInsider is reporting that both The Undertaker and Michelle McCool are in Philadelphia for the Royal Rumble.
It’s possible that the couple is just there for McCool’s appearance in the women’s Royal Rumble, as WWE did reach out to her for an appearance. As for The Undertaker there’s no word yet on if he’ll be competing in the men’s Royal Rumble. Here is a photo and video of Taker and McCool in Philadelphia earlier today:
– Big Cass appeared alongside NXT Women’s Champ Ember Moon, Mandy Rose, Dana Warrior, and No Way Jose at the WrestleMania Reading Challenge in New Orleans this week as they read to over 300 students for National Reading Day. Here are some photos:
“Ms. Money In The Bank” Carmella recently did an interview with Rolling Stone to promote WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge. “The Princess Of Statin Island” talked about several professional wrestling topics such as the message sent to young kids watching men and women team together in the MMC, joining Total Divas on E!, and managing Enzo Amore & Big Cass in NXT. Here are the highlights:
A lot of the WWE’s audience are kids. What kind of message do you think can be taken away from seeing male and female superstars fighting in the same match?
“It’s super important for little girls to see what the women have done with the ‘Women’s Revolution’ and now being able to be a part of this Mixed Match Challenge. It’s different, it’s fun and it’s exciting. Nowadays, women are looked at as equal to the men when it comes to competing and I think that’s a really cool message to send to little girls and show them that whatever they want to do, they can set their mind to it and make it happen. And right now, this is a super exciting time for women in the WWE with all the firsts. We have the first women’s Royal Rumble match coming up and we had the first women’s Money in the Bank ladder match [in July 2017], so the sky is really the limit for the women right now.”
You also joined Total Divas this year, which adds a lot to your plate. What has that transition been like?
“It’s super exciting to be a part of a reality show in the midst of this ‘Women’s Revolution.’ One of the things documented on the show was the Money in the Bank ladder match, so it’s been exciting and different. It’s not something I ever thought I would do, being a part of a reality show. It was a super fun experience and being able to see it all play out on TV and for fans to be able to get to know me a little bit more has been cool.”
You’ve been wrestling on your own for a few months now. Are you excited to be paired up with someone again or do you feel more comfortable alone now?
“I like doing my own thing and I like being partnered with somebody. Anytime you’re partnered with a guy in wrestling, it’s exciting and different. Having James Ellsworth by my side for a while, that got people talking. Being a manager for Enzo and Cass in NXT was great. I got a lot of experience with doing that. And now this is something different as well, so I’m excited to be a part of it.”
You can ready Carmella’s full interview with Rolling Stone by clicking this link here.
Carmella and Big Cass have been in a long term relationship since their time working together in NXT. They recently featured in Total Divas and have been looking to move to LA.
Here is the moment that Big Cass was introduced on the show:
Unfortunately they both have different ideas as to where they want to live their lives. Big Cass is set on New York, while Carmella is pushing for a move to LA.
The relationship seems to have come to a stop though as Carmella removed all mention of Big Cass from her instagram account, as well as unfollowing the 7-foot superstar on Twitter. While nothing has been confirmed, these are not good signs for their relationship.
It’s understandable that this isn’t ‘Wrestling News’, however it might be worth considering how a break-up could impact their careers and trajectories moving forward.
With Big Cass injured, he had potential to re-invent himself and move over to the SmackDown Live brand as a new competitor, rather than returning to RAW. This move would have been extremely positive, as he could join Carmella on Team Blue. But if it is true that they are no longer together, a move to SmackDown Live could cause friction backstage. But at the same time: return to RAW may remind fans of his not-so-popular heel turn before becoming injured.
Carmella may not be as worried since she holds the Money In The Bank contract which means that she will always be close behind the SmackDown Live Women’s Champion, and a key part of the title scene moving forward.
– WWE has a new poll asking fans which WWE NXT Superstar has the better top rope elbow drop. As of this writing, 69% voted for Kairi Sane’s Insane Elbow while the rest voted for The Velveteen Dream’s Purple Rainmaker.
– RAW Tag Team Champion Cesaro and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos tweeted the following as The Usos prepare to face The Bar at tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view:
Tag Team Championships. We’ve always been about it. The Usos usually only care about two colors: money green and title gold.
hUCEton you have a problem… tomorrow at #SurvivorSeries you’re facing the best tag team in the ? BAR none. Sincerely, the A Team from the A show. We are #TheBar#BleedRed#RAW
Big Cass was on the verge of receiving a singles push when he suffered a knee injury back in August this year. He is expected to stay on the shelf for at least 9 months which means he’ll be forced to miss the upcoming WrestleMania 34 event.
During a recent interview with Sun Herald, Cass discussed missing the 34th edition of the Show Of Shows Among other things. Below are some of the highlights from his interview:
Missing WrestleMania:
“It’s very frustrating to miss WrestleMania, It’s very disappointing. I was on quite a roll at the time. The night I got hurt, during a commercial break, I cut a promo and loaded up to the fans. It felt good to have the fans boo me.”
Splitting up with Enzo Amore:
“Enzo and I came up in the system together and busted our butts for many years, we hit a major reception in NXT, but it tapered off at live events in WWE. We both knew it was the right time to split up.”
Taking advice from the likes of Triple H and Undertaker:
“Triple H, Reigns, Cena and the Undertaker are people who I usually go to for advice, These are people who I respect and I take whatever advice they give me.”
His relationship with Carmella:
“It’s tough because we’re on different brands, I’m on Raw, she’s on Smackdown. It’s real difficult, but we make it work.”
On August 21st Big Cass was injured during a Street Fight with Enzo Amore; he tore his ACL and will be sidelines until after Wrestlemania 34.
The video underneath shows the moment that Big Cass tore his ACL on RAW as he went over the ropes and landed awkwardly outside the ring….
Since the injury, Big Cass has had surgery and is attending rigorous rehabilitation to repair his knee, but hasn’t made many promotional appearances for WWE. However this recently changed as he attended an interview with the Sun Herald to promote WrestleMania 34.
In the interview Big Cass explained his relationship with the fans of WWE and how he felt he was doing within the company.
“It’s very disappointing. I was on quite a roll at the time. The night I got hurt, during a commercial break, I cut a promo and loaded up to the fans. It felt good to have the fans boo me.”
Big Cass also appears on tonight’s episode of Total Divas as the 7 foot tall superstar is dating Carmella, who features in the latest season of the WWE TV show on E! along with Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax. Here is a preview of Big Cass’s introduction by Carmella:
As filming began for season 7 in June 2017, the timing suggests that Total Divas could cover aspects of Big Cass’s injury, from Carmella’s point of view. I doubt she’ll be flaunting the Money In The Bank briefcase as much while Big Cass sits sidelined for 6 months.
An important aspect of this is the possibility of an insight behind Big Cass’s in-ring persona. Since breaking away from Enzo Amore, he has turned heel and consistently booed by the crowd. This may give fans the opportunity to see a more realistic aspect of Big Cass that has been hidden behind strong characters and gimmicks throughout his WWE career. His initial introduction to Total Divas comes across as extremely shy and uncomfortable in the preview, but this is probably due to have cameras following him and his girlfriend around all the time.
RAW Superstar Big Cass spoke recently spoke with Sam Roberts at the Ringside Fest event in New York City. Cass spoke about his recovery from ACL surgery, what he’s been up to during his time away and how long he’ll be out of action.
Cass tore his ACL on the August 21st edition of Monday Night RAW during a match against Enzo Amore. He felt and heard a pop in his leg and knew immediately that he tore his ACL, which has an 8-9 month recovery period. He described it was an emotional situation and told Sam Roberts that he was very, very angry at the time.
Big Cass’ current physical rehabilitation routine includes training twice a day. Cass says he’s been working with John Cena’s trainer Rob McIntyre. He plans to return bigger, better and stronger than ever. If he stays on track, he should be back in the ring shortly after WrestleMania 34.
During his time away, Cass and Carmella bought a house in Tampa. In addition to playing video games and watching shows, Cass said he’s been brushing up on his Spanish in hopes of making himself even more valuable to WWE.
Cass and Carmella are featured on the new season of Total Divas. Cass said it’s “very, very weird” being on a reality TV show but acknowledges that’s what he signed up for.
You can listen to the full 10-minute discussion here:
Posted November 6th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Big Cass.
After he beat Enzo Amore, the 7 foot superstar was featured on RAW Talk and went on to state that he was coming after the Universal Title. So what is the latest on the injury that is keeping Big Cass on the sidelines?
Unfortunately there isn’t anything of note to mention yet. His official twitter account has been quiet, apart from an off topic comment about the world series, and other than an appearance on an episode of The Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast, the 7 foot athlete has appeared off-grid!
This isn’t a surprise as Big Cass underwent surgery to repair is torn ACL in late August. While the surgery was successful, a torn ACL is an extremely complex injury that requires a long time to recover correctly and is feared by any sports star. The potential career ending injury is not to be taken lightly, so it is unlikely that we’ll see Big Cass making a shock return in the same manner that Braun Strowman did when he required elbow surgery.
The only positive that could be taken from this situation is the potential for a completely fresh start when he does return; the chance to cut away from Enzo and become a force to be reckoned with in the singles division.
Hopefully the Ringside event in New York will prompt a new update, however it looks like we won’t be seeing Big Cass before May 2018, after Wrestlemania.
WWE Superstar Big Cass was recently a guest on The Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast to talk about his singles run in WWE and his push. Cass noted that he tries to model his in-ring style after the likes of The Undertaker and Kevin Nash, and also revealed that he turns to guys like The Big Show and Triple H backstage for advice.
As it pertains to “The Deadman,” Cass noted that when The Undertaker is around backstage he’s able to pick his brain a bit:
“Undertaker is another guy when he’s around, I try to talk to him as much as possible,” Cass said. “Yeah, but a lot of people are kind of intimidated by him. He’s The Undertaker, he’s the godfather of the locker room. I feel like I have a good rapport with him and I try to talk to him as much as possible.”
He continued, “When he’s around I try to pick his brain and just try to listen to what he thinks about what I’m doing and what other people are doing because he’s The Undertaker.”
RAW Superstar Big Cass was the latest guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast. During their discussion, Cass commented on the rumor of his former tag team partner Enzo Amore having backstage heat.
“Enzo is Enzo,” Cass said. “The guy you see on TV is the guy that you see in real life. Enzo wouldn’t be in the spot he’s in, he wouldn’t have made it this far if he didn’t act the way he does, so there is good with the bad.”
When asked if he was distancing himself from Enzo as a result of him being out of favor with WWE management and members of the locker room, Cass said no.
“No, I don’t think so, I don’t think I have distanced myself from him. The storyline has kind of taken on its own thing. Once it started being talked about and people started talking about it on the internet, then they are like: ‘oh really, people talk about it? Well okay, if it’s not real, lets pretend it is real and put it more out there on TV.”
RAW Superstar Big Cass underwent knee surgery on Thursday to repair the injury sustained during his Brooklyn Street Fight against Enzo Amore on Monday’s RAW.
Earlier this week, WWE.com noted, “It looks like he has an ACL tear, possibly a medial meniscus tear.” Typical recovery time from ACL surgery is nine months, which means a return in time for WrestleMania next April is questionable.
Carmella posted the following pics of Cass following his surgery:
He's in more agony over the lack of pizza than he is over the surgery ???????????? pic.twitter.com/5RtidhMmDX
Big Cass was injured on Monday’s episode of WWE RAW during his Brooklyn Street Fight with Enzo Amore on RAW last night. Cass charged at Enzo while he was leaning on the ropes. Enzo ducked and Cass went tumbling out of the ring and landed awkwardly on his leg. The match was then stopped because Big Cass was unable to continue.
AUG. 22 UPDATE: An initial MRI of Big Cass’ left knee shows that he will require surgery.
“It looks like he has an ACL tear, possibly a medial meniscus tear, but we’re going to wait for the radiologist to evaluate the MRI and give us their full report,” WWE ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson said.
The seven-footer will be undergoing surgery this week to repair the damage, which will be the start of a long road back to the squared circle.
“A typical ACL tear takes about nine months [to recover from],” Robinson said.
Big Cass suffered the injury to his left knee during the Brooklyn Street Fight against Enzo Amore on Raw. The injury occurred after Amore dodged a big boot by pulling down the top rope, sending Cass to the floor in the process.
“It’s hard to tell what the extent of the injury is, but we’re going to send him to get an MRI tomorrow and figure that out,” said WWE ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson.
Big Cass faced Enzo Amore in a Brooklyn Street Fight last night on WWE RAW. Cass dominated the entire match, but everything changed when he charged at Enzo while Amore was leaning up against the ropes. Enzo ducked at the last second and Big Cass went flying out of the ring and landed awkwardly on his leg. The match was stopped shortly after this as Big Cass fell down while trying to hit an Empire Elbow. Enzo was awarded the victory as Big Cass was unable to continue due to being injured. WWE uploaded the following video of Cass using crutches following the match:
Cruiserweight Championship rematch announced for tonight’s episode of 205 Live
On last week’s episode of RAW, Akira Tozawa dethroned the King of the Cruiserweights and became the Cruiserweight Champion. During Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam Kickoff Show, Tozawa defended his Cruiserweight Championship. Tozawa seemed to be in control of the match, but things fell apart when he went for the Senton Bomb. Neville was ready for it and was able to get his knees up. Neville then connected with the Red Arrow onto Tozawa’s back for the pinfall victory.
On last night’s episode of RAW, Neville was interviewed backstage about becoming the Cruiserweight Champion once again. Neville bragged about his victory but was quickly interrupted by Titus O’Neil and Akira Tozawa. O’Neil informed Neville that Tozawa will invoke his rematch clause tonight on 205 Live.
WWE has confirmed Big Cass sustained a knee injury during his Brooklyn Street Fight with Enzo Amore on RAW.
During a spot that involved Cass going over the top rope after missing a kick to Enzo, the big man landed badly. It was ugly and Cass was favoring the other leg when he returned to the ring. When it became clear he couldn’t continue, the match was called off and Enzo Amore was declared the winner. Enzo gloated afterwards:
You are never defeated when you lose yo…. you are defeated when you quit! & BIH-Cass… you've been defeated! #SAWFt as ? – ?? #NoBalls
WWE issued a statement on Cass’ condition, stating that Cass injured his left knee and will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine the extent of the injury:
“Big Cass suffered an injury to his left knee during the Brooklyn Street Fight against Enzo Amore on Raw, WWE.com can confirm. The injury occurred after Amore dodged a big boot by pulling down the top rope, sending Cass to the floor in the process.
“It’s hard to tell what the extent of the injury is, but we’re going to send him to get an MRI tomorrow and figure that out,” said WWE ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson.
