Badrose Thorns: Is Big Cass' Push Already Over?

Welcome back to another edition of Badrose Thorns. On the September 28 episode of WWE RAW, Dragon Lee managed to pick up a “surprising” victory over Big Cass by escaping a chokeslam attempt and snatching a sunset flip pinfall.

While the action inside the ring was actually solid—in fact, arguably Cass’ best performance since making his return to the company—the result itself raises a massive red flag about his standing on the roster.

Baffling Booking: Why Sign Him Just to Kill His Momentum?

Let’s be completely real about this situation. WWE knew full well who and what Big Cass was when they put pen to paper and brought him back. He is a classic, imposing big man with raw power moves and decent-enough mic skills. Most importantly, without Enzo Amore by his side to handle the energetic, babyface crowd work, Cass was always destined to work best in a pure heel role. None of this was a secret. None of this was an unknown variable.

So, what were WWE’s actual creative intentions here?

If you bring in a giant with the clear goal of establishing him as a monster heel, why immediately pit him against athletes like Je’Von Evans and Dragon Lee? Putting a heavy powerhouse against ultra-agile, high-flying speedsters is a stylistically difficult matchup to begin with if you want the big man to look dominant. Yet, all things considered, Cass did his part, adapted well, and delivered solid in-ring work.

That makes the creative direction downright nonsensical. Why spend real TV time and resources hyping Cass with weeks of slick, high-production vignettes before his debut, only to completely pull the rug out from under him after just a single month? Rolling him out as a major new threat only to have him lose to Je’Von Evans during the South American tour, fall short in a Money in the Bank qualifier, and then drop a clean pinfall to Dragon Lee on free television isn’t just sloppy—it’s an outright waste of a push.

Protect the Giants: A Tell-Tale Booking Signal

If WWE had any genuine, top-tier plans to build Big Cass into a credible singles force, they would never have booked him to take a clean loss to Dragon Lee at this stage of his return.

In traditional wrestling booking, when the office is serious about establishing a heavyweight for a major run, they protect him fiercely. You build aura and momentum by having him overpower smaller opponents, not by having him pinned via a leverage roll-up on weekly television.

A single loss doesn’t always mean management has formally abandoned a talent, but when you connect the dots across the past few weeks, the writing is on the wall. WWE seems to have already cooled off on the idea of positioning Cass as a serious, main-event-level solo act before his run even had a chance to breathe.

Time to Bring Back the Tag Team Magic?

When Cass made his return without Enzo Amore, the presentation hinted at a serious, standalone path. But without the protective booking required to back up that threat, his solo momentum has evaporated before our eyes.

Looking at where things stand right now, Cass might legitimately need Enzo back at his side.

Their original run as a duo created one of the most wildly popular tag teams of their era before their split back in 2017. Enzo’s charisma on the microphone combined with Cass’ size in the ring was a battle-tested formula that hid individual weaknesses and played directly to their strengths.

While there is zero confirmation that WWE is actively pursuing a reunion or reaching out to Enzo, from a purely creative standpoint, pivoting Cass back into a high-profile tag team dynamic might be the only way to salvage his current run before he fades completely into mid-card irrelevance.

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