Arn Anderson said on his podcast the higher-ups in WWE told Cesaro to dull his moveset as a heel.

"He continued to get leaned on to stop doing all that stuff [impressive moves] as a heel. It was just too flashy and all that stuff.”

Arn Anderson went to say only certain top people in WWE don't see him as a top guy.

“He’s not a favourite guy, as you know, of the front office, for whatever reason that is. They’re the only ones that know because everyone else across the planet seems to think he’s a Superstar."