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I define "grabbing the brass ring" as "getting yourself over on your own instead of being chosen."
I don't consider Hogan as having done it. He showed a lot of potential in AWA, then Vince brought him to the WWF and lit a fire under his ass.
Austin did it with "Austin 3:16." Rock did it with his Nation promos. Foley did it by breaking his ass. These are guys who would never have been chosen if they hadn't made themselves what they were. Ziggler and Bryan made themselves huge without the company machine behind them, unfortunately both of them were sidelined by injury. Ziggler is making his way back now.
As far as Cesaro, he was given a huge opportunity which slipped through his hands because he's missing an ingredient in his presentation. I don't think he's a lost cause yet but he needs to figure himself out or he's going to go the way of Chris Masters & Vladimir Kozlov. If they can position him to turn face against Rusev maybe he can finally get it right.
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