What killed Barrett's potential stardom was him getting injury prone and not him missing the things needed to be a big star.
Ceasaro had the better in-ring skills but Barrett was better with gimmicks and promos which is what the WWE cares more about. The King gimmick was a bust but that was because the WWE didn't care enough for it to work and the whole tournament being just a big afterthought.
Ceasro could easily have been a big star by now if the WWE were actually serious with Heyman as his manager and/or not doing their best to fight the crowds who wanted him to be a big star.
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