It isn't like calling him Cesaro really helped his character and made him more over. Elias was already getting pushed, and changing his name didn't do anything. Shortening names doesn't help in any case, imagine if they started calling everyone by only their first names. Alexa vs Alicia. John vs Steve. Chris vs Eddie. It serves no real purpose. It comes off more like some "New Era Logic" that Vince has been pushing for no other reason than distinguishing this era from the previous ones.
Can you imagine The Macho Man Randy Savage coming out every week to "Randy?" Here comes Randy to the ring! Randy with the big move. Randy is going to tell us what he thinks about Kevin. After this break Randy is going to sign the contract. Smh regular names don't work for every character, because for the most part it makes them sound boring. Guys like John Cena and Daniel Bryan worked despite not having colorful names and outlandish gimmicks, however, for most guys it makes them sound more pedestrian. Everybody can't be the same so changing their names comes off as stifling. When you have a name like Andrade "Soul 100" then you don't have to shorten it to a bare sounding, one part name which comes of like the Latino version of "Andre." The company is doing goofy shyt like that for no real reason LOL