Don't worry, Daniel Bryan won't be a Wyatt for long....

[TheRev]

When I saw Bryan apparently "follow the buzzards", I just sat there and wondered why in the world would WWE take one of their hottest guys and turn him in what felt like, in my opinion, a bit of a cheesy way....that Bryan has been brainwashed due to being beaten down so much by the 3. They couldn't brainwash Kane who was already demented, but Bryan all of a sudden switches teams and plays for the bad guys now?

Then I started thinking, if they really wanted to have Bryan turn heel, they would have waited until the Royal Rumble. They could have had Bryan and Wyatt land in the final two, only for Wyatt to tell Bryan to jump over the top rope to eliminate himself, allowing Wyatt the win and give him a shot at the title. Wyatt would be over huge as a heel and would really elevate his character another level.

Then it hit me.

They go for the same ending, Wyatt and Bryan in the ring, last one wins the Rumble. Heck they may even have one of his two goons in the last 3 and he jumps out first after Wyatt tells him to leave. Wyatt tells Bryan to leave and Bryan starts putting a leg over the top rope, only to turn around, doing his angry head shaking thing he does. Wyatt tells him to leave again. Bryan then looks at him, smiles, and starts chanting, "NO! NO! NO!" and the crowd goes nuts.

We realize that Bryan is the one who actually mastered the mind games with Wyatt. They fight for a couple minutes, Wyatt gets eliminated, and BOOM...Bryan just got hotter than hot, crowd is going crazy, and we have Bryan set up for the Road to Wrestlemania. Gives a slight twist, fans leave happy...it's all good.

Wouldn't surprise me if this leads to a sub-angle of Wyatt still attacking Bryan, Cena saves him, and then Wyatt decides to go after Cena. This has been rumored as a possible WM match so it could make sense. Seems like a waste of an angle with them at this point, but it could be done.

Anyway, all that being said, I can't see Bryan staying a Wyatt for long. Bryan is selling too much merch himself nowadays. Why not make him insanely over at the Rumble so you cash in all the way through Wrestlemania?

So I just can't see Bryan being a Wyatt for more than 4 weeks...but then again, who knows what WWE has up its sleeve. If not this, I sure hope it leads to something really good...

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

God I hope you are right. This is one of the things that could make me stop watching the WWE for a very long time. Here you have Bryan who won the crowd over, very talented, but gets buried (so to speak) by Triple H, Orton, The Shield, and Wyatts with weekly beat downs.

Despite his depush is still one of the most over faces of the WWE. Then turns heel which makes little sense at all. This would be like Bret Hart joining Mr. Fuji's stable in late 1993, or John Cena joining JBL's cabinet in late 2004.

It's something that is meant to cool off Bryan if WWE actually pushes through this. No more, no less.

 

[DB-Fan]

There are two ways to look at what happened tonight.

Scenario #1 - Vince/HHH really are pissed that an indy is getting over and they've allowed their egos to run wild by putting Bryan in this program just to quell his popularity with the fans. No one will ever convince me Vince and HHH aren't capable of such a move. So this is a distinct possibility and one I fear greatly, because I don't see even Daniel Bryan, as red hot as he is, being able to sustain popularity while in the Wyatt family as a heel.

Scenario #2 - exactly what the OP suggested. It's weird because I had the same thought as soon as the show went off the air. Have Bryan "appear" to be with the Wyatts for the next few weeks and then pull the big swerve at the Rumble by not jumping over the ring ropes at the request of Bray when they are the last two in the ring. I also thought about Harper jumping over after he, Bryan and Bray were the last 3 in the ring. Then have Bryan eliminate Bray. It would indeed be electric and I guarantee the crowd would be hotter than ever for him.

All I'll say is IF this program doesn't end with Daniel winning the Rumble I'll know, once and for all, that Vince and Co. don't ever plan on letting him back on top in WWE again. This will be the final straw one way or the other.

 

[kumarjtk]

i already written in wm prediction post bryan join wyatt family and fight against taker at mania. It definitely huge match for bryan. the story goes until mania.
As for as brock statement he is no 1 contender for wwe belt after rr.

 

[kadroan]

There are two ways to look at what happened tonight.

Scenario #1 - Vince/HHH really are pissed that an indy is getting over and they've allowed their egos to run wild by putting Bryan in this program just to quell his popularity with the fans. No one will ever convince me Vince and HHH aren't capable of such a move. So this is a distinct possibility and one I fear greatly, because I don't see even Daniel Bryan, as red hot as he is, being able to sustain popularity while in the Wyatt family as a heel.

Scenario #2 - exactly what the OP suggested. It's weird because I had the same thought as soon as the show went off the air. Have Bryan "appear" to be with the Wyatts for the next few weeks and then pull the big swerve at the Rumble by not jumping over the ring ropes at the request of Bray when they are the last two in the ring. I also thought about Harper jumping over after he, Bryan and Bray were the last 3 in the ring. Then have Bryan eliminate Bray. It would indeed be electric and I guarantee the crowd would be hotter than ever for him.

All I'll say is IF this program doesn't end with Daniel winning the Rumble I'll know, once and for all, that Vince and Co. don't ever plan on letting him back on top in WWE again. This will be the final straw one way or the other.

I'd have to go with option #1. I think that segment where they lifted the WHC and WWE titles to the rafters on RAW a few weeks ago where he kept getting more attention from the crowd than them focusing on Orton/Cena's match at TLC was the final straw.

I wouldn't be surprised if he finally faces Cena at some point as a heel like at Elimination Chamber just to have his last high profile match before he's back competing for the US/IC titles, maybe Cena faces Bray at Wrestlemania and free him. Other than that, I think his days up top are done.

 

[you so stoopid]

Oh thank god............... I was really worried about how I was going to go on with my everyday life now that Bryan is a Wyatt.

I mean how will they sell Total Diva's if one of the stars, fiancee. Is a bad guy? How could then take him out of his heel character for that show? It would ruin hundreds of young children and turn them of this this Barney and Friends like product.


I am thankful for all of the IWC so they can inform me to not let this upsetting turn of events ruin my life for at least the next few months. Now I know as a grown ass man I can mark out for other dudes like a Bryan when he comes across my TV for 15 minutes a week. I might even get to keep playing with my boner during said 15 minutes.


Thank You

 

[DB-Fan]

I'd have to go with option #1. I think that segment where they lifted the WHC and WWE titles to the rafters on RAW a few weeks ago where he kept getting more attention from the crowd than them focusing on Orton/Cena's match at TLC was the final straw.

I wouldn't be surprised if he finally faces Cena at some point as a heel like at Elimination Chamber just to have his last high profile match before he's back competing for the US/IC titles, maybe Cena faces Bray at Wrestlemania and free him. Other than that, I think his days up top are done.

It's definitely a very strong possibility. I'd like to believe they are building Bryan back toward a push for either the title or at least a main event spot at Wrestlemania. But the skeptic in me says you are probably right. Admittedly, I've been waiting for some type of definitive confirmation one way or the other on what Vince/HHH would do with Bryan and his popularity. The O-N-L-Y way him joining the Wyatts tonight is a good thing is if it results in a swerve at the Rumble where he wins. Anything less than that and I'll be 100% convinced of what you said. Vince's ego is certainly capable of burying Daniel Bryan for no other reason than that he personally doesn't want a guy that's not home-grown getting over.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

Anybody remember when CM Punk joined The New Breed in 2007 on ECW for a few weeks? How'd that work out for CM Punk? Pretty well if I remember correctly. I see this as Daniel Bryan using the Wyatts to win the Royal Rumble and get the Title shot at Wrestlemania.

 

[The Eighties]

I was thinking it could be a ploy by Bryan to use The Wyatt's to win the Rumble but I dunno, my faith in that outcome isn't strong.

I just can't see why they'd go the lackey heel route though, I mean even if they never intend to give Bryan a WWE title run making him a chump heel or a lame bitch that needs rescuing by Cena does nothing useful, just keep him face and keep making money off him regardless of whether he's WWE champion or not.

 

[JJ15776]

Oh FFS. Really, people? How many times does the WWE have to prove you wrong, how many times does the WWE have to show you that they know what they're doing, how many times do they have to show you that you need to wait until a storyline plays out before you stop overanalyzing every move and reacting based on the assumption that they're going to do something stupid when there is no fact based reason to think that? This happens every time. EVERY. FREAKING. TIME. WWE does something you didn't expect, which means you didn't like it, and you all run to your little computers and either cry about how stupid it was without giving any thought whatsoever to where it's leading or you cry about how stupid it is because you're absolutely certain you know where it's leading and it must be leading somewhere stupid. Then the storyline plays out, it turns out WWE had the whole thing planned out perfectly, you were wrong about what they were going to do, and it all works out for them. Then you somehow either conveniently ignore the entire thing, or find some way to nitpick it or call it predictable. Because, afterall, that's what everything is; stupid or predictable.

Daniel Bryan is not going to be in the Wyatt Family for long. He's not going to stay heel. They're not doing this to bury him because their big egos are taking over or because they were upset he got cheered at the ascension ceremony. Seriously, that is absolutely freaking asinine.

This is the one of the oldest story lines in the book. Heel has some kind of control over the face, forces the face to do his bidding to great drama, eventually the face snaps and takes out the heel(s) in grand fashion. They just did it with Big Show and The Authority. They did it when John Cena was in Nexus. They did it with JBL and HBK. On and on.

I don't know where or when or how, but Daniel Bryan will turn back face(not that he'll ever really be a heel) and break free from the Wyatt Family, destroying Bray along the way, and will be even more over because of it. It's baffling that anybody could even consider any other possibility.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

What is wrong with Daniel Bryan fighting "the machine"? Wasn't that what we wanted this whole time? For Daniel Bryan to bring down The Authority and everything that resembles it? How I see it, "the machine" made Daniel Bryan not get his chance, and Bray is playing Devil's Advocate by giving him that opportunity.

Daniel Bryan is showing some serious character depth while also complimenting rising stars like the Wyatt Family. For once I am genuinely curious on how Bryan will be influenced by the cult and not bored to death with another fucking "underdog" story.

 

[kadroan]

It's definitely a very strong possibility. I'd like to believe they are building Bryan back toward a push for either the title or at least a main event spot at Wrestlemania. But the skeptic in me says you are probably right. Admittedly, I've been waiting for some type of definitive confirmation one way or the other on what Vince/HHH would do with Bryan and his popularity. The O-N-L-Y way him joining the Wyatts tonight is a good thing is if it results in a swerve at the Rumble where he wins. Anything less than that and I'll be 100% convinced of what you said. Vince's ego is certainly capable of burying Daniel Bryan for no other reason than that he personally doesn't want a guy that's not home-grown getting over.

I get where you coming from. The thing is I can imagine Vince/HHH doesn't see Bryan as one of their top six guys to do a big Wrestlemania match.

This year's Wrestlemania - the main events were Cena/Rock, HHH/Brock and Punk/Taker.

The way this year looking, it looks to be even more of a disadvantage towards Bryan with Batista (possible RR winner), Brock (facing winner of Cena/Orton), Cena, Orton (champion), Taker, HHH, and Punk.

There's also the x-factor Sheamus who Bryan hasn't had favor over and somebody HHH/Vince has no problem to push. He could win the Rumble again. I recall they wanted Orton vs. Sheamus for the title last year.

He might be a modern day Jericho of the Attitude Era, never could beat HHH clean but had some classic IC/Euro title matches on the big stage.

 

[sjdigitall]

Complain all you want. This is actually very good news for Bryan. I see this storyline as one to give Daniel Bryan some depth to his character, which is desperately needed at this point.

 

[SmattyG]

Has anyone considered the possibility that the Wyatt Family may turn face? They work with Daniel Bryan to destroy the machine (ie: The Authority). There's still the unsolved mystery of why Kane went corporate after the Wyatt beating. Bray talks about a bigger picture...is it Vince? Undertaker?

There are so many possibilities to go with this. I say we sit back and enjoy the ride.

 

[YesTheBeardIsHere]

So we all know Bryan is going to turn on the Wyatt's it's not rocket science. I am a big Bryan fan. I was actually interested how they ended Raw. To me this is the ultimate Sam Fisher Splinter Cell move by Bryan.

The way I see it is Daniel Bryan joined them only to gain an advantage at beating them. If it goes down at RR then it will be as we expected which is comes down to Wyatt and Bryan and Bryan beats the snot out of Wyatt. BUT there is a chance still for Harper and Rowan to get involved.

So what if they prolong it... and then put Wyatt/RR Winner/Bryan in a Number 1 contenders match for WM 30 in Elimination Chamber match. Everyone is eliminated but Bryan and Bray. Bryan then turns on Bray in a steel cage where nobody can save Bray. Bryan hits running knee and goes to face Orton at WM 30 for the title.

Just my thought I see a turn to be better at EC. I don't think HHH and Vince are going to bury one of their top superstars for ego. Vince likes money, Bryan puts people in the seats, people in the seats means money for Vince.

Let's just say after a pretty bad WWE year other then Summerslam and WM the WWE will still keep us guessing until EC.

 

[BigThunder]

Let me see Bryan *wanted* the gauntlet match? Won it (at least technically) and then joins the Wyatts on a flimsy pretext?

It's a setup. Expect DB to cost the Family the tag belts by Royal Rumble.

 

[kris8524]

I followed from the from the very first day through meeting in efeds with others here and if i get flagged ill take it cause i rem the dial up iwc that started and my grammar is bad im on a new phone and do not like the keyboard so i apologise. The topic i am exiting about now cause i stay away from the argumentive discussions online because i truly love the sport from old schooll natural guard armories to all feds.


Ok from the start i knew DB would join the wyatts and turn them face and finally having new blood backup to help rise and defeat the authority. Bray will put DB through hell and traing he may either be the one who puts DB as number one in the RR and get him the shot at the title and he finallys proves himself with the machine not being able to stop the family and DB finally wins as a top star making 3 in the process.

This also could end with taker coming back to either give bryan the super redemtion of the unlikely champ tapping him out at mania clleanly wich is the first time i have ever thought about it ending. Taker could come back and help DB with the authoriy when they throw lesnar at bran. He could free kane and he take Bray Tkkaer takes Broke and DB beats cena in the main event cleanly tapping him out to get the moment we all want and he deserves more than any one DB fighting orton alone would give closure but not a 316 promo moment to seriously creat one of the top 4 names in WWE. Fresh style from the begining and thats all we could ask for

 

[wwe fan2009]

Dont they want Cena vs Bray at WM. Maybe this is the start of it. Cena wants to save Bryan from wyatts and fights Bray at WM and if Cena wins Bryan is free from Wyatts

 

[Eyrothath]

With the exception of the Rock/Cena storyline, the title usually changes hands between Face and Heel characters (how else could you do it?) so therefore, I agree.. I believe that Bryan will win the Rumble and go onto face Randy Orton at Wrestlemania and win the WWE Championship, fair and square and give him a very, very long run until he loses his heat then we can turn him heel near the end of his run, kinda like CM punks reign.. He is definitely using the Wyatts though to win the rumble..

 

[GOOZEKING]

What if this isn't a plan... What if bryan is actually heel and did heel things and doesn't win the rumble then we all know Vince ego bury him. I just don't understand what is the point of making him join the Wyatt's l... It's not to make bryan more popular cause he is the most popular guy already. I feel like they could have ended the story line last night then bryan can start saying he will be champion once again, hhh makes him 1 in rumble, bryan wins rumble. This seems like a lot safer and less idiotic then what they have now.

 

[chibet]

for some weird feeling i feel like this may end up being the best way of getting bryan a match vs undertaker at mania

 

[ovfd55]

What if this isn't about turning Bryan heel as much as turning the Wyatts face?

Think about it Bray said if we team up we can bring the whole thing down(The Authority)

or could this be the Begining of the American Dragon Daniel Bryan,as Bray said we all see the goat faced Bryan while Bray see's the Animal the monster inside of him

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Fun segment. Vince and HHH must love DB and what he gives WWE so much to have him alone carry the last 40 minutes/main event of the first non-MNF Raw in months. I don't think even Cena has had so much TV time in a while. Plus look at what they're doing with him. They have put him in a somewhat complicated (by pro wrestling standards) storyline that is meant to hook the viewer in to the next show. That takes a lot of faith and appreciation. Who knows where this is going? Or how long DB will remain with The Wyatts? Maybe he'll retire a Wyatt. I don't care, I just really like that WWE is featuring one of their brightest stars, making him more than just a paint by numbers generic baby face, and keeping me guessing. I'm just gonna sit back, coast on this one, and enjoy it.

For those of you that are angry, that's your problem, and I really wonder if you really do like Daniel Bryan if you can't appreciate what he is doing right now.

Although personally I still rather he get to face HBK at Mania.

 

[GOOZEKING]

Unfortunately I see this going 4 ways
1. Similar to Ryback heel turn.. He could start blaming cena, punk for never helping him
2. Similar to Kurt angle heel turn when he turns back on wwf... Bryan undercover until he finishes his mission then everyone is angry at him for what he did undercover
3, hopeful root... He undercover until rumble where he eliminates bray.
4. Straight out join Wyatt's in an attempt to finish burial of bryan

 

[Alabama Slam]

I agree with everyone else, that the only advantage for Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt family is to use them to win another shot at the title at WM. He sells crazy amounts of merchandise, so over with the fans, even more than any championship match right now, especially with Orton versus Cena, and perhaps, that is the problem. No wrestler is bigger than the business, but I believe, if left alone, Bryan can be a tremendous star in WWE, bigger than Orton, Cena, Punk, or anyone else...they need to sincerely ride the wave tidal wave that is Daniel Bryan...this joining the Wyatt family as a heel is not going to work too well, but then again, who knows...wrestling fans are such sheep