This is where you and I are going to have to disagree. I don't know what we've been doing up until this point, but we're definitely disagreeing now. Oh, yes. Daniel Bryan is easily one of the most charismatic wrestlers in WWE: he's funny, he's passionate, he even has good
diction. Hell No certainly didn't get popular because of their
in-ring shenanigans. Bryan might still be chased by this stigma as an "indie guy", who therefore can wrestle but can't say two words without dislocating his jaw, but it's the complete opposite of reality. You would have thought that would have gone out the window with CM Punk.
Here's the list of the three people currently in world title contention:
- Alberto Del Rio
- Jack Swagger
- Dolph Ziggler
Don't get me wrong, I
like these three guys; I
certainly like Jack Swagger a hell of a lot more than most people do. That said, this is the reaction they get when they step in the ring:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnMI64kXQA8
There's nothing sacred about the world heavyweight title, particularly right now, and Daniel Bryan is
tiers above the current contenders in popularity.
When the crowd isn't littered with YES YES YES, NO NO NO and, coming this June, MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE t-shirts, and the entire capacity of MetLife Stadium isn't standing up to join in on a "Yes!" chant, I'll agree that Daniel Bryan doesn't put asses in seats. I'd talk more about how I think John Cena is
very talented in the ring, but that's a whole other mess.
If Daniel Bryan is nothing special, WWE is fucked - few others compare to him in wrestling skill, in charisma and, perhaps most significantly, in popularity.