*MERGED* All "YES!"/Daniel Bryan Discussion [KEEP IT ALL IN HERE!!]

[Jack-Hammer]

I see no reason to think he's not truly over. Forget about the "Yes!" chants for a minute and look back at Bryan over the course of the past 4.5 months or so. During Bryan's World Heavyweight Championship run & slow heel turn, he consistently drew strong responses from the crowds whether he was on Raw, SmackDown! or ppvs. He became and continues to be the kind of heel that people like to pay money to see get beaten up, even if he comes out the winner.

If anything, the "Yes!" chants seem to indicate an overall new level of popularity for Bryan. It's not necessarily something that WWE planned for or expected, but the fact that it's catching on and Bryan's new t-shirt has been selling like wildfire certainly isn't a bad thing.

Also, I think some people are allowing personal dislike of the guy to get in the way instead of taking an unbias view. Even if I didn't like Bryan, that doesn't mean that the guy's not over. He's over because people tune in for his matches, where he gets a great response, and they tune in for his promos, which also get a great response. In short, Daniel Bryan has LOTS of fans interested in whatever he's involved in. Whether they boo him or cheer him, he consistently gets strong responses. So yeah, he's over whether you happen to be a fan of him or not.

 

[remyx]

to whoever compared him to a 'zack ryder' that people would only rally behind for a short while to see a bit of change and then fizzle out... that will be appropriate once extreme rules is over. They know that the chicago crowd at extreme rules would just have chanted and cheered for daniel bryan regardless of him being or not being in the match against sheamus, and it is less embarrassing for them to have Daniel Bryan being cheered over Sheamus in a match than it is for him to be cheered for over Sheamus and Alberto when he is nowhere to be seen.. makes the main event level stars THEY want you to like look inferior.

Now that doesn't mean I don't think he should be over, or that he is over... but either way WWE will find a way to curb the enthusiasm that people have for DB the same way they did for Zack Ryder. Zack Ryder would have still been as over now if they had just continued to do stuff with him. They took him off of TV at the height of his popularity for no reason and then didn't let him get revenge against Laurenitus, Swagger, Kane or Eve and have just made him look like a completely goofy bitch boy every week.. why should people cheer for that? They don't know how to make stars anymore.

 

[Ithil]

The Yes Chants still need to pick up with the general audience. At Wrestlemania was a Smark-Crowd, in the London there is generally a louder crowd. I think in big cities (we will see at Extreme Rules in Chicago) the chant is really over, but it will take some time for smaller towns to get the chant over. However I think/hope the chant will catch on with smaller crowds as well, which will ultimately put Bryan over.

The small towns don't put anyone over, generally. They're dead air 90% of the time, with only a couple of guys like Cena getting any reaction.

 

[ShatteredDreamsProduction]

Right, i can see the Bryan Bandwagon picking up steam, and yes i will admit that i am on it. He really has come into his own recently as a heel, yet also garnering favour with many older wrestling fans basically wanting to wind up the younger fans who cheer blindly for cena.

But back to the point in hand, I dont see it happening as yes, bryan is over at the moment, but Austin is an institution, he will come back for the right match, and i dont think austin would see this as the right match, the WWE probably know the yes fad will go away, whereas WHAT?!? has been around for years, and is incorporated into wrestling promos at specific times whereas Yes! is now just randomly done. So no, Stone Cold will not face D-Bry IMO

 

[thatotherguy]

It might be fun, but it wouldn't be my pick for a Stone Cold feud. I'd go with either Orton or Punk.

 

[lionyates]

Weird, you can see the crowd at Smackdown actually does the yes chant when Bryan is on, but WWE edits it out, it's like the want him to fail.

 

[Yesiamaduck]

The yes chants where a bi-product of his popularity, I think people need to remember this. If he wasn't over then no one would chant yes, it's simple as that. It's now making it easier to show your support for the guy that's for certain which will make it clearer to newer and more casual fans who to get behind which will mean the Yes chants will certainly help in terms of momentum.

 

[MayorMcCheese]

Many websites I frequent have reported this week that during WWE's tour of the UK, that particularly on the Smackdown taping, WWE crew were telling fans to stop chanting "YES" For Daniel Bryan.

Any long time fan knows, that Vince McMahon always claims to listen to the fans.

So why then are he and his "people" trying to control how a live audience reacts?

Do you just want to have every audience be like the random mid sized cities you tour, who only cheer who you want them to cheer, and boo who you want them to boo?

Maybe i'm to much of a "IWC" fan but I think raucous crowds that chant for who they like makes the product better......it's just more proof WWE thinks they can tell the fans they can be fed crap and have to smile while eating it

 

[Rayne]

Maybe i'm to much of a "IWC" fan but I think raucous crowds that chant for who they like makes the product better......it's just more proof WWE thinks they can tell the fans they can be fed crap and have to smile while eating it

They think that because they can, and they've been doing it for about 30 years.

This is nothing new. From seizing Zack Ryder signs to asking fans to remove Sting masks, what you are doing is creating a product image that you are selling on television. Of course you say "I'm giving the fans what they want", because the WWE is in the business of manufacturing exactly what it is people want to see. Business has definitely been better for them, but they've been chugging along and "do whatever the fans say" isn't the solution to that problem.

 

[Danger Burger]

Well the obvious reason they dont want people cheering is because D-bry is supposed to be a heel, so to a point its the wrong reaction!! But the point is usually made that any reaction is a good reaction! I wouldnt bother trying to get them to stop. For one, its a fun chant, I tear into it when i get excited about dinner for god's sake (and i make my own dinner). But more importantly, it hasnt stopped D-bry getting booed in anyway! When he told AJ he wished she hadnt been born, there was some genuine heat! And i congratulate D-bry for that one! They want to cheer for him, but in some cases they just cant bring themselves to do it!

The fact is that the chant is going in all the matches, and its a really good way of getting the fans to come alive, which creates a better atmosphere!!

What i'm not against is them stopping the albert stuff!! We all know its him, its just a bunch of guys acting smart and its not helping the peoduct! Theyll ruin his chances of getting over (which ill admit with the tensai gimmick are hard enough) and then theyl point their fingers at him afterwards saying he didnt get over because he sucks! Theres already people giving out that he doesnt react when they chant albert, and he ignores it, which is exactly what he should do! Hopefully theyl realise that its a waste of time!

There was already an editorial to the extent that if we dont like it, we can chant Tensia sucks, then maybe he'll take note and try improve, but chanting albert is a waste of time! Personally i'd crack out the old classic "assss-holllle" and tear into him!!

Why are they trying to control it? More than likely just to keep order! Its alot l;ike austin getting over when he wasny meant to! Theyv played into it before, i cant see why this should be any different!! Theyr not stopping signs or anything so i doubt its either gna work or that its gna persist much longer!!

 

[Fugazi]

The Yes chants are great. Like Mack said its livened up the crowds so really they shouldn't try to tell them not to chant it. Regardless if Dbry is heel or not the fans are gonna chant it because its already become the most notable chant in years.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

The reality is that they are never going to stop people chanting what they like... I think it might be more concern that it's replaced Austin's "What?" chant, as there is talk of him coming back for next year... but in truth WWE is stupid to think they can truly dictate what a live crowd does or even wears... If they try to stop "Yes" chants, they will grow and just get Bryan over to an artificial level... If they let it die on its own, the worst is they can use the popularity for a short time, then go back to screwing him down the line...

 

[Abhunter]

I think the WWE trying to kill yes chants is completly counter productive, they have inspired the crowd to chant more, and in turn, you are going to make more money from that.

 

[jeritroll94]

I never thought YES would trend like this. I had a good laugh at his over the top celebrations at first but then after WrestleMania after that joke match, I was a lot like that Miami crowd and wanted more time for his and Sheamus' match. Now it is part of the merchandising! I'm from the UK and it has trended over here very well as well as the USA! Raw and Smackdown this week were going mad with the YES chants and I loved it. It brought a whole new popularity for Bryan just like Austin did with WHAT?!

 

[GrandSword]

One of the biggest reasons I'm watching WWE is to see how the crowds will continue to react to D-Bryan. And I'm actually intrigued to see if the Vince will capitalise on the YES chants and give the title back to him... I hope they do

 

[VanillaGorilla]

There's something that has been bugging me lately. That is the way every superstar that is in the ring with Bryan always mocks him by saying "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

This bugs me me because that is more or less Bryan's catchphrase. You don't see people like Santino going around saying "You can't see me" or hear Dolph say "do you smell what the zig is cookin"

Even though it's just one word, it's Bryan's thing and should be used by only him.

 

[Nate DaMac]

There's something that has been bugging me lately. That is the way every superstar that is in the ring with Bryan always mocks him by saying "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

This bugs me me because that is more or less Bryan's catchphrase. You don't see people like Santino going around saying "You can't see me" or hear Dolph say "do you smell what the zig is cookin"

Even though it's just one word, it's Bryan's thing and should be used by only him.

You're joking right? People ALWAYS mock the other's catchphrase. Do you not remember Rock clearly making fun of Cena with the high pitched "You can't see me" shit all the time?

Fucking ridiculous statement and you should feel really stupid for having said it.