Pick A Feud For Daniel Bryan

[Jack-Hammer]

At this point, I think it's safe to say that the Daniel Bryan/Miz feud is coming to an end for the time being. They might possibly have another match sometime soon, but I don't think it's likely at this point. So, whenver it does end, who do you think should feud with Bryan next? My top choices, in no particular order, are:

Sheamus - After what happened with Sheamus on Raw last Monday, I do agree that it made Bryan look a little weak. While technically Bryan did win via DQ, it seems an odd thing to do to the United States Champion. Bryan had just come off the biggest few weeks of his career by winning beating the Miz for the title at a ppv and then successfully defending it the night before against two top opponents. I think it would be a good mix of styles that could ultimately result in both men looking strong. Sheamus is out of the WWE Championship picture for the time being and doesn't seem to have anything else on his plate. I think a lot of people are hoping to see something come from this Monday night for some closure that Bryan isn't about to be buried. Personally, I don't think he is being buried as there would no doubt have been some talk backstage that probably would have leaked out and been reported on the net sometime this week. At any rate, I think it'd be a fun feud.

John Morrison - Over the course of the past 6 weeks or so, John Morrison has looked better than at anytime since coming to Raw. He was booked great in his matches with Jericho and went over clean both times and was booked in the United States Championship match at Hell in a Cell. Like a lot of people, I figured Morrison was primarily there so The Miz wouldn't have to lose. However, Morrison turned out to be the one who didn't tap. Bryan & Morrison could have great matches together, but I think Morrison would need to turn heel for it to really catch.

A Member Of The Nexus - Since Bryan's return to the WWE, there's been very little interaction between himself and The Nexus aside from SummerSlam. A feud with the faction of wrestlers that, kayfabe, kicked him out of the pack seems like a logical choice. Barrett is the #1 contender for the WWE Championship, so that really leaves Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel as the really viable choices right now. While none of them have shown the same promise as Barrett has at th is point, Slater & Gabriel would be the ones to give him the better matches as Otunga & Tarver are both still pretty green.

CM Punk - I think it's all but written in the stars that CM Punk will turn out to be the wrestler that SmackDown! traded to Raw for Edge. Punk would have a fresh start and since his feud with the Big Show ended at Night of Champions, he's had nothing really on his plate. This is a feud that I think would have LOTS of net fans drooling in anticipation. Both made their bones working the indy circuit for years and both were big names in ROH and great matches are all but guaranteed I think. Punk is one of the best heels in wrestling right now in my opinion and I think he and Bryan would mesh together very well. Bryan has shown that he can cut a pretty damn good promo himself when he wants to, so I think this could potentially be a hot feud.

If you have another wrestler in mind, shout it out and tell us why.

 

[a0161613]

Any worker to get Bryan over. It HAS to be Punk. The matches these two could have over the US belt could be spectacular and put even his matches with the Miz to shame.

A feud with Barrett has to happen but I believe that should be saved for the World title. And apparently Sheamus is on a different level to Danielson. I agree there is a feud to be had there but its pointless.

But even out of everyone in the company, it has to be Punk.

 

[future admin]

I would put him in a feud with Morrison. He has been booked really well of late. Winning two clean matches over Jericho. Putting on an epic match against Sheamus, we had insight into his training, now all he needs is a good feud. They have sparks for a feud aswell, Bryan chose him to be his tag partner, and ended up hitting him a few weeks ago, a heel Morrison could get frustrated with him, and attack him backstage, setting up the feud over the US title.

 

[harrythem]

I'd agree with Punk at the moment but, I'm thinking ahead a while. I'm thinking that Vince and that are able to use someone like a Punk or the like to cement DB as a true upper mid-card wrestler and, if they do go through with a certain mans rumoured heel turn, I would love to see DB vs John Cena.

You've got the internet darling against the internet's most hated wrestler. There could be enough shoot truths in the interview comments alone that could make it a compelling feud. It also helps that Cena is smart enough to be able to be carried to a great match by a top class wrestler and, that could help as well.

Of course I could see Cena winning it in the end but, honestly, it could really be the feud that makes DB a money player in wrestling and gives Cena the chance to flesh out his heel character (if he turns).

It's all speculation on my part but, yeah, that would be f'n good in my book.

 

[Ferbian]

CM Punk certainly seems like the primary choice of the guys you listed out Jack. However it wouldn't be a good thing for Punk. It would officially signal him being a mid-card wrestler rather than a upper mid-carder / Lower main eventer. The matches would be awesome and overall the feud would be golden I can only imagine though.

The sad thing of the guy I would love to see Bryan feud with right now is actually a guy who's already in a feud. That being Ted DiBiase. He needs some kind of mid-card purpose beside of being with Maryse and holding a unsanctioned championship. Sure he's gonna be feuding with Goldust. However I can't help but think that Ted and Bryan could work a firm program together.

All of the other mid-carders are either faces, not interesting enough or has something else going for them. Nexus is on a roll and I don't see them splitting into decimating the mid-card for their championships. John Morrison shouldn't be feuding for a mid-card championship. Much less should Sheamus, that would be useless for Sheamus. and, well I've already addressed Punk.

 

[TheAbsolute1]

I'm gonna go with Morrison, they just fought at a house show for the title and bryan got a roll up I believe. I think these two can have a good rivalry, especially if they want Morrison to go heel.

 

[jhed1380]

With Daniel Bryan as champion I would like to see the US Title be like the intercontinental title was in the late 80's early 90's which was a wrestlers title and not a superstars title. So with that the choices of Morrison and Punk are good. How about someone like Evan Bourne. if your going do Nexus it has to be Gabriel. Let's get some good classic matches out of this title like the Bret Hart Mr. Perfect matches or Bret Hart British Bulldog match.

 

[the420something]

For me I think it would be Orton. If Bryan's "wrestling" style could tame the Viper, it would be be the main eventer that he would need to move up. Imagine if the RKO ever got reversed? I could see DB take a punt to the head, and recover later that night. Don't give him the title yet. But sew the seeds. DB still feuds with JoMo, Miz, Punk, Zack Ryder, whoever for the US title. But it would be great to have a situation where DB got to put over Yoshi Tatsu. (For the non-indy fans, to watch Bryan Danielson perform against a Japanese style wrestler, is really one of the big deals about this guy.)I think DB can work with anyone, Kofi would be another exciting options.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

Logically I would have said Barrett until now but he's heading in another direction and having him feud with just a member of nexus would be a little stupid, this sounds a bit weird but if he had have gone after nexus, that may have incurred Barrett to send cena after him, which would have been an interesting little feud, at first cena just fights bryan because he was told to......but cena loses by roll-up!!!! He gets genuinely pissed, attacks bryan, replaces Barrett as top dog, becomes fully fledged heel, would have been a cool way to do it. But I don't see that happeneing

Firstly, a couple of matches against morrison implies that those two are likely to start to feud out of anybody else he could face, and of course as mentionned alrady that could get morrison turned heel and he would get major heat because of how over a face he is now..........But.......CM Punk was just traded to Raw......and CM Punk is already just about mid-card/bryan sort of level in smackdown and is likely to continue this on Raw at least for a little while. So I would have pushed morrison higher to the top again, following on from his sheamus and jericho matches and have Punk feud bryan as those two could have had great matches undoubtedly and bryan is vegan and things so you could imagine Punk trying to coerce him into becoming straight-edge etc...

I do want to see morrison heel at some point to give him a boost to his now under-used mic potential, people always rag on his ability and I refer them to the dirt sheet, better and funnier than miz and he is so over in terms of mic ability it's unreal. Morrison has the pipes to work a mic, and heels get more mic time, its that simple

 

[Tom9292]

I don't think a feud with Barrett is right at the moment. I'd like to see him feud with Punk, simply because of their ability in the ring, They could have some really good matches. I'd like to see them have a feud over the US title like Benoit and booker T had. Also i don't really see the attraction to a bryan/morrison feud =/ i just don't think it would work that well. He needs to go with someone who can mat wrestle, someone who doesnt have the style of the " Five moves of doom"

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

btw whoever it was that suggested sheamus are you serious, did you watch the squash match, sheamus is a main-event-er, bryan is an upper mid-card, somebody mentioned about Punk not being buried to being a mid-card and I would say that he has been one for a while now, ever since his small taker feud, his feuds with rey and big show and his own faction I think were all mid-card feuds, he didnt main event a PPV, lets put it that way. And don't think that he's been relegated and won't come back up again, thats not how it works. Case and point orton at WM feuded with legacy and eiter side of that was main event picture. Don't think that Punk can't come out as top man again, if anything Punk is coming to Raw to cement him as a top star, because we all know how good his promo ability is and raw is a show more about entertainment and smackdown is more wrestling, so all the entertaining guys like punk are generally showcased on raw, its the right move. Whilst bringing edge to smackdown gives him some very new options like kofi or others he's never feuded before so I am a big fan of this trade. I think edge will be top guy on smackdown now and personally I think he will have a very very big feud with swagger there

 

[Dzone]

I gotta admit I pick Morrison *heel* or CM Punk but I do believe CM Punk would be the better and more liable option *if he's moved to RAW... ¬.¬*. This is because the United States championship needs prestige if they get CM Punk to fued with Daniel Bryan over it, it sure as hell is better than something like Ziggler vs MVP for the Intercontinental championship (¬.¬).

 

[Lykkekage]

I think he should have a feud with Morrison, i think they could really put on some awesome matches. Especially if Morrison goes heel again, then the feud would be really really good.

Another choice is Punk, it would be a good feud, but a huge demote for Punk, to be feuding for the US title, so i dont think that should happen, and the same goes for Sheamus. So Morrison is my choice

 

[Kyte Midnight]

The thing about a BDB/Punk feud is that it practically writes itself, set-up wise. These guys have worked together and know each other. There wouldn't be feeling out processes, they could just go to work. They're also two of the most over wrestlers in the IWC, and I imagine WWE management knows that, and could easily play to it. They know these two can work, they know WE know they can work, and they can book longer, awesome matches because of it. BDB/Punk is the kind of feud that MAKES a title prestigious.

On top of that, it also brings out the potential for an alignment swap for both of them. CM Punk comes out with his normal shtick about being better than, yadda yadda, but Bryan comes out and steps it up a notch, plays up his veganism, and how that puts him a step above Straight Edge. Not saying it's going to happen, but to be honest? I wouldn't mind seeing it. CM Punk is a better heel than he is a face. He's still an awesome face, and this switch to RAW, with two times the audience of Smackdown, makes it an interesting possibility, because that's millions of people who don't really know what the SES was about; they just knew it was bad. And personally, I loved Danielson's heel work throughout the years. It would almost be a logical turn. Squashed on NXT, kicked out of Nexus, fired, tormented by the Miz and Cole, and dominated by Sheamus. Let BDB be the one to bring back ruthless aggression. Let him lock down holds well after opponents tap. Make the ref know he has until 5. It would be cool!

 

[TheAbsolute1]

btw whoever it was that suggested sheamus are you serious, did you watch the squash match, sheamus is a main-event-er, bryan is an upper mid-card,

That has to be the longest run-on sentence I've ever seen. It wasn't me that put Sheamus up there but what you obviously don't get is that what Sheamus did was against regulation. If it were a regular match in which Bryan had a fair chance, then tings would be alot different but it wasn't. Sheamus charged in and got DQ'd. This would be a good time for Bryan to take revenge. And who else would fight Sheamus? Not Barett, Cena or Randy. The only people eligible for a feud with Sheamus are either Morrison or Bryan and both of these men are mid-carders so no matter what, Sheamus will drop to mid-card for his next feud.

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As you can see, he was DQ'd.

 

[Trot]

Its obv he cant feud with the ginger snowman, he squashed him on raw, having him beat him next week would be crazy, a way to build a decent one would have CM punk come out and declare he was going for the title next after Barret, have shameus interupt, start match, have DB run in, get CM punk DQ'd. putem in a 3 way at the next PPV winner gets a title shot, Shamus wins clean after doing his crazy kick to CM punk after DB dose his Labell lock and almost get the win, pewpew have CM punk blame DB for him not winning have them fued, then u have back track for when orton drops the title back to the ginger snowman again for DB or CM punk to go M/E lvl on raw, and its also a good way to build miz, if you could have DB beat shamues the night after he beats orton then let miz cash it in on DB, there feud would b awsome for the title, but yes. am DB fanboy,.

 

[Ming]

I think Bryan feuding with CM Punk would be awesome and would produce some very good matches, that's why I picked CM Punk. I think that a feud with Sheamus would be a good one but I don't want to see Sheamus drop out of the Main Event/ Upper Mid-Card level just yet. John Morrison is a great wrestler that needs either a good feud or a championship (wouldn't mind him turning heel also) because at the moment it feels like he isn't really doing anything asides from teaming up with R-Truth when WWE try to show off a variety of tag teams or just putting on good matches with top wrestlers that seem a bit random, I know he could put on a good feud with Bryan but I feel that Punk needs to make an impact on RAW quickly and there aren't many better ways to do so than win a championship or put on a great feud with a champion. Nexus can't split up in any way shape or form just yet because it seems like there is a going to be a lot of focus on this feud with Orton.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

CM Punk certainly seems like the primary choice of the guys you listed out Jack. However it wouldn't be a good thing for Punk. It would officially signal him being a mid-card wrestler rather than a upper mid-carder / Lower main eventer. The matches would be awesome and overall the feud would be golden I can only imagine though.

I can get where it might not look good for Punk on the surface. However, when you look at a lot of what CM Punk has had going on since his feud with Rey Mysterio ended, there really hasn't been all that much that's made Punk look good. For one thing, the SES died a mediocre death when the WWE hadn't even scratched the surface of the overall potential the faction had. The feud with The Big Show resulted in little more than CM Punk looking like a scrub. Punk was made to look weak throughout the feud as Show demolished the other SES members, defeated all three male members in a 3 on 1 handicap match, and decimated Punk at Night of Champions. Even if Punk had a feud with Bryan and generally came out on the losing end of it, I think Punk would ultimately gain much more out of it than he did with Big Show.

All of the other mid-carders are either faces, not interesting enough or has something else going for them. Nexus is on a roll and I don't see them splitting into decimating the mid-card for their championships. John Morrison shouldn't be feuding for a mid-card championship. Much less should Sheamus, that would be useless for Sheamus. and, well I've already addressed Punk.

I'd say that the feud with Sheamus is probably the least likely to happen. A few weeks ago, the guy was WWE Champion and it's probably not feesible right now. At this piont, The Nexus probably isn't viable either as they've managed to regain a lot of much needed heat. I'm not sure I agree with John Morrison, however. Up until about a month and a half ago, Morrison was little more than a glorified jobber. He was pretty low on the totem pole in general I think when he & R-Truth jobbed cleanly in a tag match on Raw against Skip Sheffield & David Otunga. The match was about 3.5 minutes and ended with Morrison getting pinned via Sheffield's big clothesline. Morrison looked good against Jericho and, from what I've read, he and Bryan have worked a few matches at house shows for the U.S. title. Morrison, in general, isn't on the same level as he was on SmackDown! during his last run as IC champ.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

btw whoever it was that suggested sheamus are you serious, did you watch the squash match, sheamus

It was me that suggested it and yes, I'm quite serious. If you want to get technical, it wasn't really a sqush match. Sheamus charged in and used the ropes to pummel Bryan, refuses to get off the ropes and got DQ'd. A squash match would have been if he'd gone out there, hit Bryan with the Brogue Kick and got the clean pin in about 10 seconds. As of right now, who else does Sheamus have to feud with? Cena is busy with this storyline as a member of The Nexus and Wade Barrett is #1 contender for the WWE Championship that will face Randy Orton at Bragging Rights, Triple H is out and there's no word on when he's coming back, Batista & HBK are gone, Chris Jericho is currently out "injured", Edge has been traded to SmackDown! so there aren't any main eventers left on Raw to feud with Sheamus. Unless the WWE is able to come up with some way for Sheamus to worm his way into the title picture and make it a threeway feud with Barrett & Orton, then his next feud is going to have to be someone from the mid-card. Given his assault on Bryan and the fact that Bryan is the reigning United States Champion, I fail to see exactly why you think it's such a huge longshot.

 

[Stephen11]

Let's face it, Punk has really been losing heat lately. Probably because someone thought it was a good idea to disband the SES which was one of the worst decisions for Punk. He needs a feud to get him back on the map, although DB might not be a main-eventer it would still be great for Punk. It would work great having DB's personality with Punk's 'I'm better than you' personality. They really need DB to get some type of push since he is holding a championship that Miz lost all of the prestige for, someone needs to get it back. The only issue is that Punk getting the US title would be going backwards not forward in his career but they would have damn good matches.

 

[Ferbian]

I can get where it might not look good for Punk on the surface. However, when you look at a lot of what CM Punk has had going on since his feud with Rey Mysterio ended, there really hasn't been all that much that's made Punk look good. For one thing, the SES died a mediocre death when the WWE hadn't even scratched the surface of the overall potential the faction had. The feud with The Big Show resulted in little more than CM Punk looking like a scrub. Punk was made to look weak throughout the feud as Show demolished the other SES members, defeated all three male members in a 3 on 1 handicap match, and decimated Punk at Night of Champions. Even if Punk had a feud with Bryan and generally came out on the losing end of it, I think Punk would ultimately gain much more out of it than he did with Big Show.

Sure he's not exactly the top of the crop on Smackdown (Soon to be RAW most likely.. If the rumors are true) anymore. However he's still somewhat of a level above Bryan Danielson. I don't exactly see why he would be bumped down into an United States championship feud, rather than to feud with someone like.. Morrison or one of the unoccupied main event guys. Perhaps even Nexus. Not Bryan.

I'd say that the feud with Sheamus is probably the least likely to happen. A few weeks ago, the guy was WWE Champion and it's probably not feesible right now.

Exactly my point. Sheamus isn't gonna be feuding with Bryan, because it would be pushing him down in the ranks. He's most likely never gonna be fighting in the mid-card unless he's elevating talent.

At this piont, The Nexus probably isn't viable either as they've managed to regain a lot of much needed heat.

Doesn't mean they couldn't feud with him just because they have heat. But I agree, Nexus just isn't in the position to feud for a mid-card championship as a faction right now. They're not like Evolution or The Four Horsemen.

I'm not sure I agree with John Morrison, however. Up until about a month and a half ago, Morrison was little more than a glorified jobber. He was pretty low on the totem pole in general I think when he & R-Truth jobbed cleanly in a tag match on Raw against Skip Sheffield & David Otunga. The match was about 3.5 minutes and ended with Morrison getting pinned via Sheffield's big clothesline. Morrison looked good against Jericho and, from what I've read, he and Bryan have worked a few matches at house shows for the U.S. title. Morrison, in general, isn't on the same level as he was on SmackDown! during his last run as IC champ.

Yes, Morrison has been achieving more than he has before in the past few months. And that's pretty much why I do not see him challenging for the belt. Because let's face it, it seems like they're sadly about to push the guy somewhere. And it won't be into a United States championship reign.

Besides, they're both faces. I can't see either one of them turning now with the fact that they both have some kind of momentum going for themselves in the position as faces. Turning either one of them heel now to allow the feud between the two would be senseless.

 

[Dave]

I think, at this point, it would make a lot of sense to have him feud with John Morrison. Of course, then that leaves the issue of one of them going heel and I doubt that would be the best option for anyone. Of the two of them though, I could definitely see John Morrison being that man. Let’s face it, over the last couple of months, he has barely did anything of note. The only notable thing he has accomplished is diving off of a piece of set at Hell in a Cell. That being said, it could be worthwhile taking a punt on turning him heel at the moment and having him feud with someone as over as Daniel Bryan.

I also think that CM Punk would make a great feud for Daniel Bryan. Bryan is the sort of foil that CM Punk could definitely work off of, much like what alcoholics did for him when he was doing his Straight Edge Society bit. I could also imagine that CM Punk and Daniel Bryan would have some pretty damn entertaining matches. Both of them are great in the ring and when you couple that with the fact that CM Punk is one of the best and most interesting superstars on the mic, I think you definitely have the formula for a successful feud. The only issue that scares me off of putting Punk into this feud is my notion that he is better than the mid-card divisions.

In my opinion, if CM Punk is going to go to Raw, then he needs to be feuding with people like Randy Orton. Just thinking about some of the matches they would have is getting me excited and I feel that that thought would be one that is very popular amongst fans.

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

Quick question for all you ROH fans:

How exactly does Punk vs Bryan "writes it self"? This isn't ROH or some smaller indy fed. This is the WWE and I am gonna to guess at least 75% of the crowd don't know the history pre-WWE of either guy.. Let alone their "history."


Given Bryan's underdog character, prolly just Sheamus. Sheamus doesn't have anything to do right now. He lost the title and the rematch title. Now the champion has a new challenger. It would keep Bryan much more relevant than feuding than Morrison or on that same level. I don't think Bryan's talent has the ability to override how he really wouldn't jump out at you in a wrestlers line up outside of how plain he looks.

 

[The Crock]

To me, John Morrison is the prime choice. JoMo has been looking great as of late, and he's been having a few matches with DBD here or there. Why not just turn it into a full-on feud? They're both at a very high level, and if they put on some great matches one of them could possibly even be launched into the Main Event.

Personally, I'm a little biased towards wanting a JoMo - DBD feud. I think both guys are awesome and they deserve feud with someone of their caliber. I also think they're a decent stylistic match-up. They can both use more of a highflying moveset, but keep it grounded all at the same time. It's just a great match, in my eyes.

My second choice would have had to have been CM Punk, but I went against that because it would be a bad move for Punk. Punk wouldn't benefit from that, he'd actually just lose some of his ME credibility. Punk needs a solid ME feud to re-solidify him as one of the top guys, this wouldn't have worked.

 

[The People's Peep]

Its definitely between Morrison and Punk.

As has been said, the problem with him and Morrison is that one of them, most likely Morrison will need to turn heel in order for the feud to really work. If they are set on Morrison being next, then face-face wouldnt be terrible, but I'm sure most people would be more interested if Morrison was a heel. However, neither of these guys should turn heel right now. They are both on fire (not counting last week for DB).

Thats where Punk comes in. I would rather have Punk in the ME scene, but I think this option is better than Morrison. With a good amount of TV time, a program between these two could be beyond good. It would also help DB get more over than Morrison could. So I think and I hope we will see Punk and DB.